Distrito Capital: population, age structure, households and literacy
Distrito Capital is a state of Venezuela, number 5 of 25 by population. Distrito Capital had a projected population of 2,099,223 in mid-2026, the 5th highest of 25 of Venezuela's 25 federal entities by population and 6.0% of the national projection of 34,794,494. The INE projection is based on the 2011 census.
How fast is the population of Distrito Capital growing?
The INE projects that the population of Distrito Capital will change from 2,082,130 in 2015 to 2,099,223 in 2026, a change of +0.8%, below the national change of +13.6% over the same years (the slowest growth of 25 among entities).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhat is the projected population of Distrito Capital in 2030?
The INE projects Distrito Capital at 2,103,154 people in mid-2030, which is +0.2% 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 Distrito Capital at the 2011 census?
The 2011 census counted 1,943,901 people in Distrito Capital, 7.1% of the national 27,227,930. That was +5.9% on the 2001 census count of 1,836,286, against +18.1% nationally (the smallest increase of 25 among entities).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhat is the median age in Distrito Capital, Venezuela?
The median age in Distrito Capital at the 2011 census was 31 years, against 27 years nationally (the oldest of 25), with 92.8 men for every 100 women (national: 99.1).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhat is the dependency ratio in Distrito Capital?
The 2011 census total dependency ratio in Distrito Capital was 42.7 people aged under 15 or over 64 per 100 aged 15 to 64 (national: 49.2), made up of 31.0 children and 11.7 older people per 100; this was the the lowest of 25.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many children do women have on average in Distrito Capital, Venezuela?
Women aged 12 and over in Distrito Capital had had an average of 1.7 children born alive at the 2011 census, against 2.0 nationally (the lowest of 25).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many indigenous people live in Distrito Capital?
The 2011 census recorded 2,888 people in Distrito Capital who identified as indigenous, 0.1% of its census population; Distrito Capital holds 0.4% of the national indigenous population of 724,592.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhat is the literacy rate in Distrito Capital, Venezuela?
In the 2011 census 98.2% of people aged 10 and over in Distrito Capital could read and write (1,633,261 of 1,662,924), against 95.1% nationally (the highest of 25).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many people in Distrito Capital cannot read or write?
The 2011 census counted 29,663 people aged 10 and over in Distrito Capital who could not read and write, 2.7% 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
- 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
- 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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