This statistic shows the biggest cities in Venezuela in 2019. In 2019, approximately 2.26 million people lived in Caracas, making it the biggest city in Venezuela.

Maracaibo is the most populated municipality in Venezuela. In 2021, more than 1.5 million inhabitants called Maracaibo their home. Iribarren, located in the state of Lara, harbored 1.05 million residents, which made it the second most populated city district in the South American country. The Capital District, where approximately half of the city of Caracas is located, is the fifth most populated jurisdiction among other Venezuelan states.

Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in Venezuela was reported at 11.9 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Venezuela - Population in the largest city - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Venezuela VE: Population in Largest City data was reported at 2,929,709.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,924,866.000 Person for 2016. Venezuela VE: Population in Largest City data is updated yearly, averaging 2,744,660.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,929,709.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 1,315,531.000 Person in 1960. Venezuela VE: Population in Largest City data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Venezuela – Table VE.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.; ; United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.; ;

Venezuela VE: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data was reported at 10.390 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 10.509 % for 2016. Venezuela VE: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 17.146 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.208 % in 1960 and a record low of 10.390 % in 2017. Venezuela VE: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Venezuela – Table VE.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.; ; United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.; Weighted average;

Population in largest city in Venezuela was reported at 2991727 in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Venezuela - Population in largest city - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

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This horizontal bar chart displays inflation (annual %) by capital city using the aggregation median in Venezuela. The data is about countries per year.

Abstract

The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) in Peru carried out the Encuesta Dirigida a la Población Venezolana que Reside en el País (ENPOVE) survey between the months of November and December 2018 in order to gain a better understanding of the Venezuelan population residing in Peru.

The survey was carried out in the capital cities in the departments of Tumbes, La Libertad, Lima-Callao, Arequipa and Cusco, which together are home to 85% of the Venezuelan population in the country. The purpose of the survey was to provide reliable data on the living conditions of the Venezuelan population residing in Peru, including: demographic and social aspects, immigration status, discrimination, violence, health, employment, education, access to basic services, housing and home equipment.

The information can be used by international organizations, researchers, and public policy makers to formulate actions, policies, plans, programs, and projects to meet the most urgent needs of this group. The World Bank, UNHCR, IOM, UNFPA and UNICEF provided technical and financial support to the survey.

Geographic coverage

Urban area of capital cities of the regions of Tumbes, La Libertad, Arequipa, Cusco, Lima and Callao.

Analysis unit

Household and individual

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The sampling is probabilistic and stratified. The sampling consists of two stages, the primary sampling unit being the block, which is defined as the urban geographic area delimited by roads. The secondary sampling unit is the dwelling with at least one Venezuelan person that exists within a block. For the households that are finally selected, information is obtained from all the individuals.

The sampling frame for the blocks was constructed as follows: i) The addresses of 58,067 Venezuelan people registered in the 2017 Population and Housing Census were identified. ii) The addresses of 10,076 people were available registered in the registry of Venezuelans who applied for the Temporary Permit of Permanence from the National Superintendency of Migration of the Ministry of the Interior. iii) The blocks containing the addresses of the aforementioned information sources were identified using the Geographic Information System. A global framework of 19,074 blocks was built.

The concept of block used in the survey is a physical area delimited by streets, avenues, roads, canals, etc. easily identifiable and can contain one or more homes, parks, vacant lots, sports fields, etc.

The original design of the sample included the construction of three strata based on the number of dwellings with a Venezuelan population found in each block of the sampling frame: 1 to 5, 6 to 10, greater than 10. On the other hand, the population of the city of Lima was divided into 4 zones with the following districts:

North Lima: Los Olivos, San Martn De Porres, Comas, Carabayllo, Independencia, Puente Piedra East Lima: San Juan De Lurigancho, Ate, Santa Anita, El Agustino, San Luis, La Molina, Lurigancho Downtown Lima: La Victoria, Lima, Santiago De Surco, Surquillo, San Miguel, Brea, Barranco, Rmac, Lince Jesus Maria, Magdalena Del Mar, San Borja South Lima: Chorrillos, San Juan De Miraflores, Villa El Salvador, Villa Mara Del Triunfo, Lurn, Pachacamac

