| People | Venezuela |
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Population:
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27,635,743 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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32 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 93% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 1.7% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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CARACAS (capital) 3.051 million; Maracaibo 2.153 million; Valencia 1.738 million; Barquisimeto 1.159 million; Maracay 1.04 million (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 29.5% (male 4,149,781/female 4,002,931)
15-64 years: 65.1% (male 8,846,945/female 9,130,561)
65 years and over: 5.4% (male 665,436/female 840,089) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 26.1 years
male: 25.4 years
female: 26.8 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.493% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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20.1 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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5.17 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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68 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 20.62 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 24.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 16.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 73.93 years
male: 70.84 years
female: 77.17 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.42 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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0% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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1.94 physicians/1,000 population (2001) |
Hospital bed density:
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1.3 beds/1,000 population (2007) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 94% of population
rural: 74% of population
total: 92% of population
unimproved:
urban: 6% of population
rural: 26% of population
total: 8% of population (2000) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 93% of population
rural: 54% of population
total: 89% of population
unimproved:
urban: 7% of population
rural: 46% of population
total: 11% of population (2000) |
Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea
vectorborne disease: dengue fever and malaria (2009) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA; NA note - no country specific models provided |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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3.7% (2007) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
Nationality:
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noun: Venezuelan(s)
adjective: Venezuelan |
Ethnic groups:
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Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, indigenous people |
Religions:
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nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2% |
Languages:
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Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 93.3%
female: 92.7% (2001 census) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 15 years (2008) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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3.7% of GDP (2007) |
People - note:
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void |
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