Population: Definition Field Listing Rank Order
26,814,843 (July 2009 est.)
Age structure: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
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: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
total: 25.5 years
male: 24.8 years
female: 26.2 years (2008 est.)
Population growth rate: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
1.508% (2009 est.)
Birth rate: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
20.92 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Death rate: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
5.1 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Net migration rate: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
-0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Urbanization: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
urban population: 93% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2% annual rate of change (2005-2010)
Sex ratio: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
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: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
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: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
total population: 73.61 years
male: 70.54 years
female: 76.83 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
2.48 children born/woman (2009 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
0.7%; note - no country specific models provided (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
110,000 (1999 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
4,100 (2003 est.)
Major infectious diseases: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea
vectorborne disease: dengue fever and malaria (2009)
Nationality: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
noun: Venezuelan(s)
adjective: Venezuelan
Ethnic groups: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, indigenous people
Religions: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2%
Languages: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects
Literacy: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
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): Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
total: 12 years
male: 11 years
female: 12 years (2003)
Education expenditures: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
3.7% of GDP (2006)


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