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Population in the United States compared to Venezuela: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the United States was 341,784,857 in 2025 vs 28,405,543 people in Venezuela in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current United States' population is 344,023,146 people compared to 28,661,242 in Venezuela.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 12 times bigger than Venezuela's.
  • The United States is ranked the 3rd most populous country in the world, while Venezuela is the 54th.
  • The countries together account for 4.5% of the world: 4.15% for the United States vs 0.35% for Venezuela.
  • For the last 10 years, the United States has had an average growth rate of +0.65% per year vs -0.46% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2006, the population of the United States has increased from 298M people to 344M (15.3% growth), while Venezuela has grown from 27.2M to 28.7M (5.28% growth).

United States vs Venezuela: population by year and forecast

United States
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
United States Venezuela
2100 415,429,771 28,408,393
2099 414,829,167 28,554,225
2098 414,231,720 28,705,786
2097 413,576,381 28,850,257
2096 412,927,393 28,995,972
2095 412,225,379 29,132,759
2094 411,498,749 29,262,925
2093 410,785,729 29,392,244
2092 410,051,921 29,508,795
2091 409,320,183 29,621,832
2090 408,613,732 29,732,297
2089 407,885,645 29,838,428
2088 407,129,733 29,934,468
2087 406,421,298 30,028,670
2086 405,715,343 30,118,600
2085 405,059,379 30,199,220
2084 404,343,130 30,274,712
2083 403,612,785 30,346,195
2082 402,871,293 30,416,426
2081 402,054,554 30,482,094
2080 401,319,194 30,547,260
2079 400,554,914 30,610,834
2078 399,737,968 30,672,514
2077 398,906,565 30,728,816
2076 398,035,750 30,777,988
2075 397,109,170 30,827,559
2074 396,226,412 30,866,891
2073 395,307,725 30,911,390
2072 394,393,561 30,954,923
2071 393,415,363 30,997,109
2070 392,469,727 31,037,381
2069 391,479,981 31,075,808
2068 390,517,695 31,109,149
2067 389,543,856 31,145,122
2066 388,597,719 31,175,867
2065 387,685,327 31,200,466
2064 386,805,026 31,215,062
2063 385,911,917 31,230,451
2062 385,032,627 31,243,713
2061 384,170,837 31,253,501
2060 383,361,269 31,262,578
2059 382,542,030 31,270,532
2058 381,704,804 31,271,671
2057 380,907,023 31,274,675
2056 380,159,777 31,266,571
2055 379,430,756 31,250,513
2054 378,682,851 31,236,686
2053 377,878,421 31,220,143
2052 377,073,303 31,192,608
2051 376,229,840 31,172,098
