Venezuela Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age in Venezuela, 1960–2100

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 with the average of 31.6 years in other countries. 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 47.3 years by 2100. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

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Venezuela

Male

Female

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

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).

Working-age demographic by year

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Venezuela

Factual

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Factual

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Year	Working age share
	Venezuela	World
2100	57.6%	59.6%
2099	57.7%	59.6%
2098	57.9%	59.7%
2097	58%	59.7%
2096	58.2%	59.7%
2095	58.3%	59.7%
2094	58.4%	59.7%
2093	58.5%	59.8%
2092	58.6%	59.8%
2091	58.7%	59.8%
2090	58.8%	59.8%
2089	58.8%	59.8%
2088	58.8%	59.8%
2087	58.8%	59.8%
2086	58.9%	59.8%
2085	58.9%	59.9%
2084	59%	59.9%
2083	59.1%	60%
2082	59.4%	60.1%
2081	59.6%	60.3%
2080	60%	60.4%
2079	60.3%	60.6%
2078	60.7%	60.7%
2077	61.1%	60.9%
2076	61.5%	61%
2075	61.9%	61.1%
2074	62.3%	61.3%
2073	62.7%	61.4%
2072	63.1%	61.5%
2071	63.6%	61.6%
2070	64%	61.7%
2069	64.3%	61.8%
2068	64.6%	61.9%
2067	64.8%	62%
2066	65%	62%
2065	65.1%	62.1%
2064	65.2%	62.1%
2063	65.2%	62.1%
2062	65.2%	62.2%
2061	65.1%	62.2%
2060	65%	62.3%
2059	65%	62.3%
2058	64.9%	62.4%
2057	64.8%	62.4%
2056	64.6%	62.5%
2055	64.5%	62.7%
2054	64.4%	62.8%
2053	64.3%	62.9%
2052	64.3%	63.1%
2051	64.2%	63.2%
2050	64.1%	63.4%
2049	64%	63.5%
2048	63.9%	63.6%
2047	63.8%	63.8%
2046	63.8%	63.9%
2045	63.8%	64%
2044	63.9%	64.1%
2043	64%	64.2%
2042	64.1%	64.3%
2041	64.2%	64.4%
2040	64.4%	64.5%
2039	64.6%	64.7%
2038	64.8%	64.8%
2037	65.1%	64.9%
2036	65.4%	65.1%
2035	65.6%	65.2%
2034	65.9%	65.3%
2033	66%	65.4%
2032	66%	65.4%
2031	66%	65.4%
2030	66%	65.4%
2029	65.9%	65.4%
2028	65.7%	65.4%
2027	65.5%	65.4%
2026	65.2%	65.2%
2025	64.9%	65.1%
2024	64.8%	65.1%
2023	64.5%	65%
2022	64.2%	64.9%
2021	64%	64.9%
2020	63.9%	64.8%
2019	64.1%	64.9%
2018	64.7%	64.9%
2017	65.2%	65%
2016	65.4%	65.1%
2015	65.3%	65.1%
2014	65.1%	65.2%
2013	64.9%	65.2%
2012	64.7%	65.2%
2011	64.6%	65.2%
2010	64.4%	65.1%
2009	64.1%	65%
2008	63.9%	64.9%
2007	63.7%	64.7%
2006	63.4%	64.5%
2005	63.1%	64.3%
2004	62.8%	64%
2003	62.4%	63.7%
2002	62%	63.4%
2001	61.7%	63.1%
2000	61.3%	62.8%
1999	61%	62.5%
1998	60.6%	62.2%
1997	60.3%	61.9%
1996	59.9%	61.7%
1995	59.6%	61.5%
1994	59.2%	61.3%
1993	58.9%	61.2%
1992	58.6%	61.1%
1991	58.3%	61%
1990	58.1%	60.9%
1989	57.8%	60.8%
1988	57.6%	60.7%
1987	57.4%	60.5%
1986	57.2%	60.4%
1985	57%	60.1%
1984	56.7%	59.9%
1983	56.4%	59.6%
1982	56.2%	59.3%
1981	55.9%	59%
1980	55.6%	58.7%
1979	55.3%	58.4%
1978	54.9%	58%
1977	54.6%	57.7%
1976	54.2%	57.5%
1975	53.9%	57.4%
1974	53.5%	57.3%
1973	53%	57.3%
1972	52.6%	57.2%
1971	52.2%	57.1%
1970	51.8%	57%
1969	51.5%	56.9%
1968	51.2%	56.9%
1967	51%	56.9%
1966	50.8%	56.8%
1965	50.7%	56.9%
1964	50.6%	57%
1963	50.6%	57.2%
1962	50.7%	57.4%
1961	50.8%	57.5%
1960	50.9%	57.6%

