Brazil

1950

2025

2100

1950

2025

2100

Net emigration of 217,283 people per year—more people leaving than arriving.

Since 1950, Brazil has lost a cumulative 5.0 million people through migration.

By 2100, projections show continued net emigration.

Net migrants

-217,283

Net migration rate

-1.0 per 1,000 people

Key terms

Net migration: — Immigrants minus emigrants. Positive = more people arriving, negative = more leaving.
Net migration rate: — Net migration per 1,000 population per year.
Immigration: — People entering the country from abroad.
Emigration: — People leaving the country to live abroad.

Migration flows

Net migration from 1950 to 2100 (projections after 2024)

Net migrants

-8,607,372

Cumulative over selected range

Peak immigration

21,666

Top year: 1998

Peak emigration

-261,539

Lowest year: 2010

Recent avg (10 yrs)

-22910

Per year

Brazil loses approximately 217,283 people per year to emigration (1.0 per 1,000 population). Peak immigration was 21,666 in 1998.

Brazil is a source country for migration, with significant net emigration each year.

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Historical estimates (1950–2024) and medium-variant projections (2025–2100).