Puerto Cabello: population and official figures
In depth
- Education in Puerto Cabello: The illiteracy rate among people aged 10 and over in the Puerto Cabello municipality was 2.67% at the 2011 census (4,027 people), 13th lowest of 26 of the cities and against 4.92% nationally.
- Poverty and living standards in Puerto Cabello: 20.7% of households in the Puerto Cabello municipality were classified as poor or extremely poor in the 2011 census, 12th highest of 26 of the cities and against 24.6% nationally.
What is the population of Puerto Cabello?
The Puerto Cabello municipality had 182,493 inhabitants at the 2011 census, 8th lowest of 26 among the Venezuelan cities covered here, and 0.67% of the national census count of 27,227,930.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela · saved copyWhat is the average age in Puerto Cabello?
The Puerto Cabello municipality had an average age of 30.1 years at the 2011 census (12th youngest of 26 cities, national average 27); 26.1% of residents were under 15 and 5.8% were 65 or older.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela · saved copyWhat is the dependency ratio in Puerto Cabello?
The dependency ratio in the Puerto Cabello municipality was 46.8 people under 15 or over 64 per 100 of working age (15 to 64) at the 2011 census, 11th lowest of 26 of the cities and against 49.2 nationally.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela · saved copyHow many indigenous people live in Puerto Cabello?
90 residents of the Puerto Cabello municipality identified as indigenous at the 2011 census, 0.0% of the population against 2.7% nationally.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela · saved copyHow big is the average household in Puerto Cabello?
The average household in the Puerto Cabello municipality had 3.80 people at the 2011 census (47,792 households; national average 3.82), and 39.4% 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 Puerto Cabello?
The Puerto Cabello municipality had 49,876 family and collective dwellings at the 2011 census, of which 2,036 (4.1% of family dwellings) were unoccupied, against 7.7% nationally.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Venezuela · saved copyWho runs Puerto Cabello?
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
- San Cristóbal 263,765
- Cabimas 263,056
- Punto Fijo 239,444
- Mérida 217,537
- Turmero 211,010
- Guarenas 209,987
- Ciudad Ojeda 203,435
- Guatire 187,075
- El Tigre 182,474
- Guacara 176,218
- 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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