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Venezuela

Population

28,670,888

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
54th
Share of world
0.34%
Annual change
+116,8150.28%

Population of Venezuela

10M20M30M40M50M60M70M80M95% prediction intervalProjected peak202628.7M2050 projection31.1M↑ 8% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 28,670,888. 2050 projection: 31,094,883.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Venezuela. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202628,633,7110.28%54
202528,516,8960.05%53
202028,444,0771.71%52
201928,938,0982.92%49
201829,807,5922.48%48
201730,565,3230.65%46
201530,573,9721.19%44
201028,813,1011.47%41
200526,785,8041.78%41
200024,526,7082.02%41

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Maracaibo is home to 2,637,705 people, 9.21% of Venezuela's population.

City population2M1M400K
Maracaibo 2.6MCaracas 2.2MValencia 1.8MBarquisimeto 1.2MCiudad Guayana 1.1MMaturín 568.3KMaracay 528.3KBarcelona 527.4KCiudad Bolívar 523.1KPetare 512.8K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Maracaibo2.6M9.21%
2Caracas2.2M7.77%
3Valencia1.8M6.26%
4Barquisimeto1.2M4.34%
5Ciudad Guayana1.1M4.00%
6Maturín568.3K1.98%
7Maracay528.3K1.85%
8Barcelona527.4K1.84%
9Ciudad Bolívar523.1K1.83%
10Petare512.8K1.79%

Venezuela by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Venezuela is home to an estimated 28,670,888 people, the 54th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Venezuela has a net population change of approximately 329 people per day, driven by 1,203 births, 620 deaths, and net emigration of 254 people.
Share of world
Venezuela makes up 0.34% of the world's population and 6.5% of South America's.
Density
32.5 people per km² of land (84.1 per mi²), ranking 181st among countries and territories.
Urban living
89.32% of people live in urban areas.

Venezuela Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 5100+ years, female: 17395–99 years, male: 1,02395–99 years, female: 3,77290–94 years, male: 10,34390–94 years, female: 24,82585–89 years, male: 45,46885–89 years, female: 86,81080–84 years, male: 121,27080–84 years, female: 194,37175–79 years, male: 223,12875–79 years, female: 314,55870–74 years, male: 359,89670–74 years, female: 460,63165–69 years, male: 512,25865–69 years, female: 605,91860–64 years, male: 633,54260–64 years, female: 712,19555–59 years, male: 725,09855–59 years, female: 794,35850–54 years, male: 789,60050–54 years, female: 853,17045–49 years, male: 850,65745–49 years, female: 912,07440–44 years, male: 865,94040–44 years, female: 917,65935–39 years, male: 876,85835–39 years, female: 899,89030–34 years, male: 866,27230–34 years, female: 844,20325–29 years, male: 997,83125–29 years, female: 937,92320–24 years, male: 1,279,37920–24 years, female: 1,210,32815–19 years, male: 1,401,06915–19 years, female: 1,336,62510–14 years, male: 1,356,84810–14 years, female: 1,284,3965–9 years, male: 1,148,7315–9 years, female: 1,087,2930–4 years, male: 1,069,3700–4 years, female: 1,017,954100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4500K500K1M1M

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

30.5 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

73 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

49.36%

Female

50.64%

Life expectancy 69.2Life expectancy 77

Ethnicity

Percentages are not reported for these groups.

  • Unspecified Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, IndigenousNot reported

Some groups have no reported percentage.

Data notes

Source estimate: est.

no official census data available

Religion

96%

Roman Catholic, the largest religion

  • Roman Catholic96%
  • Protestant2%
  • Other2%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2011 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Venezuela United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Instituto Nacional de Estadística