Venezuela Demographics Profile 2009

Population

26,814,843 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 30.5% (male 4,157,194/female 4,022,595)
15-64 years: 64.3% (male 8,480,872/female 8,754,620)
65 years and over: 5.2% (male 620,657/female 778,905) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 25.5 years
male: 24.8 years
female: 26.2 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

1.508% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

20.61 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

5.12 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 93% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 21.54 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 25.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 17.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 73.61 years
male: 70.54 years
female: 76.83 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.48 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.7%; note - no country specific models provided (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

110,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

4,100 (2003 est.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea
vectorborne disease: dengue fever and malaria (2009)

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

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 93.3%
female: 92.7% (2001 census)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 12 years
male: 11 years
female: 12 years (2003)

Education expenditures

3.7% of GDP (2006)