| Population: |
26,023,528 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 31.6% (male 4,169,979/female 4,046,170)
15-64 years: 63.4% (male 8,120,661/female 8,369,065)
65 years and over: 5.1% (male 586,863/female 730,790) (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
1.486% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
21.22 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: |
5.08 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
-1.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.031 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.803 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 22.52 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 26.14 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 18.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 73.28 years
male: 70.24 years
female: 76.48 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
2.55 children born/woman (2007 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.) |
| 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) |
