What share of households in Cabimas are in extreme poverty?

6.0% of households in the Cabimas municipality (3,668) were classified as extremely poor at the 2011 census, 7th highest of 26 of the cities and against 7.0% nationally.

What share of households in Cabimas are overcrowded?

14.7% of households in the Cabimas municipality were overcrowded at the 2011 census, 2nd highest of 26 of the cities and against 10.4% nationally.

What share of homes in Cabimas are of inadequate quality?

5.7% of households in the Cabimas municipality lived in inadequate-quality dwellings at the 2011 census, 11th lowest of 26 of the cities and against 9.0% nationally.

What share of households in Cabimas lack basic services?

10.1% of households in the Cabimas municipality had a deficit in basic services at the 2011 census, 4th highest of 26 of the cities and against 9.1% nationally.

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

3.2% of households in the Cabimas municipality had a deficit of economic and educational capacity of the head of household at the 2011 census, joint 9th highest of 26 of the cities and against 4.4% nationally.

Poverty and living standards in Cabimas, Venezuela: official figures

27.5% of households in the Cabimas municipality were classified as poor or extremely poor in the 2011 census, 4th highest of 26 of the cities and against 24.6% nationally.

Households classified as poor or extremely poor

27.5%

2011 census

How Cabimas compares with other cities in Venezuela

Households classified as poor or extremely poor (2011 census)

Cabimas ranks 4 of 26, highest first. Municipality that contains the city; INE 2011 census.

Rank	City	Households classified as poor or extremely poor
1	Barquisimeto	33.1%
2	Anaco	32.4%
3	Carúpano	29.3%
4	Cabimas	27.5%
5	Cumaná	25.6%
6	Ciudad Ojeda	25.1%
7	Maracaibo	24.9%

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

Households classified as extremely poor (2011 census)

Cabimas ranks 7 of 26, highest first. Municipality that contains the city; INE 2011 census.

Rank	City	Households classified as extremely poor
4	Cumaná	8.0%
5	Maracaibo	7.0%
6	Maturín	7.0%
7	Cabimas	6.0%
8	Ciudad Ojeda	5.9%
9	Ciudad Bolívar	5.8%
10	Ciudad Guayana	5.7%

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

Overcrowded households (2011 census)

Cabimas ranks 2 of 26, highest first. Municipality that contains the city; INE 2011 census.

Rank	City	Overcrowded households
1	Maracaibo	14.9%
2	Cabimas	14.7%
3	Punto Fijo	13.4%
4	Ciudad Ojeda	12.4%
5	Maturín	10.7%
6	Ciudad Guayana	10.3%
7	Barquisimeto	10.2%

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

Households in inadequate-quality dwellings (2011 census)

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

Rank	City	Households in inadequate-quality dwellings
13	Maracaibo	7.4%
14	Barinas	6.5%
15	Puerto Cabello	5.9%
16	Cabimas	5.7%
17	Guacara	5.2%
18	Guarenas	4.8%
19	Maracay	4.6%

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

Households with a deficit in basic services (2011 census)

Cabimas ranks 4 of 26, highest first. Municipality that contains the city; INE 2011 census.

Rank	City	Households with a deficit in basic services
1	Barquisimeto	19.6%
2	Anaco	15.3%
3	Carúpano	12.6%
4	Cabimas	10.1%
5	Cumaná	8.4%
6	Ciudad Bolívar	8.4%
7	Maracaibo	7.1%

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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