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Venezuela

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Capital
Caracas
Currency
sovereign bolivar
Continent
South America
Area
912,050 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q717 · Official languages: Spanish, Venezuelan Sign Language
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
28.52M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
99.66B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
3,494.81 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
254.95 · 2016
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
5.31 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
2.08 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
72.67 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Venezuela: 28.52M
Venezuela · Population26.87M27.93M29M30.06M31.12M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Venezuela · Population · people
YearVenezuela
202528,516,896
202428,405,543
202328,300,854
202228,213,017
202128,237,826
202028,444,077
201928,938,098
201829,807,592
201730,565,323
201630,765,720
201530,573,972
201430,254,079
201329,912,198
201229,553,826
201129,185,212
201028,813,101
200928,438,298
200828,053,696
200727,649,363
200627,224,686
current US$ · 20062025
2025Venezuela: 99.66B
Venezuela · GDP7.8B112.91B218.02B323.12B428.23B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Venezuela · GDP · current US$
YearVenezuela
202599,661,244,155.63
2024120,566,112,397.06
2023102,377,501,185.93
202289,013,251,020.98
202156,615,026,262.65
202042,837,965,906.87
201973,014,157,107.59
2018101,987,075,928.92
2017115,892,475,742.79
2016112,948,035,494.96
2015125,249,941,853.53
2014214,838,755,021.96
2013258,512,396,297.71
2012371,846,610,182.33
2011316,482,190,800.36
2010393,192,354,510.65
2009329,787,628,928.47
2008315,953,388,510.68
2007230,364,012,575.69
2006183,477,522,123.89

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Venezuela: 3,494.81
Venezuela · GDP per capita292.023,934.097,576.1711.22K14.86K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Venezuela · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearVenezuela
20253,494.81
20244,244.46
20233,617.47
20223,155.04
20212,004.94
20201,506.04
20192,523.12
20183,421.51
20173,791.63
20163,671.23
20154,096.62
20147,101.15
20138,642.37
201212,582.01
201110,843.92
201013,646.3
200911,596.6
200811,262.45
20078,331.62
20066,739.38
% · 20062025
2025Venezuela:
Venezuela · Inflation-2.3267.84138.01208.17278.342006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Venezuela · Inflation · %
YearVenezuela
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022No data available
2021No data available
2020No data available
2019No data available
2018No data available
2017No data available
2016254.95
2015121.74
201462.17
201340.64
201221.07
201126.09
201028.19
200927.08
2008No data available
2007No data available
2006No data available

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Venezuela: 5.31
Venezuela · Unemployment4.695.766.837.898.962006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Venezuela · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearVenezuela
20255.31
20245.32
20235.41
20225.65
20217.03
20207.53
20195.89
20185.47
20175.05
20165.32
20156.14
20146.82
20137.54
20126.6
20116.9
20107.11
20096.1
20086.25
20077.28
20068.61

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Venezuela:
Venezuela · Fertility rate2.032.182.342.492.652006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Venezuela · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearVenezuela
2025No data available
20242.08
20232.08
20222.09
20212.11
20202.12
20192.13
20182.15
20172.18
20162.22
20152.25
20142.3
20132.33
20122.38
20112.4
20102.4
20092.42
20082.48
20072.52
20062.6

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Venezuela:
Venezuela · Life expectancy71.3571.972.4472.9973.532006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Venezuela · Life expectancy · years
YearVenezuela
2025No data available
202472.67
202372.51
202272.57
202171.54
202072.37
201972.77
201872.64
201771.9
201672
201573
201472.84
201373.08
201273.09
201173.09
201073.09
200972.79
200872.58
200773.35
200672.97
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology