Place:Ranked lists of Chilean regions

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

By area

Chilean regions by area.

Region Area (km²) Area (mi²) Comparable country
Arica and Parinacota 16,873.3 6,514.8  Swaziland
Tarapacá 42,225.8 16,303.5  Netherlands
Antofagasta 126,049.1 48,667.8  Nicaragua
Atacama 75,176.2 29,025.7  Panama
Coquimbo 40,579.9 15,668.0   Switzerland
Valparaíso 16,396.1 6,330.6  Swaziland
Santiago 15,403.2 5,947.2  Timor-Leste
O'Higgins 16,387.0 6,327.1  Swaziland
Maule 30,296.1 11,697.4  Lesotho
Ñuble 13,178.5 5,088.2  Montenegro
Biobío 23,890.2 9,224.1  Djibouti
Araucanía 31,842.3 12,294.4  Belgium
Los Ríos 18,429.5 7,115.7  New Caledonia
Los Lagos 48,583.6 18,758.2  Dominican Republic
Aisén 108,494.4 41,889.9  Guatemala
Magallanes 132,291.1 51,077.9  Greece
 Chile 756,096.3 291,930.4  Zambia

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.

Region Men Women Total % Comparable country
Arica and Parinacota 120,566 118,560 239,126 1.33  New Caledonia
Tarapacá 174,128 162,641 336,769 1.87  Iceland
Antofagasta 326,032 296,608 622,640 3.46  Montenegro
Atacama 161,381 151,105 312,486 1.74  Iceland
Coquimbo 382,004 389,081 771,085 4.28  Comoros
Valparaíso 896,720 929,037 1,825,757 10.14  Guinea-Bissau
Santiago 3,578,730 3,735,446 7,314,176 40.62  Hong Kong
O'Higgins 461,205 457,546 918,751 5.10  Djibouti
Maule 517,428 525,561 1,042,989 5.79  Cyprus
Biobío 1,039,596 1,074,690 2,114,286 11.74  Macedonia
Araucanía 487,581 502,217 989,798 5.50  Djibouti
Los Ríos 202,230 202,202 404,432 2.25  The Bahamas
Los Lagos 423,107 418,016 841,123 4.67  Guyana
Aisén 56,380 51,948 108,328 0.60  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Magallanes 84,852 79,809 164,661 0.91  Curaçao
 Chile 8,911,940 9,094,467 18,006,407 100.00  Burkina Faso

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.

Region Urban Rural % Urban % Rural
Arica and Parinacota 167,343 17,614 90.5 9.5
Tarapacá 294,026 20,508 93.5 6.5
Antofagasta 560,801 14,467 97.5 2.5
Atacama 254,783 25,760 90.8 9.2
Coquimbo 578,245 140,472 80.5 19.5
Valparaíso 1,610,211 148,956 91.5 8.5
Santiago 6,655,975 227,588 96.7 3.3
O'Higgins 626,417 256,951 70.9 29.1
Maule 676,615 331,216 67.1 32.9
Biobío 1,699,819 336,624 83.5 16.5
Araucanía 659,274 311,145 67.9 32.1
Los Ríos 260,445 119,264 68.6 31.4
Los Lagos 588,352 247,904 70.4 29.6
Aisén 88,376 16,467 84.3 15.7
Magallanes 147,490 11,167 93.0 7.0
 Chile 14,868,172 2,226,103 87.0 13.0

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

By population density

Chilean regions by population density as of 2010.

Region Density (/km²) Density (/mi²) Comparable country
Arica and Parinacota 11.0 28  Turkmenistan
Tarapacá 7.4 19  Central African Republic
Antofagasta 4.6 12  Gabon
Atacama 3.7 9.6  Libya
Coquimbo 17.7 46  Solomon Islands
Valparaíso 107.3 278  Hungary
Santiago 446.9 1,157  Puerto Rico
O'Higgins 53.9 140  Mexico
Maule 33.3 86  Zimbabwe
Biobío 54.9 142  Mexico
Araucanía 30.5 79  Estonia
Los Ríos 20.6 53  Sweden
Los Lagos 17.2 45  Zambia
Aisén 1.0 2.6  Mongolia
Magallanes 1.2 3.1  Mongolia
 Chile 22.6 59  Brazil

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.

