What is the share of women in Maracaibo?

Women made up 51.1% of the population of the Maracaibo municipality at the 2011 census, a masculinity index of 95.6 men per 100 women, against 99.1 nationally.

What share of Maracaibo is urban?

The Maracaibo municipality was 99.8% urban at the 2011 census, against 88.8% for Venezuela.

Maracaibo: population and official figures

Population (municipality, census)

1,459,448

2011 census

In depth

Education in Maracaibo: The illiteracy rate among people aged 10 and over in the Maracaibo municipality was 4.60% at the 2011 census (55,415 people), the highest of 26 of the cities and against 4.92% nationally.
Poverty and living standards in Maracaibo: 24.9% of households in the Maracaibo municipality were classified as poor or extremely poor in the 2011 census, 7th highest of 26 of the cities and against 24.6% nationally.

What is the population of Maracaibo?

The Maracaibo municipality had 1,459,448 inhabitants at the 2011 census, 2nd highest of 26 among the Venezuelan cities covered here, and 5.36% of the national census count of 27,227,930.

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

What is the average age in Maracaibo?

The Maracaibo municipality had an average age of 30.1 years at the 2011 census (13th youngest of 26 cities, national average 27); 26.1% of residents were under 15 and 6.2% were 65 or older.

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

What is the dependency ratio in Maracaibo?

The dependency ratio in the Maracaibo municipality was 47.8 people under 15 or over 64 per 100 of working age (15 to 64) at the 2011 census, 13th 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 Maracaibo?

155,369 residents of the Maracaibo municipality identified as indigenous at the 2011 census, 10.6% of the population against 2.7% nationally.

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

How big is the average household in Maracaibo?

The average household in the Maracaibo municipality had 4.07 people at the 2011 census (355,911 households; national average 3.82), and 39.1% 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 Maracaibo?

The Maracaibo municipality had 385,221 family and collective dwellings at the 2011 census, of which 24,881 (6.5% of family dwellings) were unoccupied, against 7.7% nationally.

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

Who runs Maracaibo?

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

Caracas 2,082,130
Valencia 888,109
Barquisimeto 881,127
Ciudad Guayana 877,547
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

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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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