Chinese Venezuelans
Chino-venezolanos
Total population
400,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Valencia, Caracas, Maracay, Barquisimeto, Barcelona-Puerto La Cruz, Maracaibo, Maturín, Acarigua
Languages
Venezuelan Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin Chinese, others
Religion
Buddhism, Roman Catholicism, Taoism
Related ethnic groups
Asian Latin Americans

Chinese Venezuelans (Spanish: Chino-venezolanos) are people of Han Chinese ancestry who were born in or have immigrated to Venezuela. The country is home to nearly 400,000 Chinese.[1] Almost all their businesses are related to the culinary field.[2]

Demographics

Population

Areas of Venezuela where the Chinese community is concentrated
Percentage of population born in China through Venezuela

States with the highest proportions of Chinese-born population tend to be those of the Capital Region and Eastern Region. The states with the most population of Chinese-born people are also located in the central-north area.

At the 2011 census, this was the breakdown of Chinese-born population by state:[3]

State Chinese-born Population Percentage
Amazonas 31 0.021
Anzoátegui 1,193 0.082
Apure 116 0.025
Aragua 1,305 0.081
Barinas 414 0.051
Bolívar 515 0.037
Capital District 1,765 0.092
Carabobo 2,016 0.09
Cojedes 167 0.039
Delta Amacuro 42 0.026
Falcón 269 0.028
Federal Dependencies 1 0.047
Guárico 350 0.047
Lara 1,247 0.071
Mérida 306 0.037
Miranda 1,453 0.055
Monagas 796 0.088
Nueva Esparta 344 0.071
Portuguesa 660 0.077
Sucre 321 0.037
Tachira 264 0.023
Trujillo 336 0.049
Vargas 134 0.038
Yaracuy 394 0.066
Zulia 919 0.025
Total Venezuela 15,358 0.06

Communities with high percentages of Chinese-born people

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