Amazonas: population, age structure, households and literacy
Amazonas is a state of Venezuela, number 24 of 25 by population. Amazonas had a projected population of 234,308 in mid-2026, the 2nd lowest of 25 of Venezuela's 25 federal entities by population and 0.67% of the national projection of 34,794,494. The INE projection is based on the 2011 census.
How fast is the population of Amazonas growing?
The INE projects that the population of Amazonas will change from 178,003 in 2015 to 234,308 in 2026, a change of +31.6%, above the national change of +13.6% over the same years (the fastest growth of 25 among entities).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhat is the projected population of Amazonas in 2030?
The INE projects Amazonas at 255,219 people in mid-2030, which is +8.9% on its 2026 projection; the national projection for 2030 is 36,111,627.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many people lived in Amazonas at the 2011 census?
The 2011 census counted 146,480 people in Amazonas, 0.5% of the national 27,227,930. That was +107.9% on the 2001 census count of 70,464, against +18.1% nationally (the largest increase of 25 among entities).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhat is the median age in Amazonas, Venezuela?
The median age in Amazonas at the 2011 census was 20 years, against 27 years nationally (the youngest of 25), with 104.8 men for every 100 women (national: 99.1).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhat is the dependency ratio in Amazonas?
The 2011 census total dependency ratio in Amazonas was 67.2 people aged under 15 or over 64 per 100 aged 15 to 64 (national: 49.2), made up of 62.1 children and 5.1 older people per 100; this was the the highest of 25.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many children do women have on average in Amazonas, Venezuela?
Women aged 12 and over in Amazonas had had an average of 2.2 children born alive at the 2011 census, against 2.0 nationally (joint 10th highest of 25).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many indigenous people live in Amazonas?
The 2011 census recorded 76,314 people in Amazonas who identified as indigenous, 52.1% of its census population; Amazonas holds 10.5% of the national indigenous population of 724,592.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhat is the literacy rate in Amazonas, Venezuela?
In the 2011 census 86.9% of people aged 10 and over in Amazonas could read and write (95,114 of 109,443), against 95.1% nationally (2nd lowest of 25).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many people in Amazonas cannot read or write?
The 2011 census counted 14,329 people aged 10 and over in Amazonas who could not read and write, 1.3% of the national total of 1,101,706.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow states are governed in Venezuela
States (23) + Capital District + federal dependencies. Governors and state legislative councils directly elected; the head of the Capital District is appointed by the President. State roads, police and some health services; heavily dependent on central transfers.
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Other states of Venezuela
- Zulia 4,678,093
- Miranda 3,481,983
- Carabobo 2,690,095
- Lara 2,176,398
- Distrito Capital 2,099,223
- Bolívar 2,053,297
- Aragua 1,968,881
- Anzoátegui 1,912,719
- Táchira 1,331,187
- Sucre 1,197,179
- Falcón 1,179,004
- Portuguesa 1,159,398
- Mérida 1,157,090
- Monagas 1,095,009
- Guárico 1,062,368
- Barinas 1,051,372
- Trujillo 954,472
- Yaracuy 823,385
- Nueva Esparta 727,706
- Apure 703,026
- Cojedes 412,250
- Vargas (La Guaira) 402,905
- Delta Amacuro 240,605
- Federal Dependencies 2,541
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE): XIV Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2011: Resultados nacionales (cuadros 2.2, 2.6, 2.7, 2.10, 2.13, 3.2, 4.2), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e4ed23187e2d…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE): Proyecciones de población 2015-2030 según entidad federal y sexo (calculadas en 2013 con base en el censo 2011), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e6774caa176e…)
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