Mérida: population, age structure, households and literacy
Mérida is a state of Venezuela, number 13 of 25 by population. Mérida had a projected population of 1,157,090 in mid-2026, the 13th highest of 25 of Venezuela's 25 federal entities by population and 3.3% of the national projection of 34,794,494. The INE projection is based on the 2011 census.
How fast is the population of Mérida growing?
The INE projects that the population of Mérida will change from 972,481 in 2015 to 1,157,090 in 2026, a change of +19.0%, above the national change of +13.6% over the same years (9th fastest growth of 25 among entities).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhat is the projected population of Mérida in 2030?
The INE projects Mérida at 1,213,679 people in mid-2030, which is +4.9% 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 Mérida at the 2011 census?
The 2011 census counted 828,592 people in Mérida, 3.0% of the national 27,227,930. That was +15.8% on the 2001 census count of 715,268, against +18.1% nationally (7th smallest increase of 25 among entities).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhat is the median age in Mérida, Venezuela?
The median age in Mérida at the 2011 census was 27 years, against 27 years nationally (joint 7th oldest of 25), with 99.1 men for every 100 women (national: 99.1).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhat is the dependency ratio in Mérida?
The 2011 census total dependency ratio in Mérida was 48.7 people aged under 15 or over 64 per 100 aged 15 to 64 (national: 49.2), made up of 38.6 children and 10.1 older people per 100; this was the 9th lowest of 25.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many children do women have on average in Mérida, Venezuela?
Women aged 12 and over in Mérida had had an average of 2.1 children born alive at the 2011 census, against 2.0 nationally (joint 9th lowest of 25).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many indigenous people live in Mérida?
The 2011 census recorded 2,103 people in Mérida who identified as indigenous, 0.3% of its census population; Mérida holds 0.3% of the national indigenous population of 724,592.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhat is the literacy rate in Mérida, Venezuela?
In the 2011 census 93.6% of people aged 10 and over in Mérida could read and write (644,927 of 688,955), against 95.1% nationally (11th lowest of 25).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many people in Mérida cannot read or write?
The 2011 census counted 44,028 people aged 10 and over in Mérida who could not read and write, 4.0% 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
- 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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