What is the population of Barquisimeto?
Barquisimeto has a city population of 1,240,714. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Barquisimeto
The largest city in Lara state, Barquisimeto has a population of 1,240,714. It accounts for 4.4% of Venezuela's national population and ranks fourth among the country's listed cities. Located 275 km from Caracas, it sits at 606 m elevation. Cabudare lies 11 km away with 102,686 residents; three other cities of between 100,000 and 113,000 people stand within 33 km.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 8
Elevation
606 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Caracas
Coordinates
10.065, -69.357
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 214 in VenezuelaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Barquisimeto | 1.24M |
Barquisimeto Population FAQ
Where is Barquisimeto?
Barquisimeto is in Lara, Venezuela, 275 km from the capital, Caracas. Its coordinates are 10.065, -69.357.
How big is Barquisimeto compared with other cities in Venezuela?
It is the 4th largest of the 214 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Venezuela, holding 4.4% of the national population.