| Group: | Chinese Venezuelans |
| Native Name: | Chino-venezolanos |
| Population: | 400,000 |
| Popplace: | Valencia, Caracas, Maracay, Barquisimeto, Barcelona-Puerto La Cruz, Maracaibo, Maturín, Acarigua |
| Langs: | Venezuelan Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin Chinese, others |
| Rels: | Buddhism, Roman Catholicism, Taoism |
| Related: | Asian Latin Americans |
Chinese Venezuelans (Spanish; Castilian: 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]
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 0.021 | ||
| Anzoátegui | 1,193 | 0.082 | |
| 116 | 0.025 | ||
| 1,305 | 0.081 | ||
| 414 | 0.051 | ||
| 515 | 0.037 | ||
| Capital District | 1,765 | 0.092 | |
| 2,016 | 0.09 | ||
| 167 | 0.039 | ||
| 42 | 0.026 | ||
| 269 | 0.028 | ||
| 1 | 0.047 | ||
| 350 | 0.047 | ||
| Lara | 1,247 | 0.071 | |
| Mérida | 306 | 0.037 | |
| 1,453 | 0.055 | ||
| 796 | 0.088 | ||
| Nueva Esparta | 344 | 0.071 | |
| 660 | 0.077 | ||
| 321 | 0.037 | ||
| 264 | 0.023 | ||
| 336 | 0.049 | ||
| 134 | 0.038 | ||
| 394 | 0.066 | ||
| 919 | 0.025 | ||
| Total Venezuela | 15,358 | 0.06 |
| Parroquia (parish) | Populated place | State | % Chinese over total population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barinas | Barinas | Barinas | 1.06 | |
| Andres Eloy Blanco | Maracay | Aragua | 0.66 | |
| San José | Valencia | Carabobo | 0.52 | |
| Altagracia | West Caracas | Capital District | 0.44 | |
| El Morro | Lechería | Anzoátegui | 0.43 | |
| San Simón | Maturín | Monagas | 0.43 | |
| Catedral | West Caracas | Capital District | 0.42 | |
| Puerto La Cruz | Puerto La Cruz | Anzoátegui | 0.39 | |
| Santa Teresa | West Caracas | Capital District | 0.35 | |
| Candelaria | West Caracas | Capital District | 0.34 | |
| Fraternidad | Puerto Cabello | Carabobo | 0.33 | |
| Sagrario | West Caracas | Capital District | 0.32 | |
| Chacao | East Caracas | Miranda | 0.31 | |
| Sabana de Mendoza | Sabana de Mendoza | Trujillo | 0.31 | |
| Concepción | Barquisimeto | Lara | 0.30 | |
| Juan Griego | Juan Griego | Nueva Esparta | 0.29 | |
| Candelaria | Valencia | Carabobo | 0.27 | |
| San Pedro | West Caracas | Capital District | 0.26 | |
| Atapiripe | Atapiripe | Anzoátegui | 0.24 | |
| El Llano | Mérida | Mérida | 0.52 |