Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Venezuela

Urban population in Venezuela in 2025 — 25,471,837 people. Ranked 38 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 404.1%.

2025 25.47M people +0.43% vs 2024
World rank 38of 217
Period maximum 27.38M people2016
Period minimum 5.05M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Venezuela, 1960–2025010M20M30M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5,052,724 people1962: 5,586,242 people1964: 6,173,081 people1966: 6,809,794 people1968: 7,487,530 people1970: 8,189,370 people1972: 8,904,848 people1974: 9,645,915 people1976: 10,423,784 people1978: 11,240,115 people1980: 12,085,959 people1982: 12,950,922 people1984: 13,834,728 people1986: 14,743,990 people1988: 15,687,287 people1990: 16,649,554 people1992: 17,638,170 people1994: 18,653,783 people1996: 19,675,906 people1998: 20,685,609 people2000: 21,637,333 people2002: 22,499,220 people2004: 23,333,651 people2006: 24,144,779 people2008: 24,900,902 people2010: 25,586,794 people2012: 26,255,674 people2014: 26,900,835 people2016: 27,378,858 people2018: 26,548,419 people2020: 25,355,023 people2022: 25,169,741 people2024: 25,362,133 people2025: 25,471,837 people
Change over the period: +20.42M (+404.12%) Average annual rate: 2.52 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Venezuela 25.47M people
World 4.75B people
South America computed 374M people
Urban population — Venezuela, by year Venezuela All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 25.47M +109,704 +0.43%
2024 25.36M +103,726 +0.41%
2023 25.26M +88,666 +0.35%
2022 25.17M −11,805 −0.05%
2021 25.18M −173,477 −0.68%
2020 25.36M −429,693 −1.67%
2019 25.78M −763,703 −2.88%
2018 26.55M −663,513 −2.44%
2017 27.21M −166,926 −0.61%
2016 27.38M +182,093 +0.67%
2015 27.2M +295,930 +1.1%
2014 26.9M +315,268 +1.19%
2013 26.59M +329,893 +1.26%
2012 26.26M +336,892 +1.3%
2011 25.92M +331,988 +1.3%
2010 25.59M +337,408 +1.34%
2009 25.25M +348,484 +1.4%
2008 24.9M +368,111 +1.5%
2007 24.53M +388,012 +1.61%
2006 24.14M +402,198 +1.69%
2005 23.74M +408,930 +1.75%
2004 23.33M +412,841 +1.8%
2003 22.92M +421,590 +1.87%
2002 22.5M +423,770 +1.92%
2001 22.08M +438,117 +2.02%
2000 21.64M +465,739 +2.2%
1999 21.17M +485,985 +2.35%
1998 20.69M +501,226 +2.48%
1997 20.18M +508,477 +2.58%
1996 19.68M +510,905 +2.67%
1995 19.17M +511,218 +2.74%
1994 18.65M +509,707 +2.81%
1993 18.14M +505,906 +2.87%
1992 17.64M +498,969 +2.91%
1991 17.14M +489,647 +2.94%
1990 16.65M +482,955 +2.99%
1989 16.17M +479,312 +3.06%
1988 15.69M +474,750 +3.12%
1987 15.21M +468,547 +3.18%
1986 14.74M +459,116 +3.21%
1985 14.28M +450,146 +3.25%
1984 13.83M +444,598 +3.32%
1983 13.39M +439,208 +3.39%
1982 12.95M +434,739 +3.47%
1981 12.52M +430,224 +3.56%
1980 12.09M +425,643 +3.65%
1979 11.66M +420,201 +3.74%
1978 11.24M +412,637 +3.81%
1977 10.83M +403,694 +3.87%
1976 10.42M +393,861 +3.93%
1975 10.03M +384,008 +3.98%
1974 9.65M +374,781 +4.04%
1973 9.27M +366,286 +4.11%
1972 8.9M +359,353 +4.21%
1971 8.55M +356,125 +4.35%
1970 8.19M +353,216 +4.51%
1969 7.84M +348,624 +4.66%
1968 7.49M +343,012 +4.8%
1967 7.14M +334,724 +4.92%
1966 6.81M +324,272 +5%
1965 6.49M +312,441 +5.06%
1964 6.17M +300,058 +5.11%
1963 5.87M +286,781 +5.13%
1962 5.59M +272,819 +5.13%
1961 5.31M +260,699 +5.16%
1960 5.05M

About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

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