Venezuela Population: 22 803 409 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 34% (male 3 979 045; female 3 733 364) 15-64 years: 62% (male 7 054 525; female 7 011 814) 65 years and over: 4% (male 469 799; female 554 862) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 1.77% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 22.96 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 4.98 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: -0.27 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 27.52 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 72.66 years male: 69.68 years female: 75.87 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 2.7 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Venezuelan(s) adjective: Venezuelan Ethnic groups: mestizo 67% white 21% black 10% Amerindian 2% Religions: nominally Roman Catholic 96% Protestant 2% Languages: Spanish (official) native dialects spoken by about 200 000 Amerindians in the remote interior Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91.1% male: 91.8% female: 90.3% (1995 est.)
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