MigrantoMigration trends in Venezuela
Latin America
Venezuela loses more people than it takes in: 8.3M emigrants against 1.3M immigrants. Net balance −7.1M — 25% of the country's population
28.4M
Population
1.3M
Immigrants
8.3M
Emigrants
−7.1M
Outflow
1 in 22 residents of Venezuela was born abroad — and 1 in 4 people born in Venezuela lives abroad
#8 in the world by net migration loss
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in Venezuela
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
1M immigrants · 216.2K emigrants
1995
- Spain replaced USA as the main destination for those leaving
2010
- The diaspora passed 500K people
2020
- Joined the world's 10 largest diasporas
- Colombia replaced USA as the main destination for those leaving
- The country became a place of departure — more people leaving than arriving
- Rose into the 3 biggest countries by emigrants in Latin America
Today
- An accelerating exodus — the diaspora grew by 52%
- Surge of departures to Brazil — 293.6K people left
- Since 1990: 238.3K more foreign-born residents and 8.1M more emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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