More than one in three Venezuelan migrants in Latin America are considering returning to their home country if conditions improve, according to a new report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), underscoring how the prospect of return remains largely conditional despite ongoing displacement across the region.
The report, based on surveys conducted between late January and early March 2026 in six countries, found that 35% of Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Chile and Guatemala say they are open to returning. However, only 9% plan to do so within the next year, indicating that return remains more aspirational than immediate.
