Years colonized in Venezuela

Venezuela: Years colonized was 266 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
266
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 159 countries
All-time high
266
in 1821
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Venezuela, 1462–2022

0100200300146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, years colonized in Venezuela stood at 266. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Venezuela peaked at 266 in 1821 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

Venezuela ranks 36th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Years colonized in Venezuela, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Venezuela, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 1 —
1557 2 +100.0%
1558 3 +50.0%
1559 4 +33.3%
1560 5 +25.0%
1561 6 +20.0%
1562 7 +16.7%
1563 8 +14.3%
1564 9 +12.5%
1565 10 +11.1%
1566 11 +10.0%
1567 12 +9.1%
1568 13 +8.3%
1569 14 +7.7%
1570 15 +7.1%
1571 16 +6.7%
1572 17 +6.2%
1573 18 +5.9%
1574 19 +5.6%
1575 20 +5.3%
1576 21 +5.0%
1577 22 +4.8%
1578 23 +4.5%
1579 24 +4.3%
1580 25 +4.2%
1581 26 +4.0%
1582 27 +3.8%
1583 28 +3.7%
1584 29 +3.6%
1585 30 +3.4%
1586 31 +3.3%
1587 32 +3.2%
1588 33 +3.1%
1589 34 +3.0%
1590 35 +2.9%
1591 36 +2.9%
1592 37 +2.8%
1593 38 +2.7%
1594 39 +2.6%
1595 40 +2.6%
1596 41 +2.5%
1597 42 +2.4%
1598 43 +2.4%
1599 44 +2.3%
1600 45 +2.3%
1601 46 +2.2%
1602 47 +2.2%
1603 48 +2.1%
1604 49 +2.1%
1605 50 +2.0%
1606 51 +2.0%
1607 52 +2.0%
1608 53 +1.9%
1609 54 +1.9%
1610 55 +1.9%
1611 56 +1.8%
1612 57 +1.8%
1613 58 +1.8%
1614 59 +1.7%
1615 60 +1.7%
1616 61 +1.7%
1617 62 +1.6%
1618 63 +1.6%
1619 64 +1.6%
1620 65 +1.6%
1621 66 +1.5%
1622 67 +1.5%
1623 68 +1.5%
1624 69 +1.5%
1625 70 +1.4%
1626 71 +1.4%
1627 72 +1.4%
1628 73 +1.4%
1629 74 +1.4%
1630 75 +1.4%
1631 76 +1.3%
1632 77 +1.3%
1633 78 +1.3%
1634 79 +1.3%
1635 80 +1.3%
1636 81 +1.2%
1637 82 +1.2%
1638 83 +1.2%
1639 84 +1.2%
1640 85 +1.2%
1641 86 +1.2%
1642 87 +1.2%
1643 88 +1.1%
1644 89 +1.1%
1645 90 +1.1%
1646 91 +1.1%
1647 92 +1.1%
1648 93 +1.1%
1649 94 +1.1%
1650 95 +1.1%
1651 96 +1.1%
1652 97 +1.0%
1653 98 +1.0%
1654 99 +1.0%
1655 100 +1.0%
1656 101 +1.0%
1657 102 +1.0%
1658 103 +1.0%
1659 104 +1.0%
1660 105 +1.0%
1661 106 +1.0%
1662 107 +0.9%
1663 108 +0.9%
1664 109 +0.9%
1665 110 +0.9%
1666 111 +0.9%
1667 112 +0.9%
1668 113 +0.9%
1669 114 +0.9%
1670 115 +0.9%
1671 116 +0.9%
1672 117 +0.9%
1673 118 +0.9%
1674 119 +0.8%
1675 120 +0.8%
