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States

The population of the states of Venezuela according to census results and latest official projections.

Name	Abbr.	Status	Capital	Area A (km²)	Population Census (C) 1981-10-20	Population Census (C) 1990-10-21	Population Census (C) 2001-10-21	Population Census (C) 2011-10-30	Population Projection (P) 2019-06-30
Venezuela	VEN		Caracas	916,445	14,516,735	18,105,265	23,054,210	27,227,930	32,219,500
Amazonas	AMA	FSt	Puerto Ayacucho	177,617	45,667	55,717	70,464	146,480	197,900	17761700	→
Anzoátegui	ANZ	FSt	Barcelona	43,300	683,717	859,758	1,222,225	1,469,747	1,753,900	4330000	→
Apure	APU	FSt	San Fernando de Apure	76,500	188,187	285,412	377,756	459,025	618,400	7650000	→
Aragua	ARA	FSt	Maracay	7,014	891,623	1,120,132	1,449,616	1,630,308	1,870,900	701400	→
Barinas	BAR	FSt	Barinas	35,200	326,166	424,491	624,508	816,264	945,400	3520000	→
Bolívar	BOL	FSt	Ciudad Bolívar	240,528	668,340	900,310	1,214,846	1,410,964	1,865,400	24052800	→
Carabobo	CAR	FSt	Valencia	4,650	1,062,268	1,453,232	1,932,168	2,245,744	2,543,600	465000	→
Cojedes	COJ	FSt	San Carlos de Austria	14,800	133,991	182,066	253,105	323,165	370,000	1480000	→
Delta Amacuro	DAM	FSt	Tucupita	40,200	56,720	84,564	97,987	167,676	206,000	4020000	→
Dependencias Federales	DPF	FTerr		120	850	1,123	1,651	2,155	2,300	12000	→
Distrito Capital	DC	FDist	Caracas	433	2,070,742	1,823,222	1,836,286	1,943,901	2,089,000	43300	→
Falcón	FAL	FSt	Coro	24,800	503,896	599,185	763,188	902,847	1,077,700	2480000	→
Guárico	GUA	FSt	San Juan de los Morros	64,986	393,467	488,623	627,086	747,739	941,500	6498600	→
Lara	LAR	FSt	Barquisimeto	19,800	945,064	1,193,161	1,556,415	1,774,867	2,047,800	1980000	→
Mérida	MER	FSt	Mérida	11,300	459,361	570,215	715,268	828,592	1,042,800	1130000	→
Miranda	MIR	FSt	Los Teques	7,950	1,421,442	1,871,093	2,330,872	2,675,165	3,292,700	795000	→
Monagas	MON	FSt	Maturín	28,900	388,536	470,157	712,626	905,443	1,020,200	2890000	→
Nueva Esparta	NES	FSt	La Asunción	1,150	197,198	263,748	373,851	491,610	617,100	115000	→
Portuguesa	POR	FSt	Guanare	15,200	424,984	576,435	725,740	876,496	1,055,200	1520000	→
Sucre	SUC	FSt	Cumaná	11,800	585,698	679,595	786,483	896,291	1,091,300	1180000	→
Táchira	TAC	FSt	San Cristóbal	11,100	660,234	807,712	992,669	1,168,908	1,271,600	1110000	→
Trujillo	TRU	FSt	Trujillo	7,400	433,735	493,912	608,563	686,367	867,600	740000	→
Vargas	VAR	FSt	La Guaira	1,497	Distrito Capital	280,439	298,109	352,920	379,000	149700	→
Yaracuy	YAR	FSt	San Felipe	7,100	300,597	384,536	499,049	600,852	740,700	710000	→
Zulia	ZUL	FSt	Maracaibo	63,100	1,674,252	2,235,305	2,983,679	3,704,404	4,311,600	6310000	→

Census figures are not adjusted for underenumeration. The population projection does not consider emigration caused by the current economical and political situation in Venezuela.
Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Venezuela (web).

Major Cities

	Name	Adm.	Population Calculation (UE-P) 2019-06-30
1	Maracaibo	ZUL	2,262,600
2	Caracas	DC	2,087,700
3	Valencia	CAR	1,585,500
4	Barquisimeto	LAR	1,089,100
5	Ciudad Guayana	BOL	893,400
6	Maturín	MON	508,200
7	Maracay	ARA	464,700
8	Barcelona	ANZ	454,200
9	Petare	MIR	441,700
10	Ciudad Bolívar	BOL	425,000

Contents: Cities & Towns

The population of all cities and town with more than 20,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest projections.

