Ranked lists of Chilean regions

This article includes several ranked indicators for Chile's regions.

By area

Chilean regions by area.

RegionArea (km2)Area (mi2)
Arica and Parinacota16,873.3 6,514.8
Tarapacá42,225.8 16,303.5
Antofagasta126,049.1 48,667.8
Atacama75,176.2 29,025.7
Coquimbo40,579.9 15,668.0
Valparaíso16,396.1 6,330.6
Santiago15,403.2 5,947.2
O'Higgins16,387.0 6,327.1
Maule30,296.1 11,697.4
Ñuble13,178.5 5,088.2
Biobío23,890.2 9,224.1
Araucanía31,842.3 12,294.4
Los Ríos18,429.5 7,115.7
Los Lagos48,583.6 18,758.2
Aisén108,494.4 41,889.9
Magallanes132,291.1 51,077.9
 Chile756,096.3291,930.4

Sources: "División Político Administrativa y Censal 2007", National Statistics Office, 2007 (Chile area data); CIA's The World Factbook (country area comparison).
Note: It does not include the Chilean Antarctic Territory, annexed to the Magallanes Region and totalling 1,250,000 square kilometres (480,000 sq mi).

Population

By population

Chilean regions by population as of June 30, 2015.

RegionMenWomenTotal %
Arica and Parinacota120,566118,560239,1261.33
Tarapacá174,128162,641336,7691.87
Antofagasta326,032296,608622,6403.46
Atacama161,381151,105312,4861.74
Coquimbo382,004389,081771,0854.28
Valparaíso896,720929,0371,825,75710.14
Santiago3,578,7303,735,4467,314,17640.62
O'Higgins461,205457,546918,7515.10
Maule517,428525,5611,042,9895.79
Biobío1,039,5961,074,6902,114,28611.74
Araucanía487,581502,217989,7985.50
Los Ríos202,230202,202404,4322.25
Los Lagos423,107418,016841,1234.67
Aisén56,38051,948108,3280.60
Magallanes84,85279,809164,6610.91
 Chile8,911,9409,094,46718,006,407100.00

Sources: National Statistics Office's September 2014 projections (Chile's population), accessed on 28 June 2015; UNDESA's World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision, September 2013, accessed on 28 June 2015 (country comparison).

By urban and rural population

Chilean regions by their urban and rural population as of June 30, 2010.

RegionUrbanRural % Urban % Rural
Arica and Parinacota167,34317,61490.59.5
Tarapacá294,02620,50893.56.5
Antofagasta560,80114,46797.52.5
Atacama254,78325,76090.89.2
Coquimbo578,245140,47280.519.5
Valparaíso1,610,211148,95691.58.5
Santiago6,655,975227,58896.73.3
O'Higgins626,417256,95170.929.1
Maule676,615331,21667.132.9
Biobío1,699,819336,62483.516.5
Araucanía659,274311,14567.932.1
Los Ríos260,445119,26468.631.4
Los Lagos588,352247,90470.429.6
Aisén88,37616,46784.315.7
Magallanes147,49011,16793.07.0
 Chile14,868,1722,226,10387.013.0

Sources: National Statistics Office (Chile's population).

By population density

Chilean regions by population density as of 2010.

RegionDensity (/km2)Density (/mi2)
Arica and Parinacota11.0 28
Tarapacá7.4 19
Antofagasta4.6 12
Atacama3.7 9.6
Coquimbo17.7 46
Valparaíso107.3 278
Santiago446.9 1,157
O'Higgins53.9 140
Maule33.3 86
Biobío54.9 142
Araucanía30.5 79
Los Ríos20.6 53
Los Lagos17.2 45
Aisén1.0 2.6
Magallanes1.2 3.1
 Chile22.6 59

Sources: National Statistics Office (Chile area data, Chile's population); Wikipedia's List of countries and dependencies by population density (country comparison).
Note: It does not include the internationally unrecognized Chilean Antarctic Territory, annexed to the Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region and totalling 1,250,000 square kilometres (480,000 sq mi).

By number of households and household size

Chilean regions by number of households and household size in 2013.

RegionPopulationHouseholdsPersons per
household
Arica and Parinacota171,56950,3873.41
Tarapacá315,44587,8523.59
Antofagasta562,488151,5343.71
Atacama277,54078,5083.54
Coquimbo738,492208,8383.54
Valparaíso1,790,460564,7153.17
Santiago7,009,0922,153,6223.25
O'Higgins899,261276,1413.26
Maule1,017,965327,6443.11
Biobío2,042,044612,4883.33
Araucanía968,430299,8103.23
Los Ríos367,984117,7883.12
Los Lagos844,187264,4033.19
Aisén101,36832,9843.07
Magallanes149,89447,1143.18
 Chile17,256,2195,273,8283.27

Source: Casen Survey 2013, Ministry of Social Development of Chile.
Note: Data exclude live-in domestic workers and their family.

By indigenous population

Chilean regions by persons self-identifying as belonging to one of Chile's indigenous groups in 2013.

