Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Venezuela

Venezuela: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita was 89.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
89.3%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
41st
of 236 countries
All-time high
89.3%
in 2025
All-time low
53.5%
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025

Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Venezuela, 1950–2025

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Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Venezuela recorded 89.3% for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Venezuela peaked at 89.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 53.5%, in 1950.

That places Venezuela 41st out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 57.2% 53.5% 61.0% 10
1960s 66.4% 61.9% 71.0% 10
1970s 75.4% 71.9% 78.6% 10
1980s 81.5% 79.2% 83.6% 10
1990s 86.1% 84.0% 88.0% 10
2000s 88.6% 88.2% 88.8% 10
2010s 88.9% 88.8% 89.1% 10
2020s 89.2% 89.1% 89.3% 6

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 38 Lebanon 91.0% compare
  2. 39 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 90.2% compare
  3. 40 Turkey 89.5% compare
  4. 42 Chile 89.2% compare
  5. 43 Sweden 89.1% compare
  6. 44 Andorra 88.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Venezuela?
Share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Venezuela was 89.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 2025.
What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 53.5% in 1950.
How does Venezuela rank for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
Venezuela ranks 41st out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Venezuela data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.