Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Population Pyramid 1997
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) in 1997
As of 1997, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) counted 23,131,686 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 25.8%, up from 18,394,963 in 1987.
With a median age of 22.3 years, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) had a youth dependency ratio of 58.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.3 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) was 2.08 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 72.5 years on average (76.5 years for girls, 68.7 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
1,262,764 immigrants live in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 4.4% of the population.
| Colombia | 875,552 |
| Spain | 67,085 |
| Portugal | 49,104 |
| Italy | 45,934 |
| Peru | 42,281 |
8,328,362 people born in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) live in other countries.
| Colombia | 2,904,873 |
| Peru | 1,596,667 |
| United States of America | 763,915 |
| Spain | 602,539 |
| Brazil | 571,919 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 23,131,686 | 22.3 | |
| Peru | 25,274,148 | 21.5 | |
| Chile | 14,932,435 | 28.0 | |
| Ecuador | 12,031,127 | 21.6 | |
| Argentina | 35,947,792 | 27.6 |