RegionIndigenous
population
 % of regional
population
AimaraRapanuiaQuechuaMapucheAtacameño
(Likan Antai)
CollaKawashkar
(Alacalufe)
Yámana
(Yagán)
Diaguita
Arica and Parinacota54,50431.7%47,62709733,727320685401,306
Tarapacá56,75318.0%37,3071635,6239,674111709002,937
Antofagasta51,5169.2%6,9011328,3028,88219,7546521005,990
Atacama41,06914.8%2,0792595,1264309,91005023,091
Coquimbo33,7734.6%3,338851,49912,4831,4169031444057,589
Valparaíso56,6093.2%3,082353549,950274024301,225
Santiago510,7347.3%15,50092412,379430,78850424767707,148
O'Higgins30,6863.4%51429737827,2504500215225
Maule22,4212.2%43219019,293205800216
Biobío111,1305.4%1,287295197104,5821420158068
Araucanía312,85532.3%8180401308,14310801910291
Los Ríos81,83522.2%24602780,211003730101
Los Lagos210,04424.9%1,009115205207,09113503100349
Aisén26,92626.6%323719825,83268322758148
Magallanes30,30720.2%15874028,685001,06312069
 Chile1,631,1629.4%120,6212,55330,0961,321,71723,32712,5793,49887150,653

Source: Ministry of Social Development of Chile's 2013 Casen Survey.
a Easter Island—where the majority of the Rapanui people live—was not included in the survey.

By foreign nationals

Chilean regions by number of foreign nationals and country/area of citizenship in 2017.

RegionForeign
nationals
 % of regional populationVenezuelaPeruColombiaHaitiBoliviaSouth AmericaCaribbeanEuropeNorth AmericaAsiaCentral AmericaAfricaUnspecifiedNo answer
Arica and Parinacota10,5396.5%3473,4731,01205,22210,385862401700027
Tarapacá41,01311.8%1,14215,6082,88350416,61038,3791,64925225141072000
Antofagasta31,5485.4%1,2005,41310,023012,21730,57301101123851100357
Atacama4,7721.7%1356412,18909434,59980583500000
Coquimbo9,8351.3%1,1901,0372,4962,6451296,5182,84222425100000
Valparaíso31,2781.7%7,5262,9823,8715,46844019,4136,1864,8303541523034000
Santiago526,9987.3%157,856128,96584,07859,00910,077421,23575,78819,2855,6262,5471,71062381103
O'Higgins11,8321.3%3,7702,0359001,2478808,4352,14696867004839129
Maule8,5500.8%1,5771507061,6753644,1252,6281,305117207168000
Ñuble2,8380.6%76143119052001,430905239191073000
Biobío12,3210.8%2,6622,0542,4991,5252619,4251,93864011093115000
Araucanía5,1120.5%4573131,1498741033,2169556175842000224
Los Ríos2,1120.6%18813612417201,3213024230660000
Los Lagos6,5490.7%8801919251,51403,7801,51489935600000
Aisén1,8361.7%2161386020311,5781081222800000
Magallanes4,3802.9%150741,84625203,4777331550150000
 Chile711,5134.0%180,057163,253115,31475,79047,477567,88997,86030,1517,5563,9342,452711120840

Source: Ministry of Social Development of Chile's 2017 Casen Survey.

Economy

By regional GDP (PPP)

Chilean regions by their 2014 regional gross domestic product at purchasing power parity in billions of 2014 international dollars.

RegionGDP (PPP)
Arica and Parinacota2.315
Tarapacá9.076
Antofagasta38.886
Atacama8.595
Coquimbo11.237
Valparaíso30.758
Santiago175.108
O'Higgins16.376
Maule10.998
Biobío26.428
Araucanía8.238
Los Ríos4.703
Los Lagos11.131
Aisén2.131
Magallanes3.021
 Chile393.062

Sources: Central Bank of Chile (Chile's 2014 Regional GDP in current prices), accessed on 9 April 2016. OECD's OECD.Stat (Chile's 2014 PPP conversion factor for GDP (375.432372)), accessed on 9 April 2016. World Bank's World Development Indicators (2014 GDP (PPP) for world countries), accessed on 9 April 2016.
Notes: The aggregate Regional GDP is less than the National GDP because it does not include extra-regio GDP, VAT taxes and import duties.

By regional GDP (PPP) per capita

Map of the Chilean regions by GDP capita in 2014. It did not include the Ñuble Region, which was founded on 2018

Chilean regions by their 2014 regional gross domestic product per capita at purchasing power parity in 2014 international dollars.

RegionGDP (PPP)
per capita
Arica and Parinacota9,848
Tarapacá27,604
Antofagasta63,402
Atacama27,882
Coquimbo14,800
Valparaíso17,009
Santiago24,224
O'Higgins17,985
Maule10,620
Biobío12,582
Araucanía8,376
Los Ríos11,711
Los Lagos13,335
Aisén19,851
Magallanes18,447
 Chile22,059

Sources: Central Bank of Chile (Chile's 2014 Regional GDP in current prices), accessed on 9 April 2016. National Statistics Office of Chile (Chile's 2014 national and regional population), accessed on 9 April 2016. OECD's OECD.Stat (Chile's 2014 PPP conversion factor for GDP (375.432372)), accessed on 9 April 2016. World Bank's World Development Indicators (2014 GDP (PPP) per capita for world countries), accessed on 9 April 2016.

