What is the share of women in Guatire?

Women made up 50.7% of the population of the Zamora municipality (which contains Guatire) at the 2011 census, a masculinity index of 97.3 men per 100 women, against 99.1 nationally.

What share of Guatire is urban?

The Zamora municipality (which contains Guatire) was 96.7% urban at the 2011 census, against 88.8% for Venezuela.

Guatire: population and official figures

Population (municipality, census)

187,075

2011 census

In depth

Education in Guatire: The illiteracy rate among people aged 10 and over in the Zamora municipality (which contains Guatire) was 2.51% at the 2011 census (3,930 people), 11th lowest of 26 of the cities and against 4.92% nationally.
Poverty and living standards in Guatire: 17.7% of households in the Zamora municipality (which contains Guatire) were classified as poor or extremely poor in the 2011 census, 8th lowest of 26 of the cities and against 24.6% nationally.

What is the population of Guatire?

The Zamora municipality (which contains Guatire) had 187,075 inhabitants at the 2011 census, 9th lowest of 26 among the Venezuelan cities covered here, and 0.69% of the national census count of 27,227,930.

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

What is the average age in Guatire?

The Zamora municipality (which contains Guatire) had an average age of 30.2 years at the 2011 census (12th oldest of 26 cities, national average 27); 25.0% of residents were under 15 and 4.9% were 65 or older.

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What is the dependency ratio in Guatire?

The dependency ratio in the Zamora municipality (which contains Guatire) was 42.8 people under 15 or over 64 per 100 of working age (15 to 64) at the 2011 census, 5th lowest of 26 of the cities and against 49.2 nationally.

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How many indigenous people live in Guatire?

193 residents of the Zamora municipality (which contains Guatire) 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 Guatire?

The average household in the Zamora municipality (which contains Guatire) had 3.48 people at the 2011 census (52,655 households; national average 3.82), and 40.2% of households were headed by a woman against 38.7% nationally.

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How many homes are empty in Guatire?

The Zamora municipality (which contains Guatire) had 66,886 family and collective dwellings at the 2011 census, of which 9,203 (13.8% of family dwellings) were unoccupied, against 7.7% nationally.

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Who runs Guatire?

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

Baruta 358,221
Cumaná 358,138
San Cristóbal 263,765
Cabimas 263,056
Punto Fijo 239,444
Mérida 217,537
Turmero 211,010
Guarenas 209,987
Ciudad Ojeda 203,435
Puerto Cabello 182,493
El Tigre 182,474
Guacara 176,218
Naguanagua 157,437
Los Guayos 149,606
Carúpano 138,798
Valera 136,129

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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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