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

Age dependency by year

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+

Share of young demographic (0-14 years) by year

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Factual

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Year	Share of 0-14
	Venezuela	World
2100	14.4%	16.5%
2099	14.5%	16.6%
2098	14.5%	16.6%
2097	14.5%	16.7%
2096	14.5%	16.8%
2095	14.6%	16.8%
2094	14.6%	16.9%
2093	14.6%	17%
2092	14.7%	17%
2091	14.7%	17.1%
2090	14.8%	17.2%
2089	14.8%	17.2%
2088	14.9%	17.3%
2087	15%	17.4%
2086	15.1%	17.4%
2085	15.2%	17.5%
2084	15.2%	17.5%
2083	15.3%	17.6%
2082	15.4%	17.7%
2081	15.6%	17.7%
2080	15.7%	17.8%
2079	15.8%	17.8%
2078	15.9%	17.9%
2077	16%	17.9%
2076	16.1%	18%
2075	16.2%	18%
2074	16.4%	18.1%
2073	16.5%	18.2%
2072	16.6%	18.2%
2071	16.7%	18.3%
2070	16.8%	18.3%
2069	16.8%	18.4%
2068	16.9%	18.5%
2067	17%	18.6%
2066	17.1%	18.6%
2065	17.2%	18.7%
2064	17.3%	18.8%
2063	17.4%	18.9%
2062	17.4%	19.1%
2061	17.5%	19.2%
2060	17.7%	19.3%
2059	17.8%	19.4%
2058	17.9%	19.5%
2057	18.1%	19.6%
2056	18.3%	19.8%
2055	18.5%	19.9%
2054	18.7%	20%
2053	18.9%	20.1%
2052	19.1%	20.2%
2051	19.4%	20.3%
2050	19.6%	20.4%
2049	19.9%	20.5%
2048	20.2%	20.6%
2047	20.4%	20.7%
2046	20.6%	20.8%
2045	20.8%	20.9%
2044	21%	20.9%
2043	21.2%	21%
2042	21.3%	21.1%
2041	21.4%	21.2%
2040	21.4%	21.2%
2039	21.5%	21.3%
2038	21.5%	21.4%
2037	21.4%	21.5%
2036	21.4%	21.6%
2035	21.4%	21.8%
2034	21.5%	22%
2033	21.6%	22.2%
2032	21.9%	22.4%
2031	22.2%	22.7%
2030	22.5%	23%
2029	23%	23.3%
2028	23.5%	23.6%
2027	24%	23.9%
2026	24.6%	24.2%
2025	25.2%	24.6%
2024	25.5%	24.7%
2023	26.2%	25%
2022	26.8%	25.3%
2021	27.4%	25.6%
2020	27.8%	25.8%
2019	28%	26%
2018	27.9%	26.2%
2017	27.8%	26.4%
2016	27.9%	26.5%
2015	28.2%	26.6%
2014	28.5%	26.8%
2013	28.9%	26.9%
2012	29.2%	27%
2011	29.5%	27.1%
2010	29.9%	27.3%
2009	30.3%	27.5%
2008	30.6%	27.6%
2007	31%	27.9%
2006	31.4%	28.1%
2005	31.8%	28.5%
2004	32.2%	28.8%
2003	32.7%	29.2%
2002	33.1%	29.6%
2001	33.6%	30%
2000	34%	30.4%
1999	34.5%	30.8%
1998	34.9%	31.1%
1997	35.3%	31.5%
1996	35.8%	31.8%
1995	36.2%	32.1%
1994	36.6%	32.3%
1993	37%	32.5%
1992	37.4%	32.7%
1991	37.8%	32.9%
1990	38.1%	33%
1989	38.4%	33.2%
1988	38.7%	33.4%
1987	39%	33.6%
1986	39.3%	33.8%
1985	39.6%	34%
1984	39.9%	34.3%
1983	40.3%	34.6%
1982	40.6%	34.9%
1981	41%	35.2%
1980	41.3%	35.5%
1979	41.7%	35.9%
1978	42.1%	36.3%
1977	42.5%	36.7%
1976	42.9%	36.9%
1975	43.3%	37.1%
1974	43.8%	37.2%
1973	44.3%	37.3%
1972	44.7%	37.5%
1971	45.2%	37.6%
1970	45.6%	37.7%
1969	46%	37.8%
1968	46.3%	37.9%
1967	46.6%	38%
1966	46.8%	38%
1965	46.9%	38%
1964	47%	38%
1963	47%	37.8%
1962	47%	37.6%
1961	46.9%	37.5%
1960	46.8%	37.4%

