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The population almanac240 countries · 31,365 cities · UN WPP 2024
Capital city · Venezuela · South America

Caracas

Distrito Federal · Venezuela
City population
3,000,000
#1
in Venezuela
#120
worldwide
Caracas
10.488, -66.879
City population
3,000,000
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Venezuela
#1
of 214 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#120
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Venezuela
10.5%
of the national population

About Caracas

Ranked 120th by population globally, the capital holds 3,000,000 residents and accounts for 10.5% of Venezuela's population. At 887 m elevation, it sits surrounded by several cities within 10 km: Petare at 364,684 residents, Baruta with 244,216, and Chacao, Los Dos Caminos, and El Hatillo each under 65,000.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Venezuela
#1of 214
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Venezuela
Region
Distrito Federal
Capital
National capital
Elevation
887 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Caracas
Coordinates
10.488, -66.879
Record updated
2025-11-01
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 Venezuela

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

3KMChacao65K people6KMLos Dos Caminos58K people6KMBaruta244K people8KMPetare365K people9KMEl Hatillo58K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Caracas3M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Caracas compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Caracas3M

Caracas Population FAQ

What is the population of Caracas?

Caracas has a city population of 3,000,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Caracas?

Caracas is in Distrito Federal, Venezuela. Its coordinates are 10.488, -66.879.

How big is Caracas compared with other cities in Venezuela?

It is the 1st largest of the 214 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Venezuela, holding 10.5% of the national population.

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