| Population |
25,017,387 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age structure |
0-14 years: 30.5% (male 3,930,413; female 3,687,744)
15-64 years: 64.5% (male 8,107,382; female 8,034,905)
65 years and over: 5% (male 571,289; female 685,654) (2004 est.) |
| Median age |
total: 25.2 years
male: 24.6 years
female: 25.8 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
1.44% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate |
19.34 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate |
4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate |
-0.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex ratio |
at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
total: 22.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.57 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 26.18 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 74.06 years
male: 71.02 years
female: 77.32 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
2.31 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
0.5% - note: no country specific models provided (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
62,000 (1999 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths |
2,000 (2001 est.) |
| Nationality |
noun: venezuelan(s)
adjective: venezuelan |
| Ethnic groups |
Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, indigenous people |
| Religions |
nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2% |
| Languages |
Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects |
| Literacy |
conventional long form: bolivarian republic of venezuela
conventional short form: venezuela
local long form: republica bolivariana de venezuela
local short form: venezuela |