Venezuela's People | Venezuela People

Population: 25,017,387 (July 2004 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 30.5% (male 3,930,413; female 3,687,744) 15-64 years: 64.5% (male 8,107,382; female 8,034,905) 65 years and over: 5% (male 571,289; female 685,654) (2004 est.)

Median age: Total: 25.2 years male: 24.6 years female: 25.8 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.44% (2004 est.)

Death rate: 4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Net migration rate: -0.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Sex ratio: At birth: 1.08 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 22.99 deaths/1,000 live births male: 26.18 deaths/1,000 live births female: 19.57 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 74.06 years male: 71.02 years female: 77.32 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.31 children born/woman (2004 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.5% - note: no country specific models provided (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 62,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: 2,000 (2001 est.)

Nationality: Noun: Venezuelan(s) adjective: Venezuelan

Ethnic groups: Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, indigenous people

Religions: Nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2%

Languages: Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects

Literacy: Definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.4% male: 93.8% female: 93.1% (2003 est.)

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