Short facts about people of Venezuela

Population:

23,916,810 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  32.11% (male 3,962,517; female 3,716,880) 15-64 years:  63.17% (male 7,581,589; female 7,526,467) 65 years and over:  4.72% (male 515,687; female 613,670) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.56% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

20.65 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

4.92 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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:  0.84 male(s)/female total population:  1.02 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

25.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  73.31 years male:  70.29 years female:  76.56 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.46 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.49% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

62,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

2,000 (1999 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:  91.1% male:  91.8% female:  90.3% (1995 est.)

Source: World Factbook