The population of Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) is expected to grow by 356,000 in 2026 and reach 35,745,000 in 2027. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 6,000 people yearly. The population density of Venezuela has changed from 17.4 in 1980 to 39.3 in 2024.
| Current population | 35,468,668 people at present (Tuesday 17th of March 2026) | |
| Median Age | 33.0 years |
| Population density | 40.1 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35,396,000 | 356,000 (1.0%) | -6,000 | 33.0 | 40 | 31,756,000 (89.7%) | |
| 2025 | 35,040,000 | 361,000 (1.0%) | -6,000 | 32.8 | 2.13 | 40 | 31,409,000 (89.6%) |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -9,680 | 32.5 | 39 | 31,059,000 (89.6%) | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -9,680 | 32.2 | 39 | 30,705,000 (89.5%) | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -9,680 | 32.0 | 39 | 30,346,000 (89.4%) | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -9,680 | 31.7 | 38 | 29,983,000 (89.3%) | |
| 2020 | 33,172,000 | 392,000 (1.2%) | -9,680 | 31.5 | 2.23 | 38 | 29,617,000 (89.3%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -12,099 | 31.2 | 2.25 | 37 | 29,245,000 (89.2%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -12,099 | 30.9 | 2.27 | 37 | 28,870,000 (89.2%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -12,099 | 30.7 | 2.30 | 36 | 28,491,000 (89.1%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -12,099 | 30.4 | 2.32 | 36 | 28,109,254 (89.0%) |
| 2015 | 31,155,134 | 416,756 (1.3%) | -12,099 | 30.2 | 2.34 | 35 | 27,724,954 (89.0%) |
| 2010 | 29,028,033 | 440,710 (1.5%) | -13,824 | 28.9 | 2.47 | 33 | 25,767,895 (88.8%) |
| 2005 | 26,784,161 | 456,936 (1.7%) | -5,679 | 27.7 | 2.63 | 30 | 23,720,857 (88.6%) |
| 2000 | 24,488,340 | 459,651 (1.9%) | -1,530 | 26.5 | 2.82 | 28 | 21,544,842 (88.0%) |
| 1995 | 22,188,667 | 462,315 (2.1%) | -412 | 25.4 | 3.08 | 25 | 19,135,506 (86.2%) |
| 1990 | 19,861,956 | 473,614 (2.4%) | -114 | 24.5 | 3.45 | 23 | 16,740,451 (84.3%) |
| 1985 | 17,508,059 | 450,274 (2.6%) | 178 | 23.9 | 3.79 | 20 | 14,343,477 (81.9%) |
| 1980 | 15,343,916 | 412,177 (2.7%) | 275 | 23.2 | 4.20 | 17 | 12,150,080 (79.2%) |
| 1975 | 13,360,987 | 366,962 (2.8%) | 219 | 22.5 | 4.67 | 15 | 10,125,758 (75.8%) |
| 1970 | 11,587,761 | 352,270 (3.0%) | 178 | 21.7 | 5.40 | 13 | 8,326,038 (71.9%) |
| 1965 | 9,824,692 | 348,440 (3.6%) | 634 | 21.4 | 6.37 | 11 | 6,584,705 (67.0%) |
| 1960 | 8,146,847 | 314,838 (3.7%) | 3,775 | 21.6 | 6.62 | 9 | 5,019,517 (61.6%) |
In 2025 the population of Venezuela was 35,040,000 and the average age increased from 21.6 in 1960 to 32.8. Urban population has increased from 21,544,842 (88.0%) in 2000 to 31,756,000 (89.7%) in the current year. The population density of Venezuela has changed from 17.4 in 1980 to 39.3 in 2024.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -9,680 | 31.5 | 2.23 | 38 | 29,617,000 (89.3%) |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -6,000 | 32.8 | 2.13 | 40 | 31,409,000 (89.6%) |
| 2030 | 36,750,000 | 327,000 (0.9%) | -6,001 | 34.1 | 2.04 | 42 | 33,094,000 (90.1%) |
| 2035 | 38,266,000 | 288,000 (0.8%) | -6,000 | 35.4 | 1.96 | 43 | 34,637,000 (90.5%) |
| 2040 | 39,579,000 | 246,000 (0.6%) | -6,000 | 36.6 | 1.91 | 45 | 36,022,000 (91.0%) |
| 2045 | 40,686,000 | 205,000 (0.5%) | -6,000 | 37.8 | 1.86 | 46 | 37,225,000 (91.5%) |
| 2050 | 41,585,000 | 164,000 (0.4%) | -6,000 | 39.0 | 1.83 | 47 | 38,237,000 (91.9%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 80.2 (77.2 years for male and 83.4 years for females). Population density will go up to 47.1 people per square kilometer.
The demographics of Venezuela constitutes of 17,860,000 women and 17,536,000 men, which means there are 982 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 33.1% of population (11,705,457) is 19 or younger, 58.1% of population (20,550,918) is between age 20 and 64 and 8.9% of population (3,136,086) is over 65.