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Population in Venezuela compared to Yemen: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Venezuela was 28,405,543 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Venezuela's population is 28,661,242 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 1.51 times bigger than Venezuela's.
  • Venezuela is ranked the 54th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.87% of the world: 0.35% for Venezuela vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Venezuela has had an average growth rate of -0.46% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Venezuela has increased from 27.2M people to 28.7M (5.28% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Venezuela vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Venezuela
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Venezuela Yemen
2100 28,408,393 111,531,602
2099 28,554,225 111,216,538
2098 28,705,786 110,873,896
2097 28,850,257 110,513,248
2096 28,995,972 110,125,357
2095 29,132,759 109,718,989
2094 29,262,925 109,287,747
2093 29,392,244 108,834,256
2092 29,508,795 108,350,834
2091 29,621,832 107,845,139
2090 29,732,297 107,319,234
2089 29,838,428 106,769,903
2088 29,934,468 106,198,480
2087 30,028,670 105,606,248
2086 30,118,600 104,994,691
2085 30,199,220 104,356,315
2084 30,274,712 103,704,067
2083 30,346,195 103,033,111
2082 30,416,426 102,348,794
2081 30,482,094 101,642,012
2080 30,547,260 100,920,728
2079 30,610,834 100,179,245
2078 30,672,514 99,422,962
2077 30,728,816 98,654,481
2076 30,777,988 97,862,812
2075 30,827,559 97,057,105
2074 30,866,891 96,230,615
2073 30,911,390 95,389,748
2072 30,954,923 94,528,518
2071 30,997,109 93,646,094
2070 31,037,381 92,750,891
2069 31,075,808 91,836,719
2068 31,109,149 90,906,457
2067 31,145,122 89,961,778
2066 31,175,867 88,998,844
2065 31,200,466 88,022,210
2064 31,215,062 87,033,422
2063 31,230,451 86,020,867
2062 31,243,713 84,985,459
2061 31,253,501 83,934,120
2060 31,262,578 82,867,105
2059 31,270,532 81,781,887
2058 31,271,671 80,678,032
2057 31,274,675 79,563,835
2056 31,266,571 78,436,146
2055 31,250,513 77,296,391
2054 31,236,686 76,143,587
2053 31,220,143 74,985,186
2052 31,192,608 73,813,387
2051 31,172,098 72,631,340
2050 31,137,475 71,436,891
2049 31,102,109 70,243,074
2048 31,060,623 69,043,876
2047 31,007,458 67,843,741
2046 30,958,617 66,638,116
2045 30,903,304 65,433,874
2044 30,843,044 64,230,423
2043 30,774,770 63,031,296
2042 30,692,483 61,838,177
2041 30,605,785 60,651,763
2040 30,502,599 59,475,172
2039 30,387,061 58,303,694
2038 30,266,220 57,135,690
2037 30,143,030 55,973,689
2036 30,012,966 54,809,098
2035 29,868,832 53,641,994
2034 29,716,052 52,476,195
2033 29,572,150 51,307,469
2032 29,426,362 50,140,351
2031 29,278,011 48,969,961
2030 29,137,930 47,786,079
2029 29,002,751 46,594,926
2028 28,878,872 45,403,313
2027 28,749,068 44,203,683
2026 28,628,678 43,000,078
2025 28,514,989 41,792,731
2024 28,405,543 40,583,164
2023 28,300,854 39,390,799
2022 28,213,017 38,222,876
2021 28,237,826 37,140,230
2020 28,444,077 36,134,863
2019 28,938,098 35,111,408
2018 29,807,592 34,085,182
2017 30,565,323 33,090,921
2016 30,765,720 32,109,010
2015 30,573,972 31,159,379
2014 30,254,079 30,226,309
2013 29,912,198 29,312,952
2012 29,553,826 28,433,647
2011 29,185,212 27,582,897
2010 28,813,101 26,754,387
2009 28,438,298 25,927,724
2008 28,053,696 25,111,941
2007 27,649,363 24,318,082
2006 27,224,686 23,543,083
2005 26,785,804 22,790,085
2004 26,340,838 22,095,167
2003 25,892,703 21,456,379
2002 25,435,671 20,835,086
2001 24,979,922 20,226,147
2000 24,526,708 19,624,141
1999 24,066,593 19,029,420
1998 23,601,337 18,446,013
1997 23,131,685 17,873,936
1996 22,662,113 17,313,177
1995 22,193,821 16,740,058
1994 21,725,188 16,149,147
1993 21,254,520 15,563,914
1992 20,780,948 14,989,494
1991 20,304,896 14,430,201
1990 19,827,010 13,887,862
1989 19,348,921 13,364,174
1988 18,871,020 12,859,708
1987 18,394,963 12,369,912
1986 17,923,536 11,901,040
1985 17,461,434 11,453,825
1984 17,008,841 11,025,597
1983 16,562,205 10,621,499
1982 16,121,874 10,241,006
1981 15,687,297 9,882,362
1980 15,258,218 9,543,358
1979 14,834,552 9,224,194
1978 14,416,684 8,926,586
1977 14,006,812 8,648,222
1976 13,606,284 8,384,113
1975 13,215,892 8,133,598
1974 12,835,351 7,896,783
1973 12,463,537 7,672,796
1972 12,099,180 7,460,068
1971 11,741,008 7,257,462
1970 11,387,790 7,065,279
1969 11,040,280 6,875,859
1968 10,697,530 6,690,524
1967 10,358,513 6,516,444
1966 10,024,854 6,351,494
1965 9,697,790 6,195,593
1964 9,377,712 6,048,006
1963 9,064,021 5,911,135
1962 8,756,870 5,782,221
1961 8,455,915 5,655,232
1960 8,160,090 5,532,301

