Venezuela demography provides information on the various statistical figures regarding the population and people of Venezuela. Venezuela demography also covers topics such as health, education, religion, ethnic groups and more.
The ethnic groups of Venezuela are Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, Arab, African and other indigenous groups. The official language of Venezuela is Spanish, while the other indigenous dialects are also spoken. 96 % of the Venezuelan population are Roman Catholics, 2% Protestants and the remaining follow other religions. People over 15, who can read and write are considered to be literate in Venezuela. According to 2001 census 93% of the total population were literate. The literacy rate for females is 92.7% and for males it is 93.3%. The net migration rate is -1.28 migrant per 1000 population.
Venezuela Demography-Facts and Figures
According to the July 2007 estimation, the current figure of the Venezuelan population is 26,023,528.
- Age Structure: People up to 14 years, occupy 31.6% of the population, for those between 15 to 64 years the percentage is 63.4% and for people over 65 it is 5.1%.
- Median Age: The total median age is 24.9 years, for females it is 25.5, while for males it is 24.3 years.
- Birth and Death Rate: In Venezuela there are 21.22 births per 1000 people and 5.08 deaths per 1000 people.
- Fertility Rate: The fertility rate of Venezuela is at 2.55 children per woman.
- Infant Mortality Rate: The total rate is 22.52 deaths per 1,000 live births.
- Sex ratio: For the entire population it is 0.98 male/female.
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Venezuela demography imply that the majority of the population are literate and the death rate of the country is low.