By main economic activity

Chilean regions by their principal economic activity in 2014.

RegionMain economic activity % of regional GDP
Arica and ParinacotaPersonal services19.90
TarapacáMining44.84
AntofagastaMining56.30
AtacamaMining44.33
CoquimboMining35.00
ValparaísoManufacturing industry18.31
SantiagoBusiness and financial services35.32
O'HigginsMining23.68
MauleManufacturing industry15.90
BiobíoManufacturing industry23.83
AraucaníaPersonal services22.14
Los RíosManufacturing industry24.03
Los LagosManufacturing industry20.27
AisénPublic administration19.66
MagallanesPublic administration16.71
 ChileBusiness and financial services18.41

Source: Central Bank of Chile (Chile's 2014 National and Regional GDP in current prices by economic activity), accessed on 9 April 2016.

By average net salary

Chilean regions by their average annual net salary in 2014 in international dollars.

RegionNet salary
Arica and Parinacota10,467
Tarapacá15,003
Antofagasta17,870
Atacama13,777
Coquimbo11,704
Valparaíso13,791
Santiago15,321
O'Higgins10,586
Maule9,682
Biobío10,710
Araucanía9,885
Los Ríos10,096
Los Lagos12,543
Aisén13,726
Magallanes18,172
 Chile13,442

Sources: National Statistics Office of Chile's 2014 New Supplementary Income Survey (mean income of the employed, both sexes in sheet "CUADRO 8 Y 9"). OECD's StatExtracts database (2014 PPP for private consumption), accessed on 9 April 2016.
Notes: Income is from worker's main occupation only. The data was multiplied by 12 and divided by the 2014 PPP rate for private consumption (422.485238).

By household income per capita

Chilean regions by their annual household income per capita in international dollars in 2013.

RegionMeanMedianMeanaMediana
Arica and Parinacota5,2533,8116,4474,937
Tarapacá7,1114,8288,5375,969
Antofagasta8,3245,51310,1727,183
Atacama6,5274,6698,0286,074
Coquimbo5,4124,0336,4265,017
Valparaíso6,2314,2677,3755,133
Santiago8,5014,9409,9716,038
O'Higgins5,4694,0216,3874,771
Maule5,0273,5195,7484,117
Biobío4,8103,4455,6734,189
Araucanía4,7793,2065,5563,881
Los Ríos4,9963,3445,9914,196
Los Lagos5,4273,6286,3954,448
Aisén7,3154,8158,7246,021
Magallanes7,5875,2379,3546,918
 Chile6,7894,2467,9995,177

Sources: Ministry of Social Development of Chile's 2013 Casen Survey (monetary and total monthly income per capita). OECD's StatExtracts database (2013 PPP rate for private consumption), accessed on 12 March 2016.
Notes: Except where noted, income is monetary household income (self-generated income plus government cash transfers). Data exclude live-in domestic workers and their family. The regional monthly monetary household income per capita (Ingreso monetario per cápita) was multiplied by 12 and divided by the PPP rate for private consumption for 2013 (409.095618).
a Income includes owner-imputed rent income.

RegionMean
Arica and Parinacota6,752
Tarapacá8,759
Antofagasta10,353
Atacama8,285
Coquimbo6,780
Valparaíso8,192
Santiago9,531
O'Higgins6,403
Maule5,676
Biobío5,924
Araucanía5,848
Los Ríos6,578
Los Lagos7,073
Aisén9,043
Magallanes12,486
 Chile8,043

Sources: National Statistics Office of Chile's 2013 New Supplementary Income Survey (mean income per capita in sheet "CUADRO 3"). OECD's StatExtracts database (2013 PPP rate for private consumption), accessed on 12 March 2016.
Notes: The data was multiplied by 12 and divided by the 2013 PPP rate for private consumption (409.095618). Data exclude cash and non-cash transfers in education. Data also exclude live-in domestic workers and their family.

By household income inequality

Chilean regions by their household income inequality in 2013 as measured by the Gini coefficient.

Includes owner-imputed rent income
RegionGini coefficient
(per capita income)
Gini coefficient
(equivalised income)
Arica and Parinacota0.3850.350
Tarapacá0.4150.392
Antofagasta0.4170.382
Atacama0.3880.349
Coquimbo0.3900.369
Valparaíso0.4350.410
Santiago0.4890.456
O'Higgins0.3970.372
Maule0.4030.377
Biobío0.4000.375
Araucanía0.4320.414
Los Ríos0.4270.403
Los Lagos0.4230.399
Aisén0.4280.392
Magallanes0.4000.371
 Chile0.4650.436

Source: Ministry of Social Development of Chile's 2013 Casen Survey (monthly total income per capita).
Note: Persons are ranked by either household income per capita or equivalised household income (household income is divided by the square root of household size). Income is monthly total household income (self-generated income plus government cash transfers plus owner-imputed rent income). Live-in domestic workers and their family are not included.

