Key demographics
- Population
- 31.8M
- Density
- 34.1/km²
- HDI
- 0.709 (High)
- Gini index (2006)
- 44.8
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 72.7 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.08
- Urban population (2025)
- 89.3%
- Literacy rate (2017)
- 97.2%
- Labor force (2025)
- 56.7%
- Gender wage gap (2017)
- 7.9%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 53.7%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 89.3%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 15.2 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 7.7 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 11.8%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.08
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 21.2 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 25.7%
- Tourism (2017)
- 429.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Español |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 92.6% |
| No religion | 5.5% |
| Spiritism | 1.1% |
| Other | 0.8% |
| 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
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 72.7 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 62.1 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 3.8% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 21.2/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 75/100
- Hospital beds (2020)
- 1.0/1000
- Physicians (2017)
- 1.66/1000
- Nurses (2018)
- 2.00/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $186
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 29.7%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2017)
- 97.2%
- Education spending (2009)
- 6.9% of GDP
- Internet users (2024)
- 76.7%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 71.0/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 12.9/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 247/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 12.9
Geography and practical
- Area
- 916,445 km²
- 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
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