Venezuela Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Venezuela vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Venezuela	World
1960	16.6	22.5
1961	16.6	22.5
1962	16.5	22.4
1963	16.5	22.2
1964	16.5	22
1965	16.5	21.8
1966	16.6	21.7
1967	16.6	21.6
1968	16.7	21.5
1969	16.9	21.5
1970	17	21.4
1971	17.2	21.4
1972	17.3	21.5
1973	17.5	21.5
1974	17.7	21.6
1975	17.9	21.7
1976	18.1	21.9
1977	18.3	22
1978	18.5	22.2
1979	18.7	22.3
1980	18.8	22.5
1981	19	22.6
1982	19.2	22.7
1983	19.4	22.9
1984	19.6	23
1985	19.8	23.2
1986	20	23.3
1987	20.2	23.4
1988	20.4	23.6
1989	20.6	23.8
1990	20.8	23.9
1991	21	24.1
1992	21.2	24.3
1993	21.4	24.5
1994	21.6	24.7
1995	21.9	25
1996	22.1	25.2
1997	22.3	25.4
1998	22.6	25.7
1999	22.8	25.9
2000	23.1	26.1
2001	23.4	26.3
2002	23.6	26.5
2003	23.9	26.7
2004	24.1	27
2005	24.4	27.2
2006	24.7	27.4
2007	24.9	27.6
2008	25.2	27.8
2009	25.5	28
2010	25.8	28.2
2011	26.1	28.4
2012	26.5	28.6
2013	26.8	28.9
2014	27.1	29.1
2015	27.4	29.3
2016	27.7	29.5
2017	28	29.8
2018	28.4	30
2019	28.9	30.3
2020	29.2	30.6
2021	29.6	30.8
2022	29.8	31
2023	30	31.3
2024	30.2	31.6
2025	30.4	31.9
2026	30.5	32.1
2027	30.7	32.3
2028	30.8	32.6
2029	31	32.8
2030	31.2	33
2031	31.4	33.2
2032	31.6	33.4
2033	31.8	33.6
2034	32	33.8
2035	32.3	34
2036	32.6	34.2
2037	32.9	34.4
2038	33.2	34.6
2039	33.6	34.8
2040	33.9	35
2041	34.3	35.2
2042	34.6	35.4
2043	35	35.6
2044	35.3	35.8
2045	35.7	36
2046	36.1	36.2
2047	36.4	36.4
2048	36.8	36.6
2049	37.1	36.8
2050	37.5	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Venezuela was 16.6 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 30.2 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 179th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Venezuela ranks 104th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Venezuela is expected to increase to around 37.5 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Venezuela demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Venezuela
	Male	Female
0-4	3.77%	3.59%
5-9	4.41%	4.17%
10-14	4.92%	4.67%
15-19	4.94%	4.69%
20-24	4.2%	3.92%
25-29	3.32%	3.14%
30-34	3.11%	3.07%
35-39	3.13%	3.26%
40-44	3.08%	3.27%
45-49	2.97%	3.17%
50-54	2.74%	2.95%
55-59	2.51%	2.74%
60-64	2.16%	2.42%
65-69	1.7%	2.02%
70-74	1.15%	1.48%
75-79	0.73%	1.03%
80+	0.57%	1%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Venezuela has low demographic potential with 55.9% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 105/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Venezuela			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	96.4%	92%	4.43%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	96.9%	92.4%	4.48%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	97.2%	92.7%	4.52%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	97.4%	92.9%	4.57%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	97.5%	92.8%	4.63%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	97.3%	92.6%	4.68%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	96.9%	92.1%	4.74%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	96.2%	91.4%	4.81%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	95.3%	90.4%	4.87%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	94.2%	89.3%	4.93%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	93%	88%	4.98%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	91.6%	86.6%	5.03%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	90.1%	85.1%	5.07%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	88.6%	83.5%	5.12%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	87.1%	81.9%	5.16%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	