The urban population of single or grouped parishes ("parroquias") is tabulated.

Name	Adm.	Population Census (Cf) 1981-10-20	Population Census (Cf) 1990-10-21	Population Census (C) 2001-10-21	Population Census (C) 2011-10-30	Population Calculation (UE-P) 2019-06-30
Acarigua - Araure	POR	133,409	171,850	229,034	287,368	356,700	→
Achaguas	APU	...	...	20,095	26,693	36,000	→
Altagracia (Los Puertos de Altagracia)	ZUL	...	...	43,431	52,458	60,400	→
Altagracia de Orituco	GUA	31,582	34,798	43,377	50,632	63,600	→
Anaco	ANZ	43,607	61,386	95,265	114,555	138,700	→
Aragua de Barcelona	ANZ	...	...	20,266	22,429	26,700	→
Araira	MIR	...	...	26,700	31,192	37,600	→
Araya	SUC	...	...	14,324	16,710	20,000	→
Bachaquero	ZUL	...	21,132	31,914	34,353	38,600	→
Barcelona	ANZ	156,461	221,792	327,788	382,881	454,200	→
Barinas	BAR	110,462	153,630	227,762	300,455	356,800	→
Barinitas	BAR	...	20,999	27,280	39,602	45,400	→
Barquisimeto	LAR	523,101	625,450	846,008	936,065	1,089,100	→
Baruta (incl. Las Minas)	MIR	...	...	217,557	199,212	309,400	→
Bejuma	CAR	...	...	24,984	30,913	33,800	→
Betijoque	TRU	...	...	13,032	15,877	19,900	→
Biruaca	APU	...	...	35,457	46,538	64,300	→
Boconó (incl. El Carmen)	TRU	...	...	40,167	45,987	59,400	→
Cabimas	ZUL	140,435	165,755	217,434	255,567	299,700	→
Cabudare (incl. Los Rastrojos)	LAR	...	74,290	134,006	173,147	200,000	→
Cagua	ARA	53,704	73,465	106,372	114,445	136,400	→
Caicara del Orinoco	BOL	...	...	28,096	31,891	50,600	→
Caja Seca	ZUL	...	...	19,669	26,391	29,400	→
Calabozo	GUA	61,995	79,578	100,676	123,692	155,200	→
Cantaura	ANZ	21,236	24,186	39,533	47,343	55,300	→
Capacho Nuevo	TAC	...	...	18,625	22,595	24,400	→
Caraballeda	VAR	...	...	27,693	48,622	51,100	→
Caracas	DC	1,816,901	1,822,465	1,836,032	1,942,652	2,087,700	→
Carayaca	VAR	...	...	17,805	21,204	22,800	→
Cariaco	SUC	...	...	17,167	22,262	27,600	→
Caripito	MON	...	...	34,777	34,777	38,700	→
Carora	LAR	58,694	70,715	89,417	100,687	113,600	→
Carrizal	MIR	...	30,427	40,552	51,521	58,100	→
Carúpano	SUC	64,579	92,333	117,878	133,970	159,300	→
Carvajal	TRU	...	...	14,179	16,720	21,600	→
Catia La Mar	VAR	87,916	100,104	116,370	133,803	141,900	→
Caucagua	MIR	...	...	18,581	23,211	26,300	→
Caucagüita	MIR	...	39,369	49,822	66,142	78,400	→
Chacao	MIR	72,703	66,897	64,629	61,213	79,300	→
Charallave	MIR	29,410	54,939	75,224	117,594	145,500	→
Chivacoa	YAR	27,500	34,041	45,591	52,620	64,000	→
Ciudad Bolívar	BOL	182,941	225,340	287,954	335,208	425,000	→
Ciudad Bolivia	BAR	...	...	21,417	31,597	36,600	→
Ciudad Guayana	BOL	314,497	453,047	619,784	672,651	893,400	→
Ciudad Ojeda	ZUL	...	73,473	124,257	138,208	153,400	→
Cocorote	YAR	...	...	33,069	39,310	49,300	→
Coloncito	TAC	...	...	19,068	22,426	23,600	→
Concepción	ZUL	...	...	27,317	34,184	39,100	→
Coro (Sta. Ana de Coro)	FAL	96,339	124,506	160,285	195,496	231,600	→
Cúa (incl. Nueva Cúa)	MIR	26,384	62,836	100,069	129,724	165,600	→
