Vargas (La Guaira): population, age structure, households and literacy
Vargas (La Guaira) is a state of Venezuela, number 22 of 25 by population. Vargas (La Guaira) had a projected population of 402,905 in mid-2026, the 4th lowest of 25 of Venezuela's 25 federal entities by population and 1.2% of the national projection of 34,794,494. The INE projection is based on the 2011 census.
How fast is the population of Vargas (La Guaira) growing?
The INE projects that the population of Vargas (La Guaira) will change from 366,413 in 2015 to 402,905 in 2026, a change of +10.0%, below the national change of +13.6% over the same years (4th slowest growth of 25 among entities).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhat is the projected population of Vargas (La Guaira) in 2030?
The INE projects Vargas (La Guaira) at 424,152 people in mid-2030, which is +5.3% 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 Vargas (La Guaira) at the 2011 census?
The 2011 census counted 352,920 people in Vargas (La Guaira), 1.3% of the national 27,227,930. That was +18.4% on the 2001 census count of 298,109, against +18.1% nationally (12th smallest increase of 25 among entities).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhat is the median age in Vargas (La Guaira), Venezuela?
The median age in Vargas (La Guaira) at the 2011 census was 29 years, against 27 years nationally (joint 2nd oldest of 25), with 97.1 men for every 100 women (national: 99.1).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhat is the dependency ratio in Vargas (La Guaira)?
The 2011 census total dependency ratio in Vargas (La Guaira) was 47.3 people aged under 15 or over 64 per 100 aged 15 to 64 (national: 49.2), made up of 37.3 children and 10.0 older people per 100; this was the 8th lowest of 25.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many children do women have on average in Vargas (La Guaira), Venezuela?
Women aged 12 and over in Vargas (La Guaira) 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 Vargas (La Guaira)?
The 2011 census recorded 336 people in Vargas (La Guaira) who identified as indigenous, 0.1% of its census population; Vargas (La Guaira) holds less than 0.1% of the national indigenous population of 724,592.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhat is the literacy rate in Vargas (La Guaira), Venezuela?
In the 2011 census 97.1% of people aged 10 and over in Vargas (La Guaira) could read and write (285,614 of 294,049), against 95.1% nationally (5th highest of 25).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many people in Vargas (La Guaira) cannot read or write?
The 2011 census counted 8,435 people aged 10 and over in Vargas (La Guaira) who could not read and write, 0.8% 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
- Nueva Esparta 727,706
- Apure 703,026
- Cojedes 412,250
- 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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