What share of households in Valera are in extreme poverty?

3.9% of households in the Valera municipality (1,344) were classified as extremely poor at the 2011 census, 10th lowest of 26 of the cities and against 7.0% nationally.

What share of households in Valera are overcrowded?

8.2% of households in the Valera municipality were overcrowded at the 2011 census, 9th lowest of 26 of the cities and against 10.4% nationally.

What share of homes in Valera are of inadequate quality?

4.1% of households in the Valera municipality lived in inadequate-quality dwellings at the 2011 census, 6th lowest of 26 of the cities and against 9.0% nationally.

What share of households in Valera lack basic services?

6.4% of households in the Valera municipality had a deficit in basic services at the 2011 census, 11th highest of 26 of the cities and against 9.1% nationally.

What share of households in Valera have an economic dependency deficit?

3.8% of households in the Valera municipality had a deficit of economic and educational capacity of the head of household at the 2011 census, 5th highest of 26 of the cities and against 4.4% nationally.

Poverty and living standards in Valera, Venezuela: official figures

18.4% of households in the Valera municipality were classified as poor or extremely poor in the 2011 census, 12th lowest of 26 of the cities and against 24.6% nationally.

Households classified as poor or extremely poor

18.4%

2011 census

How Valera compares with other cities in Venezuela

Households classified as poor or extremely poor (2011 census)

Valera ranks 15 of 26, highest first. Municipality that contains the city; INE 2011 census.

Rank	City	Households classified as poor or extremely poor
12	Puerto Cabello	20.7%
13	Valencia	20.0%
14	El Tigre	18.8%
15	Valera	18.4%
16	Barinas	18.3%
17	Punto Fijo	18.1%
18	Turmero	17.9%

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

Households classified as extremely poor (2011 census)

Valera ranks 17 of 26, highest first. Municipality that contains the city; INE 2011 census.

Rank	City	Households classified as extremely poor
14	Valencia	5.0%
15	Barinas	4.5%
16	Puerto Cabello	4.2%
17	Valera	3.9%
18	El Tigre	3.7%
19	Guacara	2.8%
20	Guarenas	2.5%

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

Overcrowded households (2011 census)

Valera ranks 18 of 26, highest first. Municipality that contains the city; INE 2011 census.

Rank	City	Overcrowded households
15	Turmero	8.7%
16	Los Guayos	8.6%
17	Valencia	8.5%
18	Valera	8.2%
19	Maracay	7.3%
20	Guacara	7.0%
21	Caracas	6.5%

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

Households in inadequate-quality dwellings (2011 census)

Valera ranks 21 of 26, highest first. Municipality that contains the city; INE 2011 census.

Rank	City	Households in inadequate-quality dwellings
18	Guarenas	4.8%
19	Maracay	4.6%
20	San Cristóbal	4.2%
21	Valera	4.1%
22	El Tigre	3.5%
23	Naguanagua	3.2%
24	Caracas	2.5%

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

Households with a deficit in basic services (2011 census)

Valera ranks 11 of 26, highest first. Municipality that contains the city; INE 2011 census.

Rank	City	Households with a deficit in basic services
8	Los Guayos	7.0%
9	Maturín	7.0%
10	Ciudad Guayana	6.8%
11	Valera	6.4%
12	Puerto Cabello	6.2%
13	Valencia	5.6%
14	El Tigre	5.3%

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

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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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