Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Venezuela

Venezuela: Do more people live in urban or rural areas? was 89.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
89.3%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
41st
of 238 countries
All-time high
89.3%
in 2025
All-time low
0.0%
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025

Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Venezuela, 1000–2025

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Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Venezuela recorded 89.3% for do more people live in urban or rural areas? in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Venezuela peaked at 89.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.

Venezuela ranks 41st of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1100s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1200s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1300s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
1400s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
1500s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
1600s 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1
1700s 4.4% 4.4% 4.4% 1
1710s 5.0% 5.0% 5.0% 1
1720s 5.4% 5.4% 5.4% 1
1730s 5.9% 5.9% 5.9% 1
1740s 6.5% 6.5% 6.5% 1
1750s 7.1% 7.1% 7.1% 1
1760s 7.8% 7.8% 7.8% 1
1770s 8.5% 8.5% 8.5% 1
1780s 9.4% 9.4% 9.4% 1
1790s 10.3% 10.3% 10.3% 1
1800s 11.2% 11.2% 11.2% 1
1810s 12.3% 12.3% 12.3% 1
1820s 13.5% 13.5% 13.5% 1
1830s 14.8% 14.8% 14.8% 1
1840s 16.2% 16.2% 16.2% 1
1850s 17.7% 17.7% 17.7% 1
1860s 19.4% 19.4% 19.4% 1
1870s 21.2% 21.2% 21.2% 1
1880s 23.3% 23.3% 23.3% 1
1890s 25.5% 25.5% 25.5% 1
1900s 27.9% 27.9% 27.9% 1
1910s 30.6% 30.6% 30.6% 1
1920s 33.5% 33.5% 33.5% 1
1930s 36.6% 36.6% 36.6% 1
1940s 40.1% 40.1% 40.1% 1
1950s 57.2% 53.5% 61.0% 10
1960s 66.4% 61.9% 71.0% 10
1970s 75.4% 71.9% 78.6% 10
1980s 81.5% 79.2% 83.6% 10
1990s 86.1% 84.0% 88.0% 10
2000s 88.6% 88.2% 88.8% 10
2010s 88.9% 88.8% 89.1% 10
2020s 89.2% 89.1% 89.3% 6

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 38 Lebanon 91.0% compare
  2. 39 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 90.2% compare
  3. 40 Turkey 89.5% compare
  4. 42 Chile 89.2% compare
  5. 43 Sweden 89.1% compare
  6. 44 Andorra 88.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Venezuela?
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Venezuela was 89.3% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 2025.
What is the lowest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
How does Venezuela rank for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
Venezuela ranks 41st out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
Is do more people live in urban or rural areas? rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Venezuela data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.