Diaspora
Resilience angle Venezuela was once Latin America's wealthiest nation and a magnet for immigrants. A decade of crisis changed that. Today, around 9.1 million Venezuelans live abroad, building new lives, staying connected to their roots, and shaping the future of their homeland from a distance.
Diaspora Overview
~9.1 Million
Venezuelan Diaspora Number
Source: Venezuelan Diaspora Observatory
~$6 Billion
Remittance from Diaspora
Source: Inter-American Dialogue
#2
Largest Human Displacement
Source: Venezuelan Diaspora Observatory
Cities with the Largest Venezuelan Communities
Lima, Peru
~1.1 M Venezuelan
the world's largest single-city diaspora, absorbed into Peru's informal labor economy.
Bogota, Columbia
590,000+ Venezuelans
the region's biggest economic absorption center for Venezuelan workers.
Santiago, Chile
444,000+ Venezuelans
one of the diaspora's most educated and professionally skilled communities.
Miami, USA
254,000+ Venezuelans
the diaspora's political capital for exile leadership, policy lobbying, and opposition media.
Madrid, Spain
Nearly 700,000 Venezuelans
Madrid as Europe's hub for opposition leadership and Venezuelan entrepreneurs.
