Venezuela Population (1960-2026) & Projected decline

The current population of Venezuela is 28,661,242 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 28,405,543 in 2024.

For the last 20 years, Venezuela has had an average growth rate of 0.26% per year.
Since 2006, population has increased from 27.2M people to 28.7M (5.28% growth in 20 years).
Venezuela is projected to reach 31.3M people in 2057.
Venezuela is ranked 54/197 by population and was ranked 41st in 2006.
Venezuela accounts for 0.35% of the world's population.

Venezuela population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	28,408,393	-0.51%
2099	28,554,225	-0.53%
2098	28,705,786	-0.5%
2097	28,850,257	-0.5%
2096	28,995,972	-0.47%
2095	29,132,759	-0.44%
2094	29,262,925	-0.44%
2093	29,392,244	-0.39%
2092	29,508,795	-0.38%
2091	29,621,832	-0.37%
2090	29,732,297	-0.36%
2089	29,838,428	-0.32%
2088	29,934,468	-0.31%
2087	30,028,670	-0.3%
2086	30,118,600	-0.27%
2085	30,199,220	-0.25%
2084	30,274,712	-0.24%
2083	30,346,195	-0.23%
2082	30,416,426	-0.22%
2081	30,482,094	-0.21%
2080	30,547,260	-0.21%
2079	30,610,834	-0.2%
2078	30,672,514	-0.18%
2077	30,728,816	-0.16%
2076	30,777,988	-0.16%
2075	30,827,559	-0.13%
2074	30,866,891	-0.14%
2073	30,911,390	-0.14%
2072	30,954,923	-0.14%
2071	30,997,109	-0.13%
2070	31,037,381	-0.12%
2069	31,075,808	-0.11%
2068	31,109,149	-0.12%
2067	31,145,122	-0.1%
2066	31,175,867	-0.08%
2065	31,200,466	-0.05%
2064	31,215,062	-0.05%
2063	31,230,451	-0.04%
2062	31,243,713	-0.03%
2061	31,253,501	-0.03%
2060	31,262,578	-0.03%
2059	31,270,532	-0.004%
2058	31,271,671	-0.01%
2057	31,274,675	0.03%
2056	31,266,571	0.05%
2055	31,250,513	0.04%
2054	31,236,686	0.05%
2053	31,220,143	0.09%
2052	31,192,608	0.07%
2051	31,172,098	0.11%
2050	31,137,475	0.11%
2049	31,102,109	0.13%
2048	31,060,623	0.17%
2047	31,007,458	0.16%
2046	30,958,617	0.18%
2045	30,903,304	0.2%
2044	30,843,044	0.22%
2043	30,774,770	0.27%
2042	30,692,483	0.28%
2041	30,605,785	0.34%
2040	30,502,599	0.38%
2039	30,387,061	0.4%
2038	30,266,220	0.41%
2037	30,143,030	0.43%
2036	30,012,966	0.48%
2035	29,868,832	0.51%
2034	29,716,052	0.49%
2033	29,572,150	0.5%
2032	29,426,362	0.51%
2031	29,278,011	0.48%
2030	29,137,930	0.47%
2029	29,002,751	0.43%
2028	28,878,872	0.45%
2027	28,749,068	0.42%
2026	28,628,678	0.4%
2025	28,514,989	0.39%
2024	28,405,543	0.37%
2023	28,300,854	0.31%
2022	28,213,017	-0.09%
2021	28,237,826	-0.73%
2020	28,444,077	-1.71%
2019	28,938,098	-2.92%
2018	29,807,592	-2.48%
2017	30,565,323	-0.65%
2016	30,765,720	0.63%
2015	30,573,972	1.06%
2014	30,254,079	1.14%
2013	29,912,198	1.21%
2012	29,553,826	1.26%
2011	29,185,212	1.29%
2010	28,813,101	1.32%
2009	28,438,298	1.37%
2008	28,053,696	1.46%
2007	27,649,363	1.56%
2006	27,224,686	1.64%
2005	26,785,804	1.69%
2004	26,340,838	1.73%
2003	25,892,703	1.8%
2002	25,435,671	1.82%
2001	24,979,922	1.85%
2000	24,526,708	1.91%
1999	24,066,593	1.97%
1998	23,601,337	2.03%
1997	23,131,685	2.07%
1996	22,662,113	2.11%
1995	22,193,821	2.16%
1994	21,725,188	2.21%
1993	21,254,520	2.28%
1992	20,780,948	2.34%
1991	20,304,896	2.41%
1990	19,827,010	2.47%
1989	19,348,921	2.53%
1988	18,871,020	2.59%
1987	18,394,963	2.63%
1986	17,923,536	2.65%
1985	17,461,434	2.66%
1984	17,008,841	2.7%
1983	16,562,205	2.73%
1982	16,121,874	2.77%
1981	15,687,297	2.81%
1980	15,258,218	2.86%
1979	14,834,552	2.9%
1978	14,416,684	2.93%
1977	14,006,812	2.94%
1976	13,606,284	2.95%
1975	13,215,892	2.96%
1974	12,835,351	2.98%
1973	12,463,537	3.01%
1972	12,099,180	3.05%
1971	11,741,008	3.1%
1970	11,387,790	3.15%
1969	11,040,280	3.2%
1968	10,697,530	3.27%
1967	10,358,513	3.33%
1966	10,024,854	3.37%
1965	9,697,790	3.41%
1964	9,377,712	3.46%
1963	9,064,021	3.51%
1962	8,756,870	3.56%
1961	8,455,915	3.63%
1960	8,160,090	-

