Maturín: population and official figures
In depth
- Education in Maturín: The illiteracy rate among people aged 10 and over in the Maturín municipality was 3.31% at the 2011 census (14,535 people), 7th highest of 26 of the cities and against 4.92% nationally.
- Poverty and living standards in Maturín: 22.9% of households in the Maturín municipality were classified as poor or extremely poor in the 2011 census, 9th highest of 26 of the cities and against 24.6% nationally.
What is the population of Maturín?
The Maturín municipality had 542,259 inhabitants at the 2011 census, 6th highest of 26 among the Venezuelan cities covered here, and 1.99% of the national census count of 27,227,930.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela · saved copyWhat is the average age in Maturín?
The Maturín municipality had an average age of 28.1 years at the 2011 census (the youngest of 26 cities, national average 27); 28.5% of residents were under 15 and 4.6% were 65 or older.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela · saved copyWhat is the dependency ratio in Maturín?
The dependency ratio in the Maturín municipality was 49.6 people under 15 or over 64 per 100 of working age (15 to 64) at the 2011 census, 2nd 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 Maturín?
3,046 residents of the Maturín municipality identified as indigenous at the 2011 census, 0.6% of the population against 2.7% nationally.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela · saved copyHow big is the average household in Maturín?
The average household in the Maturín municipality had 4.01 people at the 2011 census (133,744 households; national average 3.82), and 40.5% 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 Maturín?
The Maturín municipality had 170,093 family and collective dwellings at the 2011 census, of which 18,304 (10.8% of family dwellings) were unoccupied, against 7.7% nationally.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela · saved copyWho runs Maturín?
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
- Ciudad Guayana 877,547
- 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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