The current population of Venezuela is 28,610,737 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 28,405,543 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Venezuela is projected to reach 31.2M people in 2057.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 26.8M people to 28.6M (6.81% growth in 20 years).
- Venezuela is ranked 54/197 by population and was ranked 41st in 2005.
- For the last 20 years, Venezuela has had an average growth rate of 0.34% per year.
- Venezuela accounts for 0.35% of the world's population.
Venezuela population clock
Venezuela
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
28610737
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 54/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.35% | N/A |
| One net population change |
5.02 minutes
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
1.23 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
2.46 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +287 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +104,689 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.37% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 142/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
4.99 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -105,297 | N/A |
Venezuela population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8,160,090 | - |
| 1961 | 8,455,915 | 3.63% |
| 1962 | 8,756,870 | 3.56% |
| 1963 | 9,064,021 | 3.51% |
| 1964 | 9,377,712 | 3.46% |
| 1965 | 9,697,790 | 3.41% |
| 1966 | 10,024,854 | 3.37% |
| 1967 | 10,358,513 | 3.33% |
| 1968 | 10,697,530 | 3.27% |
| 1969 | 11,040,280 | 3.2% |
| 1970 | 11,387,790 | 3.15% |
| 1971 | 11,741,008 | 3.1% |
| 1972 | 12,099,180 | 3.05% |
| 1973 | 12,463,537 | 3.01% |
| 1974 | 12,835,351 | 2.98% |
| 1975 | 13,215,892 | 2.96% |
| 1976 | 13,606,284 | 2.95% |
| 1977 | 14,006,812 | 2.94% |
| 1978 | 14,416,684 | 2.93% |
| 1979 | 14,834,552 | 2.9% |
| 1980 | 15,258,218 | 2.86% |
| 1981 | 15,687,297 | 2.81% |
| 1982 | 16,121,874 | 2.77% |
| 1983 | 16,562,205 | 2.73% |
| 1984 | 17,008,841 | 2.7% |
| 1985 | 17,461,434 | 2.66% |
| 1986 | 17,923,536 | 2.65% |
| 1987 | 18,394,963 | 2.63% |
| 1988 | 18,871,020 | 2.59% |
| 1989 | 19,348,921 | 2.53% |
| 1990 | 19,827,010 | 2.47% |
| 1991 | 20,304,896 | 2.41% |
| 1992 | 20,780,948 | 2.34% |
| 1993 | 21,254,520 | 2.28% |
| 1994 | 21,725,188 | 2.21% |
| 1995 | 22,193,821 | 2.16% |
| 1996 | 22,662,113 | 2.11% |
| 1997 | 23,131,685 | 2.07% |
| 1998 | 23,601,337 | 2.03% |
| 1999 | 24,066,593 | 1.97% |
| 2000 | 24,526,708 | 1.91% |
| 2001 | 24,979,922 | 1.85% |
| 2002 | 25,435,671 | 1.82% |
| 2003 | 25,892,703 | 1.8% |
| 2004 | 26,340,838 | 1.73% |
| 2005 | 26,785,804 | 1.69% |
| 2006 | 27,224,686 | 1.64% |
| 2007 | 27,649,363 | 1.56% |
| 2008 | 28,053,696 | 1.46% |
| 2009 | 28,438,298 | 1.37% |
| 2010 | 28,813,101 | 1.32% |
| 2011 | 29,185,212 | 1.29% |
| 2012 | 29,553,826 | 1.26% |
| 2013 | 29,912,198 | 1.21% |
| 2014 | 30,254,079 | 1.14% |
| 2015 | 30,573,972 | 1.06% |
| 2016 | 30,765,720 | 0.63% |
| 2017 | 30,565,323 | -0.65% |
| 2018 | 29,807,592 | -2.48% |
| 2019 | 28,938,098 | -2.92% |
| 2020 | 28,444,077 | -1.71% |
| 2021 | 28,237,826 | -0.73% |
| 2022 | 28,213,017 | -0.09% |
| 2023 | 28,300,854 | 0.31% |
| 2024 | 28,405,543 | 0.37% |
| 2025 | 28,516,898 | 0.39% |
| 2026 | 28,633,718 | 0.41% |
| 2027 | 28,758,565 | 0.44% |
| 2028 | 28,885,166 | 0.44% |
| 2029 | 29,014,444 | 0.45% |
| 2030 | 29,151,809 | 0.47% |
| 2031 | 29,295,744 | 0.49% |
| 2032 | 29,442,534 | 0.5% |
| 2033 | 29,587,099 | 0.49% |
| 2034 | 29,735,159 | 0.5% |
| 2035 | 29,883,329 | 0.5% |
| 2036 | 30,020,167 | 0.46% |
| 2037 | 30,146,546 | 0.42% |
| 2038 | 30,268,328 | 0.4% |
| 2039 | 30,386,284 | 0.39% |
| 2040 | 30,495,445 | 0.36% |
| 2041 | 30,590,207 | 0.31% |
| 2042 | 30,674,532 | 0.28% |
| 2043 | 30,749,671 | 0.24% |
| 2044 | 30,813,805 | 0.21% |
| 2045 | 30,871,490 | 0.19% |
| 2046 | 30,923,463 | 0.17% |
| 2047 | 30,974,366 | 0.16% |
| 2048 | 31,021,600 | 0.15% |
| 2049 | 31,059,954 | 0.12% |
| 2050 | 31,094,884 | 0.11% |
Venezuela has a population of 28.6M as of 2025, compared to 30.6M in 2015, 26.8M in 2005, and 22.2M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to decrease by an average of 0.64% per year. Venezuela is ranked 189th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Venezuela will have 30,871,490 people (7.9% growth) with a rank change from 54th to 62nd.
By the year 2100, Venezuela's population is projected to decline by 1.15% to 28.3M people.
Largest cities by population
|
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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Venezuela population statistics
|
Venezuela
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 72.8 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 33.3 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 30.2 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 2.08 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 83.4 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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