Excludes owner-imputed rent income
RegionGini coefficient
(per capita income)
Gini coefficient
(equivalised income)
Arica and Parinacota0.4240.399
Tarapacá0.4480.429
Antofagasta0.4570.429
Atacama0.4210.393
Coquimbo0.4160.400
Valparaíso0.4570.436
Santiago0.5140.486
O'Higgins0.4130.393
Maule0.4220.402
Biobío0.4250.406
Araucanía0.4570.445
Los Ríos0.4550.440
Los Lagos0.4540.437
Aisén0.4660.437
Magallanes0.4410.422
 Chile0.4880.465

Source: Ministry of Social Development of Chile's 2013 Casen Survey (monthly monetary income per capita).
Note: Persons are ranked by either household income per capita or equivalised household income (household income is divided by the square root of household size). Income is monthly monetary household income (self-generated income plus government cash transfers). Live-in domestic workers and their family are not included.

By absolute poverty rate

Chilean regions by percentage of the regional population living below the national poverty line.

Region2006200920112013
Arica and Parinacota30.618.821.014.6
Tarapacá24.024.916.48.2
Antofagasta12.38.87.14.0
Atacama22.322.216.37.3
Coquimbo37.930.626.116.2
Valparaíso30.624.424.515.6
Santiago20.217.615.79.2
O'Higgins32.625.819.416.0
Maule43.938.832.522.3
Biobío41.335.132.322.3
Araucanía48.548.539.727.9
Los Ríos45.337.732.023.1
Los Lagos29.329.027.017.6
Aisén23.020.313.36.8
Magallanes12.810.37.05.6
 Chile29.125.322.214.4

Source: 2013 Casen Survey, Ministry of Social Development of Chile.
Note: A household is below the national poverty line if its monthly total income (self-generated income plus government cash transfers plus owner-imputed rent income) divided by its household size to the power of 0.7 is below CLP$136,911 (in November 2013 prices). The consumption patterns used to construct the poverty line are from 2011 to 2012. Live-in domestic workers and their family are not included.

By relative poverty rate

Chilean regions by percentage of regional population living below 40%, 50% and 60% of regional median equivalised income. Data are for 2011.

RegionMedian
income
(Intl. $)
Below 40%
of median
income
Below 50%
of median
income
Below 60%
of median
income
Arica and Parinacota7,4209.3%17.8%24.9%
Tarapacá9,23513.0%18.6%25.9%
Antofagasta11,24610.4%16.1%24.0%
Atacama8,70813.7%19.3%25.7%
Coquimbo7,1259.6%16.7%23.1%
Valparaíso7,04510.2%16.4%23.6%
Santiago8,90911.0%17.4%24.0%
O'Higgins7,6889.2%16.2%22.4%
Maule6,1496.8%13.4%22.0%
Biobío6,0829.4%15.4%23.0%
Araucanía5,47311.1%16.2%24.4%
Los Ríos6,2059.1%14.9%22.9%
Los Lagos6,5329.3%14.7%22.3%
Aisén9,06612.4%18.8%25.2%
Magallanes9,92710.0%16.2%24.2%
 Chile7,68810.7%17.6%24.7%

Sources: Ministry of Social Development of Chile's Casen Survey 2011 (monthly monetary income); OECD's StatExtracts database (2011 PPP for actual individual consumption).
Notes: Income is the median of monthly household monetary income (self-generated income plus government cash transfers) divided by the square root of household size, excluding live-in domestic workers and their family. The result is multiplied by 12 and divided by the "PPP for actual individual consumption" for 2011 (425.368652) to obtain annual income in International dollars.

Health

By average lifespan

Chilean regions by the average lifespan (age of death) in years in 2002. This should not be confused with life expectancy.

RegionMenWomenTotal
Arica and Parinacota + Tarapacá61.067.763.8
Antofagasta60.667.863.7
Atacama64.469.166.4
Coquimbo65.570.267.6
Valparaíso66.772.569.4
Santiago63.867.465.5
O'Higgins64.169.366.3
Maule64.671.467.5
Biobío63.170.166.1
Araucanía63.971.167.0
Los Ríos + Los Lagos62.669.465.5
Aisén56.262.458.5
Magallanes63.371.466.6
 Chile63.870.967.2

Source: "Demografía: Ganancias en años de vida y riesgo de muerte, 1992-2002." National Statistics Office.

By life expectancy

Chilean regions by life expectancy at birth, by sex, in 2015.

RegionMen
(years)
Women
(years)
Arica and Parinacota77.0381.36
Tarapacá76.6681.49
Antofagasta75.7380.21
Atacama77.0481.47
Coquimbo77.4682.51
Valparaíso76.4881.61
Santiago76.9282.13
O'Higgins76.6981.35
Maule75.9980.92
Biobío76.2481.42
Araucanía75.9881.12
Los Ríos75.5580.77
Los Lagos75.0280.89
Aisén75.0881.55
Magallanes75.2680.87
 Chile76.5281.69

Source: "Enfoque demográfico de género, July 2015," National Statistics Office.

Education

By literacy rate

Chilean regions by literacy rate in persons over 15 years of age.

