Brazil vs Canada: Refugees by country of asylum
Brazil
257,079 people
in 2024
Canada
269,496 people
in 2024
Brazil rank
29th
Canada rank
27th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Brazil
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 269,496 people against 257,079 people in Brazil, a difference of 12,417 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 29th and Canada ranks 27th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40,000 people | 19,275 people | 20,725 people | Brazil |
| 1970s | 34,220 people | 24,390 people | 9,830 people | Brazil |
| 1980s | 9,064 people | 107,856 people | 98,792 people | Canada |
| 1990s | 3,582 people | 153,757 people | 150,174 people | Canada |
| 2000s | 5,103 people | 147,843 people | 142,740 people | Canada |
| 2010s | 9,894 people | 135,752 people | 125,858 people | Canada |
| 2020s | 136,283 people | 163,781 people | 27,498 people | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Brazil or Canada?
- Canada, at 269,496 people against 257,079 people in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Brazil and Canada?
- 12,417 people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Brazil ranks 29th and Canada ranks 27th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. Refugees are those who have already been granted asylum status in the country they moved to. This includes all refugees who live in this country, not just those who arrived that year.