Venezuela People:
Population:
25,375,281 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 29.9% (male:3,909,876; female:3,667,958)
15-64 years: 65% (male:8,287,255; female:8,209,599)
65 years and over: 5.1% (male:590,236; female:710,357) (2005)
Median age:
total: 25.6 years
male: 24.98 years
female: 26.24 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
1.4% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
18.91 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
4.9 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 22.2 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 25.31 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 18.85 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 74.31 years (2005 est.)
male: 71.27 years
female: 77.58 years
Total fertility rate:
2.26 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
0.7% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
110,000 (1999 est.)
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
4,100 (2003 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Venezuelan(s)
adjective: Venezuelan
Ethnic groups:
Spanish , Italian , Portuguese , Arab , German , African , indigenous people
Religions:
nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2%
Languages:
Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.4%
male: 93.8%
female: 93.1% (2003)
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