2050 375,373,155 31,137,475
2049 374,493,150 31,102,109
2048 373,590,762 31,060,623
2047 372,626,259 31,007,458
2046 371,644,809 30,958,617
2045 370,602,914 30,903,304
2044 369,518,897 30,843,044
2043 368,375,680 30,774,770
2042 367,158,772 30,692,483
2041 365,937,822 30,605,785
2040 364,671,837 30,502,599
2039 363,367,337 30,387,061
2038 361,997,023 30,266,220
2037 360,606,236 30,143,030
2036 359,193,245 30,012,966
2035 357,750,686 29,868,832
2034 356,266,726 29,716,052
2033 354,775,032 29,572,150
2032 353,259,037 29,426,362
2031 351,721,511 29,278,011
2030 350,155,042 29,137,930
2029 348,564,667 29,002,751
2028 346,906,294 28,878,872
2027 345,257,605 28,749,068
2026 343,565,426 28,628,678
2025 341,784,857 28,514,989
2024 340,110,988 28,405,543
2023 334,914,895 28,300,854
2022 333,271,411 28,213,017
2021 331,893,745 28,237,826
2020 331,526,933 28,444,077
2019 328,329,953 28,938,098
2018 326,838,199 29,807,592
2017 325,122,128 30,565,323
2016 323,071,755 30,765,720
2015 320,738,994 30,573,972
2014 318,386,329 30,254,079
2013 316,059,947 29,912,198
2012 313,877,662 29,553,826
2011 311,583,481 29,185,212
2010 309,327,143 28,813,101
2009 306,771,529 28,438,298
2008 304,093,966 28,053,696
2007 301,231,207 27,649,363
2006 298,379,912 27,224,686
2005 295,516,599 26,785,804
2004 292,805,298 26,340,838
2003 290,107,933 25,892,703
2002 287,625,193 25,435,671
2001 284,968,955 24,979,922
2000 282,162,411 24,526,708
1999 279,294,713 24,066,593
1998 276,115,288 23,601,337
1997 272,911,760 23,131,685
1996 269,667,391 22,662,113
1995 266,557,091 22,193,821
1994 263,435,673 21,725,188
1993 260,255,352 21,254,520
1992 256,894,189 20,780,948
1991 253,492,503 20,304,896
1990 250,131,894 19,827,010
1989 246,819,222 19,348,921
1988 244,499,004 18,871,020
1987 242,288,936 18,394,963
1986 240,132,831 17,923,536
1985 237,923,734 17,461,434
1984 235,824,908 17,008,841
1983 233,792,014 16,562,205
1982 231,664,432 16,121,874
1981 229,465,744 15,687,297
1980 226,542,250 15,258,218
1979 225,055,487 14,834,552
1978 222,584,545 14,416,684
1977 220,239,425 14,006,812
1976 218,035,164 13,606,284
1975 215,973,199 13,215,892
1974 213,853,928 12,835,351
1973 211,908,788 12,463,537
1972 209,896,021 12,099,180
1971 207,660,677 11,741,008
1970 205,052,174 11,387,790
1969 202,676,946 11,040,280
1968 200,706,052 10,697,530
1967 198,712,056 10,358,513
1966 196,560,338 10,024,854
1965 194,302,963 9,697,790
1964 191,888,791 9,377,712
1963 189,241,798 9,064,021
1962 186,537,737 8,756,870
1961 183,691,481 8,455,915
1960 180,671,158 8,160,090

