Brazil vs United States
Brazil vs United States: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -1.1 per 1,000 people in Brazil and 3.9 per 1,000 people in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United States, by 5 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- United States has been higher since 1959, when it overtook Brazil.
- In 2023, Brazil ranked 155 and United States ranked 50 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Brazil at -0.1 per 1,000 people and United States at 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Brazil | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -1.1 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | -1.2 | 3.9 |
| 2021 | -1 | 2 |
| 2020 | -0.4 | 1 |
| 2019 | -0.6 | 5.3 |
| 2018 | -1.1 | 5.3 |
| 2017 | -0.8 | 5.6 |
| 2016 | -0.5 | 5.7 |
| 2015 | -0.9 | 5.3 |
| 2014 | -0.7 | 5.2 |
| 2013 | -0.8 | 5.2 |
| 2012 | -0.9 | 5.1 |
| 2011 | -1.2 | 5.2 |
| 2010 | -1.4 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | -1.1 | 4.5 |
| 2008 | -0.7 | 4.6 |
| 2007 | -0.6 | 4.5 |
| 2006 | -0.5 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | -0.5 | 4.6 |
| 2004 | -0.4 | 4.5 |
| 2003 | -0.3 | 4.6 |
| 2002 | -0.2 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | -0.3 | 4.6 |
| 2000 | -0.3 | 4.4 |
| 1999 | -0.1 | 4.1 |
| 1998 | 0.1 | 4.4 |
| 1997 | -0.4 | 4.1 |
| 1996 | -0.4 | 4.2 |
| 1995 | -0.4 | 4.4 |
| 1994 | -0.4 | 4.4 |
| 1993 | -0.4 | 4.7 |
| 1992 | 0.1 | 5 |
| 1991 | -0.4 | 4.7 |
| 1990 | -0.2 | 4.3 |
| 1989 | -0.4 | 1.6 |
| 1988 | -0.5 | 1.9 |
| 1987 | -0.6 | 2 |
| 1986 | -0.7 | 2 |
| 1985 | -0.4 | 2.5 |
| 1984 | -0.5 | 2.6 |
| 1983 | -0.6 | 2.8 |
| 1982 | -0.7 | 2.6 |
| 1981 | -0.5 | 2.5 |
| 1980 | -0.3 | 2.6 |
| 1979 | -0.3 | 2.2 |
| 1978 | -0.2 | 2.5 |
| 1977 | -0.2 | 2.6 |
| 1976 | -0.2 | 2.9 |
| 1975 | -0.2 | 3 |
| 1974 | -0.2 | 3.3 |
| 1973 | -0.2 | 3.6 |
| 1972 | -0.2 | 3.9 |
| 1971 | -0.2 | 4 |
| 1970 | -0.2 | 3.6 |
| 1969 | -0.1 | 2.6 |
| 1968 | -0.1 | 2.9 |
| 1967 | -0.1 | 2.9 |
| 1966 | -0.1 | 3.2 |
| 1965 | -0.1 | 3.3 |
| 1964 | -0.1 | 3.2 |
| 1963 | -0.1 | 3.4 |
| 1962 | -0.1 | 3.4 |
| 1961 | 0 | 3.2 |
| 1960 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| 1959 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| 1958 | 0.2 | -0 |
| 1957 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 1956 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| 1955 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 1954 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| 1953 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 1952 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| 1951 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| 1950 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Brazil | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -1.1-1.8–-0.2 | 3.72.3–5.4 |
| 2025 | -1-2–-0.1 | 3.51.7–5.7 |
| 2026 | -1-2.3–0 | 3.41.3–5.8 |
| 2027 | -0.9-2.2–0.1 | 3.30.8–6.1 |
| 2028 | -0.8-2.3–0.1 | 3.50.8–6.4 |
| 2029 | -0.7-2.2–0.2 | 3.30.5–6.5 |
| 2030 | -0.7-2.3–0.3 | 3.40.3–6.6 |
| 2031 | -0.6-2.4–0.3 | 3.40.2–6.7 |
| 2032 | -0.6-2.3–0.4 | 3.40.2–6.7 |
| 2033 | -0.5-2.3–0.5 | 3.40.1–6.7 |
| 2034 | -0.4-2.2–0.6 | 3.4-0.1–6.9 |
| 2035 | -0.4-2.2–0.7 | 3.4-0.4–6.9 |
| 2036 | -0.3-2.2–0.8 | 3.4-0.5–6.8 |
| 2037 | -0.3-2.2–0.9 | 3.4-0.5–6.7 |
| 2038 | -0.2-2.3–0.9 | 3.4-0.4–7 |
| 2039 | -0.2-2.2–1 | 3.3-0.8–6.7 |
| 2040 | -0.1-2.2–1.1 | 3.3-0.8–7.2 |
| 2041 | -0.2-2.2–1.1 | 3.3-0.8–7 |
| 2042 | -0.2-2.3–1.1 | 3.4-0.7–7.3 |
| 2043 | -0.1-2.3–1.2 | 3.3-0.8–7.3 |
| 2044 | -0.1-2.3–1.2 | 3.3-0.9–7.2 |
| 2045 | -0.2-2.4–1.3 | 3.3-1.1–7.3 |
| 2046 | -0.1-2.3–1.2 | 3.3-1–7.4 |
| 2047 | -0.1-2.3–1.3 | 3.3-0.8–7.6 |
| 2048 | -0.2-2.5–1.3 | 3.3-1–7.4 |
| 2049 | -0.2-2.4–1.3 | 3.3-1–7.6 |
| 2050 | -0.1-2.4–1.4 | 3.4-1–7.5 |
| 2051 | -0.1-2.4–1.4 | 3.4-0.9–7.6 |
| 2052 | -0.1-2.4–1.5 | 3.3-1.3–7.6 |
