Population 22,396,407 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years : 34% (male 3,964,886; female 3,720,984)
15-64 years: 61% (male 6,877,890; female 6,838,799)
65 years and over: 5% (male 456,182; female 537,666) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 1.83% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 23.67 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 5.03 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate -0.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over : 0.85 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 28.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population : 72.37 years
male: 69.4 years
female : 75.58 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 2.78 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Nationality
noun: Venezuelan(s)
adjective: Venezuelan

Ethnic groups mestizo 67%, white 21%, black 10%, Amerindian 2%

Religions nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%

Languages Spanish (official), native dialects spoken by about 200,000 Amerindiansin the remote interior

Literacy
definition : age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.1%
male: 91.8%
female: 90.3% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Venezuela on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Venezuela People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Venezuela People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.