Share of the population born in another country in Brazil
Brazil: Share of the population born in another country was 0.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population born in another country in Brazil, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population born in another country in Brazil is 0.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 106.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population born in another country in Brazil peaked at 0.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2010.
Brazil ranks 202nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More population data for Brazil
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.45 million people (2100)
- Population density 19.55 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.61 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 257,079 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.61 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.61 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.5% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.62 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population born in another country in Brazil?
- Share of the population born in another country in Brazil was 0.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population born in another country recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population born in another country recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2010.
- How does Brazil rank for share of the population born in another country?
- Brazil ranks 202nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population born in another country rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population born in another country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Immigrants as a share of the total population.