Venezuela, RB — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Venezuela, RB, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Venezuela, RB was 0.39% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 3.56% in 1961. The lowest was -2.96% in 2019 (about -7.6× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -3.39% per year.
Venezuela, RB ranks 148 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 68%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 0.48%, so Venezuela, RB sits below it. It peaked in 1961 and has fallen 89% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 63%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 26 of 42 economies; Brazil (0.38%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 454% in 2023. That is 173% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 21st of 216 in 1961 → 33rd of 216 in 1970 → 57th of 216 in 1980 → 80th of 216 in 1990 → 74th of 217 in 2000 → 98th of 217 in 2010 → 214th of 217 in 2020 → 148th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.39% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 0.37% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 0.31% | +0.4 pp |
| 2022 | -0.09% | +0.6 pp |
| 2021 | -0.73% | +1.0 pp |
| 2020 | -1.72% | +1.2 pp |
| 2019 | -2.96% | -0.5 pp |
| 2018 | -2.51% | -1.9 pp |
| 2017 | -0.65% | -1.3 pp |
| 2016 | 0.63% | -0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 1.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 1.14% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 1.21% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 1.26% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 1.28% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 1.31% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 1.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 1.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 1.55% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 1.63% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 1.68% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 1.72% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 1.78% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 1.81% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 1.83% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 1.89% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 1.95% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 2.01% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 2.05% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 2.09% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 2.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 2.19% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 2.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 2.32% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 2.38% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 2.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 2.5% | -0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 2.56% | -0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 2.6% | -0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 2.61% | -0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 2.63% | -0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 2.66% | -0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 2.69% | -0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 2.73% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 2.77% | -0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 2.82% | -0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 2.86% | -0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 2.88% | -0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 2.9% | -0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 2.91% | -0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 2.92% | -0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 2.94% | -0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 2.97% | -0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 3.01% | -0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 3.05% | -0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 3.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 3.15% | -0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 3.22% | -0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 3.27% | -0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 3.32% | -0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 3.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 3.4% | -0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 3.45% | -0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 3.5% | -0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 3.56% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Venezuela, RB’s Population growth in 1962?
3.5% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Venezuela, RB’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -89.0% in total — about 3.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.39%; 2024: 0.37%; 2023: 0.31%; 2022: -0.09%; 2021: -0.73%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.