Region Population Households Persons per
household
Arica and Parinacota 171,569 50,387 3.41
Tarapacá 315,445 87,852 3.59
Antofagasta 562,488 151,534 3.71
Atacama 277,540 78,508 3.54
Coquimbo 738,492 208,838 3.54
Valparaíso 1,790,460 564,715 3.17
Santiago 7,009,092 2,153,622 3.25
O'Higgins 899,261 276,141 3.26
Maule 1,017,965 327,644 3.11
Biobío 2,042,044 612,488 3.33
Araucanía 968,430 299,810 3.23
Los Ríos 367,984 117,788 3.12
Los Lagos 844,187 264,403 3.19
Aisén 101,368 32,984 3.07
Magallanes 149,894 47,114 3.18
 Chile 17,256,219 5,273,828 3.27

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.

Region Indigenous
population
% of regional
population
Aimara Rapanuia Quechua Mapuche Atacameño
(Likan Antai)
Colla Kawashkar
(Alacalufe)
Yámana
(Yagán)
Diaguita
Arica and Parinacota 54,504 31.7% 47,627 0 973 3,727 320 68 54 0 1,306
Tarapacá 56,753 18.0% 37,307 163 5,623 9,674 111 709 0 0 2,937
Antofagasta 51,516 9.2% 6,901 132 8,302 8,882 19,754 652 10 0 5,990
Atacama 41,069 14.8% 2,079 25 9 5,126 430 9,910 0 50 23,091
Coquimbo 33,773 4.6% 3,338 85 1,499 12,483 1,416 903 144 405 7,589
Valparaíso 56,609 3.2% 3,082 353 5 49,950 274 0 243 0 1,225
Santiago 510,734 7.3% 15,500 924 12,379 430,788 504 247 677 0 7,148
O'Higgins 30,686 3.4% 514 297 378 27,250 45 0 0 215 225
Maule 22,421 2.2% 432 19 0 19,293 20 58 0 0 216
Biobío 111,130 5.4% 1,287 295 197 104,582 142 0 158 0 68
Araucanía 312,855 32.3% 818 0 401 308,143 108 0 191 0 291
Los Ríos 81,835 22.2% 246 0 27 80,211 0 0 373 0 101
Los Lagos 210,044 24.9% 1,009 115 205 207,091 135 0 310 0 349
Aisén 26,926 26.6% 323 71 98 25,832 68 32 275 81 48
Magallanes 30,307 20.2% 158 74 0 28,685 0 0 1,063 120 69
 Chile 1,631,162 9.4% 120,621 2,553 30,096 1,321,717 23,327 12,579 3,498 871 50,653

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.

