The Future of Venezuela’s Diaspora
Recent surveys of migrant communities in Colombia and Peru provide rare insights into the largest exodus in Latin American history.
Nearly 8 million Venezuelans have left their country since 2014, making it the largest migration crisis in Latin American history and the second-largest worldwide after Syria. This exodus has not only reshaped Venezuelan society but also transformed political and economic dynamics across the Americas. More than half of Venezuelan migrants now live in Colombia (2.81 million) and Peru (1.66 million), a group of people that outnumbers Panama’s population. In the face of extraordinary hardship, Venezuelan migrants in Colombia and Peru are navigating their new realities with remarkable...
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