Population · South America

Venezuela population 2026

Right now · estimate

28,676,633

Births today: 0
Deaths today: 0
Births this year: 368,812
Births minus deaths this year: +178,755

Venezuela has an estimated 28,633,711 people on 1 July 2026, the UN's projection, 116,815 more than a year earlier (+0.41%). It is the 54th most populous country in the world. It is projected to keep growing until 2057, peaking at 31.2 million, then decline to 28.3 million by 2100.

UN projection The counter interpolates the UN’s 1 July figures to the second; it is an estimate, not a count.

Rank in the world

Year	Population	Rank
1950	5.5 million	65th
2000	24.5 million	41st
2026*	28.6 million	54th
2050*	31.1 million	62nd
2100*	28.3 million	66th

* UN medium-variant projection. Ranks among 237 countries and areas.

Venezuela in numbers, 2026

Births in 2026: 440 thousand 1,203 a day
Deaths in 2026: 226 thousand 620 a day
Net migration: −93 thousand more departures than arrivals
Growth rate: +0.42% growing
Fertility rate: 2.04per woman below replacement (2.1)
Median age: 29.5years world: 31.1
Life expectancy: 73.0years
Aged 65 and over: 10.4% 16.4% by 2050

Land, people and health

Capital: Caracas
Area: 912,050 km² 33rd largest of 237
Population density: 31per km² 185th most crowded
Urban population: 89.4% 90.1% by 2050
Men and women: 14.1 million / 14.5 million 97.5 men per 100 women
Life expectancy, women: 77.0years men: 69.2 years
Infant mortality: 14.0per 1,000 births under-5: 16.9
Birth rate: 15.3per 1,000 death rate: 7.9
Net migration rate: −3.2per 1,000 net departures

Population of Venezuela, 1950–2100

Projected peak: 2057, 31.2 million. By 2050: 31.1 million (+8.6% from today).

UN estimate
UN projection

28.3M 2026

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Year	Population
1950	5,488,850
1951	5,732,603
1952	5,981,380
1953	6,234,768
1954	6,492,812
1955	6,755,813
1956	7,024,318
1957	7,299,448
1958	7,581,980
1959	7,869,223
1960	8,160,090
1961	8,455,915
1962	8,756,870
1963	9,064,020
1964	9,377,712
1965	9,697,790
1966	10,024,854
1967	10,358,512
1968	10,697,530
1969	11,040,280
1970	11,387,790
1971	11,741,008
1972	12,099,180
1973	12,463,537
1974	12,835,351
1975	13,215,892
1976	13,606,284
1977	14,006,812
1978	14,416,684
1979	14,834,552
1980	15,258,218
1981	15,687,297
1982	16,121,874
1983	16,562,205
1984	17,008,841
1985	17,461,434
1986	17,923,536
1987	18,394,963
1988	18,871,020
1989	19,348,921
1990	19,827,010
1991	20,304,896
1992	20,780,948
1993	21,254,520
1994	21,725,188
1995	22,193,821
1996	22,662,113
1997	23,131,685
1998	23,601,337
1999	24,066,593
2000	24,526,708
2001	24,979,922
2002	25,435,671
2003	25,892,703
2004	26,340,838
2005	26,785,804
2006	27,224,686
2007	27,649,363
2008	28,053,696
2009	28,438,298
2010	28,813,101
2011	29,185,212
2012	29,553,826
2013	29,912,198
2014	30,254,079
2015	30,573,972
2016	30,765,720
2017	30,565,323
2018	29,807,592
2019	28,938,098
2020	28,444,077
2021	28,237,826
2022	28,213,017
2023	28,300,854
2024 *	28,405,543
2025 *	28,516,896
2026 *	28,633,711
2027 *	28,758,567
2028 *	28,885,164
2029 *	29,014,445
2030 *	29,151,810
2031 *	29,295,749
2032 *	29,442,536
2033 *	29,587,102
2034 *	29,735,158
2035 *	29,883,329
2036 *	30,020,165
2037 *	30,146,549
2038 *	30,268,329
2039 *	30,386,291
2040 *	30,495,443
2041 *	30,590,202
2042 *	30,674,533
2043 *	30,749,668
2044 *	30,813,812
2045 *	30,871,487
2046 *	30,923,464
2047 *	30,974,369
2048 *	31,021,604
2049 *	31,059,956
2050 *	31,094,883
2051 *	31,122,396
2052 *	31,146,373
2053 *	31,168,370
2054 *	31,183,525
2055 *	31,198,439
2056 *	31,210,497
2057 *	31,213,042
2058 *	31,210,975
2059 *	31,206,436
2060 *	31,197,937
2061 *	31,188,522
2062 *	31,177,020
2063 *	31,162,722
2064 *	31,147,758
2065 *	31,128,198
2066 *	31,100,580
2067 *	31,067,285
2068 *	31,032,695
2069 *	30,996,879
2070 *	30,957,606
2071 *	30,916,456
2072 *	30,873,679
2073 *	30,829,748
2074 *	30,787,912
2075 *	30,743,547
2076 *	30,694,270
2077 *	30,641,635
2078 *	30,582,757
2079 *	30,520,250
2080 *	30,456,004
2081 *	30,390,713
2082 *	30,322,894
2083 *	30,252,173
2084 *	30,178,827
2085 *	30,100,922
2086 *	30,015,810
2087 *	29,923,922
2088 *	29,828,983
2089 *	29,728,091
2090 *	29,620,002
2091 *	29,508,466
2092 *	29,393,893
2093 *	29,271,194
2094 *	29,141,701
2095 *	29,008,481
2096 *	28,867,501
2097 *	28,722,688
2098 *	28,574,957
2099 *	28,426,546
2100 *	28,280,553

