| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 13 Dec 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of Venezuela is projected at 28.70 million, up by 0.95% compared with 28.44 million in 2020. Venezuela is ranked 50th in terms of population and 114th in terms of population growth rate.
There are 0.51 million births in Venezuela in 2021. That is 1,386 per day, which is ranked 55th. The crude birth rate is 17.08 per 1000 people. There are 0.22 million deaths in Venezuela in 2021. That is 591 per day, which is ranked 45th. The crude death rate is 7.28 per 1000 people.
29.64 million people are living in urban areas, which is 88.33% of Venezuela population. Venezuela is ranked 38th in terms of urbanization.
The Sex Ratio in Venezuela in 2021 is 96.68 males per 100 females. There are 14.11 million males and 14.59 million females in Venezuela. The percentage of female population is 50.84% compare to 49.16% male population. Venezuela has 0.48 million more females than males. Venezuela is at 56th position out of 201 countries/territories in terms of female to male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5,481,976 | - |
| 1955 | 6,744,704 | 4.04 |
| 1960 | 8,141,839 | 3.71 |
| 1965 | 9,692,281 | 3.45 |
| 1970 | 11,396,396 | 3.15 |
| 1975 | 13,189,511 | 2.91 |
| 1980 | 15,182,616 | 2.78 |
| 1985 | 17,319,513 | 2.62 |
| 1990 | 19,632,665 | 2.43 |
| 1995 | 21,931,087 | 2.13 |
| 2000 | 24,192,449 | 1.91 |
| 2005 | 26,432,445 | 1.68 |
| 2010 | 28,439,942 | 1.46 |
| 2015 | 30,081,827 | 0.13 |
| 2016 | 29,851,249 | -0.77 |
| 2017 | 29,402,480 | -1.5 |
| 2018 | 28,887,117 | -1.75 |
| 2019 | 28,515,829 | -1.29 |
| 2020 | 28,435,943 | -0.28 |
| 2021 | 28,704,947 | 0.95 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 70,274 | 253,773 | 12.51 | 45.51 |
| 1955 | 75,046 | 313,021 | 11.08 | 46.21 |
| 1960 | 77,445 | 364,035 | 9.48 | 44.62 |
| 1965 | 78,482 | 403,591 | 8.07 | 41.53 |
| 1970 | 77,528 | 426,440 | 6.80 | 37.44 |
| 1975 | 77,990 | 455,632 | 5.89 | 34.41 |
| 1980 | 82,875 | 496,033 | 5.45 | 32.65 |
| 1985 | 89,786 | 536,994 | 5.17 | 30.91 |
| 1990 | 98,645 | 563,141 | 5.03 | 28.70 |
| 1995 | 110,513 | 567,200 | 5.04 | 25.85 |
| 2000 | 123,095 | 576,338 | 5.09 | 23.80 |
| 2005 | 137,892 | 587,143 | 5.22 | 22.22 |
| 2010 | 158,551 | 592,586 | 5.56 | 20.79 |
| 2015 | 187,830 | 558,059 | 6.41 | 19.00 |
| 2020 | 212,331 | 508,883 | 7.22 | 17.30 |
| 2021 | 215,610 | 505,796 | 7.28 | 17.08 |
| Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
| 1950 | 2,593,674 | 2,888,304 | - | 47.313 |
| 1955 | 3,687,084 | 3,071,289 | 6.79 | 54.556 |
| 1960 | 5,019,512 | 3,127,335 | 6.21 | 61.613 |
| 1965 | 6,584,735 | 3,239,957 | 5.27 | 67.022 |
| 1970 | 8,325,983 | 3,261,778 | 4.49 | 71.852 |
| 1975 | 10,125,741 | 3,235,246 | 3.81 | 75.786 |
| 1980 | 12,150,036 | 3,193,880 | 3.61 | 79.185 |
| 1985 | 14,343,460 | 3,164,599 | 3.27 | 81.925 |
| 1990 | 16,740,397 | 3,121,559 | 2.99 | 84.284 |
| 1995 | 19,085,299 | 3,103,368 | 2.52 | 86.014 |
| 2000 | 21,441,865 | 3,046,475 | 2.26 | 87.559 |
| 2005 | 23,557,733 | 3,226,428 | 1.77 | 87.954 |
| 2010 | 25,568,720 | 3,459,313 | 1.57 | 88.083 |
| 2015 | 27,464,635 | 3,690,499 | 1.37 | 88.154 |
| 2020 | 29,284,219 | 3,888,173 | 1.24 | 88.279 |
| 2021 | 29,640,551 | 3,917,932 | 1.22 | 88.325 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 1,145,584 | 1,107,896 | 2,253,480 | 7.85 | 103.402 |
| 05-09 | 1,370,158 | 1,316,373 | 2,686,531 | 9.36 | 104.086 |
| 10-14 | 1,367,836 | 1,309,070 | 2,676,906 | 9.33 | 104.489 |
| 15-19 | 1,301,180 | 1,251,578 | 2,552,758 | 8.89 | 103.963 |
| 20-24 | 1,102,444 | 1,090,037 | 2,192,481 | 7.64 | 101.138 |
| 25-29 | 1,020,974 | 1,039,461 | 2,060,435 | 7.18 | 98.221 |
| 30-34 | 1,022,278 | 1,066,848 | 2,089,126 | 7.28 | 95.822 |
| 35-39 | 969,366 | 1,026,739 | 1,996,105 | 6.95 | 94.412 |
| 40-44 | 915,447 | 976,451 | 1,891,898 | 6.59 | 93.752 |
| 45-49 | 831,080 | 886,367 | 1,717,447 | 5.98 | 93.763 |
| 50-54 | 775,234 | 831,030 | 1,606,264 | 5.60 | 93.286 |
| 55-59 | 685,821 | 748,451 | 1,434,272 | 5.00 | 91.632 |
| 60-64 | 568,616 | 634,886 | 1,203,502 | 4.19 | 89.562 |
| 65-69 | 417,125 | 477,950 | 895,075 | 3.12 | 87.274 |
| 70-74 | 282,012 | 339,616 | 621,628 | 2.17 | 83.038 |
| 75-79 | 174,058 | 225,455 | 399,513 | 1.39 | 77.203 |
| 80-84 | 94,194 | 139,330 | 233,524 | 0.81 | 67.605 |
| 85-89 | 45,023 | 77,745 | 122,768 | 0.43 | 57.911 |
| 90-94 | 16,782 | 35,708 | 52,490 | 0.18 | 46.998 |
| 95-99 | 4,279 | 11,478 | 15,757 | 0.05 | 37.280 |
| 100+ | 817 | 2,170 | 2,987 | 0.01 | 37.650 |
| Total | 14,110,308 | 14,594,639 | 28,704,947 | 96.681 | |