Strategic Lens

Diaspora and mobility: Brazil and United States

First country

Second country

In 2024, 739 thousand people born in Brazil lived in United States, and 28 thousand people born in United States lived in Brazil.

Benefits

  • BothThe number of people born in Brazil who live in United States rose from 87 thousand in 1990 to 739 thousand in 2024.
  • BothThe number of people born in United States who live in Brazil rose from 11 thousand in 1990 to 28 thousand in 2024.

Sources: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

People born in Brazil living in United States

people · 1990 to 2024, mid-year estimates

1990: 86,512Low 86,512 / High 738,9942024: 738,994

199086,512
1995106,237
2000240,109
2005345,947
2010365,297
2015380,949
2020571,580
2024738,994

Sources: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

People born in United States living in Brazil

people · 1990 to 2024, mid-year estimates

1990: 11,303Low 11,303 / High 32,4512024: 27,764

199011,303
199512,331
200013,715
200518,037
201022,784
201528,195
202032,451
202427,764

Sources: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026