The current population of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is 28,604,065 as of Tuesday, April 14, 2026, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data¹.
Venezuela 2026 population is estimated at 28,633,711 people at mid-year.
Venezuela population is equivalent to 0.34% of the total world population.
Venezuela ranks number 54 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in Venezuela is 32 per Km² (84 people per mi²).
The total land area is 882,050 Km² (340,561 sq. miles).
100% of the population is urban (28,633,711 people in 2026)
The median age in Venezuela is 29.5 years.

1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Venezuela (2026 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Venezuela Global Rank
2026	28,633,711	0.41%	116,815	−92,869	29.5	2.04	32	–	–	0.34%	8,300,678,395	54
2025	28,516,896	0.39%	111,353	−100,467	29.4	2.06	32	–	–	0.35%	8,231,613,070	53
2024	28,405,543	0.37%	104,689	−105,297	29.2	2.08	32	–	–	0.35%	8,161,972,572	53
2023	28,300,854	0.31%	87,837	−112,899	29	2.08	32	–	–	0.35%	8,091,734,930	53
2022	28,213,017	−0.41%	−115,530	−141,107	28.8	2.09	32	–	–	0.35%	8,021,407,192	52
2020	28,444,077	−1.43%	−425,979	−524,649	28.2	2.12	32	–	–	0.36%	7,887,001,292	52
2015	30,573,972	1.19%	352,174	−77,417	26.3	2.25	35	89.8%	27,464,635	0.41%	7,470,491,872	44
2010	28,813,101	1.47%	405,459	−52,781	24.8	2.4	33	88.7%	25,568,720	0.41%	7,021,732,148	41
2005	26,785,804	1.78%	451,819	−18,407	23.4	2.63	30	87.9%	23,557,733	0.41%	6,586,970,132	41
2000	24,526,708	2.02%	466,577	−1,999	22	2.79	28	87.4%	21,441,865	0.40%	6,171,702,993	41
1995	22,193,821	2.28%	473,362	−622	20.8	3.08	25	86%	19,085,299	0.39%	5,758,878,982	43
1990	19,827,010	2.57%	473,115	−69	19.7	3.45	22	84.4%	16,740,397	0.37%	5,327,803,110	43
1985	17,461,434	2.73%	440,643	237	18.8	3.79	20	82.1%	14,343,460	0.36%	4,868,943,465	44
1980	15,258,218	2.92%	408,465	237	17.8	4.2	17	79.6%	12,150,036	0.34%	4,447,606,236	44
1975	13,215,892	3.02%	365,620	186	16.8	4.69	15	76.6%	10,125,741	0.32%	4,070,735,277	48
1970	11,387,790	3.27%	338,000	305	15.9	5.32	13	73.1%	8,325,983	0.31%	3,694,683,794	47
1965	9,697,790	3.51%	307,540	1,656	15.4	5.98	11	67.9%	6,584,735	0.29%	3,334,533,703	50
1960	8,160,090	3.85%	280,855	8,369	15.5	6.38	9	61.5%	5,019,512	0.27%	3,015,470,894	54
1955	6,755,813	4.24%	253,393	27,608	16	6.6	8	54.6%	3,687,084	0.25%	2,740,213,792	59

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Venezuela Population Forecast

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Venezuela Global Rank
2030	29,151,810	0.44%	126,983	−69,481	30.2	1.99	33	–	–	0.34%	8,569,124,911	55
2035	29,883,329	0.5%	146,304	−48,377	31.3	1.94	34	–	–	0.34%	8,885,210,181	56
2040	30,495,443	0.41%	122,423	−43,452	32.9	1.9	35	–	–	0.33%	9,177,190,203	60
2045	30,871,487	0.25%	75,209	−40,400	34.7	1.86	35	–	–	0.33%	9,439,639,668	62
2050	31,094,883	0.14%	44,679	−29,132	36.5	1.83	35	–	–	0.32%	9,664,378,587	62

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Venezuela Demographics (2026)

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Life Expectancy

73.0 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate

14.0

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5

16.9

(per 1,000 live births)

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Main Cities by Population in Venezuela

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

Rank	Urban Area	Population Estimate (2025)
1	Caracas	2,576,666
2	Maracaibo	2,030,633
3	Valencia	1,435,894
4	Maracay	845,329
5	Barquisimeto	812,384
6	Barcelona	674,757
7	Ciudad Guayana	535,164
8	Maturin	452,835
9	Guarenas	399,477
10	Cumana	379,333
11	San Cristobal	361,969
12	Catia La Mar [La Guaira]	320,109
13	Ciudad Bolivar	307,794
14	Barinas	295,298
15	Cabimas	283,656
16	Acarigua	272,060
17	Porlamar	265,905
18	Punto Fijo	255,662
19	San Antonio de los Altos [Los Teques]	250,491
20	Mérida	213,026
21	Coro	195,549
22	Santa Teresa del Tuy	192,733
23	Guanare	170,448
24	Ciudad Ojeda	165,418
25	Puerto Cabello	155,850
26	Valera	142,767
27	Carora	140,890
28	Charallave	133,371
29	La Victoria	131,326
30	Barrio Alí Primera	121,498
31	Anaco	120,906
32	Chirica Vieja	120,036
33	Puerto Ayacucho	114,031
34	Cabudare	113,832
35	Calabozo	113,721
36	San Carlos	110,807
37	Carúpano	109,664
38	Tucupita	108,786
39	Valle de La Pascua	104,229
40	El Vigía	100,999
41	San Juan de Los Morros	100,074
42	Cúa	99,402
43	Tamaca	97,674
44	Machiques	92,377
45	Biruaca	91,838
46	Ocumare del Tuy	88,695
47	Tinaquillo	85,642
48	El Tocuyo	77,967
49	Upata	77,090
50	Santa Bárbara del Zulia	76,966
51	Villa del Rosario	74,095
52	El Zorro	72,601
53	Rubio	70,854
54	Socopó	69,496
55	Palo Negro	67,361
56	Las Mercedes	66,660
57	San Mateo	66,634
58	San Rafael del Moján	65,345
59	Villa de Cura	65,316
60	San José de Guanipa	64,699
61	Boconó	57,844
62	Marín	55,738
63	Puerto Escondido	54,943
64	Quíbor	54,420
65	Duaca	54,286
66	Zaraza	53,298
67	La Concepción	51,728
68	Punta de Mata	51,043
69	San Antonio del Táchira	50,428

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Notes

The Venezuela Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Venezuela delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Venezuela (1950 - 2026) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2026.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2026. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2026: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2026: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Venezuela in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Venezuela Population (LIVE)