Region200920112013
Arica and Parinacota98.798.697.5
Tarapacá97.898.898.8
Antofagasta98.498.998.1
Atacama97.797.296.5
Coquimbo96.296.496.5
Valparaíso97.697.597.5
Santiago98.298.297.4
O'Higgins94.094.794.0
Maule92.392.392.7
Biobío94.895.094.8
Araucanía93.194.693.9
Los Ríos94.794.794.8
Los Lagos94.895.494.6
Aisén95.695.594.9
Magallanes97.998.497.1
 Chile96.596.796.2

Sources: Casen Survey 2009, 2011, and 2013, Ministry of Social Development of Chile.

By mean years of schooling

Chilean regions by the average years of school completed successfully in persons over 15 years of age in 2011.

RegionMenWomenTotal
Arica and Parinacota11.010.710.9
Tarapacá11.110.810.9
Antofagasta11.511.011.2
Atacama10.410.110.2
Coquimbo10.310.110.1
Valparaíso11.010.710.8
Santiago11.411.111.2
O'Higgins9.99.69.7
Maule9.09.19.1
Biobío9.99.79.8
Araucanía9.39.39.3
Los Ríos9.99.69.7
Los Lagos9.59.29.3
Aisén9.99.99.9
Magallanes11.110.510.8
 Chile10.610.410.5

Source: Casen Survey 2011, Ministry of Social Development of Chile.

By level of educational attainment

Chilean regions by highest level of educational attainment in persons over 15 years of age in 2011.

RegionNo formal
education
Incomplete
primary
Complete
primary
Incomplete
secondary
Complete
secondary
Incomplete
tertiary
Complete
tertiary
Complete
primary
or more
Complete
secondary
or more
Arica and Parinacota1.6%11.1%8.3%23.4%33.2%10.6%11.9%87.3%55.7%
Tarapacá1.8%9.0%10.5%22.1%36.1%10.0%10.4%89.1%56.5%
Antofagasta1.5%7.7%9.2%22.7%34.0%11.3%13.5%90.8%58.8%
Atacama3.6%12.5%11.7%23.4%30.9%8.6%9.3%83.9%48.8%
Coquimbo3.2%14.8%11.7%21.1%29.7%9.7%9.8%82.0%49.2%
Valparaíso2.7%11.8%10.1%19.5%29.0%13.0%13.9%85.5%55.9%
Santiago2.0%10.4%9.1%20.3%29.8%12.2%16.3%87.6%58.2%
O'Higgins4.0%19.7%11.3%20.1%26.4%8.7%9.8%76.3%44.9%
Maule5.3%23.6%14.6%18.5%24.0%6.8%7.2%71.1%38.0%
Biobío3.7%19.0%11.2%21.4%25.9%8.7%10.1%77.3%44.7%
Araucanía5.6%22.3%12.2%19.5%23.0%8.0%9.3%72.1%40.3%
Los Ríos4.0%20.1%12.5%19.2%25.2%9.4%9.6%75.8%44.1%
Los Lagos3.4%22.1%15.4%20.1%23.7%7.3%8.1%74.5%39.1%
Aisén4.4%17.7%13.5%20.4%23.2%7.3%13.5%78.0%44.0%
Magallanes1.3%12.1%12.1%19.7%29.0%11.5%14.2%86.6%54.7%
 Chile3.0%14.5%10.7%20.4%28.2%10.5%12.8%82.6%51.6%

Source: Casen Survey 2011, Ministry of Social Development of Chile.

By net enrollment ratio in education

Chilean regions by net enrollment ratio in education in 2011.

RegionPreschool
(0–5 years)
Primary
(6–13 years)
Secondary
(14–17 years)
Tertiary
(18–24 years)
Arica and Parinacota42.9291.1776.6538.67
Tarapacá47.5194.5270.8228.16
Antofagasta38.1391.9070.7828.26
Atacama38.1494.1373.9323.01
Coquimbo47.4393.0068.9533.89
Valparaíso50.2391.3771.6342.96
Santiago43.1592.3872.9135.03
O'Higgins41.8995.4163.0028.60
Maule43.3893.1067.4926.31
Biobío40.7693.4571.8331.62
Araucanía45.4993.4073.2529.55
Los Ríos38.4994.1869.8333.88
Los Lagos40.4292.8871.4325.78
Aisén52.2894.3969.3022.42
Magallanes51.1694.4072.5043.87
 Chile43.5092.8471.3933.86

Sources: Casen Survey 2011, Ministry of Social Development of Chile.
Note: Data exclude special education.

By gross enrollment ratio in education

Chilean regions by gross enrollment ratio in education in 2011.

RegionPreschoolPrimarySecondaryTertiary
Arica and Parinacota47.75100.1192.1744.84
Tarapacá53.52106.5683.2037.14
Antofagasta45.20101.5997.8235.93
Atacama44.36103.7494.5128.65
Coquimbo53.90102.3086.3941.16
Valparaíso58.52102.3097.5858.41
Santiago51.15103.2991.2350.56
O'Higgins47.93112.6578.9044.71
Maule51.17107.4186.4533.08
Biobío46.54107.0490.0341.30
Araucanía53.87104.0588.6036.92
Los Ríos44.88106.9485.7243.84
Los Lagos48.88107.3392.7334.09
Aisén58.69107.6691.4931.23
Magallanes58.03106.0786.0859.49
 Chile50.93104.6990.3345.82

Sources: Casen Survey 2011, Ministry of Social Development of Chile.
Note: Data exclude special education.

