Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.8932 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of stood at 0.8932 people per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 0.8932 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6192 people per person, in 1960.
That places Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 33rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6192 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6284 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.6379 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.6479 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.6583 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.6688 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.6793 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.6897 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.6999 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.7098 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.7191 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7278 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.736 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7439 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7515 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7589 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7661 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.773 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.7797 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.786 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7921 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.7979 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8033 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8085 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8134 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8181 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8226 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.827 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8313 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8355 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8397 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8441 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8488 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8537 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8586 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8635 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8682 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8726 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8765 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8797 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8822 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8837 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8846 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8852 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8858 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8864 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8869 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8873 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8876 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8879 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.888 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8881 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8884 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8888 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8892 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8895 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8899 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8903 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8907 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.891 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8914 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8918 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8921 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8925 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8929 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8932 people per person | +0.0% |
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of compared with similar countries
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 0.8932 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 0.8932 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6639 people per person | 0.6192 people per person | 0.7098 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7542 people per person | 0.7191 people per person | 0.786 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.815 people per person | 0.7921 people per person | 0.8355 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8605 people per person | 0.8397 people per person | 0.8797 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8858 people per person | 0.8822 people per person | 0.8879 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8894 people per person | 0.888 people per person | 0.891 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8923 people per person | 0.8914 people per person | 0.8932 people per person | 6 |
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- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.187 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5136 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4023 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.11 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8093 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Population density 32.06 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.32 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 0.8932 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8932 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6192 people per person in 1960.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 33rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.