Sex ratio by age in Venezuela
Venezuela: Sex ratio by age was 2.78 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
2.78
Change on year
down 65.3%
World rank
190th
of 212 countries
All-time high
116.67
in 1951
All-time low
2.78
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio by age in Venezuela, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 2.78 for sex ratio by age in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 65.3% on the previous year and down 77.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio by age in Venezuela peaked at 116.67 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 2.78, in 2023.
Venezuela ranks 190th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 108.73 | 100 | 116.67 | 10 |
| 1960s | 79.99 | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.79 | 36.36 | 50 | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.82 | 40 | 50 | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.95 | 41.38 | 45.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34 | 20.39 | 42.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.7 | 12.06 | 17.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.34 | 2.78 | 8.33 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 187 Lebanon 4.13 compare
- 188 Philippines 3.95 compare
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- 192 Antigua and Barbuda 0 compare
- 192 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 compare
- 192 Burkina Faso 0 compare
- 192 Cayman Islands 0 compare
- 192 Comoros 0 compare
- 192 Curacao 0 compare
- 192 Djibouti 0 compare
- 192 Eritrea 0 compare
- 192 Fiji 0 compare
- 192 Gambia 0 compare
- 192 Haiti 0 compare
- 192 Kyrgyzstan 0 compare
- 192 Mayotte 0 compare
- 192 Niger 0 compare
- 192 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 compare
- 192 Saint Lucia 0 compare
- 192 Samoa 0 compare
- 192 Senegal 0 compare
- 192 Tonga 0 compare
- 192 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 compare
More gender data for Venezuela
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 207,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 218,340 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 204,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 214,388 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 200,986 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 211,074 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 199,904 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 210,108 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 201,269 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 211,770 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio by age in Venezuela?
- Sex ratio by age in Venezuela was 2.78 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio by age recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 116.67 in 1951.
- What is the lowest sex ratio by age recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.78 in 2023.
- How does Venezuela rank for sex ratio by age?
- Venezuela ranks 190th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio by age rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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