Main countries of asylum for Venezuelans 2021

Peru was the country with the highest number of asylum applications submitted by Venezuelan citizens in 2021, with approximately 531,800. Spain, on the other hand, registered the largest quantity of Venezuelans with recognized refugee status under UNHCR's mandate: almost 88,500. As of year-end 2021, the U.S. recorded almost 246,750 asylum applications from Venezuelan migrants, and it had granted refugee status to another 18,735.

Leading countries based on number of asylum and refugee status applications from Venezuelan citizens in 2021

Characteristic	Asylum seekers	Refugees
Peru	531,822	4,098
United States	246,745	18,735
Brazil	85,738	48,931
Colombia	28,785	1,297
Spain	19,205	88,492
Trinidad and Tobago	18,322	3,221
Mexico	9,212	16,585
Costa Rica	7,288	1,492
Argentina	5,580	315
Chile	4,714	22
Ecuador	4,255	798
Panama	2,453	61
Uruguay	2,064	414
Canada	748	4,108
Germany	728	1,113
Paraguay	440	3,412
France	425	1,232

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2022

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Worldwide, Venezuela

Survey time period

2021

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As of year-end

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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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