Cumaná	SUC	179,814	212,432	267,672	310,763	384,900	→
Cumanacoa	SUC	...	...	15,771	18,331	21,600	→
Dabajuro	FAL	...	...	13,823	18,523	21,900	→
Duaca	LAR	...	...	23,534	26,775	31,600	→
Ejido	MER	20,511	41,924	72,653	89,723	116,700	→
El Cafetal	MIR	...	...	43,296	41,543	64,500	→
El Callao	BOL	...	...	14,123	20,889	25,400	→
El Cartanal	MIR	...	...	64,964	70,899	83,500	→
El Consejo	ARA	...	...	38,081	43,720	50,300	→
El Hatillo	MIR	...	43,141	54,162	57,964	92,900	→
El Limón	ARA	65,122	90,030	95,672	99,847	114,900	→
El Pilar	NES	...	...	16,794	23,401	30,200	→
El Recreo	APU	...	...	14,326	23,077	31,700	→
El Sombrero	GUA	...	...	20,177	23,940	29,000	→
El Tigre	ANZ	73,595	93,229	145,743	179,333	215,800	→
El Tocuyo	LAR	22,854	31,785	42,416	50,634	57,000	→
El Valle del Espíritu Santo	NES	...	...	12,919	19,712	24,200	→
El Vigía	MER	40,753	47,784	64,692	80,646	98,900	→
Fila de Mariches	MIR	...	20,460	26,256	32,303	38,300	→
Guacara	CAR	72,727	100,768	141,762	175,766	196,400	→
Guanare	POR	64,025	84,904	117,888	145,223	175,400	→
Guanarito	POR	...	...	16,572	21,912	25,400	→
Guanta	ANZ	...	...	24,954	27,645	33,900	→
Guarenas	MIR	101,742	134,158	187,310	208,565	244,600	→
Guasdualito	APU	...	21,183	32,736	42,073	53,800	→
Guasipati	BOL	...	...	15,472	19,840	26,000	→
Guatire	MIR	37,827	78,010	120,259	149,634	180,500	→
Güigüe	CAR	27,662	41,609	60,051	72,191	78,700	→
Güiria	SUC	...	...	23,924	29,115	36,800	→
Higuerote	MIR	...	...	19,309	27,362	32,200	→
Juan Griego	NES	...	...	17,676	20,415	25,700	→
Judibana	FAL	...	...	10,762	19,180	22,000	→
La Asunción	NES	10,375	16,552	23,097	28,309	35,600	→
La Blanca - 12 de Octubre	MER	...	...	20,560	29,472	36,100	→
La Concepción	ZUL	...	...	48,592	66,559	75,100	→
La Dolorita	MIR	...	42,583	59,966	65,159	77,300	→
La Fría	TAC	...	20,727	29,706	34,452	37,000	→
La Grita	TAC	...	...	21,112	22,257	24,100	→
La Guaira	VAR	21,815	23,831	19,359	19,162	20,300	→
La Guardia	NES	...	...	15,523	28,137	34,700	→
Lagunillas	MER	...	...	14,695	20,184	25,300	→
Lagunillas	ZUL	...	30,297	36,034	51,671	57,300	→
La Paz	ZUL	...	...	8,823	18,240	20,600	→
La Sierrita	ZUL	...	...	30,892	40,089	44,200	→
Las Mercedes del Llano	GUA	...	...	14,513	18,977	23,700	→
Las Tejerías	ARA	...	23,819	33,683	34,249	38,400	→
La Vela de Coro	FAL	...	...	22,568	26,483	31,000	→
La Victoria	ARA	...	77,326	91,437	97,305	112,900	→
La Villa del Rosario (Rosario)	ZUL	23,914	36,077	51,333	65,907	75,900	→
Lechería	ANZ	...	...	21,200	37,829	46,900	→
Los Dos Caminos	MIR	63,346	59,141	55,460	63,260	75,000	→
Los Teques	MIR	112,857	140,617	178,702	194,655	230,800	→
Machiques	ZUL	27,242	38,613	53,521	64,283	73,500	→
Macuto	VAR	...	...	13,194	18,554	20,000	→
Maiquetía	VAR	66,056	62,834	65,345	61,845	69,800	→
Mamporal	MIR	...	...	16,218	25,081	28,000	→
Maracaibo (incl. San Francisco)	ZUL	890,653	1,249,670	1,571,885	1,898,770	2,262,600	→
Maracay	ARA	322,560	354,196	391,833	401,294	464,700	→
