Editing Demographics of Venezuela (section)

== Population ==
{{Historical populations
| source =
| title       = Census population
| 1873|1732411
| 1881|2005139
| 1891|2221572
| 1920|2479525
| 1926|2814131
| 1936|3364347
| 1941|3850771
| 1950|5034838
| 1961|7523999
| 1971|10721522
| 1981|14516735
| 1990|18105265
| 2001|23232553
| 2011|27722793
}}

According to {{UN_Population|source}} the total population was {{UN_Population|Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)}} in {{UN_Population|Year}}, compared to only 5,482,000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 29.5%, 64.9% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 5.6% was 65 years or older.<ref name="WPP 2010">{{Cite web|url=https://population.un.org/wpp/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506065230/http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/index.htm|url-status=dead|title=World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations|archivedate=6 May 2011|website=population.un.org}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
!
! width="70pt"|Total population
! width="70pt"|Proportion<br />aged 0–14<br />(%)
! width="70pt"|Proportion<br />aged 15–64<br />(%)
! width="70pt"|Proportion<br />aged 65+<br />(%)
|-
| 1950
| 5,482,000 || 43.5 || 54.6 || 1.9
|-
| 1955
| 6,758,000 || 44.8 || 53.1 || 2.0
|-
| 1960
| 8,147,000 || 45.6 || 51.9 || 2.4
|-
| 1965
| 9,825,000 || 46.4 || 51.0 || 2.6
|-
| 1970
| 11,588,000 || 45.7 || 51.5 || 2.8
|-
| 1975
| 13,361,000 || 43.3 || 53.6 || 3.0
|-
| 1980
| 15,344,000 || 40.7 || 56.2 || 3.2
|-
| 1985
| 17,508,000 || 38.8 || 57.8 || 3.4
|-
| 1990
| 19,862,000 || 37.9 || 58.4 || 3.7
|-
| 1995
| 22,189,000 || 36.3 || 59.8 || 3.9
|-
| 2000
| 24,192,000 || 34.0 || 61.5 || 4.5
|-
| 2005
| 26,432,000 || 31.7 || 63.3 || 5.0
|-
| 2010
| 28,440,000 || 29.9 || 64.5 || 5.6
|-
| 2015
| 30,082,000 || 28.4 || 65.3 || 6.4
|-
| 2020
| 28,436,000 || 27.3 || 64.8 || 8.0
|}

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| yAxisTitle= million
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| x = 1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

| y1= 8.1, 8.4, 8.7, 9.1, 9.4, 9.7, 10, 10.4, 10.7, 11, 11.4,11.7,12.1,12.5,12.8,13.2,13.6,14,14.4,14.8,15.2,15.6, 16, 16.4, 16.9, 17.3, 17.8, 18.2, 18.7, 19.2, 19.6, 20.1, 20.6, 21, 21.5, 21.9, 22.4, 22.8, 23.3, 23.7, 24.2, 24.6, 25.1, 25.6, 26, 26.4, 26.9, 27.2, 27.6,28, 28.4, 28.9, 29.4, 29.8, 30,30.1,29.9, 29.4, 28.9, 28.5, 28.4, 28.7

| y1Title= Population (million)

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| yAxisTitle= TFR
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| x = 1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

| y1= 6.358,6.298,6.231,6.155,6.071,5.977,5.87,5.748,5.614,5.469,5.321,5.174,5.035,4.906,4.791,4.686,4.589,4.494,4.397,4.298,4.2,4.104,4.014,3.933,3.861,
3.794,3.73,3.665,3.597,3.524,3.448,3.37,3.292,3.218,3.147,3.082,3.022,2.967,2.915,2.867,2.822,2.779,2.739,2.701,2.664,2.629,2.595,2.562,2.53,2.5,2.471,2.444,2.417,2.39,2.365,2.34,2.317,2.294,2.272,2.25,2.23

| y1Title=Total fertility rate
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: Source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.worldbank.org/|title=World Bank Open Data|website=World Bank Open Data}}</ref>

