VENEZUELA

DEMOGRAPHY

20302015

TOTAL POPULATION (M)

POPULATION GROWTH (%)

LIFE EXPECTANCY

AT BIRTH (y.o.)

CHILDRENPER WOMAN

AGE 15-29YEARS OLD (M)

(projections)

INCOME LEVEL GROUP Upper middle income

HDI78th / 189

GDP PER CAPITA$ 16 745 (2014)

GDP TREND-3.9% (2014)

GEOGRAPHICAL GROUPLatin America & Caribbean

DENSITY36.3 persons / Km2

36.7

1.3 0.8

2.3 2.0

74.8 77.4

8.2 8.6

Sour

ces:

Wor

ld B

ank,

UN

DP,

UN

DES

A

32.0(2017)

MIGRATION OUTLINE

MIGRANTS REFUGEES

Sour

ces:

UN

DES

A, U

NH

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KEY DATA ON MIGRATION FOR VENEZUELA AND FOR THE EU (stock - country of origin)

0.5K269.8K

657.4K 9.2K

0.03%OF VENEZUELAN

POPULATION

2.1%OF VENEZUELAN

POPULATION

5.2%OF VENEZUELAN

REFUGEES ARE IN EU

41.0%OF VENEZUELAN

MIGRANTS ARE IN EU

KJ-06-18-436-EN-N

© European Union, 2019

MP version 3.3This Structural Migration Profile aims at providing a factual overview on migration and development in a given country. Data refer to the end of the year and come from various publicly available official sources. Data sources may use different collection methodologies. For more details please refer to the Technical Note. The scientific output expressed does not imply a policy position of the European Commission. Neither the European Commission nor any person acting on behalf of the European Commission is responsible for the use that might be made of this publication

Extraction Date:11-2018

European CommissionKnowledge Centre on Migration and Demography (KCMD)

https://ec.europa.eu/knowled-ge4policy/migration-demo-graphy

email: kcmd@ec.europa.eu

doi:10.2760/63670ISBN 978-92-79-98671-0

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KCMD

VENEZUELAEND 2017

Caracas

MIGRATION OUTLINE / VENEZUELASo

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THE VIEW FROM VENEZUELA

THE VIEW FROM EU

SAHARAWIREFUGEES

(found to be illegally present)

IRRE

GULA

R M

IGRA

NTS

Ord

ered

to le

ave

785785765765

Retu

rned

to a

third

cou

ntry

355330250385

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2017201620152014

Retu

rn ra

te

45.2%42.0%32.7%50.3%

(first time applications)

ASYL

UM

SEE

KERS

Posi

tive

deci

sion

s

335756030

11 943

86.4% (10 323)

4.4% (520)

2.8% (334)

Tota

l rec

ogni

tion

rate

14.0%18.3%38.7%20.7%

2 385410155145

Tota

l dec

isio

ns

0

3000

6000

9000

12000

15000

2017201620152014

FLOW - TCNs

0K 5K 10K 15K 20K

2014

2015

2016

2017 16 986+36.0%

+ 21.4.0%

-11.2%

68.5% (11 639)

8.3% (1 404)

5.3% (898)

ESP

ITA

GBR

ESP

ITA

FRA

16.4%EDUCATION

OTHER10.8%

66.1%

11.8%

FAMILY REUNIFICATION

REMUNERATED ACTIVITIES

11.3%

REAS

ON

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MIG

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NTS

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NAT

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LISA

TIO

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0.4%OF ALL VALID RESIDENT PERMITS ARE FOR VENEZUELAN MIGRANTS

0.5%OF FIRST RESIDENT PERMITS

ARE FOR VENEZUELAN MIGRANTS

RESI

DEN

T PE

RMIT

S(s

hare

)

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

2016201520142013

4 334

3 127

339

190

ESP

ITA

GBR

VENEZUELANREFUGEES

VENEZUELANMIGRANTS

STOCK - country of origin

MIGRANTS

IDPs

ASYLUMSEEKERS

REFUGEES

B: country of birth | C: country of citizenship | R: UNHCR refugees included | I: data based on imputation.

