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Peru Logs 3,897 Peru–Venezuela Marriages Since 2017 as Births to Venezuelan Mothers Decline

Fresh registry data highlight sustained integration through marriages alongside a multiyear drop in births to Venezuelan mothers.

Overview

  • Reniec reports 3,897 Peru–Venezuela marriages between 2017 and 2025, with yearly totals rising from 293 in 2017 to 340 in 2025.
  • Unions cluster in Lima, followed by Callao, Arequipa, Piura and Ica.
  • More Peruvian men married Venezuelan women (2,838) than Peruvian women married Venezuelan men (1,514).
  • Minsa data show over 78,000 births to Venezuelan mothers in five years, peaking at 19,005 in 2020 and falling to 8,831 in 2025.
  • Early 2026 records include 108 births to Venezuelan mothers, as reported political shifts in Venezuela revive some migrants’ hopes of returning.