Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Venezuela

Rural population share in Venezuela in 2025 — 10.7%. Ranked 185 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 27.4 pp.

2025 10.7% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 185of 217
Period maximum 38.1%1960
Period minimum 10.7%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Venezuela, 1960–202501020304019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 38.1%1962: 36.2%1964: 34.2%1966: 32.1%1968: 30%1970: 28.1%1972: 26.4%1974: 24.8%1976: 23.4%1978: 22%1980: 20.8%1982: 19.7%1984: 18.7%1986: 17.7%1988: 16.9%1990: 16%1992: 15.1%1994: 14.1%1996: 13.2%1998: 12.4%2000: 11.8%2002: 11.5%2004: 11.4%2006: 11.3%2008: 11.2%2010: 11.2%2012: 11.2%2014: 11.1%2016: 11%2018: 10.9%2020: 10.9%2022: 10.8%2024: 10.7%2025: 10.7%
Change over the period: −27.4 pp Annual average: -0.42 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Venezuela

Venezuela 10.7%
World 42.2%
South America computed 14.5%
Rural population share — Venezuela, by year Venezuela All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 10.7 −0 pp
2024 10.7 −0 pp
2023 10.8 −0 pp
2022 10.8 −0 pp
2021 10.8 −0 pp
2020 10.9 −0 pp
2019 10.9 −0 pp
2018 10.9 −0 pp
2017 11 −0 pp
2016 11 −0 pp
2015 11 −0 pp
2014 11.1 −0 pp
2013 11.1 −0 pp
2012 11.2 −0 pp
2011 11.2 −0 pp
2010 11.2 −0 pp
2009 11.2 −0 pp
2008 11.2 −0 pp
2007 11.3 −0 pp
2006 11.3 −0 pp
2005 11.4 −0.1 pp
2004 11.4 −0.1 pp
2003 11.5 −0.1 pp
2002 11.5 −0.1 pp
2001 11.6 −0.2 pp
2000 11.8 −0.2 pp
1999 12 −0.3 pp
1998 12.4 −0.4 pp
1997 12.7 −0.4 pp
1996 13.2 −0.5 pp
1995 13.6 −0.5 pp
1994 14.1 −0.5 pp
1993 14.6 −0.5 pp
1992 15.1 −0.5 pp
1991 15.6 −0.4 pp
1990 16 −0.4 pp
1989 16.4 −0.4 pp
1988 16.9 −0.4 pp
1987 17.3 −0.4 pp
1986 17.7 −0.5 pp
1985 18.2 −0.5 pp
1984 18.7 −0.5 pp
1983 19.2 −0.5 pp
1982 19.7 −0.5 pp
1981 20.2 −0.6 pp
1980 20.8 −0.6 pp
1979 21.4 −0.6 pp
1978 22 −0.7 pp
1977 22.7 −0.7 pp
1976 23.4 −0.7 pp
1975 24.1 −0.7 pp
1974 24.8 −0.8 pp
1973 25.6 −0.8 pp
1972 26.4 −0.8 pp
1971 27.2 −0.9 pp
1970 28.1 −0.9 pp
1969 29 −1 pp
1968 30 −1 pp
1967 31 −1 pp
1966 32.1 −1.1 pp
1965 33.1 −1 pp
1964 34.2 −1 pp
1963 35.2 −1 pp
1962 36.2 −1 pp
1961 37.2 −0.9 pp
1960 38.1

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.