Venezuela Population Clock
Venezuela has an estimated population of about 28.5 million, which makes it the 53rd most populous of the 115 countries tracked here.
Its population is growing slowly, at 0.39% a year.
The capital is Caracas.
The counter below is a live estimate interpolated from the World Bank's latest annual figures — not a real-time measurement. It links to its source, base year and method via the ⓘ next to it.
Statistics
Population trend
Population 2016–2025 (World Bank)
How Venezuela's population is changing
Venezuela records about 1,189 births and 599 deaths a day. That is a natural increase of roughly 590 people per day, or about 215,498 a year before migration is counted.
Net migration runs at about 100,467 over the reported period, with more people leaving than arriving. That is equivalent to about 47% of its natural change.
If the current rate held indefinitely, Venezuela would take roughly 178 years to double in size — a projection of today's rate, not a forecast.
Over the 9 years from 2016 to 2025, the population fell from 30.8 million to 28.5 million — a loss of 2.25 million, or 7.3%.
Where people live in Venezuela
With about 32 people per square kilometre, Venezuela is sparsely populated, well below the world average of 62. That ranks 89th of the 115 countries here. Its closest comparisons on density are Angola and Somalia.
Venezuela covers about 882,050 km² of land, which is what turns a population of 28.5 million into that density figure.
About 89.3% of people live in urban areas, making Venezuela almost entirely urban, above the world average of 57.8%. That works out to roughly 25.5 million town and city dwellers and 3.05 million living rurally.
Age, fertility and life expectancy in Venezuela
Venezuela has a broadly balanced age structure: about 24.9% are under 15 and 10.0% are 65 or older. Children outnumber over-65s by roughly 2.5 to one.
The total fertility rate is about 2.08 births per woman, right at the ~2.1 needed to hold a population steady without migration. The world figure is about 2.19.
Life expectancy at birth is about 72.7 years, close to the global average of 73.5.
Venezuela at a glance
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 28.5 million | 2025 |
| World rank by population | #53 | 2025 |
| Annual growth rate | 0.39% | 2025 |
| Population density | 32 /km² | 2023 |
| Land area | 882,050 km² | 2023 |
| Urban population | 89.3% | 2025 |
| Life expectancy at birth | 72.7 years | 2024 |
| Fertility rate | 2.08 births per woman | 2024 |
| Population under 15 | 24.9% | 2025 |
| Population 65 and over | 10.0% | 2025 |
| Net migration | -100,467 | 2025 |
| Births per day | 1,189 | 2025 |
| Deaths per day | 599 | 2025 |
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Methodology & sources
Data: World Bank (CC BY 4.0), base year 2025. The live counter animates the latest annual growth rate per second; it is an estimate, not a real-time measurement. No figures are invented — every number traces back to the World Bank indicators listed above.
Source: World Bank