Demographics of Venezuela
| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 04 Sep 2024 |
As of 2024, the population of Venezuela is projected at 28.41 million, compared to 28.30 million in 2023. It is the fifth-most populous country in South America and ranks 53rd in the world. The population growth rate for 2024 is projected at 0.39 percent, the 156th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.
There are 14.03 million males and 14.37 million females in Venezuela. The percentage of the male population is 49.41%, compared to 50.59% of the female population. Venezuela has 338k more females than males. The sex ratio in Venezuela in 2024 will be 97.649 males per 100 females. Venezuela is in the 98th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
- Population
- Growth
- Gender
| Year | Population | Growth (%) | M per 100 F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | |||
| 1950 | 2,793,438 | 2,695,412 | 5,488,850 | 4.39 | 103.637 |
| 1955 | 3,421,454 | 3,334,358 | 6,755,813 | 3.93 | 102.612 |
| 1960 | 4,120,475 | 4,039,615 | 8,160,090 | 3.60 | 102.002 |
| 1965 | 4,888,022 | 4,809,768 | 9,697,790 | 3.33 | 101.627 |
| 1970 | 5,732,410 | 5,655,380 | 11,387,790 | 3.08 | 101.362 |
| 1975 | 6,644,908 | 6,570,984 | 13,215,892 | 2.92 | 101.125 |
| 1980 | 7,662,037 | 7,596,181 | 15,258,218 | 2.79 | 100.867 |
| 1985 | 8,757,782 | 8,703,652 | 17,461,434 | 2.61 | 100.622 |
| 1990 | 9,939,326 | 9,887,684 | 19,827,010 | 2.41 | 100.522 |
| 1995 | 11,121,298 | 11,072,522 | 22,193,821 | 2.11 | 100.441 |
| 2000 | 12,282,549 | 12,244,159 | 24,526,708 | 1.87 | 100.314 |
| 2005 | 13,388,125 | 13,397,678 | 26,785,804 | 1.66 | 99.929 |
| 2010 | 14,361,204 | 14,451,897 | 28,813,101 | 1.29 | 99.372 |
| 2015 | 15,195,272 | 15,378,701 | 30,573,972 | 1.00 | 98.807 |
| 2020 | 14,083,715 | 14,360,363 | 28,444,077 | -1.01 | 98.074 |
| 2021 | 13,972,114 | 14,265,711 | 28,237,826 | -0.44 | 97.942 |
| 2022 | 13,952,027 | 14,260,989 | 28,213,017 | 0.27 | 97.834 |
| 2023 | 13,988,508 | 14,312,345 | 28,300,854 | 0.35 | 97.737 |
| 2024 | 14,033,859 | 14,371,684 | 28,405,543 | 0.39 | 97.649 |
| Year | Life expectancy | Median age | Fertility rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 51.142 | 16.125 | 6.635 |
| 1955 | 54.778 | 16.031 | 6.599 |
| 1960 | 58.376 | 15.510 | 6.382 |
| 1965 | 61.909 | 15.392 | 5.977 |
| 1970 | 64.816 | 15.869 | 5.321 |
| 1975 | 66.686 | 16.791 | 4.686 |
| 1980 | 68.179 | 17.790 | 4.200 |
| 1985 | 69.961 | 18.779 | 3.794 |
| 1990 | 70.964 | 19.747 | 3.448 |
| 1995 | 71.714 | 20.797 | 3.082 |
| 2000 | 72.388 | 22.035 | 2.790 |
| 2005 | 73.075 | 23.390 | 2.629 |
| 2010 | 73.092 | 24.807 | 2.396 |
| 2015 | 73.004 | 26.333 | 2.253 |
| 2020 | 72.369 | 28.246 | 2.116 |
| 2021 | 71.536 | 28.557 | 2.105 |
| 2022 | 72.566 | 28.810 | 2.088 |
| 2023 | 72.514 | 29.025 | 2.079 |
| 2024 | 72.673 | 29.214 | 2.077 |
- Life expectancy
- Median age
- Fertility rate
| Year | Total | Crude (per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 78,652 | 256,888 | 14.329 | 46.802 |