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

GeoRank.org/population/venezuela/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Venezuela increased by 3,541,034 people (a 13% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Venezuela lost 2,104,478 people (a 6.84% decline), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

Venezuela was ranked 41st most populous country in 2006 and is 54th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Venezuela's population will grow by 8.64% to 31,137,475 people with a rank change from 54th to 61st. The population of Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Venezuela is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 31.3M people compared to the peak of 112M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Venezuela
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Venezuela Yemen
2100 -0.51% 0.28%
2099 -0.53% 0.31%
2098 -0.5% 0.33%
2097 -0.5% 0.35%
2096 -0.47% 0.37%
2095 -0.44% 0.39%
2094 -0.44% 0.42%
2093 -0.39% 0.45%
2092 -0.38% 0.47%
2091 -0.37% 0.49%
2090 -0.36% 0.51%
2089 -0.32% 0.54%
2088 -0.31% 0.56%
2087 -0.3% 0.58%
2086 -0.27% 0.61%
2085 -0.25% 0.63%
2084 -0.24% 0.65%
2083 -0.23% 0.67%
2082 -0.22% 0.7%
2081 -0.21% 0.71%
2080 -0.21% 0.74%
2079 -0.2% 0.76%
2078 -0.18% 0.78%
2077 -0.16% 0.81%
2076 -0.16% 0.83%
2075 -0.13% 0.86%
2074 -0.14% 0.88%
2073 -0.14% 0.91%
2072 -0.14% 0.94%
2071 -0.13% 0.97%
2070 -0.12% 1%
2069 -0.11% 1.02%
2068 -0.12% 1.05%
2067 -0.1% 1.08%
2066 -0.08% 1.11%
2065 -0.05% 1.14%
2064 -0.05% 1.18%
2063 -0.04% 1.22%
2062 -0.03% 1.25%
2061 -0.03% 1.29%
2060 -0.03% 1.33%
2059 -0.004% 1.37%
2058 -0.01% 1.4%
2057 0.03% 1.44%
2056 0.05% 1.47%
2055 0.04% 1.51%
2054 0.05% 1.54%
2053 0.09% 1.59%
2052 0.07% 1.63%
2051 0.11% 1.67%
2050 0.11% 1.7%
2049 0.13% 1.74%
2048 0.17% 1.77%
2047 0.16% 1.81%
2046 0.18% 1.84%
2045 0.2% 1.87%
2044 0.22% 1.9%
2043 0.27% 1.93%
2042 0.28% 1.96%
2041 0.34% 1.98%
2040 0.38% 2.01%
2039 0.4% 2.04%
2038 0.41% 2.08%
2037 0.43% 2.12%
2036 0.48% 2.18%
2035 0.51% 2.22%
2034 0.49% 2.28%
2033 0.5% 2.33%
2032 0.51% 2.39%
2031 0.48% 2.48%
2030 0.47% 2.56%
2029 0.43% 2.62%
2028 0.45% 2.71%
2027 0.42% 2.8%
2026 0.4% 2.89%
2025 0.39% 2.98%
2024 0.37% 3.03%
2023 0.31% 3.06%
2022 -0.09% 2.92%
2021 -0.73% 2.78%
2020 -1.71% 2.91%
2019 -2.92% 3.01%
2018 -2.48% 3%
2017 -0.65% 3.06%
2016 0.63% 3.05%
2015 1.06% 3.09%
2014 1.14% 3.12%
2013 1.21% 3.09%
2012 1.26% 3.08%
2011 1.29% 3.1%
2010 1.32% 3.19%
2009 1.37% 3.25%
2008 1.46% 3.26%
2007 1.56% 3.29%
2006 1.64% 3.3%
2005 1.69% 3.15%
2004 1.73% 2.98%
2003 1.8% 2.98%
2002 1.82% 3.01%
2001 1.85% 3.07%
2000 1.91% 3.13%
1999 1.97% 3.16%
1998 2.03% 3.2%
1997 2.07% 3.24%
1996 2.11% 3.42%
1995 2.16% 3.66%
1994 2.21% 3.76%
1993 2.28% 3.83%
1992 2.34% 3.88%
1991 2.41% 3.91%
1990 2.47% 3.92%
1989 2.53% 3.92%
1988 2.59% 3.96%
1987 2.63% 3.94%
1986 2.65% 3.9%
1985 2.66% 3.88%
1984 2.7% 3.8%
1983 2.73% 3.72%
1982 2.77% 3.63%
1981 2.81% 3.55%
1980 2.86% 3.46%
1979 2.9% 3.33%
1978 2.93% 3.22%
1977 2.94% 3.15%
1976 2.95% 3.08%
1975 2.96% 3%
1974 2.98% 2.92%
1973 3.01% 2.85%
1972 3.05% 2.79%
1971 3.1% 2.72%
1970 3.15% 2.75%
1969 3.2% 2.77%
1968 3.27% 2.67%
1967 3.33% 2.6%
1966 3.37% 2.52%
1965 3.41% 2.44%
1964 3.46% 2.32%
1963 3.51% 2.23%
1962 3.56% 2.25%
1961 3.63% 2.22%

