Venezuela birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Venezuela chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Venezuela was 2.08 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 2022. In 1993, the fertility rate was 3.22 — a -35.4% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Venezuela	World
1960	6.38	4.69
1961	6.3	4.56
1962	6.23	5.02
1963	6.16	5.31
1964	6.07	5.13
1965	5.98	5.08
1966	5.87	4.97
1967	5.75	4.87
1968	5.61	4.98
1969	5.47	4.88
1970	5.32	4.84
1971	5.17	4.69
1972	5.04	4.55
1973	4.91	4.42
1974	4.79	4.26
1975	4.69	4.07
1976	4.59	3.97
1977	4.49	3.84
1978	4.4	3.77
1979	4.3	3.76
1980	4.2	3.73
1981	4.1	3.71
1982	4.01	3.72
1983	3.93	3.59
1984	3.86	3.57
1985	3.79	3.53
1986	3.73	3.51
1987	3.67	3.48
1988	3.6	3.39
1989	3.52	3.35
1990	3.45	3.31
1991	3.37	3.13
1992	3.29	3.04
1993	3.22	2.97
1994	3.15	2.92
1995	3.08	2.87
1996	3.02	2.82
1997	2.97	2.78
1998	2.91	2.75
1999	2.86	2.72
2000	2.79	2.73
2001	2.78	2.69
2002	2.74	2.66
2003	2.7	2.64
2004	2.64	2.63
2005	2.63	2.61
2006	2.6	2.61
2007	2.52	2.6
2008	2.48	2.6
2009	2.42	2.59
2010	2.4	2.57
2011	2.4	2.55
2012	2.38	2.56
2013	2.33	2.53
2014	2.3	2.52
2015	2.25	2.49
2016	2.22	2.49
2017	2.18	2.46
2018	2.15	2.39
2019	2.13	2.35
2020	2.12	2.28
2021	2.11	2.25
2022	2.09	2.22
2023	2.08	2.2
2024	2.08	2.19
2025	2.06	2.18
2026	2.04	2.18
2027	2.03	2.17
2028	2.01	2.16
2029	2	2.15
2030	1.99	2.14
2031	1.98	2.13
2032	1.97	2.12
2033	1.96	2.12
2034	1.95	2.11
2035	1.94	2.1
2036	1.93	2.09
2037	1.92	2.09
2038	1.91	2.08
2039	1.91	2.08
2040	1.9	2.08
2041	1.89	2.07
2042	1.88	2.07
2043	1.87	2.07
2044	1.86	2.07
2045	1.86	2.06
2046	1.85	2.06
2047	1.84	2.06
2048	1.84	2.05
2049	1.83	2.05
2050	1.83	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 22.4% were to women under 20 years old, 54.3% to women ages 20-29, and 23.3% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 17.7%, 55.3%, and 27% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Venezuela by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Venezuela	World
1960	46.8%	37.4%
1961	46.9%	37.5%
1962	47%	37.6%
1963	47%	37.8%
1964	47%	38%
1965	46.9%	38%
1966	46.8%	38%
1967	46.6%	38%
1968	46.3%	37.9%
1969	46%	37.8%
1970	45.6%	37.7%
1971	45.2%	37.6%
1972	44.7%	37.5%
1973	44.3%	37.3%
1974	43.8%	37.2%
1975	43.3%	37.1%
1976	42.9%	36.9%
1977	42.5%	36.7%
1978	42.1%	36.3%
1979	41.7%	35.9%
1980	41.3%	35.5%
1981	41%	35.2%
1982	40.6%	34.9%
1983	40.3%	34.6%
1984	39.9%	34.3%
1985	39.6%	34%
1986	39.3%	33.8%
1987	39%	33.6%
1988	38.7%	33.4%
1989	38.4%	33.2%
1990	38.1%	33%
1991	37.8%	32.9%
1992	37.4%	32.7%
1993	37%	32.5%
1994	36.6%	32.3%
1995	36.2%	32.1%
1996	35.8%	31.8%
1997	35.3%	31.5%
1998	34.9%	31.1%
1999	34.5%	30.8%
2000	34%	30.4%
2001	33.6%	30%
2002	33.1%	29.6%
2003	32.7%	29.2%
2004	32.2%	28.8%
2005	31.8%	28.5%
2006	31.4%	28.1%
2007	31%	27.9%
2008	30.6%	27.6%
2009	30.3%	27.5%
2010	29.9%	27.3%
2011	29.5%	27.1%
2012	29.2%	27%
2013	28.9%	26.9%
2014	28.5%	26.8%
2015	28.2%	26.6%
2016	27.9%	26.5%
2017	27.8%	26.4%
2018	27.9%	26.2%
2019	28%	26%
2020	27.8%	25.8%
2021	27.4%	25.6%
2022	26.8%	25.3%
2023	26.2%	25%
2024	25.5%	24.7%
2025	24.9%	24.4%
2026	24.3%	24.1%
2027	23.8%	23.8%
2028	23.2%	23.4%
2029	22.8%	23.1%
2030	22.4%	22.8%
2031	22%	22.6%
2032	21.7%	22.3%
2033	21.5%	22.1%
2034	21.4%	21.9%
2035	21.4%	21.7%
2036	21.4%	21.6%
2037	21.5%	21.5%
2038	21.5%	21.4%
2039	21.4%	21.3%
2040	21.4%	21.2%
2041	21.3%	21.1%
2042	21.2%	21%
2043	21.1%	21%