* UN projection

Population of Venezuela by year

24.5 million in 2000, 28.6 million in 2026. Every year for the last decade, then every five years to 1950. * UN projection; earlier years are UN estimates.

Year	Population	Yearly change	Change	Net migrants	Median age	Fertility	Density (km²)	Urban	World share	World rank
2026*	28,633,711	+0.41%	+116,815	−92,869	29.5	2.04	31	89%	0.34%	54
2025*	28,516,896	+0.39%	+111,353	−100,467	29.4	2.06	31	89%	0.35%	53
2024*	28,405,543	+0.37%	+104,689	−105,297	29.2	2.08	31	89%	0.35%	53
2023	28,300,854	+0.31%	+87,837	−112,899	29.0	2.08	31	89%	0.35%	53
2022	28,213,017	−0.09%	−24,809	−141,107	28.8	2.09	31	89%	0.35%	52
2021	28,237,826	−0.73%	−206,251	−332,936	28.6	2.10	31	89%	0.35%	52
2020	28,444,077	−1.71%	−494,021	−524,649	28.2	2.12	31	89%	0.36%	52
2019	28,938,098	−2.92%	−869,494	−975,534	27.9	2.13	32	89%	0.37%	49
2018	29,807,592	−2.48%	−757,731	−1,355,602	27.4	2.15	32	89%	0.39%	48
2017	30,565,323	−0.65%	−200,397	−817,376	27.0	2.18	33	89%	0.40%	46
2016	30,765,720	+0.63%	+191,748	−283,270	26.7	2.22	34	89%	0.41%	45
2015	30,573,972	+1.06%	+319,893	−77,417	26.3	2.25	33	89%	0.41%	44
2010	28,813,101	+1.32%	+374,803	−52,781	24.8	2.40	31	89%	0.41%	41
2005	26,785,804	+1.69%	+444,966	−18,407	23.4	2.63	29	89%	0.41%	41
2000	24,526,708	+1.91%	+460,115	−1,999	22.0	2.79	27	88%	0.40%	41
1995	22,193,821	+2.16%	+468,633	−622	20.8	3.08	24	86%	0.39%	43
1990	19,827,010	+2.47%	+478,089	−69	19.7	3.45	22	84%	0.37%	43
1985	17,461,434	+2.66%	+452,593	+237	18.8	3.79	19	82%	0.36%	44
1980	15,258,218	+2.86%	+423,666	+237	17.8	4.20	17	79%	0.34%	44
1975	13,215,892	+2.96%	+380,541	+186	16.8	4.69	14	76%	0.32%	48
1970	11,387,790	+3.15%	+347,510	+305	15.9	5.32	12	72%	0.31%	47
1965	9,697,790	+3.41%	+320,078	+1,656	15.4	5.98	11	67%	0.29%	50
1960	8,160,090	+3.70%	+290,867	+8,369	15.5	6.38	9	62%	0.27%	54
1955	6,755,813	+4.05%	+263,001	+27,608	16.0	6.60	7	58%	0.25%	59
1950	5,488,850	–	–	+62,817	16.1	6.63	6	54%	0.22%	65

Population forecast for Venezuela

UN medium-variant projection: 31.1 million in 2050 (+8.6% from 2026), 28.3 million in 2100.

