Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Venezuela
Venezuela: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 20,549 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Venezuela, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Venezuela is 20,549, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Venezuela peaked at 20,549 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4,114, in 1960.
That places Venezuela 37th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,114 | — |
| 1965 | 4,874 | +18.5% |
| 1970 | 5,827 | +19.6% |
| 1975 | 7,220 | +23.9% |
| 1980 | 8,951 | +24.0% |
| 1985 | 10,559 | +18.0% |
| 1990 | 12,224 | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 14,126 | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 16,196 | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 18,400 | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 20,549 | +11.7% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 20,549 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,755, 2.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 20,549 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,825, 3.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,494 | 4,114 | 4,874 | 2 |
| 1970s | 6,524 | 5,827 | 7,220 | 2 |
| 1980s | 9,755 | 8,951 | 10,559 | 2 |
| 1990s | 13,175 | 12,224 | 14,126 | 2 |
| 2000s | 17,298 | 16,196 | 18,400 | 2 |
| 2010s | 20,549 | 20,549 | 20,549 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More education data for Venezuela
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.6 (2017)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.03 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 284,798 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,774 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 886,275 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 788,599 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.70 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.54 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0528 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Venezuela?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Venezuela was 20,549 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 20,549 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,114 in 1960.
- How does Venezuela rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Venezuela ranks 37th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.