MigrantoMigration trends in Venezuela
Latin America
8.3M people from Venezuela have built lives abroad. That's 29.3% of the country population, spread across 56 different countries
28.4M
Population
1.3M
Immigrants
8.3M
Emigrants
−7.1M
Outflow
Every 4th person born in Venezuela now lives abroad
The #8 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes 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 abroad 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 abroad grew by 52%
- Surge of departures to Brazil — 293.6K people left
- Since 1990: 238.3K more foreign-born residents and 8.1M more citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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