Nikola Bartůšek· NI

Nuanced

Political repression and economic collapse forced nearly 8 million Venezuelans to flee their homeland

Omissions

• The figure of 'nearly 8 million' refers to the global total of Venezuelan refugees and migrants worldwide, not only those in South America. The R4V platform reports 6.9 million Venezuelan refugees and migrants in the 17 countries of the regional response (Latin America and Caribbean) as of November 2025.
• The UNHCR figure of 'nearly 7.9 million' is slightly below the 8 million claimed, representing a difference of approximately 100,000 people.
• The sources cite this as a cumulative figure representing the total number of Venezuelans living outside their country since the crisis began around 2015, not a figure from a single year.

Sources

• PrimaryUNHCR Venezuela Situation Emergency PageThe number of refugees and migrants from Venezuela has reached nearly 7.9 million globally, according to data from governments.
• PrimaryInternational Organization for Migration (IOM) Regional Refugee and Migrant Response Plan 2025Since 2015, the number of Venezuelans living outside their country worldwide has increased from 500,000 to 7.74 million globally.
• PrimaryR4V (Inter-agency Coordination Platform for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela)Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean: 6,906,690 as of November 2025.