🇻🇪 Venezuela
VE / VEN #32
Nomad Score
43.0
Cities
11
Region
Union of South American Nations,
Latin America,
Andean States,
Amazon Basin,
Hispanophone,
OPEC,
South America,
Americas,
South America
Currency
VES
📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
Population
31.8M
Density
34.1/km²
HDI
0.709
(High)
Gini Index (2006)
44.8
Life Expectancy (2023)
72.5 yrs
Fertility Rate (2023)
2.08
Urban Population (2024)
89.3%
Literacy Rate (2017)
97.2%
Labor Force (2025)
56.7%
Gender Wage Gap (2017)
7.9%
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Español |
Religions
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 92.6% |
| No religion | 5.5% |
| Spiritism | 1.1% |
| Other | 0.8% |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Moreno | 51.6% |
| White | 43.6% |
| Black | 3.6% |
| Others | 1.2% |
Demonym (male)
Venezuelan
Demonym (female)
Venezuelan
National Anthem
gloria al bravo pueblo
📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE
| Age Group | Distribution | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0-14 Youth | 25.5% | |
| 15-64 Working | 64.8% | |
| 65+ Elderly | 9.7% |
Dependency Ratio
54.3%
Profile
Young
Urban Pop. (2024)
89.3%
Birth Rate (2023)
15.1 /1000
Death Rate (2023)
7.6 /1000
Largest City (2025)
11.8%
Fertility Rate (2023)
2.08
Infant Mortality (2023)
21.5 /1000
Slum Pop. (2022)
25.7%
Tourism (2017)
429.0K
🏥 HEALTHCARE
Life Expectancy (2023)
72.5 yrs
HALE (2021)
62.1 yrs
Health Spending (2023)
3.8% of GDP
Infant Mortality (2023)
21.5/1000
UHC Index (2021)
75/100
Hospital Beds (2020)
1.0/1000
Physicians (2017)
1.66/1000
Nurses (2018)
2.00/1000
Health Spending/cap (2023)
$186
Out-of-Pocket (2023)
29.7%
🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Literacy Rate (2017)
97.2%
Education Spending (2023)
0.0% of GDP
Internet Users (2017)
61.6%
Mobile Subscriptions (2023)
70.2/100
Broadband (2023)
10.6/100
Secure Servers (2024)
247/1M
🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
Broadband per 100 (2023)
10.6
🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL
Area
916,445 km²
Capital
Caracas
📍
Continent
South America
Region
Americas
Subregion
South America
Landlocked
No
Driving Side
Right
Timezones
UTC-04:00
Calling Codes
+58
Postal Code
####
TLD
.ve
Maps
Google Maps
| OpenStreetMap
Borders
🇧🇷 Brazil,
🇨🇴 Colombia,
🇬🇾 Guyana
🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS
Flag
The flag of Venezuela is composed of three equal horizontal bands of yellow, blue and red. At the center of the blue band are eight five-pointed white stars arranged in a horizontal arc.
National Anthem
gloria al bravo pueblo
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