Year	Population	Yearly change	Net migrants	Median age	Fertility	Density (km²)	Urban	World share	World rank
2030	29,151,810	+0.47%	−69,481	30.2	1.99	32	90%	0.34%	55
2035	29,883,329	+0.50%	−48,377	31.3	1.94	33	90%	0.34%	56
2040	30,495,443	+0.36%	−43,452	32.9	1.90	33	90%	0.33%	60
2045	30,871,487	+0.19%	−40,400	34.7	1.86	34	90%	0.33%	62
2050	31,094,883	+0.11%	−29,132	36.5	1.83	34	90%	0.32%	62
2060	31,197,937	−0.03%	−41,143	39.3	1.79	34	–	0.31%	61
2070	30,957,606	−0.13%	−38,065	40.9	1.76	34	–	0.30%	64
2080	30,456,004	−0.21%	−27,984	43.3	1.74	33	–	0.30%	64
2090	29,620,002	−0.36%	−23,525	45.4	1.73	32	–	0.29%	66
2100	28,280,553	−0.51%	−18,942	46.4	1.72	31	–	0.28%	66

Largest cities in Venezuela

Urban area in 2026: the whole built-up city, measured the same way for every country (UN, 2025). * UN projection. Largest cities in the world

#	City	Population 2026	2050*
1	Caracas (capital)	2,578,410	2,566,670
2	Maracaibo	2,043,926	2,242,148
3	Valencia	1,437,199	1,439,172
4	Maracay	845,856	887,948
5	Barquisimeto	815,751	857,817
6	Barcelona	679,626	785,399
7	Ciudad Guayana	538,755	605,490
8	Maturin	456,631	533,710
9	Guarenas	399,809	401,028
10	Cumana	381,899	451,938

Age structure

Median age 29.5. 10.4% are 65 or older, 16.4% by 2050; 24.3% are under 15.

Venezuela, 2026 Men 2026 Women 2026 2050 (projection)

Share of the total population in each age group (%)

Births per woman

2.04 in 2026; about 2.1 keeps a population stable without migration. Below 2.1 since 2022.

UN estimate
UN projection

1.7 2026

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Year	Fertility rate
1950	6.63
1951	6.62
1952	6.61
1953	6.61
1954	6.60
1955	6.60
1956	6.60
1957	6.59
1958	6.57
1959	6.45
1960	6.38
1961	6.30
1962	6.23
1963	6.15
1964	6.07
1965	5.98
1966	5.87
1967	5.75
1968	5.61
1969	5.47
1970	5.32
1971	5.17
1972	5.03
1973	4.91
1974	4.79
1975	4.69
1976	4.59
1977	4.49
1978	4.40
1979	4.30
1980	4.20
1981	4.10
1982	4.01
1983	3.93
1984	3.86
1985	3.79
1986	3.73
1987	3.67
1988	3.60
1989	3.52
1990	3.45
1991	3.37
1992	3.29
1993	3.22
1994	3.15
1995	3.08
1996	3.02
1997	2.97
1998	2.91
1999	2.86
2000	2.79
2001	2.78
2002	2.74
2003	2.70
2004	2.64
2005	2.63
2006	2.59
2007	2.52
2008	2.47
2009	2.42
2010	2.40
2011	2.40
2012	2.38
2013	2.33
2014	2.30
2015	2.25
2016	2.22
2017	2.18
2018	2.15
2019	2.13
2020	2.12
2021	2.10
2022	2.09
2023	2.08
2024 *	2.08
2025 *	2.06
2026 *	2.04
2027 *	2.03
2028 *	2.01
2029 *	2.00
2030 *	1.99
2031 *	1.98
2032 *	1.97
2033 *	1.96
2034 *	1.95
2035 *	1.94
2036 *	1.93
2037 *	1.92
2038 *	1.91
2039 *	1.91
2040 *	1.90
2041 *	1.89
2042 *	1.88
2043 *	1.87
2044 *	1.86
2045 *	1.86
2046 *	1.85
2047 *	1.84
2048 *	1.84
2049 *	1.83
2050 *	1.83
2051 *	1.82
2052 *	1.82
2053 *	1.81
2054 *	1.81
2055 *	1.81
2056 *	1.80
2057 *	1.80
2058 *	1.80
2059 *	1.79
2060 *	1.79
2061 *	1.78
2062 *	1.78
2063 *	1.78
2064 *	1.78
2065 *	1.77
2066 *	1.77
2067 *	1.77
2068 *	1.77
2069 *	1.77
2070 *	1.76
2071 *	1.76
2072 *	1.76
2073 *	1.76
2074 *	1.75
2075 *	1.75
2076 *	1.75
2077 *	1.75
2078 *	1.75
2079 *	1.74
2080 *	1.74
2081 *	1.74
2082 *	1.74
2083 *	1.74
2084 *	1.73
2085 *	1.74
2086 *	1.74
2087 *	1.73
2088 *	1.73
2089 *	1.73
2090 *	1.73
2091 *	1.73
2092 *	1.73
2093 *	1.73
2094 *	1.73
2095 *	1.72
2096 *	1.72
2097 *	1.72
2098 *	1.72
2099 *	1.72
2100 *	1.72

