Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 14,333 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 1969–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of recorded 14,333 for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025.
The figure is down 25.9% on the previous year and down 91.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 204,331 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 62, in 2001.
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 87th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 15,000 | — |
| 1970 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 15,000 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 14,700 | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 15,400 | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 14,350 | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 14,900 | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 15,450 | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 16,000 | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 17,800 | +11.2% |
| 1981 | 17,000 | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 850 | -95.0% |
| 1983 | 1,100 | +29.4% |
| 1984 | 1,420 | +29.1% |
| 1985 | 1,890 | +33.1% |
| 1986 | 1,800 | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 1,900 | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 2,007 | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 2,118 | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 1,750 | -17.4% |
| 1991 | 1,720 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 1,990 | +15.7% |
| 1993 | 2,225 | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 2,172 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 1,612 | -25.8% |
| 1996 | 1,591 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 290 | -81.8% |
| 1998 | 157 | -45.9% |
| 1999 | 186 | +18.5% |
| 2000 | 130 | -30.1% |
| 2001 | 62 | -52.3% |
| 2002 | 62 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 62 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 245 | +295.2% |
| 2005 | 409 | +66.9% |
| 2006 | 716 | +75.1% |
| 2007 | 200,904 | +27959.2% |
| 2008 | 201,160 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 201,310 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 201,544 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 202,013 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 203,635 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 204,331 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 173,591 | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 173,745 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 172,047 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 122,804 | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 67,283 | -45.2% |
| 2019 | 67,749 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 68,089 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 39,328 | -42.2% |
| 2022 | 29,341 | -25.4% |
| 2023 | 29,336 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 19,333 | -34.1% |
| 2025 | 14,333 | -25.9% |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of compared with similar countries
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 14,333 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,476, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 14,333 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 290.5, 49.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +27959.2% | 716 | 200,904 |
| 2004 | +295.2% | 62 | 245 |
| 1982 | -95.0% | 17,000 | 850 |
| 1997 | -81.8% | 1,591 | 290 |
| 2006 | +75.1% | 409 | 716 |
| 2005 | +66.9% | 245 | 409 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 1 |
| 1970s | 15,280 | 14,350 | 16,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,788 | 850 | 17,800 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,369 | 157 | 2,225 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60,506 | 62 | 201,310 | 10 |
| 2010s | 158,874 | 67,283 | 204,331 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,293 | 14,333 | 68,089 | 6 |
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More social development data for Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- 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 refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 14,333 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 204,331 in 2013.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 62 in 2001.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 87th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
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
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.