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+) by year

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Year	Share of 65+ years old
	Venezuela	World
2100	28%	23.9%
2099	27.8%	23.8%
2098	27.6%	23.7%
2097	27.4%	23.6%
2096	27.3%	23.5%
2095	27.1%	23.4%
2094	27%	23.4%
2093	26.8%	23.3%
2092	26.7%	23.2%
2091	26.6%	23.1%
2090	26.5%	23.1%
2089	26.4%	23%
2088	26.3%	22.9%
2087	26.2%	22.8%
2086	26.1%	22.7%
2085	26%	22.6%
2084	25.8%	22.5%
2083	25.5%	22.4%
2082	25.2%	22.2%
2081	24.8%	22%
2080	24.4%	21.8%
2079	23.9%	21.6%
2078	23.4%	21.4%
2077	22.9%	21.2%
2076	22.4%	21%
2075	21.9%	20.8%
2074	21.3%	20.6%
2073	20.8%	20.4%
2072	20.3%	20.3%
2071	19.8%	20.1%
2070	19.3%	19.9%
2069	18.9%	19.8%
2068	18.5%	19.6%
2067	18.1%	19.5%
2066	17.9%	19.3%
2065	17.7%	19.2%
2064	17.5%	19.1%
2063	17.4%	18.9%
2062	17.4%	18.8%
2061	17.3%	18.6%
2060	17.3%	18.5%
2059	17.3%	18.3%
2058	17.2%	18.1%
2057	17.2%	17.9%
2056	17.1%	17.7%
2055	17%	17.5%
2054	16.9%	17.2%
2053	16.8%	17%
2052	16.6%	16.7%
2051	16.5%	16.4%
2050	16.3%	16.2%
2049	16.1%	16%
2048	16%	15.8%
2047	15.8%	15.5%
2046	15.6%	15.3%
2045	15.3%	15.1%
2044	15.1%	14.9%
2043	14.9%	14.8%
2042	14.7%	14.6%
2041	14.4%	14.4%
2040	14.2%	14.2%
2039	13.9%	14%
2038	13.7%	13.8%
2037	13.5%	13.5%
2036	13.2%	13.3%
2035	12.9%	13%
2034	12.7%	12.7%
2033	12.4%	12.4%
2032	12.1%	12.2%
2031	11.8%	11.9%
2030	11.5%	11.6%
2029	11.2%	11.3%
2028	10.8%	11%
2027	10.5%	10.7%
2026	10.2%	10.5%
2025	9.85%	10.3%
2024	9.68%	10.2%
2023	9.33%	9.98%
2022	8.98%	9.74%
2021	8.63%	9.53%
2020	8.27%	9.33%
2019	7.85%	9.1%
2018	7.39%	8.88%
2017	7%	8.65%
2016	6.74%	8.45%
2015	6.54%	8.26%
2014	6.36%	8.08%
2013	6.19%	7.92%
2012	6.04%	7.78%
2011	5.89%	7.66%
2010	5.74%	7.58%
2009	5.6%	7.52%
2008	5.46%	7.47%
2007	5.34%	7.41%
2006	5.22%	7.34%
2005	5.11%	7.26%
2004	5.01%	7.18%
2003	4.92%	7.1%
2002	4.83%	7.01%
2001	4.74%	6.92%
2000	4.66%	6.84%
1999	4.57%	6.76%
1998	4.48%	6.68%
1997	4.39%	6.61%
1996	4.3%	6.53%
1995	4.22%	6.45%
1994	4.13%	6.37%
1993	4.05%	6.29%
1992	3.96%	6.21%
1991	3.88%	6.14%
1990	3.8%	6.07%
1989	3.72%	6.01%
1988	3.64%	5.95%
1987	3.57%	5.91%
1986	3.49%	5.86%
1985	3.42%	5.82%
1984	3.35%	5.8%
1983	3.28%	5.79%
1982	3.22%	5.8%
1981	3.15%	5.81%
1980	3.09%	5.81%
1979	3.03%	5.77%
1978	2.97%	5.71%
1977	2.91%	5.65%
1976	2.86%	5.59%
1975	2.81%	5.53%
1974	2.76%	5.47%
1973	2.71%	5.42%
1972	2.67%	5.37%
1971	2.62%	5.32%
1970	2.58%	5.28%
1969	2.54%	5.24%
1968	2.49%	5.2%
1967	2.45%	5.16%
1966	2.41%	5.12%
1965	2.37%	5.08%
1964	2.34%	5.04%
1963	2.32%	5.02%
1962	2.29%	5.01%
1961	2.27%	4.99%
1960	2.26%	4.97%

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

Median age map

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