657.4K1 426.3K(B)

122.8K

0.9K

1 286.0K

9.2K

PRT PERITACOL ESP

988 483 75 744 55 441 51 863 47 739

USA

5 402

CAN

1 345

MEX

1 185

CRI

338

PER

249

ITA

49 831

ESP

162 000

PRT

24 603

USA

232 448

COL

49 829

LBN AFGCOL IRQ

122 677 18 12 11 10

VENEZUELA / DEVELOPMENT OUTLINE

Sour

ces:

ECB

, OCH

A, O

ECD

Sour

ces:

ACL

ED, I

DM

C, IE

P, J

RC e

t al

., W

orld

Ban

k

POLITICAL

ECONOMIC

SOCIAL

2016201520142013

14.118.0

0.0

21.0

46.9

1.9

5.2

3.4

2.0

EU INSTITUTIONS TOTAL DISBURSED AID (€ M) (Humanitarian + ODA)

BY SECTOR [%] (2016)

BY SECTOR [%] AND YEAR (2013 - 2016)

TOTAL

0

10

20

30

40

50

2016201520142013

ENVIRONMENTAL

OTHER

N/A NOT AVAILABLE

SECURITYYearly conflict events [fatalities]Newly displaced people for conflicts

DEMOCRATIZATIONPerception of corruption (rank)Political stability (WGI)

N/A [N/A]N/A

169/180-1.2 (2016)

POVERTYIncome held by lowest 20%Under int. poverty line $1.90 per day (%)Rural pop under nat poverty line (%) Urban pop under nat poverty line (%)

UNEMPLOYMENTTotal UNEMPL (%)Male UNEMPL (%)Female UNEMPL (%)Youth male UNEMPL (%)

3.2 (2006)10.2 (2006)

N/AN/A

7.77.08.6

14.8

EDUCATIONGross enrolment, primary (%)Gross enrolment, tertiary (%)Adult literacy rate (%)

HEALTHUnder-5 mortality rate (per 1000)Maternal mortality (per 100K live births)Health expenditure per capita Prevalence of undernourishment (%)

URBANIZATIONUrban population (%)Living in slum out of urban pop (%) Access to electricity (%) Individuals using the internet (%)

96.5 (2016)77.0 (2009)97.1 (2016)

30.995.0 (2015)

973.0 (2015)11.7 (2016)

88.232.0 (2005)99.6 (2016)60.0 (2016)

NATURAL HAZARDSNewly displaced people for natural disastersINFORM risk on natural hazards

2 1006.0/10

EU FUNDING

RELEVANTSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

TREND IN TIME (5 YEAR PERIOD)INCREASE DECREASE

CONTEXTUAL FACTORS

OTHER INFORMATION / VENEZUELA

a: accession | r: ratification | s: signature | d: succession | N/A: not applicable

INTERNATIONAL / REGIONAL CONVENTIONS

Sour

ces:

UN

TC, U

A, D

G H

OM

E

RELATED TO MIGRATIONConvention relating to the Status of RefugeesConvention relating to the Status of Stateless PersonsConvention on the Reduction of StatelessnessInternational Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their FamiliesKampala Convention on IDPs in AfricaUN Convention against Transnational Organized CrimeProtocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and AirProtocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons

RELATED TO HUMAN RIGHTS’ PROTECTIONInternational Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural RightsInternational Covenant on Civil and Political RightsOptional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsConvention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or PunishmentConvention on the Rights of the Child

25 Oct 2016 rN/A

13 May 2002 r19 Apr 2005 r

13 May 2002 r

RELATED TO EU / MIGRATIONVisa facilitation agreementEU readmission agreementEU mobility partnership

10 May 1978 r10 May 1978 r

10 May 1978 r

29 Jul 1991 r13 Sep 1990 r

Sour

ces:

DG

HO

ME,

UN

OD

C

2017

0

1000

2000

3000

2017201620152014

TRAFFICKING OF HUMAN BEINGS (THB)

11

Total visas applied for

628

Total visas issued

424

Not issued rate

29.2%

SCHENGEN VISAS (Consulates in the country)

DETECTED VICTIMS (2014 or more recent)

total

Total visas issued (ATVs and short-term)Total visas applied for (ATVs and short-term)

NATIONALS (globally)

IN THE COUNTRY (all nationalities)

9 2 62

Convicted

Prosecuted (2015)

0

DETECTED VICTIMS OFFENDERS (2015)

MIGRATION OUTLINE / VENEZUELA

KEY DATA ON FINANCIAL INFLOWS - € M (%GDP)

Sour

ces:

ECB

, OEC

D, O

CHA,

Wor

ld B

ank,

UN

CTAD

NET FDIForeign Direct Investment

% EU institutions on all donors(total disbursed aid Humanitarian + ODA)

Remittances received

4.45.3

16.0

10.9

EU institutions total disbursed aid(Humanitarian + ODA)

2.0(N/A)

1.9(N/A)

3.4(<0.01%)

5.2(<0.01%)

-1200

-800

-400

0

400

800

1200

2017201620152014-1200

-800

-400

0

400

800

1200

2016201520142013

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

2016201520142013-1200

-800

-400

0

400

800

1200

2017201620152014

964.9(N/A)

-60.2(N/A)

-773.8(-0.2%)

693.1(N/A)

252.1(N/A)

259.4(N/A)93.7

(N/A)83.4

(0.02%)