Venezuelan diaspora

Extracted Attributes

• Definition

  Venezuelan citizens living outside Venezuela

• Primary Cause

  Economic and political crisis in Venezuela, policies of Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro, 26 years of Socialism, human rights violations, drug trafficking, election fraud

• Historical Context

  Reversal of fortune; Venezuela was a haven for immigrants in the 20th century

• Impact on Venezuela

  Brain drain

• Prospects of Return

  Increasingly unlikely

• Typical Destinations

  Americas (e.g., Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, United States), Europe (e.g., Spain, Italy, Portugal), and beyond

• Proportion under 15 (2015)

  About 26%

• Demographic Shift (2014-2017)

  From highly skilled labor migration to family migration

• Onset of significant increase

  Since the 2010s

• Average Age of Migrants (2015)

  24.9 years for men, 25.4 years for women

• Percentage of population abroad

  Around 22.5%

• Number of Venezuelans abroad (2000)

  317,000

• Number of Venezuelans abroad (2010)

  Approximately 560,000

• Number of Venezuelans abroad (2014)

  800,000

• Number of Venezuelans abroad (2017)

  2 million

• Number of Venezuelans abroad (1990s)

  Slightly over 185,000

• Number of Venezuelans abroad (Recent estimate)

  7.7 million

Timeline

• The number of Venezuelans living abroad was slightly over 185,000. (Source: Web search)

  1990s

• The number of Venezuelans living abroad increased to 317,000. (Source: Web search)

  2000

• The number of Venezuelans living abroad was approximately 560,000. (Source: Web search)

  2010

• A significant increase in the Venezuelan diaspora began due to economic and political crises. (Source: Wikipedia, DBpedia, Summary)

  2010s

• The Venezuelan diaspora increased to 800,000 nationals abroad. (Source: Web search)

  2014

• The onset of the crisis marked a shift in migration patterns from highly skilled labor migration to family migration. (Source: Web search)

  2014-2017

• The average age of Venezuelan migrants dropped to its lowest level (24.9 years for men and 25.4 years for women). (Source: Web search)

  2015

• The Venezuelan diaspora increased to 2 million. (Source: Web search)

  2017

• The Plan Vuelta a la Patria program was launched by the Venezuelan government for repatriation. (Source: Web search)

  2018

• A regularization process for Venezuelan citizens in Ecuador began. (Source: Web search)

  2022-09-01

• The regularization process for Venezuelan citizens in Ecuador ended. (Source: Web search)

  2023-08-15

• The Venezuelan diaspora is estimated to include 7.7 million people, representing approximately 22.5% of the population. (Source: Web search)

  Recent

Venezuelan diaspora

The Venezuelan diaspora refers to Venezuelan citizens living outside Venezuela. In times of economic and political crisis since the 2010s, Venezuelans have often fled to other countries in the Americas and beyond to establish a more sustainable life.

Web Search Results

• Venezuelan diaspora - Wikipedia

  The Venezuelan diaspora refers to Venezuelan citizens living outside Venezuela. In times of economic and political crisis since the 2010s, Venezuelans have often fled to other countries in the Americas and beyond to establish a more sustainable life. ## History ### 19th century [...] During the Bolivarian Revolution, many Venezuelans have sought residence in other countries. According to Newsweek, the "Bolivarian diaspora is a reversal of fortune on a massive scale" as compared to the 20th century, when "Venezuela was a haven for immigrants fleeing Old World repression and intolerance". El Universal "El Universal (Caracas)") explained how the "Bolivarian diaspora" in Venezuela has been caused by the "deterioration of both the economy and the social fabric, rampant crime, [...] | v t e Venezuela Venezuelan diaspora | | | --- | Americas | Argentina Bolivia Brazil Dominican Republic Guyana Mexico Panama Paraguay Trinidad and Tobago United States Uruguay | | | Europe | Italy Portugal Spain Sweden | | Asia & Oceania | Australia Israel Syria | | History | Venezuelan refugee crisis | Venezuela Wikimedia Foundation Powered by MediaWiki

