Population and Demographics of Venezuela
Population changed +0.37% in 2024 · median age 29 years
Venezuela's fertility estimate is 2.1 children per woman, with children under 15 representing 25.53% of the total. The 15.85-point difference between the under-15 and 65-plus shares shows how strongly the age balance leans younger. That context matters for the outlook: the 2050 medium projection is 31.09 million, 9.5% higher than in 2024.
Population Over Time in Venezuela
Since 2000, Venezuela's population has grown from 24.527M to 28.406M, a net shift of about 3.88 million. The central 2050 projection is 31.095M, implying a +9.5% change from 2024 if that path is realized. The chart connects dated reference points only and should not be read as an annual interpolated series.
Age Structure and Sex Balance
Venezuela's demographic structure is mixed when the 2024 population is divided into the three broad age groups. Children under 15 make up 25.53% of the population, compared with 9.68% aged 65 or older, and 64.79% are 15 to 64. The age balance is weighted toward younger residents.
Population by broad age group
In the World Bank 2024 series, females account for 50.6% of Venezuela's population and males 49.4%. Females exceed males by 1.2 percentage points.
Female and male population share
Females made up 50.6% of the population in the World Bank's 2024 series, compared with 49.4% males.
What Is Shaping Population Change
Venezuela's demographic indicators put annual change at +0.37% and fertility at 2.1, and 64.79% of residents fall in the broad 15-to-64 age group.
Looking back to 2000, Venezuela's 2024 population represents a +15.8% change, whereas the medium projection changes the population +9.5% by 2050; that contrast is reported without assigning unsupported causes.
2024 estimate for Venezuela. The world comparison value is 2.25 children per woman.
Venezuela vs. World
In the harmonized 2024 comparison, Venezuela's annual population change is lower than the world rate, fertility is below the global level, and its population is younger than the world median-age profile.
| Indicator | Venezuela | World | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual population change | +0.37% | +0.87% | 2024 |
| Total fertility rate | 2.1 | 2.25 | 2024 |
| Median age | 29 | 30.6 | 2024 |
The table deliberately uses one 2024 source context for Venezuela and the world. This avoids combining national figures from one year with global figures from another.
Key Takeaways
The 2024 total is 28,405,543 people. Annual change in the same harmonized table is +0.37%.
Age structure is a key feature of the profile: 25.53% are under 15 and 9.68% are 65 or older.
The 2024 female and male shares are 50.6% and 49.4% respectively.
The 2050 medium projection is 31.095M, 9.5% above the 2024 estimate.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Venezuela?
The 2024 harmonized population estimate for Venezuela is 28,405,543 people.
Is the population of Venezuela growing or declining?
In the 2024 estimate, Venezuela's population is growing, with annual change of +0.37%.
What percentage of the population of Venezuela is aged 65 or older?
People aged 65 or older account for 9.68% of Venezuela's 2024 population in the UN WPP-based broad age data.
What is the projected population of Venezuela in 2050?
The UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection puts Venezuela's 2050 population at 31,094,883.
What is the fertility rate in Venezuela?
The 2024 harmonized fertility estimate for Venezuela is 2.1 children per woman.
Sources & methodology
This profile uses United Nations World Population Prospects 2024 as the primary framework for globally comparable population, age, fertility and projection data. The World Bank is the primary source for the female population share. Some country values were accessed through secondary retrieval interfaces that republish or organize UN data; those interfaces are identified below as secondary and are not treated as the original statistical publishers.
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Primary global framework for the population estimates and projections.
Harmonized 2024 country table based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized broad age shares based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized reference for the 2000 population point.
Harmonized 2050 country projection based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Used for the 2024 female share; the male share is calculated as the remainder to 100%.