Nueva Esparta: population, age structure, households and literacy
Nueva Esparta is a state of Venezuela, number 19 of 25 by population. Nueva Esparta had a projected population of 727,706 in mid-2026, the 7th lowest of 25 of Venezuela's 25 federal entities by population and 2.1% of the national projection of 34,794,494. The INE projection is based on the 2011 census.
How fast is the population of Nueva Esparta growing?
The INE projects that the population of Nueva Esparta will change from 554,162 in 2015 to 727,706 in 2026, a change of +31.3%, above the national change of +13.6% over the same years (2nd fastest growth of 25 among entities).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhat is the projected population of Nueva Esparta in 2030?
The INE projects Nueva Esparta at 779,827 people in mid-2030, which is +7.2% 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 Nueva Esparta at the 2011 census?
The 2011 census counted 491,610 people in Nueva Esparta, 1.8% of the national 27,227,930. That was +31.5% on the 2001 census count of 373,851, against +18.1% nationally (3rd largest increase of 25 among entities).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhat is the median age in Nueva Esparta, Venezuela?
The median age in Nueva Esparta at the 2011 census was 28 years, against 27 years nationally (joint 4th oldest of 25), with 101.5 men for every 100 women (national: 99.1).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhat is the dependency ratio in Nueva Esparta?
The 2011 census total dependency ratio in Nueva Esparta was 47.2 people aged under 15 or over 64 per 100 aged 15 to 64 (national: 49.2), made up of 38.0 children and 9.2 older people per 100; this was the 7th lowest of 25.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many children do women have on average in Nueva Esparta, Venezuela?
Women aged 12 and over in Nueva Esparta had had an average of 1.9 children born alive at the 2011 census, against 2.0 nationally (joint 3rd lowest of 25).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many indigenous people live in Nueva Esparta?
The 2011 census recorded 2,200 people in Nueva Esparta who identified as indigenous, 0.4% of its census population; Nueva Esparta holds 0.3% of the national indigenous population of 724,592.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhat is the literacy rate in Nueva Esparta, Venezuela?
In the 2011 census 96.6% of people aged 10 and over in Nueva Esparta could read and write (394,026 of 408,050), against 95.1% nationally (6th highest of 25).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many people in Nueva Esparta cannot read or write?
The 2011 census counted 14,024 people aged 10 and over in Nueva Esparta 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
- 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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