1676 121 +0.8%
1677 122 +0.8%
1678 123 +0.8%
1679 124 +0.8%
1680 125 +0.8%
1681 126 +0.8%
1682 127 +0.8%
1683 128 +0.8%
1684 129 +0.8%
1685 130 +0.8%
1686 131 +0.8%
1687 132 +0.8%
1688 133 +0.8%
1689 134 +0.8%
1690 135 +0.7%
1691 136 +0.7%
1692 137 +0.7%
1693 138 +0.7%
1694 139 +0.7%
1695 140 +0.7%
1696 141 +0.7%
1697 142 +0.7%
1698 143 +0.7%
1699 144 +0.7%
1700 145 +0.7%
1701 146 +0.7%
1702 147 +0.7%
1703 148 +0.7%
1704 149 +0.7%
1705 150 +0.7%
1706 151 +0.7%
1707 152 +0.7%
1708 153 +0.7%
1709 154 +0.7%
1710 155 +0.6%
1711 156 +0.6%
1712 157 +0.6%
1713 158 +0.6%
1714 159 +0.6%
1715 160 +0.6%
1716 161 +0.6%
1717 162 +0.6%
1718 163 +0.6%
1719 164 +0.6%
1720 165 +0.6%
1721 166 +0.6%
1722 167 +0.6%
1723 168 +0.6%
1724 169 +0.6%
1725 170 +0.6%
1726 171 +0.6%
1727 172 +0.6%
1728 173 +0.6%
1729 174 +0.6%
1730 175 +0.6%
1731 176 +0.6%
1732 177 +0.6%
1733 178 +0.6%
1734 179 +0.6%
1735 180 +0.6%
1736 181 +0.6%
1737 182 +0.6%
1738 183 +0.5%
1739 184 +0.5%
1740 185 +0.5%
1741 186 +0.5%
1742 187 +0.5%
1743 188 +0.5%
1744 189 +0.5%
1745 190 +0.5%
1746 191 +0.5%
1747 192 +0.5%
1748 193 +0.5%
1749 194 +0.5%
1750 195 +0.5%
1751 196 +0.5%
1752 197 +0.5%
1753 198 +0.5%
1754 199 +0.5%
1755 200 +0.5%
1756 201 +0.5%
1757 202 +0.5%
1758 203 +0.5%
1759 204 +0.5%
1760 205 +0.5%
1761 206 +0.5%
1762 207 +0.5%
1763 208 +0.5%
1764 209 +0.5%
1765 210 +0.5%
1766 211 +0.5%
1767 212 +0.5%
1768 213 +0.5%
1769 214 +0.5%
1770 215 +0.5%
1771 216 +0.5%
1772 217 +0.5%
1773 218 +0.5%
1774 219 +0.5%
1775 220 +0.5%
1776 221 +0.5%
1777 222 +0.5%
1778 223 +0.5%
1779 224 +0.4%
1780 225 +0.4%
1781 226 +0.4%
1782 227 +0.4%
1783 228 +0.4%
1784 229 +0.4%
1785 230 +0.4%
1786 231 +0.4%
1787 232 +0.4%
1788 233 +0.4%
1789 234 +0.4%
1790 235 +0.4%
1791 236 +0.4%
1792 237 +0.4%
1793 238 +0.4%
1794 239 +0.4%
1795 240 +0.4%
1796 241 +0.4%
1797 242 +0.4%
1798 243 +0.4%
1799 244 +0.4%
1800 245 +0.4%
1801 246 +0.4%
1802 247 +0.4%
1803 248 +0.4%
1804 249 +0.4%
1805 250 +0.4%
1806 251 +0.4%
1807 252 +0.4%
1808 253 +0.4%
1809 254 +0.4%
1810 255 +0.4%
1811 256 +0.4%
1812 257 +0.4%
1813 258 +0.4%
1814 259 +0.4%
1815 260 +0.4%
1816 261 +0.4%
1817 262 +0.4%
1818 263 +0.4%
1819 264 +0.4%
1820 265 +0.4%
1821 266 +0.4%
1822 266 +0.0%
1823 266 +0.0%
1824 266 +0.0%
1825 266 +0.0%
1826 266 +0.0%
1827 266 +0.0%
1828 266 +0.0%
1829 266 +0.0%
1830 266 +0.0%
1831 266 +0.0%
1832 266 +0.0%
1833 266 +0.0%
1834 266 +0.0%
1835 266 +0.0%
1836 266 +0.0%
1837 266 +0.0%
1838 266 +0.0%