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

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Venezuela has a population of 28.7M as of 2026, compared to 30.8M in 2016, 27.2M in 2006, and 22.7M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to decrease by an average of 0.68% per year. Venezuela is ranked 188th 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 2046) Venezuela will have 30,958,617 people (8.02% growth) with a rank change from 54th to 62nd.

By the year 2100, Venezuela's population is projected to decline by 0.88% from its current level to 28.4M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-100,467
2024	-	-	-105,297
2023	100,121	213,020	-112,899
2022	75,512	216,619	-141,107
2021	-125,190	207,746	-332,936
2020	-287,426	237,223	-524,649
2019	-700,708	274,826	-975,534
2018	-1,038,300	317,302	-1,355,602
2017	-477,154	340,222	-817,376
2016	76,381	359,651	-283,270
2015	307,143	384,560	-77,417
2014	332,651	395,088	-62,437
2013	351,112	408,930	-57,818
2012	365,627	420,758	-55,131
2011	371,574	425,958	-54,384
2010	372,616	425,397	-52,781
2009	376,971	427,257	-50,286
2008	392,234	435,870	-43,636
2007	416,422	452,482	-36,060
2006	432,912	460,152	-27,240
2005	444,853	463,260	-18,407
2004	445,083	455,881	-10,798
2003	451,173	456,902	-5,729
2002	462,877	466,821	-3,944
2001	448,631	451,487	-2,856
2000	457,803	459,802	-1,999
1999	462,411	463,787	-1,376
1998	468,113	469,123	-1,010
1997	471,186	472,002	-816
1996	467,945	468,653	-708
1995	468,645	469,267	-622
1994	468,619	469,178	-559
1993	472,712	473,189	-477
1992	474,443	474,824	-381
1991	477,681	477,917	-236
1990	478,099	478,168	-69
1989	478,085	478,053	32
1988	477,706	477,569	137
1987	474,386	474,204	182
1986	468,453	468,252	201
1985	455,754	455,517	237
1984	449,433	449,186	247
1983	443,829	443,569	260
1982	436,824	436,564	260
1981	432,310	432,059	251
1980	425,850	425,613	237
1979	421,484	421,256	228
1978	414,237	414,032	205
1977	405,511	405,315	196
1976	395,534	395,344	190
1975	385,231	385,045	186
1974	375,851	375,678	173
1973	367,783	367,612	171
1972	360,922	360,749	173
1971	355,427	355,212	215
1970	351,014	350,709	305
1969	343,999	343,596	403
1968	341,505	340,973	532
1967	336,530	335,813	717
1966	330,784	329,697	1,087
1965	323,351	321,695	1,656
1964	316,807	314,397	2,410
1963	310,575	307,279	3,296
1962	303,731	299,345	4,386
1961	298,178	292,109	6,069
1960	293,474	285,105	8,369

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 38.6% of the population change in Venezuela 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, 1,263,304 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Venezuela, compared to 1,347,347 and 4.7% in 2010.

Venezuela population clock

	Venezuela	Rank
Current population	28661242	54/197
Percent of world population	0.35%	54/197
One net population change	5.02 minutes	90/197
One birth every	1.23 minutes	60/196
One death every	2.46 minutes	48/196
Daily growth/decline	+287	90/197
Annual growth/decline	+104,689	90/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+0.37%	143/197
One migration net change every	5.25 minutes	180/196
Annual migration change	-100,467	180/196
Foreign-born residents	1,263,304	51/195
Foreign-born share of population	4.4%	101/195

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

Venezuela population statistics

	Venezuela	World
Life expectancy	73 years	73.8 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	84.1 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Venezuela.

Population map with other countries

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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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