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![]() Venezuelans overlooking
Figueroa Alcorta Avenue in Buenos Aires. | |
Total population | |
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272,000 (2022)
[1] ~0.6% of the Argentine population | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Predominantly the Greater Buenos Aires, [2] Córdoba, [3] and Santa Fe [4] [5] | |
Languages | |
Religion | |
Roman Catholicism |
Venezuelan Argentines (Spanish: venezolano-argentinos) are Argentine citizens of partial or full Venezuelan descent, or Venezuelan citizens who have migrated to and settled in Argentina. As of 2022, there are 272,000 Venezuelans living in Argentina, [6] [1] most of whom migrated during the latter half of the 2010s as part of the Venezuelan refugee crisis. [2] [7] The last census held in Argentina, in 2010, registered only 6,000 Venezuelan migrants living in the country. [8]
As of 2018, Venezuelans were the fourth-largest expat community in Argentina, behind Paraguayans, Bolivians and Chileans. [9] According to IOM figures, Argentina granted 170,223 residency permits to Venezuelan citizens alone from 2018 to 2020, nearly twice as many as to Paraguayan citizens. [10] This makes Venezuelans the fastest-growing expat community in the country. [11] [12]
The Venezuelan community in Argentina has grown considerably since 2015 due to a number of factors, most notably, the ongoing socioeconomic crisis experienced by the Caribbean country. [8] Despite the geographical distance between the two countries (there are 1920 miles between Venezuela's southernmost city and Argentina's northernmost), Argentina's lax migration laws have made the country a major destination for Venezuelans. [12] [13]
According to a 2019 IOM report studying Venezuelan migrants in Buenos Aires, 80.4% of respondents had jobs at the time the study was conducted (August–September 2019): 55% as employees and 25.4% as independent workers; 15.6% were unemployed. Around 70% of the surveyed migrants counted with a monthly salary ranging between Argentina's mandated minimum wage and twice that amount. By business sector, 43% were active in commerce, 26% in transport (taxi cabs and mobility apps and services such as Uber), 6% in health, and 3% in IT. Nearly 71% of the surveyed migrants worked in the informal economy, while 29% worked in registered jobs. [14]
The Venezuelan diaspora in Argentina has been politically active, being overwhelmingly supportive for Argentina’s far-right president, elected in 2023, Javier Milei. [15]
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![]() Venezuelans overlooking
Figueroa Alcorta Avenue in Buenos Aires. | |
Total population | |
---|---|
272,000 (2022)
[1] ~0.6% of the Argentine population | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Predominantly the Greater Buenos Aires, [2] Córdoba, [3] and Santa Fe [4] [5] | |
Languages | |
Religion | |
Roman Catholicism |
Venezuelan Argentines (Spanish: venezolano-argentinos) are Argentine citizens of partial or full Venezuelan descent, or Venezuelan citizens who have migrated to and settled in Argentina. As of 2022, there are 272,000 Venezuelans living in Argentina, [6] [1] most of whom migrated during the latter half of the 2010s as part of the Venezuelan refugee crisis. [2] [7] The last census held in Argentina, in 2010, registered only 6,000 Venezuelan migrants living in the country. [8]
As of 2018, Venezuelans were the fourth-largest expat community in Argentina, behind Paraguayans, Bolivians and Chileans. [9] According to IOM figures, Argentina granted 170,223 residency permits to Venezuelan citizens alone from 2018 to 2020, nearly twice as many as to Paraguayan citizens. [10] This makes Venezuelans the fastest-growing expat community in the country. [11] [12]
The Venezuelan community in Argentina has grown considerably since 2015 due to a number of factors, most notably, the ongoing socioeconomic crisis experienced by the Caribbean country. [8] Despite the geographical distance between the two countries (there are 1920 miles between Venezuela's southernmost city and Argentina's northernmost), Argentina's lax migration laws have made the country a major destination for Venezuelans. [12] [13]
According to a 2019 IOM report studying Venezuelan migrants in Buenos Aires, 80.4% of respondents had jobs at the time the study was conducted (August–September 2019): 55% as employees and 25.4% as independent workers; 15.6% were unemployed. Around 70% of the surveyed migrants counted with a monthly salary ranging between Argentina's mandated minimum wage and twice that amount. By business sector, 43% were active in commerce, 26% in transport (taxi cabs and mobility apps and services such as Uber), 6% in health, and 3% in IT. Nearly 71% of the surveyed migrants worked in the informal economy, while 29% worked in registered jobs. [14]
The Venezuelan diaspora in Argentina has been politically active, being overwhelmingly supportive for Argentina’s far-right president, elected in 2023, Javier Milei. [15]