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Venezuelan People

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Population: 26,814,843 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 30.5% (male 4,157,194/female 4,022,595) 15-64 years: 64.3% (male 8,480,872/female 8,754,620) 65 years and over: 5.2% (male 620,657/female 778,905) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 25.5 years male: 24.8 years female: 26.2 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.508% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 5.1 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: -0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 21.54 deaths/1,000 live births male: 25.1 deaths/1,000 live births female: 17.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 73.61 years male: 70.54 years female: 76.83 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.48 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.7%; note - no country specific models provided (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 110,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: 4,100 (2003 est.)

Nationality: noun: Venezuelan(s) adjective: Venezuelan

Ethnic groups: Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, indigenous people

Religions: nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2%

Languages: Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93% male: 93.3% female: 92.7% (2001 census)