* UN projection

Births and deaths each year

Deaths are projected to outnumber births from 2070.

Births
Deaths
UN estimate
UN projection

260k387k 2026

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Year	Births	Deaths
1950	256,888	78,652
1951	270,625	79,335
1952	283,875	80,427
1953	296,505	81,299
1954	308,649	81,981
1955	320,539	82,562
1956	331,956	82,787
1957	344,006	82,958
1958	354,848	82,925
1959	359,456	82,356
1960	366,982	81,880
1961	373,263	81,151
1962	380,407	81,061
1963	387,212	79,933
1964	393,750	79,353
1965	400,125	78,427
1966	406,117	76,423
1967	411,706	75,897
1968	417,011	76,035
1969	421,868	78,274
1970	426,622	75,906
1971	431,319	76,111
1972	437,167	76,419
1973	445,160	77,547
1974	453,131	77,454
1975	462,640	77,593
1976	472,702	77,350
1977	482,872	77,556
1978	492,296	78,272
1979	501,503	80,233
1980	508,604	82,994
1981	515,020	82,949
1982	520,490	83,923
1983	527,148	83,569
1984	534,576	85,392
1985	542,016	86,500
1986	554,481	86,222
1987	562,353	88,146
1988	568,100	90,516
1989	571,397	93,341
1990	573,673	95,511
1991	574,993	97,087
1992	575,173	100,362
1993	575,438	102,245
1994	575,683	106,507
1995	576,088	106,814
1996	577,510	108,867
1997	579,619	107,600
1998	581,417	112,306
1999	583,139	119,344
2000	580,823	121,019
2001	589,494	138,016
2002	592,205	125,384
2003	593,958	137,041
2004	590,562	134,676
2005	599,288	136,030
2006	601,788	141,627
2007	594,792	142,304
2008	590,754	154,882
2009	584,536	157,279
2010	584,225	158,815
2011	589,462	163,503
2012	589,311	168,533
2013	582,538	173,615
2014	576,499	181,409
2015	568,795	184,241
2016	561,841	202,203
2017	548,064	207,856
2018	516,556	199,264
2019	471,676	196,850
2020	442,091	204,848
2021	429,761	222,005
2022	423,888	207,270
2023	426,984	213,955
2024 *	432,648	218,109
2025 *	436,134	222,194
2026 *	439,529	226,499
2027 *	443,651	230,928
2028 *	447,183	235,413
2029 *	450,455	239,725
2030 *	453,386	244,098
2031 *	456,855	248,075
2032 *	458,670	252,148
2033 *	458,959	256,194
2034 *	458,304	260,421
2035 *	456,715	264,474
2036 *	453,047	268,602
2037 *	448,317	272,713
2038 *	443,116	276,565
2039 *	437,172	280,434
2040 *	430,844	284,394
2041 *	423,709	288,019
2042 *	416,194	291,584
2043 *	409,334	294,887
2044 *	402,410	298,133
2045 *	396,801	301,189
2046 *	391,567	304,067
2047 *	386,965	306,470
2048 *	383,451	309,081
2049 *	380,216	311,346
2050 *	377,244	313,550
2051 *	375,338	315,675
2052 *	373,221	317,385
2053 *	371,619	319,199
2054 *	369,944	320,798
2055 *	368,727	322,285
2056 *	367,052	323,638
2057 *	365,674	324,932
2058 *	363,938	325,979
2059 *	361,954	327,033
2060 *	360,091	328,003
2061 *	357,836	329,059
2062 *	355,464	330,001
2063 *	353,285	330,421
2064 *	350,405	331,202
2065 *	347,586	331,822
2066 *	344,575	332,347
2067 *	341,558	333,058
2068 *	338,289	333,172
2069 *	334,950	333,210
2070 *	331,379	333,505
2071 *	327,602	333,661
2072 *	324,316	333,726
2073 *	320,943	333,801
2074 *	317,796	333,926
2075 *	314,754	334,101
2076 *	311,929	334,245
2077 *	308,819	334,559
2078 *	306,114	335,517
2079 *	303,340	336,419
2080 *	300,627	337,684
2081 *	298,332	339,300
2082 *	296,288	341,315
2083 *	293,980	343,872
2084 *	292,021	346,459
2085 *	290,789	349,656
2086 *	289,075	353,059
2087 *	287,124	356,658
2088 *	285,329	360,486
2089 *	283,634	364,543
2090 *	281,715	368,451
2091 *	279,886	372,251
2092 *	277,984	375,580
2093 *	275,867	378,873
2094 *	273,684	381,928
2095 *	271,449	384,557
2096 *	269,104	386,219
2097 *	266,922	387,305
2098 *	264,764	388,005
2099 *	262,508	388,034
2100 *	259,856	387,351