Basic services

By access to drinking water

Chilean regions by population living in homes with access to drinking water in 2011, by source.

RegionPublic supply
network
Water well
or noria
River, slope,
lake or stream
Water
truck
Other
source
Arica and Parinacota96.2%1.4%0.7%1.5%0.2%
Tarapacá96.4%0.4%1.2%1.3%0.6%
Antofagasta99.3%0.0%0.1%0.4%0.3%
Atacama96.2%0.3%0.6%2.9%0.1%
Coquimbo96.5%1.5%0.9%0.9%0.3%
Valparaíso96.5%1.7%0.2%0.7%1.0%
Santiago99.0%0.5%0.2%0.1%0.2%
O'Higgins96.9%2.2%0.3%0.4%0.2%
Maule89.2%7.8%2.4%0.2%0.3%
Biobío88.5%8.5%2.2%0.1%0.6%
Araucanía75.8%15.0%7.6%1.1%0.5%
Los Ríos78.3%10.3%10.8%0.3%0.3%
Los Lagos82.2%11.4%4.5%0.1%1.9%
Aisén92.6%1.0%6.3%0.0%0.1%
Magallanes98.3%0.9%0.3%0.0%0.4%
 Chile94.0%3.7%1.5%0.4%0.5%

Source: Casen Survey 2011, Ministry of Social Development of Chile.

By access to sewage treatment

Chilean regions by population living in homes with access to house sewage treatment in 2011, by type.

RegionSanitary
sewer
Septic
tank
Dry
well
OtherNone
Arica and Parinacota91.8%4.2%3.8%0.0%0.2%
Tarapacá96.0%1.5%2.1%0.0%0.4%
Antofagasta98.2%0.9%0.7%0.0%0.2%
Atacama94.0%3.2%2.4%0.0%0.3%
Coquimbo86.4%8.1%5.2%0.1%0.2%
Valparaíso90.2%7.7%1.7%0.2%0.2%
Santiago96.8%2.2%0.7%0.0%0.3%
O'Higgins70.2%22.1%7.0%0.0%0.6%
Maule73.0%17.3%8.3%0.2%1.2%
Biobío82.6%10.7%6.1%0.1%0.4%
Araucanía70.5%10.8%18.2%0.2%0.3%
Los Ríos69.5%20.5%9.4%0.0%0.5%
Los Lagos72.6%9.4%17.1%0.1%0.8%
Aisén89.5%6.6%3.8%0.0%0.1%
Magallanes97.8%1.3%0.8%0.0%0.1%
 Chile87.9%7.2%4.5%0.1%0.4%

Source: Casen Survey 2011, Ministry of Social Development of Chile.

By access to electricity

Chilean regions by population living in homes with access to electricity in 2011, by source.

RegionPublic
network
Own/community
generator
Solar
panel
Other
source
None
Arica and Parinacota98.2%0.8%0.1%0.5%0.5%
Tarapacá98.5%0.9%0.0%0.1%0.4%
Antofagasta98.3%0.6%0.0%0.1%0.9%
Atacama98.0%0.9%0.3%0.1%0.7%
Coquimbo98.7%0.1%0.5%0.1%0.5%
Valparaíso99.1%0.0%0.0%0.7%0.1%
Santiago99.9%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%
O'Higgins99.4%0.1%0.0%0.2%0.3%
Maule99.3%0.1%0.0%0.1%0.5%
Biobío99.3%0.1%0.0%0.3%0.4%
Araucanía98.2%0.2%0.0%0.4%1.2%
Los Ríos99.1%0.1%0.0%0.1%0.7%
Los Lagos97.6%1.3%0.0%0.4%0.6%
Aisén98.5%0.4%0.1%0.2%0.8%
Magallanes99.5%0.3%0.0%0.1%0.1%
 Chile99.3%0.2%0.0%0.2%0.3%

Source: Casen Survey 2011, Ministry of Social Development of Chile.

Ownership

By ownership of goods and services

Chilean regions by percentage of households owning at least one car, an automatic washing machine, a refrigerator, a water heater, a fixed telephone line, a mobile phone and subscribed to cable/satellite television in 2011.