=== Structure of the population ===

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! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
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| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 13 549 752
| align="right" | 13 678 178 
| align="right" | 27 227 930 
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 1 254 208
| align="right" | 1 183 423
| align="right" | 2 437 631
| align="right" | 8.95
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 1 236 217 
| align="right" | 1 166 147
| align="right" | 2 402 364
| align="right" | 8.82
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 1 298 191
| align="right" | 1 218 588
| align="right" | 2 516 779
| align="right" | 9.24
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 1 336 159
| align="right" | 1 305 161
| align="right" | 2 641 320
| align="right" | 9.70
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 1 280 125
| align="right" | 1 280 524
| align="right" | 2 560 649
| align="right" | 9.40
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 1 159 400
| align="right" | 1 184 932
| align="right" | 2 344 332
| align="right" | 8.61
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 1 105 617
| align="right" | 1 114 124
| align="right" | 2 219 741
| align="right" | 8.15
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 942 311
| align="right" | 962 942
| align="right" | 1 905 253
| align="right" | 7.00
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 873 509
| align="right" | 881 981
| align="right" | 1 755 490 
| align="right" | 6.45
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 747 704
| align="right" | 781 077
| align="right" | 1 528 781
| align="right" | 5.61
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 651 255
| align="right" | 686 679
| align="right" | 1 337 934
| align="right" | 4.91
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 530 935
| align="right" | 577 864
| align="right" | 1 108 799
| align="right" | 4.07
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 407 656
| align="right" | 440 702
| align="right" | 848 358
| align="right" | 3.12
|-
| align="right" | 65-69
| align="right" | 267 691
| align="right" | 300 997
| align="right" | 568 688
| align="right" | 2.09
|-
| align="right" | 70-74
| align="right" | 189 285
| align="right" | 221 170
| align="right" | 410 455
| align="right" | 1.51
|-
| align="right" | 75-79
| align="right" | 130 126
| align="right" | 162 866
| align="right" | 292 992
| align="right" | 1.08
|-
| align="right" | 80-84
| align="right" | 78 996
| align="right" | 109 899
| align="right" | 188 895
| align="right" | 0.69
|-
| align="right" | 85-89
| align="right" | 40 560
| align="right" | 63 581 
| align="right" | 104 141
| align="right" | 0.38
|-
| align="right" | 90-94
| align="right" | 14 875
| align="right" | 25 495
| align="right" | 40 370 
| align="right" | 0.15
|-
| align="right" | 95+
| align="right" | 4 932
| align="right" | 10 026
| align="right" | 14 958 
| align="right" | 0.05
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Per cent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 3 788 616
| align="right" | 3 568 158
| align="right" | 7 356 774
| align="right" | 27.02
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 9 034 671
| align="right" | 9 215 986
| align="right" | 18 250 657
| align="right" | 67.03
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 726 465
| align="right" | 894 034
| align="right" | 1 620 499
| align="right" | 5.95
|-
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! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 16 085 704
| align="right" | 15 979 037 
| align="right" | 32 064 741
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 1 392 960
| align="right" | 1 317 350
| align="right" | 2 710 310
| align="right" | 8.45
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 1 420 995 
| align="right" | 1 327 513
| align="right" | 2 748 508
| align="right" | 8.57
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 1 442 288
| align="right" | 1 349 218
| align="right" | 2 791 506
| align="right" | 8.71
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 1 427 367
| align="right" | 1 342 856
| align="right" | 2 770 223
| align="right" | 8.64
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 1 372 148
| align="right" | 1 306 480
| align="right" | 2 678 628
| align="right" | 8.35
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 1 322 783
| align="right" | 1 281 779
| align="right" | 2 604 562
| align="right" | 8.12
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 1 294 114
| align="right" | 1 275 147
| align="right" | 2 569 261
| align="right" | 8.01
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 1 180 244
| align="right" | 1 177 120
| align="right" | 2 357 364
| align="right" | 7.35
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 1 042 646
| align="right" | 1 050 897
| align="right" | 2 093 543
| align="right" | 6.53
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 946 494
| align="right" | 963 933
| align="right" | 1 910 427
| align="right" | 5.96
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 877 401
| align="right" | 903 878
| align="right" | 1 781 279
| align="right" | 5.56
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 747 504
| align="right" | 781 852
| align="right" | 1 529 356
| align="right" | 4.77
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 574 077
| align="right" | 613 380
| align="right" | 1 187 457
| align="right" | 3.70
|-
| align="right" | 65-69
| align="right" | 409 138
| align="right" | 450 856
| align="right" | 859 994
| align="right" | 2.68
|-
| align="right" | 70-74
| align="right" | 282 267
| align="right" | 326 025
| align="right" | 608 292
| align="right" | 1.90
|-
| align="right" | 75-79
| align="right" | 179 631
| align="right" | 221 308
| align="right" | 400 939
| align="right" | 1.25
|-
| align="right" | 80-84
| align="right" | 101 653
| align="right" | 140 040
| align="right" | 241 693
| align="right" | 0.75
|-
| align="right" | 85-89
| align="right" | 48 109
| align="right" | 81 333
| align="right" | 129 442
| align="right" | 0.40
|-
| align="right" | 90-94
| align="right" | 17 947
| align="right" | 43 357
| align="right" | 61 304
| align="right" | 0.19
|-
| align="right" | 95-99
| align="right" | 4 924
| align="right" | 19 593
| align="right" | 24 517
| align="right" | 0.08
|-
| align="right" | 100+
| align="right" | 1 014
| align="right" | 5 122
| align="right" | 6 136
| align="right" | 0.02
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! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Per cent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 4 256 243
| align="right" | 3 994 081
| align="right" | 8 250 324
| align="right" | 25.73
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 10 784 778
| align="right" | 10 697 322
| align="right" | 21 482 100
| align="right" | 67.00
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 1 044 683
| align="right" | 1 287 634
| align="right" | 2 332 317
| align="right" | 7.27
|-
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