Brazil vs India: Refugees by country of asylum
Brazil
257,079 people
in 2024
India
236,763 people
in 2024
Brazil rank
29th
India rank
31st
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 257,079 people against 236,763 people in India, a difference of 20,316 people.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1969 it was India ahead.
Brazil ranks 29th and India ranks 31st of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and India in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40,000 people | 56,150 people | 16,150 people | India |
| 1970s | 36,840 people | 57,820 people | 20,980 people | India |
| 1980s | 7,405 people | 6,525 people | 879.89 people | Brazil |
| 1990s | 3,582 people | 225,230 people | 221,647 people | India |
| 2000s | 5,103 people | 166,581 people | 161,478 people | India |
| 2010s | 9,894 people | 193,126 people | 183,232 people | India |
| 2020s | 136,283 people | 228,050 people | 91,767 people | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Brazil or India?
- Brazil, at 257,079 people against 236,763 people in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Brazil and India?
- 20,316 people, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Brazil ranks 29th and India ranks 31st 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.