Barquisimeto: population and official figures
In depth
- Education in Barquisimeto: The illiteracy rate among people aged 10 and over in the Iribarren municipality (which contains Barquisimeto) was 3.78% at the 2011 census (31,163 people), 6th highest of 26 of the cities and against 4.92% nationally.
- Poverty and living standards in Barquisimeto: 33.1% of households in the Iribarren municipality (which contains Barquisimeto) were classified as poor or extremely poor in the 2011 census, the highest of 26 of the cities and against 24.6% nationally.
What is the population of Barquisimeto?
The Iribarren municipality (which contains Barquisimeto) had 996,230 inhabitants at the 2011 census, 3rd highest of 26 among the Venezuelan cities covered here, and 3.66% of the national census count of 27,227,930.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela · saved copyWhat is the average age in Barquisimeto?
The Iribarren municipality (which contains Barquisimeto) had an average age of 30.3 years at the 2011 census (10th oldest of 26 cities, national average 27); 26.2% of residents were under 15 and 6.4% were 65 or older.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela · saved copyWhat is the dependency ratio in Barquisimeto?
The dependency ratio in the Iribarren municipality (which contains Barquisimeto) was 48.2 people under 15 or over 64 per 100 of working age (15 to 64) at the 2011 census, 8th highest of 26 of the cities and against 49.2 nationally.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela · saved copyHow many indigenous people live in Barquisimeto?
1,278 residents of the Iribarren municipality (which contains Barquisimeto) identified as indigenous at the 2011 census, 0.1% of the population against 2.7% nationally.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela · saved copyHow big is the average household in Barquisimeto?
The average household in the Iribarren municipality (which contains Barquisimeto) had 3.87 people at the 2011 census (255,384 households; national average 3.82), and 39.3% of households were headed by a woman against 38.7% nationally.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela · saved copyHow many homes are empty in Barquisimeto?
The Iribarren municipality (which contains Barquisimeto) had 283,702 family and collective dwellings at the 2011 census, of which 22,234 (7.8% of family dwellings) were unoccupied, against 7.7% nationally.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela · saved copyWho runs Barquisimeto?
In Venezuela, cities and towns are run by municipalities: Mayor and municipal council directly elected. Local services, urban planning, local taxes.
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Cities of a similar size in Venezuela
- Caracas 2,082,130
- Maracaibo 1,653,215
- Valencia 888,109
- Ciudad Guayana 877,547
- Maturín 571,276
- Petare 434,320
- Maracay 419,052
- Ciudad Bolívar 407,452
- Barinas 389,578
- Baruta 358,221
- Cumaná 358,138
- San Cristóbal 263,765
- Cabimas 263,056
- Punto Fijo 239,444
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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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