Population Statistics
Venezuela
Population
30,518,260
[2023 est.]
Language
Spanish (official)
Over 70 indigenous dialects are spoken.
Religion
| Catholic Christianity | 71% |
|---|---|
| Protestant Christianity | 17% |
| Unaffiliated | 9% |
| a | 1% |
| Other Religion | 1% |
| Not Stated | 1% |
[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
| Male | 48.0% |
|---|---|
| Female | 52.0% |
[2021 Census, ABS]
Religion
| Catholic | 63.8% |
|---|---|
| No Religion | 23.2% |
| Protestant | 4.6% |
| Other Religion | 3.2% |
| Unspecified | 1.8% |
[2021 Census, ABS]
Ancestry
| Venezuelan | 47.2% |
|---|---|
| Spanish | 22.7% |
| Italian | 11.7% |
[2021 Census, ABS]
Language Spoken at Home
| Spanish | 79.7% |
|---|---|
| English | 13.7% |
| Arabic | 1.6% |
| Italian | 1.3% |
| Other | 1.9% |
| Unspecified | 1.3% |
Of those who speak a language other than English at home, 93.9% speak English fluently.
[2021 Census, ABS]
Diaspora
| New South Wales | 32.9% |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 23.7% |
| Queensland | 21.4% |
| Western Australia | 10.9% |
| Other | 11.0% |
[2021 Census, ABS]
Arrival to Australia
| Prior to | 19918.3% |
|---|---|
| 20006.8% | |
| 201028.7% | |
| 201530.5% | |
| 202125.0% |
[2021 Census, ABS]