What is the population of Valencia?
Valencia has a city population of 1,619,470. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Valencia
Ringed by smaller cities, Valencia holds its nearest neighbour, Tacarigua, at 12 km away, with Guacara at 15 km and four others within 28 km. The city proper contains 1,619,470 residents, accounting for 5.7% of Venezuela's national population and ranking third among listed Venezuelan cities. Positioned 128 km from Caracas, Valencia is the largest city in Carabobo region.
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 11
Elevation
547 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Caracas
Coordinates
10.162, -68.000
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 |
| Valencia | 1.62M |
Valencia Population FAQ
Where is Valencia?
Valencia is in Carabobo, Venezuela, 128 km from the capital, Caracas. Its coordinates are 10.162, -68.000.
How big is Valencia compared with other cities in Venezuela?
It is the 3rd largest of the 214 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Venezuela, holding 5.7% of the national population.