Region Foreign
nationals
% of regional population Venezuela Peru Colombia Haiti Bolivia South America Caribbean Europe North America Asia Central America Africa Unspecified No answer
Arica and Parinacota 10,539 6.5% 347 3,473 1,012 0 5,222 10,385 86 24 0 17 0 0 0 27
Tarapacá 41,013 11.8% 1,142 15,608 2,883 504 16,610 38,379 1,649 252 251 410 72 0 0 0
Antofagasta 31,548 5.4% 1,200 5,413 10,023 0 12,217 30,573 0 110 112 385 11 0 0 357
Atacama 4,772 1.7% 135 641 2,189 0 943 4,599 80 58 35 0 0 0 0 0
Coquimbo 9,835 1.3% 1,190 1,037 2,496 2,645 129 6,518 2,842 224 251 0 0 0 0 0
Valparaíso 31,278 1.7% 7,526 2,982 3,871 5,468 440 19,413 6,186 4,830 354 152 303 40 0 0
Santiago 526,998 7.3% 157,856 128,965 84,078 59,009 10,077 421,235 75,788 19,285 5,626 2,547 1,710 623 81 103
O'Higgins 11,832 1.3% 3,770 2,035 900 1,247 880 8,435 2,146 968 67 0 0 48 39 129
Maule 8,550 0.8% 1,577 150 706 1,675 364 4,125 2,628 1,305 117 207 168 0 0 0
Ñuble 2,838 0.6% 761 43 11 905 200 1,430 905 239 191 0 73 0 0 0
Biobío 12,321 0.8% 2,662 2,054 2,499 1,525 261 9,425 1,938 640 110 93 115 0 0 0
Araucanía 5,112 0.5% 457 313 1,149 874 103 3,216 955 617 58 42 0 0 0 224
Los Ríos 2,112 0.6% 188 136 124 172 0 1,321 302 423 0 66 0 0 0 0
Los Lagos 6,549 0.7% 880 191 925 1,514 0 3,780 1,514 899 356 0 0 0 0 0
Aisén 1,836 1.7% 216 138 602 0 31 1,578 108 122 28 0 0 0 0 0
Magallanes 4,380 2.9% 150 74 1,846 252 0 3,477 733 155 0 15 0 0 0 0
 Chile 711,513 4.0% 180,057 163,253 115,314 75,790 47,477 567,889 97,860 30,151 7,556 3,934 2,452 711 120 840

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.

Region GDP (PPP) Comparable country
Arica and Parinacota 2.315  Seychelles
Tarapacá 9.076  The Bahamas
Antofagasta 38.886  Honduras
Atacama 8.595  Burundi
Coquimbo 11.237  Swaziland
Valparaíso 30.758  Mozambique
Santiago 175.108  Belarus
O'Higgins 16.376  Mauritania
Maule 10.998  Swaziland
Biobío 26.428  Cyprus
Araucanía 8.238  Burundi
Los Ríos 4.703  Barbados
Los Lagos 11.131  Swaziland
Aisén 2.131  Antigua and Barbuda
Magallanes 3.021  Belize
 Chile 393.062  Austria

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

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

Region GDP (PPP)
per capita
Comparable country
Arica and Parinacota 9,848  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tarapacá 27,604  Slovakia
Antofagasta 63,402  Norway
Atacama 27,882  Slovakia
Coquimbo 14,800  Palau
Valparaíso 17,009  Mexico
Santiago 24,224  Kazakhstan
O'Higgins 17,985  Belarus
Maule 10,620  Egypt
Biobío 12,582  Maldives
Araucanía 8,376  El Salvador
Los Ríos 11,711  Mongolia
Los Lagos 13,335  Colombia
Aisén 19,851  Gabon
Magallanes 18,447  Mauritius
 Chile 22,059  Antigua and Barbuda

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.

Region Main economic activity % of regional GDP
Arica and Parinacota Personal services 19.90
Tarapacá Mining 44.84
Antofagasta Mining 56.30
Atacama Mining 44.33
Coquimbo Mining 35.00
Valparaíso Manufacturing industry 18.31
Santiago Business and financial services 35.32
O'Higgins Mining 23.68
Maule Manufacturing industry 15.90
Biobío Manufacturing industry 23.83
Araucanía Personal services 22.14
Los Ríos Manufacturing industry 24.03
Los Lagos Manufacturing industry 20.27
Aisén Public administration 19.66
Magallanes Public administration 16.71
 Chile Business and financial services 18.41

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.

Region Net salary
Arica and Parinacota 10,467
Tarapacá 15,003
Antofagasta 17,870
Atacama 13,777
Coquimbo 11,704
Valparaíso 13,791
Santiago 15,321
O'Higgins 10,586
Maule 9,682
Biobío 10,710
Araucanía 9,885
Los Ríos 10,096
Los Lagos 12,543
Aisén 13,726
Magallanes 18,172
 Chile 13,442

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.

