What is the population of Maracaibo?
Maracaibo has a city population of 1,752,602. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Maracaibo
Venezuela's second-largest city has a population of 1,752,602, representing 6.1% of the national total. Maracaibo lies 518 km from Caracas and dominates Zulia state, where it is the largest of 21 cities. Los Puertos de Altagracia (101,527) and La Concepción (120,478) are the nearest substantial urban centres, both within 25 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 21
Time zone
America/Caracas
Coordinates
10.642, -71.611
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.
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 |
| Maracaibo | 1.75M |
Maracaibo Population FAQ
Where is Maracaibo?
Maracaibo is in Zulia, Venezuela, 518 km from the capital, Caracas. Its coordinates are 10.642, -71.611.
How big is Maracaibo compared with other cities in Venezuela?
It is the 2nd largest of the 214 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Venezuela, holding 6.1% of the national population.