Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index in Venezuela
Venezuela: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index was 2.08 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index in Venezuela, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. human development index in Venezuela stood at 2.08 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. human development index in Venezuela peaked at 6.63 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.08 live births per woman, in 2023.
Venezuela ranks 110th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.59 live births per woman | 6.45 live births per woman | 6.63 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.98 live births per woman | 5.47 live births per woman | 6.38 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.77 live births per woman | 4.3 live births per woman | 5.32 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.84 live births per woman | 3.52 live births per woman | 4.2 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.13 live births per woman | 2.86 live births per woman | 3.45 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.63 live births per woman | 2.42 live births per woman | 2.79 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 live births per woman | 2.13 live births per woman | 2.4 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1 live births per woman | 2.08 live births per woman | 2.12 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 107 Monaco 2.11 live births per woman compare
- 108 United States Virgin Islands 2.09 live births per woman compare
- 109 Guadeloupe 2.09 live births per woman compare
- 111 Cook Islands 2.04 live births per woman compare
- 112 Martinique 2.01 live births per woman compare
- 113 Belize 2.01 live births per woman compare
More reference data data for Venezuela
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0518 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.08 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.08 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.709 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -2.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 19.03 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 25.04 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 36.17 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -1.74 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. human development index in Venezuela?
- Fertility rate vs. human development index in Venezuela was 2.08 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. human development index recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 6.63 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. human development index recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.08 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Venezuela rank for fertility rate vs. human development index?
- Venezuela ranks 110th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. human development index rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.