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

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