Age structure
0-14 years:16.74%(male 52,243 /female 49,183)15-24 years:12.06%(male 37,391 /female 35,650)25-54 years:44.18%(male 137,381 /female 130,252)55-64 years:11.9%(male 36,670 /female 35,442)65 years and over:15.11%(male 41,002 /female 50,550)(2018 est.)
0-14 years:27.04%(male 4,392,305 /female 4,176,518)15-24 years:16.82%(male 2,709,250 /female 2,621,681)25-54 years:40.65%(male 6,393,114 /female 6,487,570)55-64 years:8.11%(male 1,233,524 /female 1,336,963)65 years and over:7.38%(male 1,056,864 /female 1,281,387)(2018 est.)
Birth rate
11.6 births/1,000 population(2018 est.)
18.5 births/1,000 population(2018 est.)
Languages
Luxembourgish (official administrative and judicial language and national language (spoken vernacular)) 55.8%, Portuguese 15.7%, French (official administrative, judicial, and legislative language) 12.1%, German (official administrative and judicial language) 3.1%, Italian 2.9%, English 2.1%, other 8.4%
(2011 est.)
Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects
Life expectancy at birth
82.40
76.20
Major urban areas - population
120,000 LUXEMBOURG (capital)
(2018)
2.935 million CARACAS (capital), 2.179 million Maracaibo, 1.734 million Valencia, 1.178 million Maracay, 1.189 million Barquisimeto
(2018)
Median age
total:39.3 yearsmale:38.7 yearsfemale:39.9 years(2018 est.)
total:28.7 yearsmale:28 yearsfemale:29.4 years(2018 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
30.1 years
(2015 est.)
Net migration rate
14.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
-1.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
Population distribution
most people live in the south, on or near the border with France
most of the population is concentrated in the northern and western highlands along an eastern spur at the northern end of the Andes, an area that includes the capital of Caracas
Population growth rate
1.9%(2018 est.)
1.21%(2018 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.62 children born/woman(2018 est.)
2.3 children born/woman(2018 est.)
Urbanization
rate of urbanization:
1.55% annual rate of change
(2015-20 est.)
rate of urbanization:
1.28% annual rate of change
(2015-20 est.)