In 2023, the number of refugees residing in Brazil increased by 168.2 thousand refugees (+249.11 percent) compared to 2022. With 235.76 thousand refugees, the number of refugees residing thereby reached its highest value in the observed period. Refugee population includes people who are outside of their country of origin for reasons of feared persecution, conflict, generalized violence, or other circumstances that have seriously disturbed public order and, therefore, require international protection. Country or territory of asylum is the country or territory where an asylum claim was filed and granted.
Total refugee population in Brazil from 2001 to 2023
(in thousand people)
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World Bank. (October 24, 2024). Total refugee population in Brazil from 2001 to 2023 (in thousand people) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1390989/total-refugee-population-brazil/
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World Bank. (2024). Total refugee population in Brazil from 2001 to 2023 (in thousand people). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1390989/total-refugee-population-brazil/
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