Mariara	CAR	47,242	69,404	94,775	104,451	114,800	→
Marigüitar	SUC	...	...	14,268	16,733	20,000	→
Maturín	MON	154,976	206,654	339,936	447,283	508,200	→
Mene Grande	ZUL	...	...	15,902	19,496	22,700	→
Mérida	MER	143,209	170,902	201,294	213,962	289,800	→
Miranda	CAR	...	...	22,784	28,391	31,700	→
Monay	TRU	...	...	13,908	18,278	22,600	→
Montalbán	CAR	...	...	19,967	24,740	28,800	→
Morón	CAR	33,973	39,314	48,153	60,482	67,400	→
Nirgua	YAR	...	21,474	29,760	35,407	42,200	→
Ocumare del Tuy	MIR	43,377	76,880	92,549	104,901	127,600	→
Ospino	POR	...	...	13,504	20,198	23,200	→
Palmira	TAC	...	...	32,461	43,106	47,600	→
Palo Gordo	TAC	...	...	15,513	22,562	25,400	→
Palo Negro	ARA	27,789	50,718	75,271	113,747	128,700	→
Pampanito	TRU	...	...	15,746	21,074	26,100	→
Pampatar	NES	...	...	18,606	25,551	33,000	→
Paraguaipoa	ZUL	...	...	11,423	26,860	31,100	→
Pariaguán	ANZ	...	...	28,501	36,757	39,800	→
Petare	MIR	...	338,417	354,317	372,470	441,700	→
Píritu	POR	...	...	22,379	27,932	31,900	→
Plaza Paraguachi	NES	...	...	20,325	28,294	34,700	→
Porlamar	NES	51,079	62,732	84,534	97,667	126,500	→
Pozo Verde	BOL	...	...	14,204	17,955	23,800	→
Pueblo Nuevo	ZUL	...	...	19,435	24,206	28,100	→
Puerto Ayacucho	AMA	28,248	36,107	62,073	84,114	116,300	→
Puerto Cabello	CAR	103,192	128,825	162,341	173,020	191,000	→
Puerto Cumarebo	FAL	...	...	20,913	24,742	29,600	→
Puerto La Cruz (incl. Pozuelos)	ANZ	134,222	155,731	205,866	243,572	299,500	→
Puerto Píritu - Píritu	ANZ	...	...	34,979	47,175	60,400	→
Punta Cardón	FAL	28,884	37,361	66,268	94,509	113,800	→
Punta de Mata	MON	...	...	40,633	49,514	57,000	→
Punta de Piedras	NES	...	...	18,751	22,409	27,700	→
Punto Fijo	FAL	71,114	88,681	123,177	127,953	154,100	→
Quibor	LAR	22,553	28,683	32,408	39,789	45,800	→
Río Caribe	SUC	...	...	16,874	18,661	22,100	→
Rubio	TAC	30,399	37,913	55,586	65,885	75,800	→
Sabana de Mendoza	TRU	...	...	18,874	23,697	29,100	→
Sabana de Parra	YAR	...	...	12,577	16,685	20,200	→
Sabaneta	BAR	...	...	16,779	20,419	23,300	→
Sabaneta de Palmas	ZUL	...	...	14,989	17,169	19,800	→
San Antonio de los Altos	MIR	...	47,847	60,723	68,255	78,300	→
San Antonio del Táchira	TAC	26,939	29,475	36,276	46,054	49,400	→
Sanare	LAR	...	...	16,842	19,900	22,900	→
San Carlos de Austria	COJ	37,892	50,708	71,075	91,889	107,100	→
San Carlos del Zulia	ZUL	30,658	39,859	57,398	73,777	82,300	→
San Casimiro	ARA	...	...	16,055	18,881	20,900	→
San Cristóbal	TAC	198,793	220,675	246,954	260,173	284,600	→
San Diego	MIR	...	...	12,273	19,321	22,900	→
San Felipe (incl. Independencia)	YAR	...	...	115,204	136,360	174,300	→
San Fernando de Apure	APU	57,308	72,716	97,607	121,039	166,400	→
San Francisco de Asis	ARA	...	...	17,914	18,321	20,500	→
San Francisco de Yare	MIR	...	...	25,011	32,894	38,400	→
San Joaquín	CAR	...	28,595	47,507	63,695	68,800	→
San Josecito	TAC	...	...	39,746	48,587	53,200	→
