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Venezuela, RB

Venezuela, RB / VE

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Venezuela, RB in numbers.

Area912,050 kmยฒWorld # 32 โ†’Population28.5MWorld # 53 โ†’Population density31.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 165 โ†’Life expectancy72.7 yearsWorld # 127 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 3,495World # 154 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Venezuela, RB across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area912,050 kmยฒWorld # 32 / 2023 โ†’Population28.5MWorld # 53 / 2025 โ†’Population density31.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 165 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,811World # 164 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.4%World # 148 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2.1World # 100 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate15.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 103 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 93 / 2024 โ†’Median age29 yearsWorld # 138 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+10%World # 97 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1424.9%World # 95 / 2025 โ†’Urban population89.3%World # 33 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-100.5KWorld # 199 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-3.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 180 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share4.4%World # 117 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy72.7 yearsWorld # 127 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy62 yearsWorld # 101 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people1.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 96 / 2017 โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 3,495World # 154 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 99.7BWorld # 79 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 21,283World # 102 / 2011 โ†’Real GDP growth1.6%World # 158 / 2025 โ†’Inflation254.9%World # 1 / 2016 โ†’Unemployment5.3%World # 90 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment10.4%World # 111 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,829 hours/yearWorld # 81 / 2014 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Researchers per million people180 per million peopleWorld # 97 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.3%World # 84 / 2014 โ†’Patent applications per million people3.4 per million peopleWorld # 99 / 2017 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,800 kcal/dayWorld # 122 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person38 kg/person/yearWorld # 121 / 2023 โ†’Rice production611.5K tWorld # 46 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production1K tWorld # 114 / 2024 โ†’Coffee production58.3K tWorld # 22 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area52.2%World # 45 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person1,953 kWh/personWorld # 86 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person4.1 tWorld # 85 / 2024 โ†’Internet use76.7%World # 118 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions71 per 100 peopleWorld # 176 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate12.6 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 30 / 2022 โ†’Road traffic death rate39 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 3 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)0.5%World # 148 / 2023 โ†’Women in parliament32.1%World # 63 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals429KWorld # 134 / 2017 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 546MWorld # 98 / 2016 โ†’World Heritage sites3 sitesWorld # 94 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2023 / 81.1%Main languageSpanishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2024Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportBaseball and softball5,093 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightSpanishLargest staple-food calorie sourceMaize2023Current currencyBolรญvar SoberanoVES / VEDDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsVenice, Simรณn Bolรญvar