Caracas, Venezuela Metro Area Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Caracas, Venezuela metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Caracas in 2024 is 2,992,000, a 0.67% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Caracas in 2023 was 2,972,000, a 0.51% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Caracas in 2022 was 2,957,000, a 0.37% increase from 2021.
  • The metro area population of Caracas in 2021 was 2,946,000, a 0.24% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in Venezuela
City Name Population
Caracas 2,992,000
Maracaibo 2,401,000
Valencia 2,007,000
Barquisimeto 1,268,000
Maracay 1,257,000
Ciudad Guayana 978,000
Barcelona-Puerto La Cruz 836,000
Maturin 775,000
Cabimas 616,000
San Cristobal 492,000
Guarenas-Guatire 488,000
Ciudad Bolivar 423,000
Cumana 417,000
Barinas 412,000
Acarigua-Aruare 360,000
Merida 359,000
Caracas - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 2,992,000 0.67%
2023 2,972,000 0.51%
2022 2,957,000 0.37%
2021 2,946,000 0.24%
2020 2,939,000 0.10%
2019 2,936,000 0.03%
2018 2,935,000 0.17%
2017 2,930,000 0.17%
2016 2,925,000 0.17%
2015 2,920,000 0.17%
2014 2,915,000 0.17%
2013 2,910,000 0.14%
2012 2,906,000 0.17%
2011 2,901,000 0.07%
2010 2,899,000 0.10%
2009 2,896,000 0.07%
2008 2,894,000 0.10%
2007 2,891,000 0.07%
2006 2,889,000 0.10%
2005 2,886,000 0.07%
2004 2,884,000 0.10%
2003 2,881,000 0.07%
2002 2,879,000 0.17%
2001 2,874,000 0.35%
2000 2,864,000 0.35%
1999 2,854,000 0.32%
1998 2,845,000 0.35%
1997 2,835,000 0.35%
1996 2,825,000 0.32%
1995 2,816,000 0.36%
1994 2,806,000 0.32%
1993 2,797,000 0.36%
1992 2,787,000 0.32%
1991 2,778,000 0.40%
1990 2,767,000 0.55%
1989 2,752,000 0.55%
1988 2,737,000 0.55%
1987 2,722,000 0.52%
1986 2,708,000 0.56%
1985 2,693,000 0.52%
1984 2,679,000 0.56%
1983 2,664,000 0.53%
1982 2,650,000 0.95%
1981 2,625,000 1.94%
1980 2,575,000 1.90%
1979 2,527,000 1.94%
1978 2,479,000 1.93%
1977 2,432,000 1.89%
1976 2,387,000 1.92%
1975 2,342,000 1.96%
1974 2,297,000 1.91%
1973 2,254,000 1.90%
1972 2,212,000 2.79%
1971 2,152,000 4.47%
1970 2,060,000 4.46%
1969 1,972,000 4.39%
1968 1,889,000 4.48%
1967 1,808,000 4.45%
1966 1,731,000 4.47%
1965 1,657,000 4.41%
1964 1,587,000 4.48%
1963 1,519,000 4.47%
1962 1,454,000 4.38%
1961 1,393,000 5.85%
1960 1,316,000 6.65%
1959 1,234,000 6.66%
1958 1,157,000 6.54%
1957 1,086,000 6.58%
1956 1,019,000 6.70%
1955 955,000 6.58%
1954 896,000 6.54%
1953 841,000 6.59%
1952 789,000 6.62%
1951 740,000 6.63%
1950 694,000 0.00%