San José de Guanipa	ANZ	35,689	42,438	63,282	75,692	81,800	→
San José de Perijá	ZUL	...	...	11,276	17,649	20,200	→
San Juan Bautista	NES	...	...	31,425	43,117	53,100	→
San Juan de Colón (Colón)	TAC	23,447	28,801	38,291	48,189	50,500	→
San Juan de los Morros	GUA	57,219	67,791	95,499	115,855	151,600	→
San Mateo	ARA	22,841	31,178	36,767	36,771	40,300	→
San Pablo	YAR	...	...	15,952	19,459	23,800	→
San Rafael del Moján	ZUL	...	...	38,271	49,662	54,700	→
San Sebastián	ARA	...	...	17,968	21,046	23,800	→
Santa Ana del Táchira	TAC	...	...	22,638	28,693	30,500	→
Santa Bárbara	BAR	...	...	23,557	32,751	36,600	→
Santa Bárbara	MIR	...	...	11,993	36,091	43,900	→
Santa Cruz	ARA	...	...	27,099	32,142	35,500	→
Santa Cruz de Los Taques	FAL	...	...	14,922	18,116	20,700	→
Santa Cruz de Mara	ZUL	...	...	44,865	62,831	69,300	→
Santa Lucía	MIR	...	...	82,828	109,679	126,400	→
Santa Rita (incl. Palmarejo)	ZUL	20,080	24,621	35,661	49,194	54,600	→
Santa Teresa del Tuy	MIR	...	...	61,934	67,765	79,900	→
Socopó	BAR	...	...	33,809	49,181	53,800	→
Soledad	ANZ	...	...	18,285	19,593	25,000	→
Tabay	MER	...	...	12,464	16,393	21,100	→
Tacarigua	CAR	23,939	30,216	48,848	60,386	65,900	→
Táriba	TAC	...	...	76,088	97,300	109,400	→
Temblador	MON	...	...	25,852	31,329	34,200	→
Tía Juana	ZUL	...	...	19,711	20,819	23,500	→
Tinaco	COJ	...	...	23,970	28,790	33,200	→
Tinaquillo	COJ	28,168	43,427	67,975	90,313	105,200	→
Tovar	MER	...	...	25,365	30,026	35,500	→
Trujillo	TRU	31,774	33,241	34,479	35,227	45,600	→
Tucacas	FAL	...	...	17,012	19,532	26,600	→
Tucaní	MER	...	...	13,605	17,184	20,500	→
Tucupido	GUA	...	...	19,228	22,814	27,200	→
Tucupita	DAM	27,299	41,117	63,736	86,487	105,600	→
Tumeremo	BOL	...	...	17,933	27,271	35,700	→
Turmero (incl. Santa Rita)	ARA	111,186	174,280	272,227	330,201	379,500	→
Upata	BOL	33,238	41,056	65,374	72,152	95,600	→
Urachiche	YAR	...	...	15,262	18,265	21,900	→
Ureña (incl. Aguas Calientes)	TAC	...	...	33,850	50,006	54,100	→
Valencia (incl. Los Guayos, Naguanagua, San Diego, Tocuyito)	CAR	616,224	903,621	1,199,510	1,378,958	1,585,500	→
Valera	TRU	102,068	97,012	124,254	132,562	165,500	→
Valle de la Pascua	GUA	55,761	67,100	85,817	105,403	136,400	→
Villa Bruzual	POR	22,259	25,988	31,124	35,946	42,800	→
Villa de Cura	ARA	39,228	51,096	65,924	85,146	95,200	→
Villa Rosa	NES	...	23,323	31,577	47,485	58,200	→
Yaritagua	YAR	31,936	48,433	65,625	81,691	100,200	→
Zaraza	GUA	24,562	30,181	38,367	47,651	58,200	→
Zuata	ARA	...	...	26,143	30,514	35,400	→

Census figures are not adjusted for underenumeration. The population projection does not consider emigration caused by the current economical and political situation in Venezuela.
(1981) (1990) provided mainly by Clive Thornton.
(2001) (2011) Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Venezuela (web).
(2019) computed by »City Population« using population projections of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Venezuela.