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

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.

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.

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Miranda and Distrito Capital were the selected states with the largest number of homicides in Venezuela in 2023. That year, there were 117 homicides registered in Carabobo.

VE：最大城市人口在12-01-2017达2,929,709.000人，相较于12-01-2016的2,924,866.000人有所增长。VE：最大城市人口数据按年更新，12-01-1960至12-01-2017期间平均值为2,744,660.000人，共58份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2017，达2,929,709.000人，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-1960，为1,315,531.000人。CEIC提供的VE：最大城市人口数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的委内瑞拉 – 表 VE.世行.WDI：人口和城市化进程统计。

In 2025, Pietermaritzburg in South Africa ranked as the world's most dangerous city with a crime rate of 82 per 100,000 inhabitants. Five of the 10 cities with the highest crime rates worldwide are found in South Africa. The list does not include countries where war and conflict exist. South Africa dominates crime statistics When looking at crime rates, among the 10 most dangerous cities in the world, half of them are found in South Africa. The country is struggling with extremely high levels of inequality, and is struggling with high levels of crime and power outages, harming the country's economy and driving more people into unemployment and poverty. Crime in Latin America On the other hand, when looking at murder rates, Latin America dominates the list of the world's most dangerous countries. Violence in Latin America is caused in great part by drug trafficking, weapons trafficking, and gang wars.

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic is first and foremost a health shock, but the secondary economic shock is equally formidable. Access to timely, policy-relevant information on the awareness of, responses to and impacts of the health situation and related restrictions are critical to effectively design, target and evaluate programme and policy interventions. This research project investigates the main socioeconomic impacts of the pandemic on UNHCR people of concern (PoC) – and nationals where possible – in terms of access to information, services and livelihoods opportunities. Three geographic regions were taken into consideration: Southern Mexico, Mexico City and the Northern and Central Industrial Corridor. Two rounds of data collection took place for this survey, with the purpose of following up with the respondents.

Geographic coverage

Southern Mexico, Mexico City, Northern and Central Mexico

Analysis unit

Household

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The ProGres database served as the sampling frame due to the unavailability of other reliable sources. Likewise, the sample was stratified by location and population groups based on country of origin helping to account for the different economic realities from one part of the country to another, as well as differences between nationalities. Following discussion with the UNHCR country team and regional bureau, three geographic regions were presented for consideration : a) Southern Mexico; b) Mexico City; and c) the Northern and Central Industrial Corridor. Additionally, partners expressed interest in the Venezuelan community as a separate group, primarily residing in Mexico City, Monterrey and Cancun. The population of the four groups represents 67% of the active registered refugees in Mexico. Out of the 35,140 refugee households in the four regions, 26,688 families have at least one phone number representing an overall high rate of phone penetration. Across regions of interest, Hondurans make up the single largest group of PoC in Southern Mexico (38%), and the Northern and Central Industrial Corridor (43%), whereas Venezuelans make up over half of the PoC population in Mexico City (52%). Based on the above, a sampling strategy based on four separate strata was proposed in order to adequately represent the regions and sub-groups of interest: 1. Southern Mexico – Honduran and El Salvadoran PoC population 2. Mexico City – Honduran, El Salvadoran and Cuban PoC population 3. Northern and Central Industrial Corridor – Hondurans and El Salvadoran PoC population 4. Venezuelan Population – Mexico City, Monterey (Nuevo Leon) and Cancun (Quintana Roo) A comparable sub-sample of the national population in the same locations PoC were sampled was also generated using random digit dialing (RDD). This was made possible through the inclusion of location-based area codes in the list of phone numbers, however selected participants were also asked about their current location as a first filter to proceed with the phone survey to ensure a comparable national sub-sample.

Mode of data collection

Computer Assisted Telephone Interview [cati]

Research instrument

Questionnaire contained the following sections: consent, knowledge, behaviour, access, employment, income, food security, concerns, resilience, networks, demographics

As recorded by the source, Moroccans ranked as the foreign nationality with more residents in Spain in 2023, closely followed by Romanians. After years of losing its foreign population, Spain’s immigration figures started to pick up in 2015, with the number of people that moved to the Mediterranean country surpassing the number of foreigners that decided to leave.

A matter of balance The net migration rate of Spain changed its course mainly due to the great inflow of foreigners that move to reside in the Mediterranean country. Spain’s immigration flow slowed down after the 2008 financial crisis, albeit the number of foreigners that opted to change their residence saw a significant growth in the last years. In 2022, Colombians ranked first as the foreign nationality that most relocated to Spain, distantly followed by Moroccans and Ukranians.

Spain does not have the highest number of immigrants in Europe In recent years, the European Union confronted a rising number of refugees arriving from the Middle East. Migration figures show that Germany accommodated approximately 15 million foreign-born citizens, ranking it as the country that most hosted immigrants in Europe in 2022. By comparison, Spain’s foreign population stood slightly over seven million, positioning the Western Mediterranean country third on the European list of foreign-born population. Unfortunately, thousands of persons have died ore gone missing trying to reach Spanish territory, as more and more irregular migrants opt to use dangerous maritime routes to arrive at Southern Europe from Africa's coasts.