Main countries of asylum for Venezuelans 2024

The United States of America was the country with the highest number of asylum applications submitted by Venezuelan citizens in 2024, with approximately 620,000. Spain, on the other hand, registered the largest quantity of Venezuelans with recognized refugee status under UNHCR's mandate: almost 146,990. As of mid-year 2024, Peru recorded almost 493,476 asylum applications from Venezuelan migrants, and it had granted refugee status to another 4,906.

Leading countries based on number of asylum and refugee status applications from Venezuelan citizens in 2024

Characteristic	Asylum seekers	Refugees
United States	620,074	28,128
Peru	493,476	4,906
Spain	71,120	146,990
Brazil	15,065	132,804
Mexico	16,953	23,930
Trinidad and Tobago	27,690	3,011
Colombia	28,294	1,113
Costa Rica	9,928	5,658
Chile	8,413	75
Germany	5,281	2,252
Italy	2,418	4,136
Canada	3,098	2,725
Ecuador	3,496	2,295
Paraguay	850	4,730
Uruguay	3,870	787
France	440	2,349
Iceland	1,453	1,270
Dominican Rep.	2,124	208
Argentina	1,236	320
Belgium	680	491

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2024

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Worldwide, Venezuela

Survey time period

2024

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As of mid-year

Supplementary notes

Data for asylum seekers refers to the number of asylum applications in a given year (pending cases). The number of refugees refers to the number of individuals that were granted refugee status, including refugee-like situations.
Figures exclude the number of people who migrated voluntarily or without submitting an asylum/refugee application in the country of destination.

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