Venezuela: cities by population
Venezuela has a population of 28,633,711 (UN estimate, 2026), with Caracas as its capital. The 50 largest of its 240 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+17%
since 2000 (24,526,708)
+9%
projected by 2050 (31,094,883)
31
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Venezuela
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caracas | Distrito Federal | 3,000,000 |
| 2 | Maracaibo | Zulia | 1,752,602 |
| 3 | Valencia | Carabobo | 1,619,470 |
| 4 | Barquisimeto | Lara | 1,240,714 |
| 5 | Ciudad Guayana | Bolívar | 978,202 |
| 6 | Barcelona | Anzoátegui | 815,141 |
| 7 | Maturín | Monagas | 647,459 |
| 8 | Maracay | Aragua | 464,700 |
| 9 | Ciudad Bolívar | Bolívar | 412,619 |
| 10 | Cumaná | Sucre | 405,626 |
| 11 | Barinas | Barinas | 397,279 |
| 12 | Puerto La Cruz | Anzoátegui | 370,000 |
| 13 | Petare | Miranda | 364,684 |
| 14 | Cabimas | Zulia | 351,736 |
| 15 | Turmero | Aragua | 344,700 |
| 16 | Mérida | Mérida | 300,000 |
| 17 | San Cristóbal | Táchira | 289,852 |
| 18 | Alto Barinas | Barinas | 284,289 |
| 19 | Santa Teresa del Tuy | Miranda | 278,890 |
| 20 | Los Teques | Miranda | 252,242 |
| 21 | Guarenas | Miranda | 248,588 |
| 22 | Coro | Falcón | 246,657 |
| 23 | Valera | Trujillo | 244,708 |
| 24 | Baruta | Miranda | 244,216 |
| 25 | Ciudad Ojeda | Zulia | 240,283 |
| 26 | San Fernando de Apure | Apure | 229,197 |
| 27 | Guatire | Miranda | 227,666 |
| 28 | El Tigre | Anzoátegui | 222,450 |
| 29 | Porlamar | Nueva Esparta | 216,234 |
| 30 | San Felipe | Yaracuy | 206,270 |
| 31 | Guacara | Carabobo | 198,883 |
| 32 | Acarigua | Portuguesa | 188,278 |
| 33 | Cúa | Miranda | 182,558 |
| 34 | Araure | Portuguesa | 181,820 |
| 35 | Lander | Miranda | 176,346 |
| 36 | Puerto Cabello | Carabobo | 174,000 |
| 37 | Calabozo | Guárico | 168,605 |
| 38 | Carúpano | Sucre | 167,187 |
| 39 | Ocumare del Tuy | Miranda | 166,072 |
| 40 | El Vigía | Mérida | 162,289 |
| 41 | San Juan de los Morros | Guárico | 160,868 |
| 42 | Valle de La Pascua | Guárico | 153,136 |
| 43 | El Limón | Aragua | 148,247 |
| 44 | Punto Fijo | Falcón | 141,729 |
| 45 | Anaco | Anzoátegui | 139,397 |
| 46 | Táriba | Táchira | 138,402 |
| 47 | Machiques | Zulia | 132,734 |
| 48 | Charallave | Miranda | 129,182 |
| 49 | Palo Negro | Aragua | 128,875 |
| 50 | La Victoria | Aragua | 126,721 |
Twenty years earlier: Venezuela in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 24,847,273.
Common questions
What is the population of Venezuela?
Venezuela has a population of 28,633,711, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 31,094,883 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Venezuela?
Caracas.