* UN projection

Economy of Venezuela

GDP by country →

GDP 2026: $124 billion 72nd largest economy
GDP per person: $4,355 US$, market rates
GDP per person (PPP): Int$ 9,902 at purchasing power parity
Economic growth: +5.0% real GDP
Inflation: 467.9% consumer prices
Unemployment: – of the labour force
Government debt: – of GDP
Share of world GDP: 0.1%

IMF estimate
IMF projection

131B 2026

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Year	GDP, US$
1990	48,391,000,000
1991	53,382,000,000
1992	60,400,000,000
1993	59,865,000,000
1994	58,357,000,000
1995	77,427,000,000
1996	70,536,000,000
1997	85,684,000,000
1998	91,836,000,000
1999	97,517,000,000
2000	117,596,000,000
2001	123,119,000,000
2002	95,258,000,000
2003	83,684,000,000
2004	112,254,000,000
2005	143,375,000,000
2006	178,521,000,000
2007	234,943,000,000
2008	303,293,000,000
2009	262,260,000,000
2010	303,863,000,000
2011	304,551,000,000
2012	338,732,000,000
2013	225,506,000,000
2014	128,764,000,000
2015	84,287,000,000
2016	78,521,000,000
2017	59,976,000,000
2018	47,614,000,000
2019	22,371,000,000
2020	20,012,000,000
2021	39,136,000,000
2022	79,519,000,000
2023	76,762,000,000
2024	103,713,000,000
2025	101,492,000,000
2026 *	124,184,000,000
2027 *	130,649,000,000

* IMF projection

Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026). 2026 and later are IMF projections. GDP per capita by country · Richest countries

CO₂ emissions of Venezuela

CO₂ by country →

CO₂ emissions 2024: 116 million tonnes 39th largest emitter
Per person: 4.08 t world: 4.73 t
Share of world CO₂: 0.30% 0.34% of its people
Change since 1990: −4% −22% since 2005

