Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Venezuela
Venezuela: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre was 1.36 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Venezuela, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 1.36 units per square kilometre for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 103,897.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Venezuela peaked at 1.36 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
Venezuela ranks 10th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +94.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +133.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +158.8% |
| 2004 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -60.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +132.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | +317.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0171 units per square kilometre | +212.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0511 units per square kilometre | +198.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1679 units per square kilometre | +228.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5263 units per square kilometre | +213.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9007 units per square kilometre | +71.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9651 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1 units per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 1.29 units per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2023 | 1.36 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 1.36 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0466 units per square kilometre, 29.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 1.36 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.171 units per square kilometre, 8.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1672 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.9007 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 units per square kilometre | 0.9651 units per square kilometre | 1.36 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 7 Honduras 1.94 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Tonga 1.84 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Guatemala 1.64 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Syria 0.9963 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Lebanon 0.9573 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Eritrea 0.8656 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Venezuela
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 14,333 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 417,010 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0146 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 417,010 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Venezuela?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Venezuela was 1.36 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Venezuela rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- Venezuela ranks 10th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103,897.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.