| 2053 | -0.1-2.7–1.4 | 3.4-1.2–7.8 |
| 2054 | -0.1-2.6–1.4 | 3.2-1.2–7.5 |
| 2055 | -0.1-2.7–1.4 | 3.2-1.5–7.6 |
| 2056 | -0.1-2.7–1.4 | 3.2-1.4–7.6 |
| 2057 | -0.1-2.7–1.4 | 3.3-1.4–8.1 |
| 2058 | -0.1-2.7–1.5 | 3.4-1.6–8.1 |
| 2059 | -0.2-2.6–1.5 | 3.3-1.4–7.7 |
| 2060 | -0.2-2.6–1.4 | 3.2-1.7–8 |
| 2061 | -0.1-2.8–1.6 | 3.3-1.9–8 |
| 2062 | -0.2-2.7–1.5 | 3.3-1.8–8 |
| 2063 | -0.2-2.9–1.5 | 3.3-1.9–7.8 |
| 2064 | -0.2-2.9–1.6 | 3.2-2–7.8 |
| 2065 | -0.2-2.9–1.6 | 3.2-1.8–7.7 |
| 2066 | -0.2-2.9–1.5 | 3.3-2–7.7 |
| 2067 | -0.1-3–1.5 | 3.3-1.9–8 |
| 2068 | -0.2-3–1.6 | 3.3-2–8 |
| 2069 | -0.1-2.9–1.6 | 3.4-1.9–7.8 |
| 2070 | -0.1-3–1.6 | 3.3-2.1–7.9 |
| 2071 | -0.1-2.9–1.6 | 3.4-2–8.1 |
| 2072 | -0.1-3–1.6 | 3.3-2–8.1 |
| 2073 | -0.2-3.2–1.6 | 3.3-2.1–8 |
| 2074 | -0.2-3.1–1.6 | 3.3-2.1–8.1 |
| 2075 | -0.2-3.2–1.7 | 3.4-2–8.5 |
| 2076 | -0.2-3.2–1.7 | 3.3-2.5–8.2 |
| 2077 | -0.2-3.3–1.7 | 3.3-2.2–8 |
| 2078 | -0.2-3.3–1.7 | 3.3-2.2–8.7 |
| 2079 | -0.2-3.3–1.7 | 3.2-2.4–8.2 |
| 2080 | -0.1-3.2–1.6 | 3.2-2.6–8.2 |
| 2081 | -0.2-3.1–1.6 | 3.4-2.5–8.3 |
| 2082 | -0.2-3.3–1.7 | 3.3-2.6–7.9 |
| 2083 | -0.1-3.3–1.8 | 3.3-2.6–8 |
| 2084 | -0.1-3.3–1.7 | 3.2-2.5–8.1 |
| 2085 | -0.1-3.3–1.7 | 3.1-2.4–7.9 |
| 2086 | -0.1-3.3–1.6 | 3.2-2.4–8.3 |
| 2087 | -0.1-3.3–1.7 | 3.2-2.4–8.2 |
| 2088 | -0.1-3.3–1.7 | 3.3-2.4–8.3 |
| 2089 | -0.1-3.3–1.6 | 3.2-2.4–8.2 |
| 2090 | -0.2-3.4–1.8 | 3.1-2.4–8.1 |
| 2091 | -0.1-3.4–1.7 | 3.2-2.7–8.6 |
| 2092 | -0.1-3.4–1.8 | 3.2-2.6–8.4 |
| 2093 | -0.1-3.3–1.7 | 3.1-2.5–8.4 |
| 2094 | -0.1-3.4–1.7 | 3.2-2.6–8.3 |
| 2095 | -0.1-3.5–1.7 | 3.1-2.7–8.1 |
| 2096 | -0.1-3.5–1.8 | 3.1-3.2–8.2 |
| 2097 | -0.1-3.3–1.8 | 3.1-2.8–8.3 |
| 2098 | -0.1-3.4–1.8 | 3-2.9–8.1 |
| 2099 | -0.1-3.3–1.8 | 3-2.7–7.9 |
| 2100 | -0.1-3.4–1.8 | 2.9-2.7–8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Brazil vs United States
Health
- Life expectancyBrazil: 75.9 years in 2023United States: 79.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBrazil: 1.4 per 100 live births in 2024United States: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBrazil: 12.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023United States: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBrazil: 87.3% in 2022United States: 97.5% in 2022
- DepressionBrazil: 3.3% in 2017United States: 4.84% in 2017
- Suicide rateBrazil: 6.1 per 100,000 people in 2017United States: 12.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBrazil: 211 million people in 2023United States: 344 million people in 2023
- Population growthBrazil: 0.41% a year in 2023United States: 0.58% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBrazil: 1.62 births per woman in 2023United States: 1.62 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBrazil: 88.2% in 2025United States: 80.2% in 2025
- Median ageBrazil: 33.9 years in 2023United States: 38 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBrazil: 10.6% in 2023United States: 17.4% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBrazil: 1.05% of GDP in 2025United States: 3.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBrazil: $23.6B in 2025United States: $929B in 2025
- Military spending per personBrazil: $113 in 2025United States: $2,755 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBrazil: 2.2% of government spending in 2025United States: 8.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBrazil: 762,000 people in 2020United States: 1.4 million people in 2020
- National powerBrazil: 2.01% of world capability in 2022United States: 12.36% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBrazil: 0.76% of the labour force in 2020United States: 0.84% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBrazil: 462 million TIV in 2025United States: 745 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBrazil: 153 million TIV in 2025United States: 14 billion TIV in 2025