Venezuela → Chile
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Venezuela
- To
- Chile
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 25,116
- Change since 2018
- -82.6%
- Share of all arrivals in Chile, 2023
- 28.25%
Inflow 202325,116OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Venezuela to Chile
Inflows of nationals of Venezuela recorded by Chile; stock of nationals of Venezuela living there; and acquisitions of Chile's nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2000 | 230 |
| 2001 | 282 |
| 2002 | 228 |
| 2003 | 419 |
| 2004 | 404 |
| 2005 | 380 |
| 2006 | 308 |
| 2007 | 475 |
| 2008 | 504 |
| 2009 | 507 |
| 2010 | 547 |
| 2011 | 782 |
| 2012 | 1,256 |
| 2013 | 1,467 |
| 2014 | 2,891 |
| 2015 | 8,441 |
| 2016 | 22,781 |
| 2017 | 72,256 |
| 2018 | 144,120 |
| 2019 | 159,540 |
| 2020 | 80,848 |
| 2021 | 43,617 |
| 2022 | 114,430 |
| 2023 | 25,116 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 25,116 | 728,586 | 1,830 |
| 2022 | 114,430 | 683,273 | 676 |
| 2021 | 43,617 | 535,808 | 401 |
| 2020 | 80,848 | 488,410 | 56 |
| 2019 | 159,540 | 470,842 | 25 |
| 2018 | 144,120 | 344,506 | 143 |
| 2017 | 72,256 | 83,045 | 93 |
| 2016 | 22,781 | — | 42 |
| 2015 | 8,441 | — | 24 |
| 2014 | 2,891 | — | 23 |
| 2013 | 1,467 | — | 8 |
| 2012 | 1,256 | — | 21 |
| 2011 | 782 | — | 26 |
| 2010 | 547 | — | 17 |
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
Migrant population
People born in Venezuela who live in Chile: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).
Migrant population by year
Data table
| 1990 | 1,901 |
| 1995 | 2,806 |
| 2000 | 3,864 |
| 2005 | 8,132 |
| 2010 | 20,690 |
| 2015 | 58,302 |
| 2020 | 444,618 |
| 2024 | 427,821 |
- Estimate, 2024
- 427,821
- Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
- 27.8%
- Rank among countries of birth, 2024
- 1
- Counted by
- country of birth, refugees added
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024
Embassy and consulates
Missions of Chile in Venezuela, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.
| Mission | City | Official website |
|---|---|---|
| Embassy | Caracas | chile.gob.cl |
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in Chile, 2023; Venezuela ranks 1.
- Spain88,361
- United States17,550
- Mexico6,082
- Germany4,848
- Italy2,305
- Portugal1,446
- Canada1,390
- France623
- Belgium493
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
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