Brazil vs Netherlands: Refugees by country of asylum
Brazil
257,079 people
in 2024
Netherlands
263,399 people
in 2024
Brazil rank
29th
Netherlands rank
28th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Brazil
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 263,399 people against 257,079 people in Brazil, a difference of 6,320 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 29th and Netherlands ranks 28th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40,000 people | 8,000 people | 32,000 people | Brazil |
| 1970s | 34,220 people | 8,412 people | 25,808 people | Brazil |
| 1980s | 9,064 people | 16,693 people | 7,629 people | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 3,582 people | 74,244 people | 70,662 people | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 5,103 people | 117,301 people | 112,198 people | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 9,894 people | 86,894 people | 76,999 people | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 136,283 people | 186,803 people | 50,520 people | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Brazil or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 263,399 people against 257,079 people in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Brazil and Netherlands?
- 6,320 people, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Netherlands?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Netherlands rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Brazil ranks 29th and Netherlands ranks 28th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) β 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.