| Population: |
23,916,810 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
32.11% (male 3,962,517; female 3,716,880)
15-64 years:
63.17% (male 7,581,589; female 7,526,467)
65 years and over:
4.72% (male 515,687; female 613,670) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
1.56% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
20.65 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
4.92 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| 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:
0.84 male(s)/female
total population:
1.02 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
25.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
73.31 years
male:
70.29 years
female:
76.56 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
2.46 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.49% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
62,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
2,000 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Venezuelan(s)
adjective:
Venezuelan
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| Ethnic groups: |
Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, indigenous people
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| Religions: |
nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2%
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| Languages: |
Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
91.1%
male:
91.8%
female:
90.3% (1995 est.)
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