• The crisis-driven shifts of Venezuelan migration patterns - N-IUSSP

  1) The onset of the crisis (2014-2017) marked a shift from highly skilled labor migration to family migration. The Venezuelan diaspora increased from 800,000 nationals abroad in 2014 to 2 million in 2017. The average age of these additional 1.21 million migrants dropped to its lowest level in 2015 (24.9 years for men and 25.4 years for women), and about 26% were under 15 years of age. These outflows largely consisted of entire families, often binational, seeking nearby destinations. Countries [...] In the 1990s, the number of Venezuelans living abroad was slightly over 185,000, increasing to 317,000 by 2000 and approximately 560,000 by 2010 (UN DESA 2020). These emigrants were predominantly members of Venezuela’s middle and upper classes, including businesspeople, highly skilled professionals—especially former oil industry employees—and first or second-generation descendants of immigrants to Venezuela. Their primary destinations included the United States, Spain, Italy, and Portugal [...] The Venezuelan exodus stands as the largest displacement in recent Latin American history, with around 22.5% of the population now living abroad. Drawing on data from seven of the main destination countries for Venezuelans, Jenny Garcia estimates the demographics of recent outflows, the chronology of associated changes, and the implications for those remaining in the country.

• The Future of Venezuela's Diaspora - Americas Quarterly

  This contrast between adversity and hope offers a powerful lens for better understanding the complex and evolving dynamics of the Venezuelan diaspora, for whom the prospects of return are increasingly unlikely. Amid an ongoing economic crisis and the Maduro regime’s crackdown on dissent, it is probable that most Venezuelan migrants will stay in their host countries. Shared economic struggles, diverging pressures [...] Because the Venezuelan diaspora is a hard-to-reach population, the samples cannot be considered fully representative of all Venezuelans in these countries, or of the diaspora as a whole. Still, the data offers a rich snapshot of migrant experiences in key urban areas. [...] Between August and December 2024, CGD conducted surveys with Venezuelan migrants in key cities in Colombia and Peru, reaching 1,006 Venezuelans in Bogotá, Cúcuta, Medellín, and Ipiales in Colombia, as well as 1,074 Venezuelans across Lima, Trujillo, and Tumbes in Peru. To access the datasets, click here. These surveys, among the few large-scale research efforts focused on the Venezuelan diaspora, offer rare insights into how migrants are adjusting.

• Venezuela Diaspora: Changing Demographics, Remittances, and ...

  _Silvina Acosta is a Venezuelan journalist, living in Argentina, who has worked for numerous media outlets, non-governmental organizations, and multilateral organizations in Venezuela, the United States, and Central America. This article is part of a bi-monthly blog she is writing for CMS – “Postings from the Venezuelan Diaspora”– that reports on the situation of Venezuelan migrants, refugees, and expatriates throughout the world. CMS features her work on its website and in its weekly Migration [...] It is estimated that 508,000 Venezuelans live in Ecuador, and most of them have an irregular migration status. The regularization process for Venezuelan citizens in Ecuador began on September 1, 2022, and will end on August 15, 2023. Those who choose to be part of this process must obtain a humanitarian visa valid for two years and an Ecuadorian identity card. ### Remittances on the Decline [...] Few official reports from theVenezuelan Foreign Ministryrelated only to repatriation statistics. On November 10, it was reported that 30,103 migrants were repatriated through the government’s Plan Vuelta a la Patria program since its launch in 2018. Venezuelan migrants have returned from 25 nations, mainly from South America, through 172 flights and one maritime transfer.

• Venezuelan refugee crisis - Wikipedia

  Newsweek described the "Bolivarian diaspora" as "a reversal of fortune on a massive scale", where the reversal refers to Venezuela's high immigration rate during the 20th century. Initially, upper class Venezuelans and scholars emigrated during Chávez's presidency, but middle- and lower-class Venezuelans began to leave as conditions worsened in the country. This has caused a brain drain that affects the nation, due to the large number of emigrants who are educated or skilled. During the crisis, [...] El Universal "El Universal (Caracas)") reported that according to the UCV study Venezuelan Community Abroad: A New Method of Exile, by Tomás Páez, Mercedes Vivas and Juan Rafael Pulido, the Bolivarian diaspora has been caused by the "deterioration of both the economy and the social fabric, rampant crime, uncertainty and lack of hope for a change of leadership in the near future". The Wall Street Journal said that many "white-collar Venezuelans have fled the country's high crime rates, soaring [...] Following on the repression and crackdown on dissent by the Maduro administration, a Meganálisis poll of 1,007 people from 8 August to 11 August indicated that over 40% of Venezuelans intend to leave the country soon. Meganálisis's results show that 600,000 Venezuelans intend to emigrate by mid-September, and another 930,000 hope to emigrate by December, joining the already 7.7 million in the Venezuelan diaspora. ## Causes [edit]

• Country

  Venezuela

• Instance Of

  Q133004

The Venezuelan diaspora refers to Venezuelan citizens living outside Venezuela. In times of economic and political crisis since the 2010s, Venezuelans have often fled to other American countries to establish a more sustainable life.