Population 22,803,409 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 34% (male 3,979,045; female 3,733,364)
15-64 years: 62% (male 7,054,525; female 7,011,814)
65 years and over: 4% (male 469,799; female 554,862) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 1.77% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 22.96 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 4.98 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate -0.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.08 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 (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 27.52 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 72.66 years
male: 69.68 years
female: 75.87 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 2.7 children born/woman (1998 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 Amerindians in 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 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Venezuela People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Venezuela People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.