Median age in Venezuela
Venezuela: Median age was 29.02 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
29.02
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
138th
of 236 countries
All-time high
29.02
in 2023
All-time low
15.37
in 1964
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Median age in Venezuela, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 29.02 for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age in Venezuela peaked at 29.02 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.37, in 1964.
Venezuela ranks 138th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Median age in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 16.12 | — |
| 1951 | 16.18 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 16.19 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 16.16 | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 16.11 | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 16.03 | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 15.93 | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 15.82 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 15.7 | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 15.6 | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 15.51 | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 15.44 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 15.4 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 15.38 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 15.37 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 15.39 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 15.44 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 15.51 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 15.61 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 15.73 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 15.87 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 16.03 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 16.21 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 16.39 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 16.59 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 16.79 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 17 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 17.2 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 17.4 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 17.6 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 17.79 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 17.98 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 18.18 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 18.38 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 18.58 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 18.78 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 18.98 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 19.17 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 19.36 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 19.55 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 19.75 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 19.95 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 20.15 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 20.36 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 20.57 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 20.8 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 21.03 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 21.27 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 21.52 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 21.77 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 22.04 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 22.3 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 22.56 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 22.84 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 23.11 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 23.39 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 23.66 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 23.94 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 24.23 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 24.51 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 24.81 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 25.1 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 25.4 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 25.7 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 26.01 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 26.33 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 26.66 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 27.01 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 27.41 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 27.85 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 28.25 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 28.56 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 28.81 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 29.02 | +0.7% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 29.02 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.43, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 29.02 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.82, 86% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.98 | 15.6 | 16.19 | 10 |
| 1960s | 15.48 | 15.37 | 15.73 | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.71 | 15.87 | 17.6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.68 | 17.79 | 19.55 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.72 | 19.75 | 21.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.26 | 22.04 | 24.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.23 | 24.81 | 27.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.66 | 28.25 | 29.02 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More reference data data for Venezuela
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 384.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1,173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 43,034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 41.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.1023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 110.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 39,390 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1,537 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median age in Venezuela?
- Median age in Venezuela was 29.02 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 29.02 in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.37 in 1964.
- How does Venezuela rank for median age?
- Venezuela ranks 138th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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