Venezuela Refugee Statistics 1969-2024

Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted.
  • Venezuela refugee statistics for 2023 was 29,336.00, a 0.02% decline from 2022.
  • Venezuela refugee statistics for 2022 was 29,341.00, a 25.39% decline from 2021.
  • Venezuela refugee statistics for 2021 was 39,328.00, a 42.24% decline from 2020.
  • Venezuela refugee statistics for 2020 was 68,089.00, a 0.5% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
Iran 3,764,517.00
Turkey 3,251,127.00
Jordan 3,063,591.00
Lebanon 1,279,108.00
Russia 1,230,131.00
Iraq 286,480.00
Brazil 235,765.00
Armenia 150,080.00
Malaysia 135,872.00
Mexico 124,784.00
Algeria 98,590.00
Bulgaria 97,618.00
Romania 87,487.00
Thailand 87,314.00
South Africa 67,145.00
Montenegro 64,733.00
Ecuador 62,899.00
Kazakhstan 42,685.00
Belarus 39,981.00
Serbia 29,365.00
Venezuela 29,336.00
Costa Rica 23,422.00
North Macedonia 18,898.00
Peru 6,712.00
Paraguay 5,991.00
Azerbaijan 5,771.00
Namibia 5,157.00
Albania 5,079.00
Turkmenistan 3,614.00
Libya 1,837.00
Colombia 1,382.00
Guatemala 989.00
Dominican Republic 778.00
Botswana 761.00
Bosnia 348.00
China 296.00
Belize 214.00
Gabon 204.00
Cuba 136.00
Guyana 27.00
Suriname 24.00
Fiji 15.00
Mauritius 5.00
Venezuela Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2023 29,336.00 -0.02%
2022 29,341.00 -25.39%
2021 39,328.00 -42.24%
2020 68,089.00 0.50%
2019 67,749.00 0.69%
2018 67,283.00 -45.21%
2017 122,804.00 -28.62%
2016 172,047.00 -0.98%
2015 173,745.00 0.09%
2014 173,591.00 -15.04%
2013 204,331.00 0.34%
2012 203,635.00 0.80%
2011 202,013.00 0.23%
2010 201,544.00 0.12%
2009 201,310.00 0.07%
2008 201,160.00 0.13%
2007 200,904.00 27959.22%
2006 716.00 75.06%
2005 409.00 66.94%
2004 245.00 295.16%
2003 62.00 0.00%
2002 62.00 0.00%
2001 62.00 -52.31%
2000 130.00 -30.11%
1999 186.00 18.47%
1998 157.00 -45.86%
1997 290.00 -81.77%
1996 1,591.00 -1.30%
1995 1,612.00 -25.78%
1994 2,172.00 -2.38%
1993 2,225.00 11.81%
1992 1,990.00 15.70%
1991 1,720.00 -1.71%
1990 1,750.00 -17.37%
1989 2,118.00 5.53%
1988 2,007.00 5.63%
1987 1,900.00 5.56%
1986 1,800.00 -4.76%
1985 1,890.00 33.10%
1984 1,420.00 29.09%
1983 1,100.00 29.41%
1982 850.00 -95.00%
1981 17,000.00 -4.49%
1980 17,800.00 11.25%
1979 16,000.00 0.00%
1978 16,000.00 0.00%
1977 16,000.00 11.50%
1974 14,350.00 -6.82%
1973 15,400.00 4.76%
1972 14,700.00 -2.00%
1971 15,000.00 0.00%
1970 15,000.00 0.00%
1969 15,000.00 0.00%