People of Venezuela
| Population: | 26,023,528 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: | 0-14 years: 31.6% (male 4,169,979/female 4,046,170) 15-64 years: 63.4% (male 8,120,661/female 8,369,065) 65 years and over: 5.1% (male 586,863/female 730,790) (2007 est.) |
| Median age: | total: 24.9 years male: 24.3 years female: 25.5 years (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: | 1.486% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: | 21.22 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: | 5.08 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: | -1.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.031 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.803 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: | total: 22.52 deaths/1,000 live births male: 26.14 deaths/1,000 live births female: 18.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 73.28 years male: 70.24 years female: 76.48 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: | 2.55 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: | 0.7%; note - no country specific models provided (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | 110,000 (1999 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: | 4,100 (2003 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% male: 93.3% female: 92.7% (2001 census) |