Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents was 21.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Venezuela, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Venezuela is 21.4%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Venezuela peaked at 26.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
That places Venezuela 64th out of 180 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.6% | 0.0% | 15.1% | 2 |
| 1960s | 17.0% | 16.8% | 17.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 18.2% | 18.0% | 18.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 20.0% | 17.4% | 22.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 22.9% | 21.4% | 24.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 23.5% | 26.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 22.2% | 22.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 21.4% | 21.4% | 1 |
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 506.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 31.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 41.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 1,680 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 10,074 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Venezuela?
- Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Venezuela was 21.4% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Venezuela ranks 64th out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.