Ciudad Guayana: population and official figures
In depth
- Education in Ciudad Guayana: The illiteracy rate among people aged 10 and over in the Caroní municipality (which contains Ciudad Guayana) was 2.43% at the 2011 census (13,961 people), 9th lowest of 26 of the cities and against 4.92% nationally.
- Poverty and living standards in Ciudad Guayana: 23.0% of households in the Caroní municipality (which contains Ciudad Guayana) were classified as poor or extremely poor in the 2011 census, 8th highest of 26 of the cities and against 24.6% nationally.
What is the population of Ciudad Guayana?
The Caroní municipality (which contains Ciudad Guayana) had 706,736 inhabitants at the 2011 census, 5th highest of 26 among the Venezuelan cities covered here, and 2.60% of the national census count of 27,227,930.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela · saved copyWhat is the average age in Ciudad Guayana?
The Caroní municipality (which contains Ciudad Guayana) had an average age of 28.2 years at the 2011 census (4th youngest of 26 cities, national average 27); 28.2% of residents were under 15 and 4.3% were 65 or older.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela · saved copyWhat is the dependency ratio in Ciudad Guayana?
The dependency ratio in the Caroní municipality (which contains Ciudad Guayana) was 48.0 people under 15 or over 64 per 100 of working age (15 to 64) at the 2011 census, 10th 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 Ciudad Guayana?
1,456 residents of the Caroní municipality (which contains Ciudad Guayana) identified as indigenous at the 2011 census, 0.2% of the population against 2.7% nationally.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela · saved copyHow big is the average household in Ciudad Guayana?
The average household in the Caroní municipality (which contains Ciudad Guayana) had 3.84 people at the 2011 census (182,736 households; national average 3.82), and 36.0% 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 Ciudad Guayana?
The Caroní municipality (which contains Ciudad Guayana) had 206,112 family and collective dwellings at the 2011 census, of which 14,849 (7.2% of family dwellings) were unoccupied, against 7.7% nationally.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela · saved copyWho runs Ciudad Guayana?
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
- Barquisimeto 881,127
- 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
- Mérida 217,537
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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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