Share of population living in urban areas in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of population living in urban areas was 88.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas in Venezuela, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living in urban areas in Venezuela is 88.5%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas in Venezuela peaked at 89.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 1950.
Venezuela ranks 37th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 68.6% | 66.5% | 70.7% | 2 |
| 1960s | 75.9% | 74.3% | 77.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 81.0% | 80.0% | 82.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 83.2% | 82.9% | 83.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 85.0% | 83.9% | 86.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 87.8% | 87.5% | 88.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 88.8% | 88.6% | 89.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 88.5% | 88.5% | 1 |
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More reference data data for Venezuela
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.01 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.7484 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.717 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 2,740 2010 = 100 (2016)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7491 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5589 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Democracy 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas in Venezuela?
- Share of population living in urban areas in Venezuela was 88.5% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 1950.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of population living in urban areas?
- Venezuela ranks 37th out of 236 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in urban areas rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated share of the population living in urban areas (the sum of cities and towns and suburbs). Urban areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.