| 1955 | 82,562 | 320,539 | 12.221 | 47.446 |
| 1960 | 81,880 | 366,982 | 10.034 | 44.973 |
| 1965 | 78,427 | 400,125 | 8.087 | 41.259 |
| 1970 | 75,906 | 426,622 | 6.666 | 37.463 |
| 1975 | 77,593 | 462,640 | 5.871 | 35.006 |
| 1980 | 82,994 | 508,604 | 5.439 | 33.333 |
| 1985 | 86,500 | 542,016 | 4.954 | 31.041 |
| 1990 | 95,511 | 573,673 | 4.817 | 28.934 |
| 1995 | 106,814 | 576,088 | 4.813 | 25.957 |
| 2000 | 121,019 | 580,823 | 4.934 | 23.681 |
| 2005 | 136,030 | 599,288 | 5.078 | 22.373 |
| 2010 | 158,815 | 584,225 | 5.512 | 20.276 |
| 2015 | 184,241 | 568,795 | 6.026 | 18.604 |
| 2020 | 204,848 | 442,091 | 7.202 | 15.542 |
| 2021 | 222,005 | 429,761 | 7.862 | 15.219 |
| 2022 | 207,270 | 423,888 | 7.347 | 15.025 |
| 2023 | 213,955 | 426,984 | 7.560 | 15.087 |
| 2024 | 218,109 | 432,648 | 7.678 | 15.231 |
- Total
- Crude
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 2,593,674 | 2,888,304 | 47.313 |
| 1955 | 3,687,084 | 3,071,289 | 54.556 |
| 1960 | 5,019,512 | 3,127,335 | 61.613 |
| 1965 | 6,584,735 | 3,239,957 | 67.022 |
| 1970 | 8,325,983 | 3,261,778 | 71.852 |
| 1975 | 10,125,741 | 3,235,246 | 75.786 |
| 1980 | 12,150,036 | 3,193,880 | 79.185 |
| 1985 | 14,343,460 | 3,164,599 | 81.925 |
| 1990 | 16,740,397 | 3,121,559 | 84.284 |
| 1995 | 19,085,299 | 3,103,368 | 86.014 |
| 2000 | 21,441,865 | 3,046,475 | 87.559 |
| 2005 | 23,557,733 | 3,226,428 | 87.954 |
| 2010 | 25,568,720 | 3,459,313 | 88.083 |
| 2015 | 27,464,635 | 3,690,499 | 88.154 |
| 2020 | 29,284,219 | 3,888,173 | 88.279 |
| 2021 | 29,640,551 | 3,917,932 | 88.325 |
| 2022 | 29,993,895 | 3,944,228 | 88.378 |
| 2023 | 30,344,427 | 3,967,040 | 88.438 |
| 2024 | 30,692,408 | 3,986,366 | 88.505 |
- Population
- Urbanization
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 1,070,551 | 1,018,447 | 2,088,997 | 7.35 | 105.116 |
| 05-09 | 1,254,045 | 1,185,421 | 2,439,466 | 8.59 | 105.789 |
| 10-14 | 1,397,143 | 1,325,477 | 2,722,621 | 9.58 | 105.407 |
| 15-19 | 1,402,273 | 1,331,034 | 2,733,307 | 9.62 | 105.352 |
| 20-24 | 1,193,331 | 1,113,802 | 2,307,133 | 8.12 | 107.140 |
| 25-29 | 944,018 | 892,827 | 1,836,844 | 6.47 | 105.734 |
| 30-34 | 882,438 | 872,783 | 1,755,220 | 6.18 | 101.106 |
| 35-39 | 890,124 | 924,798 | 1,814,921 | 6.39 | 96.251 |
| 40-44 | 874,074 | 929,025 | 1,803,100 | 6.35 | 94.085 |
| 45-49 | 842,372 | 901,635 | 1,744,007 | 6.14 | 93.427 |
| 50-54 | 778,468 | 839,054 | 1,617,522 | 5.69 | 92.779 |
| 55-59 | 712,811 | 779,439 | 1,492,251 | 5.25 | 91.452 |
| 60-64 | 612,222 | 688,499 | 1,300,721 | 4.58 | 88.921 |
| 65-69 | 483,654 | 573,248 | 1,056,901 | 3.72 | 84.371 |
| 70-74 | 326,690 | 419,199 | 745,889 | 2.63 | 77.932 |
| 75-79 | 207,022 | 291,617 | 498,639 | 1.76 | 70.991 |
| 80-84 | 111,606 | 179,467 | 291,073 | 1.02 | 62.187 |
| 85-89 | 41,569 | 80,243 | 121,811 | 0.43 | 51.804 |
| 90-94 | 8,870 | 22,533 | 31,403 | 0.11 | 39.364 |
| 95-99 | 579 | 3,063 | 3,643 | 0.01 | 18.903 |
| 100+ | 2 | 73 | 74 | 0.00 | 2.740 |
| Total | 14,033,862 | 14,371,684 | 28,405,543 | 97.649 | |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio