Venezuela Demographics

Population of Venezuela (2024)

View live population, charts & trends: Population of Venezuela

Venezuela Population
28,405,543
Yearly Change
+ 0.37%
Global Share
0.35%
Global Rank

Median Age

The median age in Venezuela is 29.2 years (2024).

Fertility in Venezuela

A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility: the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing international immigration. A value below 2.1 will cause the native population to decline

pregnant_woman Total Fertiliy Rate (TFR)
2.1
(Live Births per Woman, 2024)

Life Expectancy in Venezuela

See also: Countries in the world ranked by Life Expectancy

Both Sexes
72.7 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes combined)
Females
76.7 years
(life expectancy at birth, females)
Males
68.9 years
(life expectancy at birth, males)

Infant Mortality Rate and Deaths of Children under 5 Years Old in Venezuela

Infant Mortality
14.8
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Deaths under age 5
17.9
(per 1,000 live births)

Venezuela Urban Population

Currently, 100% of the population of Venezuela is urban (28,405,543 people in 2024)

Population Density

The 2024 population density in Venezuela is 32 people per Km2 (83 people per mi2), calculated on a total land area of 882,050 Km2 (340,561 sq. miles).

Largest Cities in Venezuela

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Caracas 3,000,000
2 Maracaibo 2,225,000
3 Maracay 1,754,256
4 Valencia 1,619,470
5 Barquisimeto 1,240,714
6 Ciudad Guayana 950,000
7 Barcelona 815,141
8 Maturin 647,459
9 Ciudad Bolivar 412,619
10 Cumana 405,626
11 Barinas 397,279
12 Puerto La Cruz 370,000
13 Petare 364,684
14 Turmero 344,700
15 Merida 300,000
16 Cabimas 291,147
17 San Cristobal 289,852
18 Alto Barinas 284,289
19 Santa Teresa del Tuy 278,890
20 Los Teques 252,242
21 Guarenas 248,588
22 Coro 246,657
23 Valera 244,708
24 Baruta 244,216
25 San Fernando de Apure 229,197
26 Guatire 227,666
27 El Tigre 222,450
28 Porlamar 216,234
29 San Felipe 206,270

See also

Sources

Definitions

Population Pyramid

A Population pyramid (also called "Age-Sex Pyramid") is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population.

Types:

  • Expansive - pyramid with a wide base (larger percentage of people in younger age groups, indicating high birth rates and high fertility rates) and narrow top (high death rate and lower life expectancies). It suggests a growing population. Example: Nigera Population Pyramid
  • Constrictive - pyramid with a narrow base (lower percentage of younger people, indicating declining birth rates with each succeeding age group getting smaller than the previous one). Example: United States
  • Stationary - with a somewhat equal proportion of the population in each age group. The population is stable, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Stages:

 

Dependency Ratio

There are three types of age dependency ratio: Youth, Elderly, and Total. All three ratios are commonly multiplied by 100.

Youth Dependency Ratio
Definition: population ages 0-15 divided by the population ages 16-64.
Formula: ([Population ages 0-15] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Elderly dependency ratio
Definition: population ages 65-plus divided by the population ages 16-64.
Formula: ([Population ages 65-plus] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Total dependency ratio
Definition: sum of the youth and old-age ratios.
Formula: (([Population ages 0-15] + [Population ages 65-plus]) ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

NOTE: Dependency Ratio does not take into account labor force participation rates by age group. Some portion of the population counted as "working age" may actually be unemployed or not in the labor force whereas some portion of the "dependent" population may be employed and not necessarily economically dependent.