Urban population, per capita in Venezuela
Venezuela: Urban population, per capita was 0.8932 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Venezuela, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in Venezuela is 0.8932 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Venezuela peaked at 0.8932 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6192 units per person, in 1960.
That places Venezuela 33rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6192 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6284 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.6379 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.6479 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.6583 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.6688 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.6793 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.6897 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.6999 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.7098 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.7191 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7278 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.736 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7439 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7515 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7589 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7661 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.773 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.7797 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.786 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7921 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.7979 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8033 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8085 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8134 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8181 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8226 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.827 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8313 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8355 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8397 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8441 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8488 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8537 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8586 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8635 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8682 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8726 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8765 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8797 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8822 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8837 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8846 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8852 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8858 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8864 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8869 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8873 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8876 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8879 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.888 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8881 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8884 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8888 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8892 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8895 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8899 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8903 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8907 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.891 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8914 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8918 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8921 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8925 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8929 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8932 units per person | +0.0% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.8932 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 units per person, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.8932 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 units per person, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6639 units per person | 0.6192 units per person | 0.7098 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7542 units per person | 0.7191 units per person | 0.786 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.815 units per person | 0.7921 units per person | 0.8355 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8605 units per person | 0.8397 units per person | 0.8797 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8858 units per person | 0.8822 units per person | 0.8879 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8894 units per person | 0.888 units per person | 0.891 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8923 units per person | 0.8914 units per person | 0.8932 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More climate change data for Venezuela
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.3% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.3922 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4325 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 92.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 25.47 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 28.52 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Venezuela?
- Urban population, per capita in Venezuela was 0.8932 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8932 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6192 units per person in 1960.
- How does Venezuela rank for urban population, per capita?
- Venezuela ranks 33rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.