Region Mean Median Meana Mediana
Arica and Parinacota 5,253 3,811 6,447 4,937
Tarapacá 7,111 4,828 8,537 5,969
Antofagasta 8,324 5,513 10,172 7,183
Atacama 6,527 4,669 8,028 6,074
Coquimbo 5,412 4,033 6,426 5,017
Valparaíso 6,231 4,267 7,375 5,133
Santiago 8,501 4,940 9,971 6,038
O'Higgins 5,469 4,021 6,387 4,771
Maule 5,027 3,519 5,748 4,117
Biobío 4,810 3,445 5,673 4,189
Araucanía 4,779 3,206 5,556 3,881
Los Ríos 4,996 3,344 5,991 4,196
Los Lagos 5,427 3,628 6,395 4,448
Aisén 7,315 4,815 8,724 6,021
Magallanes 7,587 5,237 9,354 6,918
 Chile 6,789 4,246 7,999 5,177

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.

Region Mean
Arica and Parinacota 6,752
Tarapacá 8,759
Antofagasta 10,353
Atacama 8,285
Coquimbo 6,780
Valparaíso 8,192
Santiago 9,531
O'Higgins 6,403
Maule 5,676
Biobío 5,924
Araucanía 5,848
Los Ríos 6,578
Los Lagos 7,073
Aisén 9,043
Magallanes 12,486
 Chile 8,043

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
Region Gini coefficient
(per capita income)
Gini coefficient
(equivalised income)
Arica and Parinacota 0.385 0.350
Tarapacá 0.415 0.392
Antofagasta 0.417 0.382
Atacama 0.388 0.349
Coquimbo 0.390 0.369
Valparaíso 0.435 0.410
Santiago 0.489 0.456
O'Higgins 0.397 0.372
Maule 0.403 0.377
Biobío 0.400 0.375
Araucanía 0.432 0.414
Los Ríos 0.427 0.403
Los Lagos 0.423 0.399
Aisén 0.428 0.392
Magallanes 0.400 0.371
 Chile 0.465 0.436

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
Region Gini coefficient
(per capita income)
Gini coefficient
(equivalised income)
Arica and Parinacota 0.424 0.399
Tarapacá 0.448 0.429
Antofagasta 0.457 0.429
Atacama 0.421 0.393
Coquimbo 0.416 0.400
Valparaíso 0.457 0.436
Santiago 0.514 0.486
O'Higgins 0.413 0.393
Maule 0.422 0.402
Biobío 0.425 0.406
Araucanía 0.457 0.445
Los Ríos 0.455 0.440
Los Lagos 0.454 0.437
Aisén 0.466 0.437
Magallanes 0.441 0.422
 Chile 0.488 0.465

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.

Region 2006 2009 2011 2013
Arica and Parinacota 30.6 18.8 21.0 14.6
Tarapacá 24.0 24.9 16.4 8.2
Antofagasta 12.3 8.8 7.1 4.0
Atacama 22.3 22.2 16.3 7.3
Coquimbo 37.9 30.6 26.1 16.2
Valparaíso 30.6 24.4 24.5 15.6
Santiago 20.2 17.6 15.7 9.2
O'Higgins 32.6 25.8 19.4 16.0
Maule 43.9 38.8 32.5 22.3
Biobío 41.3 35.1 32.3 22.3
Araucanía 48.5 48.5 39.7 27.9
Los Ríos 45.3 37.7 32.0 23.1
Los Lagos 29.3 29.0 27.0 17.6
Aisén 23.0 20.3 13.3 6.8
Magallanes 12.8 10.3 7.0 5.6
 Chile 29.1 25.3 22.2 14.4

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 2011-2012. 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.

Region Median
income
(Intl. $)
Below 40%
of median
income
Below 50%
of median
income
Below 60%
of median
income
Arica and Parinacota 7,420 9.3% 17.8% 24.9%
Tarapacá 9,235 13.0% 18.6% 25.9%
Antofagasta 11,246 10.4% 16.1% 24.0%
Atacama 8,708 13.7% 19.3% 25.7%
Coquimbo 7,125 9.6% 16.7% 23.1%
Valparaíso 7,045 10.2% 16.4% 23.6%
Santiago 8,909 11.0% 17.4% 24.0%
O'Higgins 7,688 9.2% 16.2% 22.4%
Maule 6,149 6.8% 13.4% 22.0%
Biobío 6,082 9.4% 15.4% 23.0%
Araucanía 5,473 11.1% 16.2% 24.4%
Los Ríos 6,205 9.1% 14.9% 22.9%
Los Lagos 6,532 9.3% 14.7% 22.3%
Aisén 9,066 12.4% 18.8% 25.2%
Magallanes 9,927 10.0% 16.2% 24.2%
 Chile 7,688 10.7% 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.

Region Men Women Total
Arica and Parinacota + Tarapacá 61.0 67.7 63.8
Antofagasta 60.6 67.8 63.7
Atacama 64.4 69.1 66.4
Coquimbo 65.5 70.2 67.6
Valparaíso 66.7 72.5 69.4
Santiago 63.8 67.4 65.5
O'Higgins 64.1 69.3 66.3
Maule 64.6 71.4 67.5
Biobío 63.1 70.1 66.1
Araucanía 63.9 71.1 67.0
Los Ríos + Los Lagos 62.6 69.4 65.5
Aisén 56.2 62.4 58.5
Magallanes 63.3 71.4 66.6
 Chile 63.8 70.9 67.2

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.

Region Men
(years)
Women
(years)
Arica and Parinacota 77.03 81.36
Tarapacá 76.66 81.49
Antofagasta 75.73 80.21
Atacama 77.04 81.47
Coquimbo 77.46 82.51
Valparaíso 76.48 81.61
Santiago 76.92 82.13
O'Higgins 76.69 81.35
Maule 75.99 80.92
Biobío 76.24 81.42
Araucanía 75.98 81.12
Los Ríos 75.55 80.77
Los Lagos 75.02 80.89
Aisén 75.08 81.55
Magallanes 75.26 80.87
 Chile 76.52 81.69

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.

Region 2009 2011 2013
Arica and Parinacota 98.7 98.6 97.5
Tarapacá 97.8 98.8 98.8
Antofagasta 98.4 98.9 98.1
Atacama 97.7 97.2 96.5
Coquimbo 96.2 96.4 96.5
Valparaíso 97.6 97.5 97.5
Santiago 98.2 98.2 97.4
O'Higgins 94.0 94.7 94.0
Maule 92.3 92.3 92.7
Biobío 94.8 95.0 94.8
Araucanía 93.1 94.6 93.9
Los Ríos 94.7 94.7 94.8
Los Lagos 94.8 95.4 94.6
Aisén 95.6 95.5 94.9
Magallanes 97.9 98.4 97.1
 Chile 96.5 96.7 96.2

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.

Region Men Women Total
Arica and Parinacota 11.0 10.7 10.9
Tarapacá 11.1 10.8 10.9
Antofagasta 11.5 11.0 11.2
Atacama 10.4 10.1 10.2
Coquimbo 10.3 10.1 10.1
Valparaíso 11.0 10.7 10.8
Santiago 11.4 11.1 11.2
O'Higgins 9.9 9.6 9.7
Maule 9.0 9.1 9.1
Biobío 9.9 9.7 9.8
Araucanía 9.3 9.3 9.3
Los Ríos 9.9 9.6 9.7
Los Lagos 9.5 9.2 9.3
Aisén 9.9 9.9 9.9
Magallanes 11.1 10.5 10.8
 Chile 10.6 10.4 10.5

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.

