As of 1 January 2017, the population of Venezuela was estimated to be 31 775 371 people. This is an increase of 1.40 % (440 258 people) compared to population of 31 335 113 the year before. In 2016 the increase was positive, as the number of births exceeded the number of deaths by 454 672.During 2017 Venezuela population is expected to increase by 446 444 people and reach 32 221 815 in the beginning of 2018.The population of Venezuela represents 0.42 percent of the world´s total population which arguably means that one person in every 238 people on the planet is a resident of Venezuela. Below are the key figures for Venezuela population in 2016: