Population growth rate: 2.1% (1995 est.)
Birth rate: 25.11 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Death rate: 4.57 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Net migration rate: 0.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 26.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 73.31 years male: 70.48 years female: 76.29 years (1995 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.97 children born/woman (1995 est.)
Nationality: noun: Venezuelan(s) adjective: Venezuelan
Ethnic divisions: mestizo 67%, white 21%, black 10%, Amerindian 2%
Religions: nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%