The population of Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) is expected to grow by 404,000 in 2018 and reach 32,780,000 in 2019. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 12,099 people yearly. On average there are 597,494 births and 184,831 deaths in Venezuela per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.27 percent per year. The population density of Venezuela has changed from 17.4 in 1980 to 35.8 in 2016.
| Current population | 32,761,417 people at present (Friday 14th of December 2018) | |
| Median Age | 30.9 years |
| Life expectancy | 74.9 years | |
| Population density | 36.7 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 32,381,000 | 404,000 (1.3%) | -12,099 | 30.9 | 2.27 | 37 | 28,870,000 (89.2%) |
| 2017 | 31,977,000 | 408,821 (1.3%) | -12,099 | 30.7 | 2.30 | 36 | 28,491,000 (89.1%) |
| 2016 | 31,568,179 | 413,045 (1.3%) | -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 2017 the population of Venezuela was 31,977,000 and the average age increased from 21.6 in 1960 to 30.7. Urban population has increased from 21,544,842 (88.0%) in 2000 to 28,870,000 (89.2%) in the current year. The population density of Venezuela has changed from 17.4 in 1980 to 35.8 in 2016.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 33,172,000 | 392,000 (1.2%) | -9,680 | 31.5 | 2.23 | 38 | 29,617,000 (89.3%) |
| 2025 | 35,040,000 | 361,000 (1.0%) | -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%) |
Total Venezuela population should reach 33,172,000 by 2020 and should increase to 41,585,000 people by year 2050. 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 population growth rate is 1.26% (408,821 residents, including 177,224 deaths). The demographics of Venezuela constitutes of 16,283,000 women and 16,099,000 men, which means there are 989 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 36.0% of population (11,657,160) is 19 or younger, 57.2% of population (18,518,694) is between age 20 and 64 and 6.8% of population (2,198,670) is over 65.