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of the United States increased by 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth), while Venezuela gained 3,541,034 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the United States gained 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth), while Venezuela's population decreased by 2,104,478 people (a 6.84% decline).

The United States was ranked 3rd most populous country in 2006 and is still 3rd in 2026. Venezuela was ranked 41st in 2006 and ranked 54th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the United States' population will grow by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd. The population of Venezuela will increase by 8.64% to 31,137,475 people and rank change from 54th to 61st.

The United States is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 415M people compared to the peak of 31.3M people in 2057 for Venezuela.

Population growth rate by year

United States
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
United States Venezuela
2100 0.14% -0.51%
2099 0.14% -0.53%
2098 0.16% -0.5%
2097 0.16% -0.5%
2096 0.17% -0.47%
2095 0.18% -0.44%
2094 0.17% -0.44%
2093 0.18% -0.39%
2092 0.18% -0.38%
2091 0.17% -0.37%
2090 0.18% -0.36%
2089 0.19% -0.32%
2088 0.17% -0.31%
2087 0.17% -0.3%
2086 0.16% -0.27%
2085 0.18% -0.25%
2084 0.18% -0.24%
2083 0.18% -0.23%
2082 0.2% -0.22%
2081 0.18% -0.21%
2080 0.19% -0.21%
2079 0.2% -0.2%
2078 0.21% -0.18%
2077 0.22% -0.16%
2076 0.23% -0.16%
2075 0.22% -0.13%
2074 0.23% -0.14%
2073 0.23% -0.14%
2072 0.25% -0.14%
2071 0.24% -0.13%
2070 0.25% -0.12%
2069 0.25% -0.11%
2068 0.25% -0.12%
2067 0.24% -0.1%
2066 0.24% -0.08%
2065 0.23% -0.05%
2064 0.23% -0.05%
2063 0.23% -0.04%
2062 0.22% -0.03%
2061 0.21% -0.03%
2060 0.21% -0.03%
2059 0.22% -0.004%
2058 0.21% -0.01%
2057 0.2% 0.03%
2056 0.19% 0.05%
2055 0.2% 0.04%
2054 0.21% 0.05%
2053 0.21% 0.09%
2052 0.22% 0.07%
2051 0.23% 0.11%
2050 0.23% 0.11%
2049 0.24% 0.13%
2048 0.26% 0.17%
2047 0.26% 0.16%
2046 0.28% 0.18%
2045 0.29% 0.2%
2044 0.31% 0.22%
2043 0.33% 0.27%
2042 0.33% 0.28%
2041 0.35% 0.34%
2040 0.36% 0.38%
2039 0.38% 0.4%
2038 0.39% 0.41%
2037 0.39% 0.43%
2036 0.4% 0.48%
2035 0.42% 0.51%
2034 0.42% 0.49%
2033 0.43% 0.5%
2032 0.44% 0.51%
2031 0.45% 0.48%
2030 0.46% 0.47%
2029 0.48% 0.43%
2028 0.48% 0.45%
2027 0.49% 0.42%
2026 0.52% 0.4%
2025 0.49% 0.39%
2024 1.55% 0.37%
2023 0.49% 0.31%
2022 0.42% -0.09%
2021 0.11% -0.73%
2020 0.97% -1.71%
2019 0.46% -2.92%
2018 0.53% -2.48%
2017 0.63% -0.65%
2016 0.73% 0.63%
2015 0.74% 1.06%
2014 0.74% 1.14%
2013 0.7% 1.21%
2012 0.74% 1.26%
2011 0.73% 1.29%
2010 0.83% 1.32%
2009 0.88% 1.37%
2008 0.95% 1.46%
2007 0.96% 1.56%
2006 0.97% 1.64%
2005 0.93% 1.69%
2004 0.93% 1.73%
2003 0.86% 1.8%
2002 0.93% 1.82%
2001 0.99% 1.85%
2000 1.03% 1.91%
1999 1.15% 1.97%
1998 1.17% 2.03%
1997 1.2% 2.07%
1996 1.17% 2.11%
1995 1.18% 2.16%
1994 1.22% 2.21%
1993 1.31% 2.28%
1992 1.34% 2.34%
1991 1.34% 2.41%
1990 1.34% 2.47%
1989 0.95% 2.53%
1988 0.91% 2.59%
1987 0.9% 2.63%
1986 0.93% 2.65%
1985 0.89% 2.66%
1984 0.87% 2.7%
1983 0.92% 2.73%
1982 0.96% 2.77%
1981 1.29% 2.81%
1980 0.66% 2.86%
1979 1.11% 2.9%
1978 1.06% 2.93%
1977 1.01% 2.94%
1976 0.95% 2.95%
1975 0.99% 2.96%
1974 0.92% 2.98%
1973 0.96% 3.01%
1972 1.08% 3.05%
1971 1.27% 3.1%
1970 1.17% 3.15%
1969 0.98% 3.2%
1968 1% 3.27%
1967 1.09% 3.33%
1966 1.16% 3.37%
1965 1.26% 3.41%
1964 1.4% 3.46%
1963 1.45% 3.51%
1962 1.55% 3.56%
1961 1.67% 3.63%
1960 1.6% -

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of the United States grew by 0.49%, while Venezuela's population grew by 0.37%.

Live population counters

United States Venezuela
Current population
344023146
28661242
Population rank 3/197 54/197
Percent of world population 4.15% 0.35%
One net population change
18.9 seconds
5.02 minutes
One birth every
8.8 seconds
1.23 minutes
One death every
10.2 seconds
2.46 minutes
Daily growth/decline +4,586 +287
Annual growth/decline +1,673,869 +104,689
Annual growth/decline rate +0.49% +0.37%
Population growth rate rank 134/197 143/197
One migration net change every
25.7 seconds
5.25 minutes
Annual migration change +1,230,663 -100,467
Net migration rank 2/196 180/196
Foreign-born residents 52,375,047 1,263,304
Foreign-born residents rank 1/195 51/195
Foreign-born share of population 15.2% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 41/195 101/195

