Venezuela

Country in Americas

In brief

Population: 28.5M (2025). World rank 53 of 216; in Americas, 8 of 46. Living in cities: 89.3% (2025). World rank 33 of 216; in Americas, 11 of 46. Net migration per year: -100.5K (2025). World rank 200 of 216; in Americas, 44 of 46. From 2015 to 2025: population 30.6M → 28.5M, population growth per year +1.1% → +0.4%, and living in cities 89% → 89.3%.

Population and migration

Population: 28,516,896 2025
Population density: 31.1 per km² 2025
Population growth per year: +0.4% 2025
Living in cities: 89.3% 2025
Net migration per year: -100.5K 2025
Born in another country: 4.4% 2024

Age and life expectancy

Aged 0–14: 24.9% 2025
Aged 15–64: 65.1% 2025
Aged 65 and over: 10% 2025
Life expectancy: 72.7 years 2024
Life expectancy, women: 76.7 years 2024
Life expectancy, men: 68.9 years 2024

Births and deaths

Children per woman: 2.1 2024
Births per 1,000 people: 15.2 2024
Deaths per 1,000 people: 7.7 2024

Society

Languages: Spanish
Religions: Catholic 48.1%, Protestant 31.6%, no religion 13.7%, other 4.3%, and other Christian 1.4% (2023)