What is the share of women in Guacara?

Women made up 50.5% of the population of the Guacara municipality at the 2011 census, a masculinity index of 98.0 men per 100 women, against 99.1 nationally.

What share of Guacara is urban?

The Guacara municipality was 99.7% urban at the 2011 census, against 88.8% for Venezuela.

Guacara: population and official figures

Population (municipality, census)

176,218

2011 census

In depth

Education in Guacara: The illiteracy rate among people aged 10 and over in the Guacara municipality was 2.11% at the 2011 census (3,100 people), 6th lowest of 26 of the cities and against 4.92% nationally.
Poverty and living standards in Guacara: 15.2% of households in the Guacara municipality were classified as poor or extremely poor in the 2011 census, 7th lowest of 26 of the cities and against 24.6% nationally.

What is the population of Guacara?

The Guacara municipality had 176,218 inhabitants at the 2011 census, 6th lowest of 26 among the Venezuelan cities covered here, and 0.65% of the national census count of 27,227,930.

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

What is the average age in Guacara?

The Guacara municipality had an average age of 30.1 years at the 2011 census (13th oldest of 26 cities, national average 27); 25.5% of residents were under 15 and 5.4% were 65 or older.

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

What is the dependency ratio in Guacara?

The dependency ratio in the Guacara municipality was 44.8 people under 15 or over 64 per 100 of working age (15 to 64) at the 2011 census, 9th 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 Guacara?

125 residents of the Guacara municipality 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 Guacara?

The average household in the Guacara municipality had 3.63 people at the 2011 census (48,209 households; national average 3.82), and 38.5% 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 Guacara?

The Guacara municipality had 53,230 family and collective dwellings at the 2011 census, of which 3,768 (7.1% of family dwellings) were unoccupied, against 7.7% nationally.

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Who runs Guacara?

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

Punto Fijo 239,444
Mérida 217,537
Turmero 211,010
Guarenas 209,987
Ciudad Ojeda 203,435
Guatire 187,075
Puerto Cabello 182,493
El Tigre 182,474
Naguanagua 157,437
Los Guayos 149,606
Carúpano 138,798
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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