1839 266 +0.0%
1840 266 +0.0%
1841 266 +0.0%
1842 266 +0.0%
1843 266 +0.0%
1844 266 +0.0%
1845 266 +0.0%
1846 266 +0.0%
1847 266 +0.0%
1848 266 +0.0%
1849 266 +0.0%
1850 266 +0.0%
1851 266 +0.0%
1852 266 +0.0%
1853 266 +0.0%
1854 266 +0.0%
1855 266 +0.0%
1856 266 +0.0%
1857 266 +0.0%
1858 266 +0.0%
1859 266 +0.0%
1860 266 +0.0%
1861 266 +0.0%
1862 266 +0.0%
1863 266 +0.0%
1864 266 +0.0%
1865 266 +0.0%
1866 266 +0.0%
1867 266 +0.0%
1868 266 +0.0%
1869 266 +0.0%
1870 266 +0.0%
1871 266 +0.0%
1872 266 +0.0%
1873 266 +0.0%
1874 266 +0.0%
1875 266 +0.0%
1876 266 +0.0%
1877 266 +0.0%
1878 266 +0.0%
1879 266 +0.0%
1880 266 +0.0%
1881 266 +0.0%
1882 266 +0.0%
1883 266 +0.0%
1884 266 +0.0%
1885 266 +0.0%
1886 266 +0.0%
1887 266 +0.0%
1888 266 +0.0%
1889 266 +0.0%
1890 266 +0.0%
1891 266 +0.0%
1892 266 +0.0%
1893 266 +0.0%
1894 266 +0.0%
1895 266 +0.0%
1896 266 +0.0%
1897 266 +0.0%
1898 266 +0.0%
1899 266 +0.0%
1900 266 +0.0%
1901 266 +0.0%
1902 266 +0.0%
1903 266 +0.0%
1904 266 +0.0%
1905 266 +0.0%
1906 266 +0.0%
1907 266 +0.0%
1908 266 +0.0%
1909 266 +0.0%
1910 266 +0.0%
1911 266 +0.0%
1912 266 +0.0%
1913 266 +0.0%
1914 266 +0.0%
1915 266 +0.0%
1916 266 +0.0%
1917 266 +0.0%
1918 266 +0.0%
1919 266 +0.0%
1920 266 +0.0%
1921 266 +0.0%
1922 266 +0.0%
1923 266 +0.0%
1924 266 +0.0%
1925 266 +0.0%
1926 266 +0.0%
1927 266 +0.0%
1928 266 +0.0%
1929 266 +0.0%
1930 266 +0.0%
1931 266 +0.0%
1932 266 +0.0%
1933 266 +0.0%
1934 266 +0.0%
1935 266 +0.0%
1936 266 +0.0%
1937 266 +0.0%
1938 266 +0.0%
1939 266 +0.0%
1940 266 +0.0%
1941 266 +0.0%
1942 266 +0.0%
1943 266 +0.0%
1944 266 +0.0%
1945 266 +0.0%
1946 266 +0.0%
1947 266 +0.0%
1948 266 +0.0%
1949 266 +0.0%
1950 266 +0.0%
1951 266 +0.0%
1952 266 +0.0%
1953 266 +0.0%
1954 266 +0.0%
1955 266 +0.0%
1956 266 +0.0%
1957 266 +0.0%
1958 266 +0.0%
1959 266 +0.0%
1960 266 +0.0%
1961 266 +0.0%
1962 266 +0.0%
1963 266 +0.0%
1964 266 +0.0%
1965 266 +0.0%
1966 266 +0.0%
1967 266 +0.0%
1968 266 +0.0%
1969 266 +0.0%
1970 266 +0.0%
1971 266 +0.0%
1972 266 +0.0%
1973 266 +0.0%
1974 266 +0.0%
1975 266 +0.0%
1976 266 +0.0%
1977 266 +0.0%
1978 266 +0.0%
1979 266 +0.0%
1980 266 +0.0%
1981 266 +0.0%
1982 266 +0.0%
1983 266 +0.0%
1984 266 +0.0%
1985 266 +0.0%
1986 266 +0.0%
1987 266 +0.0%
1988 266 +0.0%
1989 266 +0.0%
1990 266 +0.0%
1991 266 +0.0%
1992 266 +0.0%
1993 266 +0.0%
1994 266 +0.0%
1995 266 +0.0%
1996 266 +0.0%
1997 266 +0.0%
1998 266 +0.0%
1999 266 +0.0%
2000 266 +0.0%
2001 266 +0.0%