The housing framework was built by means of an exhaustive registry of buildings and dwellings in each of the selected blocks, identifying those places, be they dwellings or establishments, that had a population from Venezuela. The concept of housing for the purposes of the survey included private and collective dwellings (hotels, hostels, lodgings, churches and shelters), where the Venezuelan population is found. This concept is different from the one used in the regular INEI household surveys, which only considers private households with a maximum of 5 households. The concept of the household used was: People, whether or not they are related, who share the main meals and attend to their vital needs in common. This concept is different from that used in the INEI household surveys, where the budget is considered.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

The state of Zulia, where the city of Maracaibo is located, is the most populated state in Venezuela. In 2021, 3.83 million people lived in Zulia. Miranda was the state with the second largest population, at around 2.97 million inhabitants. Delta Amacuro, which registered the highest poverty rate among other Venezuelan states, was one of the regions with the lowest number of inhabitants.

Table of INEBase Population by gender, age (five-year groups) and country of birth (main countries) (province capitals and main cities). Annual. National. Censo de Población

Gender, violence, and migration structurally impact health. The Venezuelan humanitarian crisis comprises the largest transnational migration in the history of the Americas. Colombia, a post-conflict country, is the primary recipient of Venezuelans. The Colombian context imposes high levels of violence on women across migration phases. There is little information on the relationship between violence and HIV risk in the region and how it impacts these groups. Evidence on how to approach the HIV response related to Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis is lacking. Our study seeks to 1) understand how violence is associated with newly reported HIV/AIDS case rates for women in Colombian municipalities; and 2) describe how social violence impacts HIV risk, treatment, and prevention for Venezuelan migrant and refugee women undergoing transnational migration and resettlement in Colombia. We conducted a concurrent mixed-methods design. We used negative binomial models to explore associations between social violence proxied by Homicide Rates (HR) at the municipality level (n = 84). The also conducted 54 semi-structured interviews with Venezuelan migrant and refugee women and key informants in two Colombian cities to expand and describe contextual vulnerabilities to HIV risk, prevention and care related to violence. We found that newly reported HIV cases in women were 25% higher for every increase of 18 homicides per 100,000, after adjusting for covariates. Upon resettlement, participants cited armed actors’ control, lack of government accountability, gender-based violence and stigmatization of HIV as sources of increased HIV risk for VMRW. These factors impose barriers to testing, treatment and care. Social violence in Colombian municipalities is associated with an increase in newly reported HIV/AIDS case rates in women. Violence hinders Venezuelan migrant and refugee women’s access and engagement in available HIV prevention and treatment interventions.

This horizontal bar chart displays life expectancy at birth (year) by capital city using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Venezuela. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

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In 2020, the capital city Caracas ranked third in the ranking of most violent Venezuelan metropolises, with a murder rate of nearly ** per 100,000 inhabitants. The list was headed by Cumaná with a homicide rate of *****.

Miranda and Distrito Capital were the selected states with the largest number of homicides in Venezuela in 2023. That year, there were *** homicides registered in Carabobo.

Table of INEBase Population by gender, age (five-year groups) and country of nationality (main nationalities) (province capitals and main cities). Annual. Censo de Población

At mid-year 2020, Venezuela's total international migrant stock amounted to more than five million people. Neighboring Colombia was the main country of destination of Venezuelan emigrants, with over 1.7 million. Peru came in second, as almost 950,000 Venezuelans had emigrated there, followed by Chile, where over 500,000 Venezuelans resided after leaving their home country.

Table of INEBase Population by gender, nationality (Spanish/foreign) and country of birth (province capitals and main cities). Annual. Censo de Población

As of August, 2024 there were over **** million Venezuelan citizens in Colombia. The capital city, Bogotá, concentrated the highest share of them, with over ******* Venezuelan immigrants, which represents over ** percent of the total number of Venezuelans residing in Colombia at that point in time.