2044	20.9%	20.9%
2045	20.7%	20.8%
2046	20.5%	20.7%
2047	20.3%	20.7%
2048	20%	20.6%
2049	19.8%	20.5%
2050	19.5%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Venezuela was 46.8% in 1960, 37% in 1993, and 25.5% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Venezuela.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Venezuela, excluding migration, has been +1% annually. On average, 294,625 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Venezuela
1960	285,105
1961	292,109
1962	299,345
1963	307,279
1964	314,397
1965	321,695
1966	329,697
1967	335,813
1968	340,973
1969	343,596
1970	350,709
1971	355,212
1972	360,749
1973	367,612
1974	375,678
1975	385,045
1976	395,344
1977	405,315
1978	414,032
1979	421,256
1980	425,613
1981	432,059
1982	436,564
1983	443,569
1984	449,186
1985	455,517
1986	468,252
1987	474,204
1988	477,569
1989	478,053
1990	478,168
1991	477,917
1992	474,824
1993	473,189
1994	469,178
1995	469,267
1996	468,653
1997	472,002
1998	469,123
1999	463,787
2000	459,802
2001	451,487
2002	466,821
2003	456,902
2004	455,881
2005	463,260
2006	460,152
2007	452,482
2008	435,870
2009	427,257
2010	425,397
2011	425,958
2012	420,758
2013	408,930
2014	395,088
2015	384,560
2016	359,651
2017	340,222
2018	317,302
2019	274,826
2020	237,223
2021	207,746
2022	216,619
2023	213,020

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Venezuela was 227 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.23% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a +164% increase compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Venezuela	World
1985	83	460
1986	81	438
1987	81	429
1988	80	414
1989	80	401
1990	83	391
1991	80	395
1992	82	395
1993	82	389
1994	84	382
1995	84	371
1996	86	366
1997	82	358
1998	82	360
1999	88	340
2000	86	328
2001	101	321
2002	87	311
2003	97	301
2004	94	291
2005	93	283
2006	96	276
2007	92	269
2008	103	264
2009	109	258
2010	110	253
2011	104	247
2012	113	239
2013	123	235
2014	133	231
2015	136	228
2016	162	220
2017	195	215
2018	205	211
2019	202	207
2020	207	211
2021	251	242
2022	219	203
2023	227	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Venezuela was 24.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 2.43% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is up from 21.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Venezuela	World
1960	7.97%	18.5%
1961	7.72%	18.1%
1962	7.49%	17.8%
1963	7.3%	17.5%
1964	7.14%	17.7%
1965	7%	17.5%
1966	6.87%	17.3%
1967	6.75%	17%
1968	6.61%	16.5%
1969	6.47%	15.5%
1970	6.3%	15.2%
1971	6.12%	15.1%
1972	5.94%	14.4%
1973	5.75%	14.1%
1974	5.57%	13.7%
1975	5.38%	13.4%
1976	5.2%	13%
1977	5.01%	12.5%
1978	4.82%	12.1%
1979	4.62%	11.7%
1980	4.42%	11.4%
1981	4.24%	11%
1982	4.07%	10.8%
1983	3.91%	10.6%
1984	3.77%	10.4%
1985	3.64%	10.1%
1986	3.5%	9.81%
1987	3.37%	9.47%
1988	3.23%	9.31%
1989	3.09%	9.02%
1990	2.96%	8.81%
1991	2.86%	8.66%
1992	2.78%	8.46%
1993	2.73%	8.19%
1994	2.68%	7.98%
1995	2.63%	7.76%
1996	2.55%	7.52%
1997	2.45%	7.28%
1998	2.34%	7.05%
1999	2.24%	6.76%
2000	2.15%	6.48%
2001	2.09%	6.21%
2002	2.03%	5.94%
2003	1.98%	5.65%
2004	1.91%	5.43%
2005	1.85%	5.16%
2006	1.79%	4.92%
2007	1.74%	4.7%
2008	1.72%	4.5%
2009	1.71%	4.31%
2010	1.72%	4.11%
2011	1.73%	3.97%
2012	1.76%	3.77%
2013	1.79%	3.61%
2014	1.83%	3.48%
2015	1.92%	3.35%
2016	2.43%	3.23%
2017	2.43%	3.11%
2018	2.43%	2.97%
2019	2.43%	2.86%
2020	2.43%	2.75%
2021	2.43%	2.66%
2022	2.43%	2.59%
2023	2.43%	2.49%