RegionVehicleAutomatic washing
machine
RefrigeratorWater
heater
Fixed telephone
line
Mobile
phone
Cable/Sat. TV
connection
Arica and Parinacota36.3%66.7%77.2%39.0%44.2%94.1%45.1%
Tarapacá32.0%60.9%67.1%35.4%40.5%93.3%39.6%
Antofagasta32.5%68.5%74.1%57.8%57.4%95.6%58.5%
Atacama28.3%61.9%77.2%56.5%39.6%95.4%39.9%
Coquimbo28.8%61.6%77.1%58.4%28.5%95.3%33.6%
Valparaíso26.6%71.3%82.2%71.0%45.9%92.5%47.7%
Santiago29.7%73.2%80.6%70.9%57.0%93.6%39.9%
O'Higgins31.0%69.7%82.3%66.2%27.0%95.6%47.7%
Maule27.3%66.6%79.6%50.4%16.1%95.3%30.5%
Biobío25.6%72.0%79.9%42.2%32.2%94.5%42.5%
Araucanía25.4%66.7%75.7%38.9%26.2%92.7%29.3%
Los Ríos24.7%71.2%77.9%36.9%29.5%94.1%38.7%
Los Lagos26.4%73.6%81.1%36.1%24.6%95.3%42.3%
Aisén39.2%83.2%86.2%57.3%24.6%93.9%51.5%
Magallanes45.5%74.3%84.0%79.1%56.9%92.8%54.7%
 Chile28.7%70.8%79.8%59.8%42.7%94.0%41.0%

Source: Casen Survey 2011, Ministry of Social Development of Chile.
Note: Data refer to family nucleus, except "mobile phone" and "fixed telephone line" data, which refer to households.

By computer ownership and Internet access

Chilean regions by personal computer ownership and Internet access in 2011.

Although only households with personal computers were asked if they had Internet access, the percentages shown here for both indicators are in relation to the total households in each region.

RegionAt least one
computer in
the household
Internet
access
Arica and Parinacota46.6%35.3%
Tarapacá42.9%34.6%
Antofagasta54.0%44.6%
Atacama43.0%30.4%
Coquimbo39.7%29.8%
Valparaíso47.2%34.8%
Santiago49.5%39.8%
O'Higgins42.3%28.1%
Maule32.7%20.0%
Biobío40.2%26.8%
Araucanía32.9%20.9%
Los Ríos38.3%26.7%
Los Lagos37.3%27.0%
Aisén48.8%35.8%
Magallanes55.7%39.2%
 Chile44.5%33.4%

Source: Casen Survey 2011, Ministry of Social Development of Chile.
Note: Data exclude mobile phone Internet access.

By mobile phone ownership

Chilean regions by population over the age of 15 owning a mobile phone in 2011.

Region % of regional
population
over 15
Arica and Parinacota90.7%
Tarapacá93.4%
Antofagasta97.4%
Atacama97.4%
Coquimbo93.9%
Valparaíso90.9%
Santiago90.1%
O'Higgins94.5%
Maule95.1%
Biobío90.8%
Araucanía90.1%
Los Ríos92.3%
Los Lagos93.4%
Aisén97.3%
Magallanes93.4%
 Chile91.6%

Source: Casen Survey 2011, Ministry of Social Development of Chile.

By electorate

Chilean regions by population registered to vote in the 28 October 2012 municipal election as of 30 June 2012 (registration deadline). Please note that Chileans born in Chile are automatically enrolled.

RegionEnrolled
men
Enrolled
women
Enrolled
total
Men of
voting age
Women of
voting age
Voting age
population
E/VAP ratio
Men
E/VAP ratio
Women
E/VAP ratio
Total
Arica and Parinacota86,77783,744170,52161,48269,090130,572141.1%121.2%130.6%
Tarapacá110,862105,991216,853123,726112,390236,11689.6%94.3%91.8%
Antofagasta207,865204,518412,383220,600199,989420,59094.2%102.3%98.0%
Atacama110,406108,717219,123103,86699,277203,143106.3%109.5%107.9%
Coquimbo257,793270,799528,592264,626275,644540,27097.4%98.2%97.8%
Valparaíso703,110752,8011,455,911655,608693,3521,348,960107.2%108.6%107.9%
Santiago2,508,4222,743,4345,251,8562,503,2092,700,8075,204,016100.2%101.6%100.9%
O'Higgins341,873348,904690,777333,154329,673662,826102.6%105.8%104.2%
Maule393,346407,300800,646371,827382,371754,199105.8%106.5%106.2%
Biobío789,249837,0391,626,288740,687780,9511,521,638106.6%107.2%106.9%
Araucanía396,403409,163805,566349,552364,606714,158113.4%112.2%112.8%
Los Ríos158,554162,596321,150138,550142,148280,698114.4%114.4%114.4%
Los Lagos327,881333,800661,681316,363306,929623,292103.6%108.8%106.2%
Aisén47,42542,58390,00840,41235,53775,950117.4%119.8%118.5%
Magallanes81,47471,255152,72963,25756,295119,552128.8%126.6%127.8%
 Chile6,521,4406,882,64413,404,0846,286,9206,549,06012,835,981103.7%105.1%104.4%

Note: "E/VAP ratio" is "Enrolled" divided by "Voting Age Population" multiplied by 100. The electoral roll includes all Chileans and foreigners (5-year residence) over the age of 18 on election day (28 October 2012) whose right to vote has not been suspended. The National Statistics Office provides population data estimated for June 30 of each year disaggregated by age. Linear interpolation was applied to obtain the population for election day (28 October 2012).
Sources: National Statistics Office (Chile's population), Electoral Service (electorate).

By prison inmates and incarceration rate

Chilean regions by prison inmates and incarceration rate as of November 30, 2010.

