What is the share of women in Caracas?

Women made up 51.9% of the population of the Libertador municipality (which contains Caracas) at the 2011 census, a masculinity index of 92.8 men per 100 women, against 99.1 nationally.

What share of Caracas is urban?

The Libertador municipality (which contains Caracas) was 99.9% urban at the 2011 census, against 88.8% for Venezuela.

Caracas: population and official figures

Population (municipality, census)

1,943,901

2011 census

In depth

Education in Caracas: The illiteracy rate among people aged 10 and over in the Libertador municipality (which contains Caracas) was 1.78% at the 2011 census (29,663 people), 3rd lowest of 26 of the cities and against 4.92% nationally.
Poverty and living standards in Caracas: 12.0% of households in the Libertador municipality (which contains Caracas) were classified as poor or extremely poor in the 2011 census, 4th lowest of 26 of the cities and against 24.6% nationally.

What is the population of Caracas?

The Libertador municipality (which contains Caracas) had 1,943,901 inhabitants at the 2011 census, the highest of 26 among the Venezuelan cities covered here, and 7.14% of the national census count of 27,227,930.

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

What is the average age in Caracas?

The Libertador municipality (which contains Caracas) had an average age of 33.0 years at the 2011 census (2nd oldest of 26 cities, national average 27); 21.7% of residents were under 15 and 8.2% were 65 or older.

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

What is the dependency ratio in Caracas?

The dependency ratio in the Libertador municipality (which contains Caracas) was 42.7 people under 15 or over 64 per 100 of working age (15 to 64) at the 2011 census, 4th lowest of 26 of the cities and against 49.2 nationally.

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

How many indigenous people live in Caracas?

2,888 residents of the Libertador municipality (which contains Caracas) identified as indigenous at the 2011 census, 0.1% of the population against 2.7% nationally.

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How big is the average household in Caracas?

The average household in the Libertador municipality (which contains Caracas) had 3.41 people at the 2011 census (545,791 households; national average 3.82), and 44.7% of households were headed by a woman against 38.7% nationally.

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

How many homes are empty in Caracas?

The Libertador municipality (which contains Caracas) had 581,043 family and collective dwellings at the 2011 census, of which 35,184 (6.1% of family dwellings) were unoccupied, against 7.7% nationally.

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

Who runs Caracas?

In Venezuela, cities and towns are run by municipalities: Mayor and municipal council directly elected. Local services, urban planning, local taxes.

How local power works in Venezuela

Cities of a similar size in Venezuela

Maracaibo 1,653,215
Valencia 888,109
Barquisimeto 881,127
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

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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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