What is the share of women in Guarenas?

Women made up 51.7% of the population of the Plaza municipality (which contains Guarenas) at the 2011 census, a masculinity index of 93.4 men per 100 women, against 99.1 nationally.

What share of Guarenas is urban?

The Plaza municipality (which contains Guarenas) was 99.3% urban at the 2011 census, against 88.8% for Venezuela.

Guarenas: population and official figures

Population (municipality, census)

209,987

2011 census

In depth

Education in Guarenas: The illiteracy rate among people aged 10 and over in the Plaza municipality (which contains Guarenas) was 1.62% at the 2011 census (2,845 people), the lowest of 26 of the cities and against 4.92% nationally.
Poverty and living standards in Guarenas: 12.9% of households in the Plaza municipality (which contains Guarenas) were classified as poor or extremely poor in the 2011 census, 5th lowest of 26 of the cities and against 24.6% nationally.

What is the population of Guarenas?

The Plaza municipality (which contains Guarenas) had 209,987 inhabitants at the 2011 census, 11th lowest of 26 among the Venezuelan cities covered here, and 0.77% of the national census count of 27,227,930.

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

What is the average age in Guarenas?

The Plaza municipality (which contains Guarenas) had an average age of 30.7 years at the 2011 census (8th oldest of 26 cities, national average 27); 24.9% of residents were under 15 and 5.8% were 65 or older.

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What is the dependency ratio in Guarenas?

The dependency ratio in the Plaza municipality (which contains Guarenas) was 44.4 people under 15 or over 64 per 100 of working age (15 to 64) at the 2011 census, 8th 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 Guarenas?

180 residents of the Plaza municipality (which contains Guarenas) 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 Guarenas?

The average household in the Plaza municipality (which contains Guarenas) had 3.56 people at the 2011 census (58,259 households; national average 3.82), and 42.5% 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 Guarenas?

The Plaza municipality (which contains Guarenas) had 65,172 family and collective dwellings at the 2011 census, of which 5,371 (8.3% of family dwellings) were unoccupied, against 7.7% nationally.

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

Who runs Guarenas?

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

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
Turmero 211,010
Ciudad Ojeda 203,435
Guatire 187,075
Puerto Cabello 182,493
El Tigre 182,474
Guacara 176,218
Naguanagua 157,437

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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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