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

GeoRank.org/population/venezuela/yemen | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Venezuela grew by 0.37%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Venezuela Yemen
Current population
28661242
43325643
Population rank 54/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.35% 0.52%
One net population change
5.02 minutes
26.4 seconds
One birth every
1.23 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
2.46 minutes
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +287 +3,267
Annual growth/decline +104,689 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate +0.37% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 143/197 13/197
One migration net change every
5.25 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -100,467 -16,291
Net migration rank 180/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 1,263,304 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 51/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 101/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Venezuela
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Venezuela Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -100,467 - -16,291
2024 - -105,297 - -10,482
2023 213,020 -112,899 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 216,619 -141,107 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 207,746 -332,936 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 237,223 -524,649 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 274,826 -975,534 1,056,432 2,129
2018 317,302 -1,355,602 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 340,222 -817,376 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 359,651 -283,270 975,697 -6,492
2015 384,560 -77,417 939,922 -9,883
2014 395,088 -62,437 920,330 15,764
2013 408,930 -57,818 884,929 5,697
2012 420,758 -55,131 845,645 22,349
2011 425,958 -54,384 806,359 27,184
2010 425,397 -52,781 803,246 20,269
2009 427,257 -50,286 798,911 30,919
2008 435,870 -43,636 779,123 22,621
2007 452,482 -36,060 764,780 21,210
2006 460,152 -27,240 750,082 13,940
2005 463,260 -18,407 726,708 15,283
2004 455,881 -10,798 710,493 -62,641
2003 456,902 -5,729 694,457 -64,737
2002 466,821 -3,944 672,494 -59,648
2001 451,487 -2,856 658,704 -53,698
2000 459,802 -1,999 646,694 -47,713
1999 463,787 -1,376 633,166 -42,731
1998 469,123 -1,010 615,488 -39,096
1997 472,002 -816 604,443 -36,694
1996 468,653 -708 588,786 -35,043
1995 469,267 -622 607,966 -15,485
1994 469,178 -559 602,363 -13,040
1993 473,189 -477 595,459 -14,332
1992 474,824 -381 582,072 -14,372
1991 477,917 -236 565,837 -14,964
1990 478,168 -69 549,654 -15,847
1989 478,053 32 530,464 -16,876
1988 477,569 137 513,296 -17,952
1987 474,204 182 493,337 -9,097
1986 468,252 201 464,665 -11,151
1985 455,517 237 455,576 -14,660
1984 449,186 247 434,674 -19,143
1983 443,569 260 414,823 -22,152
1982 436,564 260 392,302 -23,981
1981 432,059 251 374,482 -25,499
1980 425,613 237 355,767 -26,740
1979 421,256 228 336,378 -27,090
1978 414,032 205 312,439 -26,524
1977 405,315 196 296,115 -25,305
1976 395,344 190 281,078 -23,669
1975 385,045 186 266,815 -23,192
1974 375,678 173 252,737 -22,726
1973 367,612 171 240,235 -22,282
1972 360,749 173 229,322 -21,826
1971 355,212 215 219,095 -21,386
1970 350,709 305 207,613 -20,966
1969 343,596 403 196,305 -4,121
1968 340,973 532 182,518 -4,031
1967 335,813 717 173,637 -3,959
1966 329,697 1,087 164,091 -3,874
1965 321,695 1,656 155,398 -3,797
1964 314,397 2,410 147,299 -3,712
1963 307,279 3,296 133,781 -3,640
1962 299,345 4,386 131,262 -3,572
1961 292,109 6,069 129,787 -3,503
1960 285,105 8,369 122,994 -3,431

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

GeoRank.org/population/venezuela/yemen | CC BY

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). In Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 1,263,304 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Venezuela, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

Biggest 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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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