What is the share of women in Carúpano?

Women made up 50.5% of the population of the Bermúdez municipality (which contains Carúpano) at the 2011 census, a masculinity index of 98.0 men per 100 women, against 99.1 nationally.

What share of Carúpano is urban?

The Bermúdez municipality (which contains Carúpano) was 96.5% urban at the 2011 census, against 88.8% for Venezuela.

Carúpano: population and official figures

Population (municipality, census)

138,798

2011 census

In depth

Education in Carúpano: The illiteracy rate among people aged 10 and over in the Bermúdez municipality (which contains Carúpano) was 4.51% at the 2011 census (5,188 people), 3rd highest of 26 of the cities and against 4.92% nationally.
Poverty and living standards in Carúpano: 29.3% of households in the Bermúdez municipality (which contains Carúpano) were classified as poor or extremely poor in the 2011 census, 3rd highest of 26 of the cities and against 24.6% nationally.

What is the population of Carúpano?

The Bermúdez municipality (which contains Carúpano) had 138,798 inhabitants at the 2011 census, 3rd lowest of 26 among the Venezuelan cities covered here, and 0.51% of the national census count of 27,227,930.

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

What is the average age in Carúpano?

The Bermúdez municipality (which contains Carúpano) had an average age of 30.4 years at the 2011 census (9th oldest of 26 cities, national average 27); 26.2% of residents were under 15 and 7.2% were 65 or older.

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

What is the dependency ratio in Carúpano?

The dependency ratio in the Bermúdez municipality (which contains Carúpano) was 50.1 people under 15 or over 64 per 100 of working age (15 to 64) at the 2011 census, the highest 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 Carúpano?

177 residents of the Bermúdez municipality (which contains Carúpano) identified as indigenous at the 2011 census, 0.1% of the population against 2.7% nationally.

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

How big is the average household in Carúpano?

The average household in the Bermúdez municipality (which contains Carúpano) had 3.85 people at the 2011 census (35,775 households; national average 3.82), and 39.6% 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 Carúpano?

The Bermúdez municipality (which contains Carúpano) had 40,198 family and collective dwellings at the 2011 census, of which 2,067 (5.1% of family dwellings) were unoccupied, against 7.7% nationally.

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

Who runs Carúpano?

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

Ciudad Ojeda 203,435
Guatire 187,075
Puerto Cabello 182,493
El Tigre 182,474
Guacara 176,218
Naguanagua 157,437
Los Guayos 149,606
Valera 136,129
Anaco 122,634

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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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