Venezuela
146 measures for Venezuela across 21 topics, from FAOSTAT, ILOSTAT, UNESCO UIS, UN Population Division, WHO, World Bank. The latest figures refer to periods between 2006 and 2025, so check the year shown on each card before comparing two of them.
Key facts
Population
28,516,896 people
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$3,495 per person
2025 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
72.7 years
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
5.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Consumer price inflation
254.9%
2016 · World Bank
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Population and ageing
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Population estimates and projections
28,300,854 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
29.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.08 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.35%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
28,516,896 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
0.39%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
10.0%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 0 to 14
24.9%
2025 · World Bank
Fertility rate
2.08 births per woman
2024 · World Bank
Crude birth rate
15.2 per 1,000 people
2024 · World Bank
Crude death rate
7.7 per 1,000 people
2024 · World Bank
Urban population share
89.3%
2025 · World Bank
Adolescent birth rate
73.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
2024 · World Bank
Age dependency ratio
53.7 per 100 working-age people
2025 · World Bank
Population density
32.2 people per km²
2024 · World Bank
Urban population growth
0.43%
2025 · World Bank
Migration and citizenship
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ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
5.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
10.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
51.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
37.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
49.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
8.9%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
16.8%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
74.4%
2025 · World Bank
Economy and productivity
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GDP in US dollars
US$99.7 billion
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$3,495 per person
2025 · World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
US$3,860 per person
2025 · World Bank
Real GDP growth
1.6%
2025 · World Bank
Services share of GDP
0.0%
2011 · World Bank
Investment share of GDP
5.9%
2025 · World Bank
Savings share of GDP
12.8%
2025 · World Bank
Prices and purchasing power
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
23.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
94.1%
2014 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
79.6%
2014 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
70.1%
2014 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
0.6%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
1.1%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
22.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Primary net enrolment
98.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Youth literacy
98.7%
2017 · UNESCO UIS
Qualified primary teachers
88.3%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Education share of public spending
10.3%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Education spending
6.9%
2009 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
113.7%
2024 · World Bank
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
78.3%
2009 · World Bank
Adult literacy rate
97.2%
2017 · World Bank
Primary school completion rate
103.0%
2024 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
97.8%
2024 · World Bank
Health and healthcare
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
72.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
16.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
61.8 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
75
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
2.16 litres
2024 · WHO
Adult obesity
23.0%
2024 · WHO
Hypertension
39.4%
2019 · WHO
Suicide rate
8.0 per 100,000 people
2023 · WHO
Premature NCD mortality
19.8%
2023 · WHO
Physical inactivity
46.2%
2022 · WHO
DTP3 immunisation
50%
2025 · WHO
Anaemia in women
25.2%
2023 · WHO
Poisoning deaths
0.7 per 100,000 people
2023 · WHO
Nurses and midwives
20.0 per 10,000 people
2018 · WHO
Dentists
1.35 per 10,000 people
2017 · WHO
Life expectancy at birth
72.7 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, women
76.7 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
68.9 years
2024 · World Bank
Health spending share of GDP
3.8%
2023 · World Bank
Under-five mortality rate
24.2 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Infant mortality rate
21.2 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio
227 per 100,000 live births
2023 · World Bank
Physicians
1.66 per 1,000 people
2017 · World Bank
Hospital beds
1.0 per 1,000 people
2020 · World Bank
Measles immunisation
71%
2024 · World Bank
Out-of-pocket health spending
29.7%
2023 · World Bank
Health spending per person
US$186 per person
2023 · World Bank
Diabetes prevalence
8.6%
2024 · World Bank
Neonatal mortality rate
15.0 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Child stunting
13.4%
2009 · World Bank
Malaria incidence
7.8 per 1,000 at risk
2024 · World Bank
Tuberculosis incidence
46 per 100,000 people
2024 · World Bank
HIV incidence
0.54 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49
2024 · World Bank
Internet and digital society
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Temperature change
1.29e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
3.65e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
167.3 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
5.9 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
CO2 emissions per person
3.39 t CO2 per person
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
53.0 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
8.91 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Air quality and ecosystems
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Pesticide use
1.19e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
34.9e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Agriculture share of GDP
0.0%
2011 · World Bank
Cereal yield
4,315 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
24.4%
2024 · World Bank
Capture fisheries production
202,663 tonnes
2024 · World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
5.3%
2024 · World Bank
Food production index
89.9 (2014-16 = 100)
2022 · World Bank
Fertiliser use
50.9 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Land area
882,050 km²
2024 · World Bank
Poverty and social protection
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Gini index
44.7 (0 to 100)
2006 · World Bank
Income share held by the richest 10%
33.2%
2006 · World Bank
Extreme poverty rate
9.7%
2006 · World Bank
Poverty rate at national poverty lines
33.1%
2015 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
16.4%
2006 · World Bank
Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
43.3%
2006 · World Bank