Population: Age structure: Median age: Population growth rate: Birth rate: Death rate: Net migration rate: Urbanization: Sex ratio: Infant mortality rate: Life expectancy at birth: Total fertility rate: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS - deaths: Major infectious diseases: Nationality: Ethnic groups: Religions: Languages: Literacy: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): Education expenditures:
27,223,228 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 45
[see also: Population country ranks ]
0-14 years: 30.5% (male 4,157,194/female 4,022,595)
[see also: Age structure - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years:
64.3% (male 8,480,872/female 8,754,620)
[see also: Age structure - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over:
5.2% (male 620,657/female 778,905) (2010 est.)
[see also: Age structure - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total: 25.8 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
25.1 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female:
26.5 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
1.515% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 81
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
20.29 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 91
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
5.14 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 183
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 101
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
urban population: 93% of total population (2008)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years:
0.97 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over:
0.79 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]
total: 21.07 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 96
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male:
24.6 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female:
17.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
total population: 73.77 years
country comparison to the world: 110
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male:
70.69 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female:
77 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
2.45 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 93
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
0.7%; note - no country specific models provided (2001 est.)
country comparison to the world: 63
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
110,000 (1999 est.)
country comparison to the world: 45
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
4,100 (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 49
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases:
bacterial diarrhea
vectorborne disease:
dengue fever and malaria (2009)
noun: Venezuelan(s)
adjective:
Venezuelan
Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, indigenous people
nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2%
Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
93%
[see also: Literacy - total population country ranks ]
male:
93.3%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female:
92.7% (2001 census)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]
total: 14 years
male:
13 years
female:
15 years (2008)
3.7% of GDP (2007)
country comparison to the world: 122
[see also: Education expenditures country ranks ]