Miranda: population, age structure, households and literacy
Miranda is a state of Venezuela, number 2 of 25 by population. Miranda had a projected population of 3,481,983 in mid-2026, the 2nd highest of 25 of Venezuela's 25 federal entities by population and 10.0% of the national projection of 34,794,494. The INE projection is based on the 2011 census.
How fast is the population of Miranda growing?
The INE projects that the population of Miranda will change from 3,159,048 in 2015 to 3,481,983 in 2026, a change of +10.2%, below the national change of +13.6% over the same years (6th slowest growth of 25 among entities).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhat is the projected population of Miranda in 2030?
The INE projects Miranda at 3,563,613 people in mid-2030, which is +2.3% 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 Miranda at the 2011 census?
The 2011 census counted 2,675,165 people in Miranda, 9.8% of the national 27,227,930. That was +14.8% on the 2001 census count of 2,330,872, against +18.1% nationally (6th smallest increase of 25 among entities).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhat is the median age in Miranda, Venezuela?
The median age in Miranda at the 2011 census was 29 years, against 27 years nationally (joint 2nd oldest of 25), with 94.9 men for every 100 women (national: 99.1).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhat is the dependency ratio in Miranda?
The 2011 census total dependency ratio in Miranda was 46.0 people aged under 15 or over 64 per 100 aged 15 to 64 (national: 49.2), made up of 35.9 children and 10.1 older people per 100; this was the 4th lowest of 25.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many children do women have on average in Miranda, Venezuela?
Women aged 12 and over in Miranda had had an average of 1.8 children born alive at the 2011 census, against 2.0 nationally (2nd lowest of 25).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many indigenous people live in Miranda?
The 2011 census recorded 3,348 people in Miranda who identified as indigenous, 0.1% of its census population; Miranda holds 0.5% of the national indigenous population of 724,592.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhat is the literacy rate in Miranda, Venezuela?
In the 2011 census 97.2% of people aged 10 and over in Miranda could read and write (2,178,135 of 2,240,026), against 95.1% nationally (joint 3rd highest of 25).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many people in Miranda cannot read or write?
The 2011 census counted 61,891 people aged 10 and over in Miranda who could not read and write, 5.6% 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
- 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
- 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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