Barinas: population, age structure, households and literacy
Barinas is a state of Venezuela, number 16 of 25 by population. Barinas had a projected population of 1,051,372 in mid-2026, the 10th lowest of 25 of Venezuela's 25 federal entities by population and 3.0% of the national projection of 34,794,494. The INE projection is based on the 2011 census.
How fast is the population of Barinas growing?
The INE projects that the population of Barinas will change from 881,339 in 2015 to 1,051,372 in 2026, a change of +19.3%, above the national change of +13.6% over the same years (6th fastest growth of 25 among entities).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhat is the projected population of Barinas in 2030?
The INE projects Barinas at 1,106,564 people in mid-2030, which is +5.2% 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 Barinas at the 2011 census?
The 2011 census counted 816,264 people in Barinas, 3.0% of the national 27,227,930. That was +30.7% on the 2001 census count of 624,508, against +18.1% nationally (4th largest increase of 25 among entities).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhat is the median age in Barinas, Venezuela?
The median age in Barinas at the 2011 census was 24 years, against 27 years nationally (4th youngest of 25), with 103.7 men for every 100 women (national: 99.1).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhat is the dependency ratio in Barinas?
The 2011 census total dependency ratio in Barinas was 53.2 people aged under 15 or over 64 per 100 aged 15 to 64 (national: 49.2), made up of 45.8 children and 7.4 older people per 100; this was the 7th highest of 25.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many children do women have on average in Barinas, Venezuela?
Women aged 12 and over in Barinas had had an average of 2.3 children born alive at the 2011 census, against 2.0 nationally (joint 4th highest of 25).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many indigenous people live in Barinas?
The 2011 census recorded 1,095 people in Barinas who identified as indigenous, 0.1% of its census population; Barinas holds 0.2% of the national indigenous population of 724,592.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhat is the literacy rate in Barinas, Venezuela?
In the 2011 census 92.7% of people aged 10 and over in Barinas could read and write (608,514 of 656,705), against 95.1% nationally (8th lowest of 25).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many people in Barinas cannot read or write?
The 2011 census counted 48,191 people aged 10 and over in Barinas who could not read and write, 4.4% 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
- 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
- Amazonas 234,308
- 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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