Region No formal
education
Incomplete
primary
Complete
primary
Incomplete
secondary
Complete
secondary
Incomplete
tertiary
Complete
tertiary
Complete
primary
or more
Complete
secondary
or more
Arica and Parinacota 1.6% 11.1% 8.3% 23.4% 33.2% 10.6% 11.9% 87.3% 55.7%
Tarapacá 1.8% 9.0% 10.5% 22.1% 36.1% 10.0% 10.4% 89.1% 56.5%
Antofagasta 1.5% 7.7% 9.2% 22.7% 34.0% 11.3% 13.5% 90.8% 58.8%
Atacama 3.6% 12.5% 11.7% 23.4% 30.9% 8.6% 9.3% 83.9% 48.8%
Coquimbo 3.2% 14.8% 11.7% 21.1% 29.7% 9.7% 9.8% 82.0% 49.2%
Valparaíso 2.7% 11.8% 10.1% 19.5% 29.0% 13.0% 13.9% 85.5% 55.9%
Santiago 2.0% 10.4% 9.1% 20.3% 29.8% 12.2% 16.3% 87.6% 58.2%
O'Higgins 4.0% 19.7% 11.3% 20.1% 26.4% 8.7% 9.8% 76.3% 44.9%
Maule 5.3% 23.6% 14.6% 18.5% 24.0% 6.8% 7.2% 71.1% 38.0%
Biobío 3.7% 19.0% 11.2% 21.4% 25.9% 8.7% 10.1% 77.3% 44.7%
Araucanía 5.6% 22.3% 12.2% 19.5% 23.0% 8.0% 9.3% 72.1% 40.3%
Los Ríos 4.0% 20.1% 12.5% 19.2% 25.2% 9.4% 9.6% 75.8% 44.1%
Los Lagos 3.4% 22.1% 15.4% 20.1% 23.7% 7.3% 8.1% 74.5% 39.1%
Aisén 4.4% 17.7% 13.5% 20.4% 23.2% 7.3% 13.5% 78.0% 44.0%
Magallanes 1.3% 12.1% 12.1% 19.7% 29.0% 11.5% 14.2% 86.6% 54.7%
 Chile 3.0% 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.

Region Preschool
(0–5 years)
Primary
(6–13 years)
Secondary
(14–17 years)
Tertiary
(18–24 years)
Arica and Parinacota 42.92 91.17 76.65 38.67
Tarapacá 47.51 94.52 70.82 28.16
Antofagasta 38.13 91.90 70.78 28.26
Atacama 38.14 94.13 73.93 23.01
Coquimbo 47.43 93.00 68.95 33.89
Valparaíso 50.23 91.37 71.63 42.96
Santiago 43.15 92.38 72.91 35.03
O'Higgins 41.89 95.41 63.00 28.60
Maule 43.38 93.10 67.49 26.31
Biobío 40.76 93.45 71.83 31.62
Araucanía 45.49 93.40 73.25 29.55
Los Ríos 38.49 94.18 69.83 33.88
Los Lagos 40.42 92.88 71.43 25.78
Aisén 52.28 94.39 69.30 22.42
Magallanes 51.16 94.40 72.50 43.87
 Chile 43.50 92.84 71.39 33.86

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.

Region Preschool Primary Secondary Tertiary
Arica and Parinacota 47.75 100.11 92.17 44.84
Tarapacá 53.52 106.56 83.20 37.14
Antofagasta 45.20 101.59 97.82 35.93
Atacama 44.36 103.74 94.51 28.65
Coquimbo 53.90 102.30 86.39 41.16
Valparaíso 58.52 102.30 97.58 58.41
Santiago 51.15 103.29 91.23 50.56
O'Higgins 47.93 112.65 78.90 44.71
Maule 51.17 107.41 86.45 33.08
Biobío 46.54 107.04 90.03 41.30
Araucanía 53.87 104.05 88.60 36.92
Los Ríos 44.88 106.94 85.72 43.84
Los Lagos 48.88 107.33 92.73 34.09
Aisén 58.69 107.66 91.49 31.23
Magallanes 58.03 106.07 86.08 59.49
 Chile 50.93 104.69 90.33 45.82

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.