RegionPrison inmates
Men
Prison inmates
Women
Prison inmates
Total
Incarceration rate
Male
Incarceration rate
Female
Incarceration rate
Total
Arica and Parinacota1,8833842,2672,0964041,226
Tarapacá2,2473912,6381,376259839
Antofagasta2,1812142,39572878416
Atacama1,0931531,246763111444
Coquimbo2,0491392,18857638304
Valparaíso5,1204445,56459150316
Santiago19,2992,22521,52457563313
O'Higgins2,4981952,69356145305
Maule2,0911132,20441622219
Biobío3,7392533,99237324196
Araucanía2,3951042,49949821258
Los Ríos1,185361,22162519322
Los Lagos1,908691,97744917236
Aisén201520636410196
Magallanes336934540312217
 Chile48,2254,73452,95957055310

Note: Incarceration rate is number of inmates per 100,000 inhabitants.
Sources: Chilean Gendarmerie (prison inmates), National Statistics Office (Chile's population as of June 30, 2010), International Centre for Prison Studies, accessed on December 9, 2010 (country comparison).

By national HDI

Chilean regions by their human development index. This is an HDI constructed for Chile and it is not comparable to HDIs for other countries.

Region19902003
Arica and Parinacota + Tarapacá0.7400.775
Antofagasta0.6980.776
Atacama0.7100.768
Coquimbo0.6650.761
Valparaíso0.6890.769
Santiago0.7260.812
O'Higgins0.6580.736
Maule0.6240.720
Biobío0.6280.735
Araucanía0.6120.717
Los Ríos + Los Lagos0.6320.721
Aisén0.6520.742
Magallanes0.7120.788
 Chile0.6940.773

Source: "Desarrollo Humano en Chile - El poder: ¿para qué y para quién?." United Nations Development Programme, 2004.

By international HDI

Map of the Chilean regions by HDI in 2017.
  > 0.800
  0.700 – 0.800
  No data

Below is a list of the Chilean regions by Human Development Index as of 2021, which is a comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy, education, standard of living and overall well-being of the citizens in each states. All Chilean regions have an HDI of at least 0.790.[1]

Rank Region HDI (2021)
Very high human development
1 Santiago Metropolitan Region 0.886
2 Tarapaca (including Arica and Parinacota) 0.882
3 Antofagasta 0.876
4 Valparaiso 0.871
5 Magallanes and Antartica Chilena 0.867
6 Atacama 0.859
 Chile0.855
7 Coquimbo 0.834
8 Bío Bío 0.829
9 O'Higgins 0.824
10 Aysén 0.811
High human development
11 Los Lagos (includes Los Rios) 0.799
12 Maule 0.794
13 Araucanía 0.790
Ñuble no data

By population by settlement type

Chilean regions by their population living in cities (ciudades), towns (pueblos), villages (aldeas) and hamlets (caseríos), according to the 2002 census.

RegionPopulation
in cities
Population
in towns
Population
in villages
Population
in hamlets
Population in other
rural areas
Arica and Parinacota + Tarapacá396,4116,7275,0367,62012,800
Antofagasta479,0613,4852,2332,1427,063
Atacama226,2666,3535,7857,6568,276
Coquimbo445,39825,52452,24629,42950,613
Valparaíso1,362,07747,82550,83427,37251,744
Santiago5,822,31652,69760,66730,82594,680
O'Higgins468,30980,27552,24629,429150,368
Maule525,53077,49052,24629,429223,402
Biobío1,436,10492,20265,03255,060213,164
Araucanía520,32668,08211,72610,238259,163
Los Ríos + Los Lagos661,48672,89342,11148,829247,816
Aisén61,78611,8216,8382,7778,270
Magallanes132,9836,6861,6292,4357,093
 Chile12,538,053552,060408,629283,2411,334,452

Source: "Chile: Ciudades, Pueblos, Aldeas y Caseríos 2005." National Statistics Office, June 2005.

By largest cities

Largest cities within a region, according to the 2002 census. In all regions, the largest city is also the regional capital.

RegionLargest city2nd Largest3rd Largest
Arica and ParinacotaAricanonenone
TarapacáIquiqueAlto HospicioPozo Almonte
AntofagastaAntofagastaCalamaTocopilla
AtacamaCopiapóVallenarCaldera
CoquimboGreater La Serena (conurbation)OvalleIllapel
ValparaísoGreater Valparaíso (conurbation)Quillota (conurbation)San Antonio (conurbation)
SantiagoSantiago Metropolis (conurbation)Peñaflor (includes Malloco)Colina (absorption and conurbation)
O'HigginsRancagua (conurbation)San FernandoRengo
MauleTalca (absorption)CuricóLinares
BiobíoGreater Concepción (conurbation)Chillán (conurbation)Los Ángeles
AraucaníaGreater Temuco (conurbation)AngolVillarrica
Los RíosValdivia (absorption)La UniónRío Bueno
Los LagosPuerto MonttOsornoCastro
AisénCoihaiquePuerto Aisénnone
MagallanesPunta ArenasPuerto Natalesnone

Source: "Chile: Ciudades, Pueblos, Aldeas y Caseríos 2005." National Statistics Office, June 2005.

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