2002 266 +0.0%
2003 266 +0.0%
2004 266 +0.0%
2005 266 +0.0%
2006 266 +0.0%
2007 266 +0.0%
2008 266 +0.0%
2009 266 +0.0%
2010 266 +0.0%
2011 266 +0.0%
2012 266 +0.0%
2013 266 +0.0%
2014 266 +0.0%
2015 266 +0.0%
2016 266 +0.0%
2017 266 +0.0%
2018 266 +0.0%
2019 266 +0.0%
2020 266 +0.0%
2021 266 +0.0%
2022 266 +0.0%

Venezuela compared with similar countries

  • Venezuela's 266 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.5, 3.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Venezuela's 266 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298, 89% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Venezuela changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1557 +100.0% 1 2
1558 +50.0% 2 3
1559 +33.3% 3 4
1560 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 1 0 4 10
1560s 9.5 5 14 10
1570s 19.5 15 24 10
1580s 29.5 25 34 10
1590s 39.5 35 44 10
1600s 49.5 45 54 10
1610s 59.5 55 64 10
1620s 69.5 65 74 10
1630s 79.5 75 84 10
1640s 89.5 85 94 10
1650s 99.5 95 104 10
1660s 109.5 105 114 10
1670s 119.5 115 124 10
1680s 129.5 125 134 10
1690s 139.5 135 144 10
1700s 149.5 145 154 10
1710s 159.5 155 164 10
1720s 169.5 165 174 10
1730s 179.5 175 184 10
1740s 189.5 185 194 10
1750s 199.5 195 204 10
1760s 209.5 205 214 10
1770s 219.5 215 224 10
1780s 229.5 225 234 10
1790s 239.5 235 244 10
1800s 249.5 245 254 10
1810s 259.5 255 264 10
1820s 265.9 265 266 10
1830s 266 266 266 10
1840s 266 266 266 10
1850s 266 266 266 10
1860s 266 266 266 10
1870s 266 266 266 10
1880s 266 266 266 10
1890s 266 266 266 10
1900s 266 266 266 10
1910s 266 266 266 10
1920s 266 266 266 10
1930s 266 266 266 10
1940s 266 266 266 10
1950s 266 266 266 10
1960s 266 266 266 10
1970s 266 266 266 10
1980s 266 266 266 10
1990s 266 266 266 10
2000s 266 266 266 10
2010s 266 266 266 10
2020s 266 266 266 3

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 33 Chile 278 compare
  2. 34 Paraguay 275 compare
  3. 35 Bolivia 267 compare
  4. 37 South Africa 262 compare
  5. 38 Mauritius 254 compare
  6. 39 Micronesia (country) 250 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Venezuela?
Years colonized in Venezuela was 266 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 266 in 1821.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Venezuela rank for years colonized?
Venezuela ranks 36th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Venezuela data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
Last refreshed