85.7%	80.5%	5.21%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	84.4%	79.1%	5.27%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	83.2%	77.8%	5.33%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	82%	76.6%	5.4%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	81%	75.5%	5.48%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	80%	74.4%	5.56%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	79%	73.4%	5.64%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	78.1%	72.3%	5.73%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	77.2%	71.4%	5.82%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	76.3%	70.4%	5.91%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	75.5%	69.5%	6%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	74.8%	68.7%	6.1%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	74.2%	68%	6.21%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	73.5%	67.2%	6.32%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	72.9%	66.5%	6.44%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	72.2%	65.7%	6.54%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	71.4%	64.8%	6.65%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	70.6%	63.9%	6.76%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	69.7%	62.9%	6.87%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	68.8%	61.8%	6.97%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	67.9%	60.8%	7.08%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	66.9%	59.7%	7.18%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	65.9%	58.7%	7.29%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	65%	57.6%	7.4%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	64.1%	56.6%	7.5%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	63.1%	55.5%	7.6%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	62.2%	54.5%	7.69%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	61.2%	53.4%	7.78%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	60.3%	52.4%	7.89%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	59.4%	51.4%	7.99%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	58.5%	50.4%	8.11%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	57.8%	49.5%	8.24%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	57.1%	48.7%	8.39%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	56.5%	47.9%	8.55%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	55.9%	47.2%	8.73%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	55.4%	46.4%	8.92%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	54.9%	45.8%	9.12%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	54.4%	45.1%	9.33%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	54%	44.5%	9.54%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	53.6%	43.8%	9.77%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	53.2%	43.2%	10%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	53%	42.7%	10.3%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	53.4%	42.6%	10.7%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	54.6%	43.2%	11.4%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	56%	43.7%	12.2%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	56.5%	43.6%	12.9%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	56.3%	42.8%	13.5%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	55.7%	41.7%	14%	54%	39%	15%
2023	55%	40.5%	14.5%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	54.3%	39.4%	14.9%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Venezuela decreased from 59.4% to 54.3% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Venezuela working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Venezuela	World
