How many people live in Venezuela right now?
Right now, according to UN estimates
28,673,199
| Today | In 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Births | · | · |
| Deaths | · | · |
| Net migration | · | · |
| Growth | · | · |
2026 figures
- Rank by population
- 54 of 237
- Share of world population
- 0.34%
- Median age
- 29.5 years
- Children per woman
- 2.04
- Life expectancy
- 73.0 years
- People per km²
- 31
According to UN estimates, about 28.7 million people live in Venezuela right now. It ranks 54th out of 237 countries and territories by population, between Niger and Australia, and it is home to one in every 290 people on the planet.
Every day, about 1,200 people are born there and about 620 die. More people leave than arrive: net migration reduces the population by about 92,900 people a year. Overall, the population grows by about 330 people a day (0.42% a year).
In 1950, about 5.5 million people lived there. Today there are 5.2 times as many. The UN expects it to peak around 2057, at about 31.2 million, and then begin to fall. By 2050 it is projected to have about 31.1 million people (8% more than today), and by 2100 about 28.3 million.
Half of its people are younger than 30 (worldwide, 31). Women have an average of 2.04 children each, below the 2.1 needed for each generation to replace the one before, and life expectancy at birth is 73 years (worldwide, 74). There are 31 people per square kilometer.
UN estimates up to today and projections (medium variant) from today onward.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the population of Venezuela in 2026?
- Venezuela has about 28.7 million people right now, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024. On July 1, 2026, there were 28,633,711.
- How many people are born each day in Venezuela?
- About 1,200 a day (440,000 a year). About 620 people die each day (226,000 a year).
- Is the population of Venezuela growing?
- Yes: it grows by 0.42% a year, or about 120,000 people.
- What will the population of Venezuela be in 2050?
- According to the UN projection (medium variant), about 31.1 million, with a peak around 2057 at about 31.2 million.
- Why doesn't this figure match the country's official statistics?
- The UN estimates the population of every country with the same method, based on censuses, surveys and registers, and projects it year by year. Each national statistics office uses its own censuses and registers, which may be more up to date or count foreign residents differently. That is why the figures can differ slightly.
Countries with a similar population
- Cameroon 30,882,507
- Nepal 29,660,337
- Niger 29,099,688
- Australia 27,305,144
- North Korea 26,650,406
- Syria 26,719,914
More countries in the Americas
- United States 349,570,803
- Brazil 213,783,617
- Mexico 133,319,905
- Colombia 54,089,702
- Argentina 46,051,068
- Canada 40,567,081
- Peru 35,027,449
- Chile 19,971,251
- Guatemala 19,055,603
- Ecuador 18,493,717
- Bolivia 12,801,731
- Haiti 12,078,625
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Where these figures come from
The figures are estimates from the United Nations Population Division, published in World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant): the reference used by international organizations and by most population counters. The UN estimates how many people there are on July 1 of each year and how many are born, die and migrate; between one date and the next, this counter spreads the change continuously, second by second.
It is not a real-time headcount: nobody can count every person in a country at once. It is the best available estimate, and it may differ slightly from the figures of each country's statistics office, which use their own censuses and population registers.