Natural population change vs migration

United States
Natural

Migration
Venezuela
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
United States Venezuela
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,230,663 - -100,467
2024 - 1,286,132 - -105,297
2023 502,372 1,322,668 213,020 -112,899
2022 399,926 1,319,009 216,619 -141,107
2021 199,137 674,787 207,746 -332,936
2020 208,862 329,769 237,223 -524,649
2019 887,476 1,774,500 274,826 -975,534
2018 955,022 1,764,961 317,302 -1,355,602
2017 1,028,037 1,864,738 340,222 -817,376
2016 1,197,627 1,889,129 359,651 -283,270
2015 1,270,126 1,722,127 384,560 -77,417
2014 1,357,281 1,672,598 395,088 -62,437
2013 1,322,711 1,663,885 408,930 -57,818
2012 1,411,822 1,632,007 420,758 -55,131
2011 1,441,697 1,624,033 425,958 -54,384
2010 1,548,182 1,594,453 425,397 -52,781
2009 1,717,920 1,387,306 427,257 -50,286
2008 1,794,154 1,416,841 435,870 -43,636
2007 1,897,757 1,371,353 452,482 -36,060
2006 1,849,955 1,347,750 460,152 -27,240
2005 1,684,445 1,369,224 463,260 -18,407
2004 1,698,271 1,313,467 455,881 -10,798
2003 1,653,615 1,331,376 456,902 -5,729
2002 1,581,938 1,336,518 466,821 -3,944
2001 1,595,826 1,312,455 451,487 -2,856
2000 1,664,758 1,248,392 459,802 -1,999
1999 1,564,050 1,156,311 463,787 -1,376
1998 1,573,857 1,225,134 469,123 -1,010
1997 1,501,014 1,116,922 472,002 -816
1996 1,510,137 1,141,648 468,653 -708
1995 1,546,031 1,173,016 469,267 -622
1994 1,633,302 1,179,309 469,178 -559
1993 1,717,685 1,228,478 473,189 -477
1992 1,875,328 1,304,880 474,824 -381
1991 1,926,543 1,202,426 477,917 -236
1990 2,026,068 1,084,720 478,168 -69
1989 1,875,826 400,998 478,053 32
1988 1,735,943 460,778 477,569 137
1987 1,720,252 480,815 474,204 182
1986 1,656,917 493,082 468,252 201
1985 1,689,258 598,777 455,517 237
1984 1,627,192 622,793 449,186 247
1983 1,636,544 662,840 443,569 260
1982 1,714,317 600,149 436,564 260
1981 1,652,153 583,070 432,059 251
1980 1,608,450 595,916 425,613 237
1979 1,597,894 503,559 421,256 228
1978 1,402,283 556,521 414,032 205
1977 1,431,556 577,060 405,315 196
1976 1,264,604 635,590 395,344 190
1975 1,252,644 655,078 385,045 186
1974 1,218,968 706,978 375,678 173
1973 1,165,499 783,163 367,612 171
1972 1,301,355 833,543 360,749 173
1971 1,640,519 833,549 355,212 215
1970 1,824,965 744,902 350,709 305
1969 1,702,487 523,740 343,596 403
1968 1,565,507 594,514 340,973 532
1967 1,669,181 585,410 335,813 717
1966 1,749,387 637,692 329,697 1,087
1965 1,943,030 644,902 321,695 1,656
1964 2,245,099 618,635 314,397 2,410
1963 2,289,826 639,495 307,279 3,296
1962 2,406,337 625,617 299,345 4,386
1961 2,571,681 580,333 292,109 6,069
1960 2,565,530 422,708 285,105 8,369

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 35.8% of the population change in the United States is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people). In Venezuela 38.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,946,257 people) and 61.4% is from migration (a loss of 4,683,227 people).

As of 2024, 52,375,047 residents or 15.2% of the population were not native-born in the United States, compared to 1,263,304 people or 4.4% in Venezuela.

Biggest cities by population

United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M
Venezuela
City Population
Caracas 2.25M
Maracaibo 1.55M
Valencia 1.48M
Maracay 1.1M
Barquisimeto 1.06M
Barinas 874K
Maturin 753K
Ciudad Guayana 751K
Catia La Mar 662K
Ciudad Bolivar 568K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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