What share of households in Barinas are in extreme poverty?

4.5% of households in the Barinas municipality (4,076) were classified as extremely poor at the 2011 census, 12th lowest of 26 of the cities and against 7.0% nationally.

What share of households in Barinas are overcrowded?

8.8% of households in the Barinas municipality were overcrowded at the 2011 census, 13th highest of 26 of the cities and against 10.4% nationally.

What share of homes in Barinas are of inadequate quality?

6.5% of households in the Barinas municipality lived in inadequate-quality dwellings at the 2011 census, 13th lowest of 26 of the cities and against 9.0% nationally.

What share of households in Barinas lack basic services?

3.4% of households in the Barinas municipality had a deficit in basic services at the 2011 census, 9th lowest of 26 of the cities and against 9.1% nationally.

What share of households in Barinas have an economic dependency deficit?

4.1% of households in the Barinas municipality had a deficit of economic and educational capacity of the head of household at the 2011 census, 4th highest of 26 of the cities and against 4.4% nationally.

Poverty and living standards in Barinas, Venezuela: official figures

18.3% of households in the Barinas municipality were classified as poor or extremely poor in the 2011 census, 11th lowest of 26 of the cities and against 24.6% nationally.

Households classified as poor or extremely poor

18.3%

2011 census

How Barinas compares with other cities in Venezuela

Households classified as poor or extremely poor (2011 census)

Barinas ranks 16 of 26, highest first. Municipality that contains the city; INE 2011 census.

Rank	City	Households classified as poor or extremely poor
13	Valencia	20.0%
14	El Tigre	18.8%
15	Valera	18.4%
16	Barinas	18.3%
17	Punto Fijo	18.1%
18	Turmero	17.9%
19	Guatire	17.7%

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela · saved copy

Households classified as extremely poor (2011 census)

Barinas ranks 15 of 26, highest first. Municipality that contains the city; INE 2011 census.

Rank	City	Households classified as extremely poor
12	Guatire	5.2%
13	Turmero	5.1%
14	Valencia	5.0%
15	Barinas	4.5%
16	Puerto Cabello	4.2%
17	Valera	3.9%
18	El Tigre	3.7%

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela · saved copy

Overcrowded households (2011 census)

Barinas ranks 13 of 26, highest first. Municipality that contains the city; INE 2011 census.

Rank	City	Overcrowded households
10	Ciudad Bolívar	9.6%
11	Puerto Cabello	9.4%
12	El Tigre	9.3%
13	Barinas	8.8%
14	Carúpano	8.7%
15	Turmero	8.7%
16	Los Guayos	8.6%

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela · saved copy

Households in inadequate-quality dwellings (2011 census)

Barinas ranks 14 of 26, highest first. Municipality that contains the city; INE 2011 census.

Rank	City	Households in inadequate-quality dwellings
11	Turmero	8.1%
12	Ciudad Bolívar	7.7%
13	Maracaibo	7.4%
14	Barinas	6.5%
15	Puerto Cabello	5.9%
16	Cabimas	5.7%
17	Guacara	5.2%

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela · saved copy

Households with a deficit in basic services (2011 census)

Barinas ranks 18 of 26, highest first. Municipality that contains the city; INE 2011 census.

Rank	City	Households with a deficit in basic services
15	Turmero	4.9%
16	Guatire	4.4%
17	Ciudad Ojeda	4.2%
18	Barinas	3.4%
19	Guacara	3.4%
20	Naguanagua	3.1%
21	Punto Fijo	2.9%

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela · saved copy

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Sources

Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela: Viviendas, hogares y personas, Censo 2011: persons (age, urban/rural, indigenous, school attendance, illiteracy), households (size, headship, poverty classification, household deficits) and dwellings by municipality, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 936f89b85c8c…)

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