1960	50.9%	57.6%
1961	50.8%	57.5%
1962	50.7%	57.4%
1963	50.6%	57.2%
1964	50.6%	57%
1965	50.7%	56.9%
1966	50.8%	56.8%
1967	51%	56.9%
1968	51.2%	56.9%
1969	51.5%	56.9%
1970	51.8%	57%
1971	52.2%	57.1%
1972	52.6%	57.2%
1973	53%	57.3%
1974	53.5%	57.3%
1975	53.9%	57.4%
1976	54.2%	57.5%
1977	54.6%	57.7%
1978	54.9%	58%
1979	55.3%	58.4%
1980	55.6%	58.7%
1981	55.9%	59%
1982	56.2%	59.3%
1983	56.4%	59.6%
1984	56.7%	59.9%
1985	57%	60.1%
1986	57.2%	60.4%
1987	57.4%	60.5%
1988	57.6%	60.7%
1989	57.8%	60.8%
1990	58.1%	60.9%
1991	58.3%	61%
1992	58.6%	61.1%
1993	58.9%	61.2%
1994	59.2%	61.3%
1995	59.6%	61.5%
1996	59.9%	61.7%
1997	60.3%	61.9%
1998	60.6%	62.2%
1999	61%	62.5%
2000	61.3%	62.8%
2001	61.7%	63.1%
2002	62%	63.4%
2003	62.4%	63.7%
2004	62.8%	64%
2005	63.1%	64.3%
2006	63.4%	64.5%
2007	63.7%	64.7%
2008	63.9%	64.9%
2009	64.1%	65%
2010	64.4%	65.1%
2011	64.6%	65.2%
2012	64.7%	65.2%
2013	64.9%	65.2%
2014	65.1%	65.2%
2015	65.3%	65.1%
2016	65.4%	65.1%
2017	65.2%	65%
2018	64.7%	64.9%
2019	64.1%	64.9%
2020	63.9%	64.8%
2021	64%	64.9%
2022	64.2%	64.9%
2023	64.5%	65%
2024	64.8%	65.1%
2025	65.1%	65.2%
2026	65.3%	65.3%
2027	65.6%	65.4%
2028	65.8%	65.4%
2029	65.9%	65.4%
2030	66%	65.4%
2031	66%	65.4%
2032	66%	65.4%
2033	65.9%	65.4%
2034	65.7%	65.3%
2035	65.5%	65.2%
2036	65.2%	65%
2037	65%	64.9%
2038	64.7%	64.7%
2039	64.5%	64.6%
2040	64.3%	64.5%
2041	64.1%	64.4%
2042	64%	64.3%
2043	63.9%	64.2%
2044	63.8%	64.1%
2045	63.8%	63.9%
2046	63.8%	63.8%
2047	63.9%	63.7%
2048	63.9%	63.6%
2049	64%	63.4%
2050	64.1%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Venezuela changed from 62.8% to 64.8% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	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 decreased from 32.2% to 25.5% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Venezuela	World
1960	2.26%	4.97%
1961	2.27%	4.99%
1962	2.29%	5.01%
1963	2.32%	5.02%
1964	2.34%	5.04%
1965	2.37%	5.08%
1966	2.41%	5.12%
1967	2.45%	5.16%
1968	2.49%	5.2%
1969	2.54%	5.24%
1970	2.58%	5.28%
1971	2.62%	5.32%
1972	2.67%	5.37%
1973	2.71%	5.42%
1974	2.76%	5.47%
1975	2.81%	5.53%
1976	2.86%	5.59%
1977	2.91%	5.65%
1978	2.97%	5.71%
1979	3.03%	5.77%
1980	3.09%	5.81%
1981	3.15%	5.81%
1982	3.22%	5.8%
1983	3.28%	5.79%
1984	3.35%	5.8%
1985	3.42%	5.82%
1986	3.49%	5.86%
1987	3.57%	5.91%
1988	3.64%	5.95%
1989	3.72%	6.01%
1990	3.8%	6.07%
1991	3.88%	6.14%
1992	3.96%	6.21%
1993	4.05%	6.29%
1994	4.13%	6.37%
1995	4.22%	6.45%
1996	4.3%	6.53%
1997	4.39%	6.61%
1998	4.48%	6.68%
1999	4.57%	6.76%
2000	4.66%	6.84%
2001	4.74%	6.92%
2002	4.83%	7.01%
2003	4.92%	7.1%
2004	5.01%	7.18%
2005	5.11%	7.26%
2006	5.22%	7.34%
2007	5.34%	7.41%
2008	5.46%	7.47%
2009	5.6%	7.52%
2010	5.74%	7.58%
2011	5.89%	7.66%
2012	6.04%	7.78%
2013	6.19%	7.92%
2014	6.36%	8.08%
2015	6.54%	8.26%
2016	6.74%	8.45%
2017	7%	8.65%
2018	7.39%	8.88%
2019	7.85%	9.1%
2020	8.27%	9.33%
2021	8.63%	9.53%
2022	8.98%	9.74%
2023	9.33%	9.98%
2024	9.68%	10.2%
2025	10%	10.4%
2026	10.4%	10.6%
2027	10.7%	10.8%
2028	11%	11.1%
2029	11.3%	11.5%
2030	11.6%	11.7%
2031	11.9%	12%
2032	12.2%	12.3%
2033	12.5%	12.6%
2034	12.8%	12.8%
2035	13.1%	13.1%
2036	13.3%	13.4%
2037	13.6%	13.7%
2038	13.8%	13.9%
2039	14.1%	14.1%
2040	14.3%	14.3%
2041	14.5%	14.5%
2042	14.8%	14.7%
2043	15%	14.9%
2044	15.2%	15%
2045	15.5%	15.2%
2046	15.7%	15.4%
2047	15.9%	15.7%
2048	16%	15.9%
2049	16.2%	16.1%
2050	16.4%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Venezuela increased from 5.01% to 9.68% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.