Venezuelan Culture

Population Statistics

Venezuela

Population

30,518,260


[2023 est.]


Language

Spanish (official)


Over 70 indigenous dialects are spoken.


Religion

Catholic Christianity71%
Protestant Christianity17%
Unaffiliated9%
a1%
Other Religion1%
Not Stated1%

[Venezuelan Census, 2011]


Ethnicity

Mestizo/Morena/Moreno51.6%White43.6%Black2.9%Afro-Descent0.7%Other1.2%


It is reported that the number of minorities are likely far higher than these estimates. Other sources estimate nearly a quarter of the Venezuelan population has African ancestry.


[Venezuelan Census, 2011]


Cultural Dimensions


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Australians with Venezuelan Ancestry

4,831


[2021 Census, ABS]


Venezuelans in Australia

Population

6,627


This figure refers to the number of Australian residents that were born in Venezuela.


[2021 Census, ABS]


Median Age

39


[2021 Census, ABS]


Gender

Male48.0%
Female52.0%

[2021 Census, ABS]


Religion

Catholic63.8%
No Religion23.2%
Protestant4.6%
Other Religion3.2%
Unspecified1.8%

[2021 Census, ABS]


Ancestry

Venezuelan47.2%
Spanish22.7%
Italian11.7%

[2021 Census, ABS]


Language Spoken at Home

Spanish79.7%
English13.7%
Arabic1.6%
Italian1.3%
Other1.9%
Unspecified1.3%

Of those who speak a language other than English at home, 93.9% speak English fluently.


[2021 Census, ABS]


Diaspora

New South Wales32.9%
Victoria23.7%
Queensland21.4%
Western Australia10.9%
Other11.0%

[2021 Census, ABS]


Arrival to Australia

Prior to19918.3%
20006.8%
201028.7%
201530.5%
202125.0%

[2021 Census, ABS]


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