116 2024

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Year	CO₂, million tonnes
1950	38.34
1951	47.38
1952	50.74
1953	47.85
1954	51.20
1955	59.75
1956	65.01
1957	69.58
1958	54.45
1959	65.15
1960	57.02
1961	51.88
1962	54.06
1963	56.15
1964	56.55
1965	60.73
1966	56.97
1967	65.75
1968	65.57
1969	68.93
1970	74.49
1971	62.50
1972	62.51
1973	66.43
1974	75.06
1975	63.75
1976	57.28
1977	63.66
1978	68.61
1979	76.47
1980	90.67
1981	91.83
1982	93.25
1983	92.95
1984	93.06
1985	101.09
1986	109.32
1987	110.75
1988	115.85
1989	108.65
1990	120.86
1991	114.22
1992	104.74
1993	123.05
1994	119.06
1995	124.83
1996	118.35
1997	129.75
1998	134.99
1999	143.13
2000	142.90
2001	130.62
2002	164.23
2003	154.36
2004	142.84
2005	148.41
2006	155.84
2007	154.17
2008	155.76
2009	152.18
2010	189.58
2011	168.71
2012	175.84
2013	198.45
2014	175.99
2015	166.33
2016	152.73
2017	139.09
2018	111.24
2019	105.43
2020	80.90
2021	94.90
2022	108.42
2023	119.59
2024	116.04

By source, 2024

Oil48.5%
Gas36.9%
Flaring13.5%
Cement0.9%
Coal0.2%

Fossil fuels and industry, territorial; Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0). CO₂ per capita by country · Historical emissions

Compare with South America

Country	Population 2026	Growth	Fertility	Median age
Venezuela	28.6 million	+0.42%	2.04	29.5
Brazil	214 million	+0.34%	1.59	35.2
Colombia	53.9 million	+0.92%	1.60	33.0
Argentina	46 million	+0.33%	1.51	33.3
Peru	34.9 million	+0.97%	1.93	30.5
Chile	19.9 million	+0.41%	1.12	37.4
Ecuador	18.4 million	+0.84%	1.78	29.7
Bolivia	12.7 million	+1.31%	2.47	25.5
Paraguay	7.1 million	+1.15%	2.37	27.3

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Questions

What is the population of Venezuela in 2026?

28,633,711 on 1 July 2026, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection). That is 28.6 million people, +0.41% on 2025.

Is Venezuela's population growing or shrinking?

Growing: 116,815 more people in 2026 than in 2025, with 1,203 births and 620 deaths a day and net migration of −92,869 a year.

When will Venezuela's population peak?

In 2057, at about 31.2 million, on the UN's medium projection; 28.3 million by 2100.

What is the fertility rate in Venezuela?

2.04 births per woman in 2026. A population replaces itself at about 2.1. Venezuela has been below that since 2022.

How many babies are born in Venezuela every day?

About 1,203 a day (440 thousand in 2026), against about 620 deaths a day.

What is the life expectancy in Venezuela?

73.0 years at birth in 2026: 77.0 for women and 69.2 for men, against a world average of 73.8.

How many men and women live in Venezuela?

About 14.1 million men and 14.5 million women in 2026, or 97.5 men for every 100 women.

What is the population density of Venezuela?

31 people per km² of land in 2026, on a total area of 912,050 km². The world average is 64.

What was the population of Venezuela in 2000?

24,526,708 (24.5 million), the UN estimate for 1 July 2000. It has grown by 17% since, to 28.6 million in 2026.

What will the population of Venezuela be in 2050?

About 31.1 million on the UN's medium projection (31,094,883), +8.6% from 2026; 28.3 million by 2100.

What are the largest cities in Venezuela?

Caracas (2.6 million), Maracaibo (2 million), Valencia (1.4 million), Maracay (846 thousand), Barquisimeto (816 thousand). UN figures for 2026, counting each city’s whole built-up area.

What is the GDP of Venezuela in 2026?

$124 billion at current prices, the 72nd largest economy in the world, on the IMF’s World Economic Outlook (October 2026) figures; real growth of +5.0%.

What is Venezuela's GDP per capita?

$4,355 per person at market exchange rates in 2026, or Int$ 9,902 at purchasing power parity, which adjusts for local prices.

How much CO₂ does Venezuela emit?

116 million tonnes from fossil fuels and industry in 2024, 4.08 t per person and 0.30% of the world total; oil is the largest source (48%).

Source and method

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant. Figures for 1950–2023 are UN estimates; later years are the medium-variant projection, which assumes fertility, mortality and migration follow their most likely paths. National statistics offices publish their own counts, which can differ. Reuse under CC BY 3.0 IGO. How we use the data.