Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

1950

2025

2100

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

1950

2025

2100

What to know

Net emigration of 100,467 people per year—more people leaving than arriving.

Since 1950, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) has lost a cumulative 4.8 million people through migration.

By 2100, projections show continued net emigration.

Key statistics for 2025

Net migrants

-100,467

Net migration rate

-3.5 per 1,000 people

Key terms

Net migration: — Immigrants minus emigrants. Positive = more people arriving, negative = more leaving.
Net migration rate: — Net migration per 1,000 population per year.
Immigration: — People entering the country from abroad.
Emigration: — People leaving the country to live abroad.

Migration flows

Why are people leaving?

Net migration from 1950 to 2100 (projections after 2024)

Net migrants

-7,786,897

Cumulative over selected range

Peak immigration

62,817

Top year: 1950

Peak emigration

-1,355,602

Lowest year: 2018

Recent avg (10 yrs)

-22945

Per year

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) loses approximately 100,467 people per year to emigration (3.5 per 1,000 population). Peak immigration was 62,817 in 1950.

The bottom line

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) is a source country for migration, with significant net emigration each year.

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Historical estimates (1950–2024) and medium-variant projections (2025–2100).