Population ages 65 and above in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Population ages 65 and above was 10.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of is 10.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of peaked at 10.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1960.
That places Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 100th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.3% | — |
| 1961 | 2.3% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 2.3% | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 2.3% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 2.3% | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 2.4% | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 2.4% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 2.4% | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 2.5% | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 2.5% | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 2.6% | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 2.6% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 2.7% | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 2.7% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 2.8% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 2.8% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 2.9% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 2.9% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 3.0% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 3.0% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 3.1% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 3.2% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 3.2% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 3.3% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 3.4% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 3.4% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 3.5% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 3.6% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 3.6% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 3.7% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 3.8% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 3.9% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 4.0% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 10.0% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.7% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.7% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.3% | 10.0% | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,244 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 888 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.1933 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0493 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0408 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Population ages 65 and above in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 10.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1960.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for population ages 65 and above?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 100th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 65 and above (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.