Country profile · South America · VEN
Venezuela: area, population and density
Venezuela has 882,050 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 28,516,896; calculated population density is 32 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Venezuela ranks 32nd of 196 by land area, 53rd by population and 150th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 882,050 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 28,516,896World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 32 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Venezuela in the country comparison set
Venezuela has 882,050 sq km of land area and a population value of 28,516,896 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 32nd by land area, 53rd by population, and 150th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
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