Region Public supply
network
Water well
or noria
River, slope,
lake or stream
Water
truck
Other
source
Arica and Parinacota 96.2% 1.4% 0.7% 1.5% 0.2%
Tarapacá 96.4% 0.4% 1.2% 1.3% 0.6%
Antofagasta 99.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.4% 0.3%
Atacama 96.2% 0.3% 0.6% 2.9% 0.1%
Coquimbo 96.5% 1.5% 0.9% 0.9% 0.3%
Valparaíso 96.5% 1.7% 0.2% 0.7% 1.0%
Santiago 99.0% 0.5% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2%
O'Higgins 96.9% 2.2% 0.3% 0.4% 0.2%
Maule 89.2% 7.8% 2.4% 0.2% 0.3%
Biobío 88.5% 8.5% 2.2% 0.1% 0.6%
Araucanía 75.8% 15.0% 7.6% 1.1% 0.5%
Los Ríos 78.3% 10.3% 10.8% 0.3% 0.3%
Los Lagos 82.2% 11.4% 4.5% 0.1% 1.9%
Aisén 92.6% 1.0% 6.3% 0.0% 0.1%
Magallanes 98.3% 0.9% 0.3% 0.0% 0.4%
 Chile 94.0% 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.

Region Sanitary
sewer
Septic
tank
Dry
well
Other None
Arica and Parinacota 91.8% 4.2% 3.8% 0.0% 0.2%
Tarapacá 96.0% 1.5% 2.1% 0.0% 0.4%
Antofagasta 98.2% 0.9% 0.7% 0.0% 0.2%
Atacama 94.0% 3.2% 2.4% 0.0% 0.3%
Coquimbo 86.4% 8.1% 5.2% 0.1% 0.2%
Valparaíso 90.2% 7.7% 1.7% 0.2% 0.2%
Santiago 96.8% 2.2% 0.7% 0.0% 0.3%
O'Higgins 70.2% 22.1% 7.0% 0.0% 0.6%
Maule 73.0% 17.3% 8.3% 0.2% 1.2%
Biobío 82.6% 10.7% 6.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Araucanía 70.5% 10.8% 18.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Los Ríos 69.5% 20.5% 9.4% 0.0% 0.5%
Los Lagos 72.6% 9.4% 17.1% 0.1% 0.8%
Aisén 89.5% 6.6% 3.8% 0.0% 0.1%
Magallanes 97.8% 1.3% 0.8% 0.0% 0.1%
 Chile 87.9% 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.

Region Public
network
Own/community
generator
Solar
panel
Other
source
None
Arica and Parinacota 98.2% 0.8% 0.1% 0.5% 0.5%
Tarapacá 98.5% 0.9% 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Antofagasta 98.3% 0.6% 0.0% 0.1% 0.9%
Atacama 98.0% 0.9% 0.3% 0.1% 0.7%
Coquimbo 98.7% 0.1% 0.5% 0.1% 0.5%
Valparaíso 99.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7% 0.1%
Santiago 99.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
O'Higgins 99.4% 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 0.3%
Maule 99.3% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.5%
Biobío 99.3% 0.1% 0.0% 0.3% 0.4%
Araucanía 98.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.4% 1.2%
Los Ríos 99.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.7%
Los Lagos 97.6% 1.3% 0.0% 0.4% 0.6%
Aisén 98.5% 0.4% 0.1% 0.2% 0.8%
Magallanes 99.5% 0.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
 Chile 99.3% 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.

Region Vehicle Automatic washing
machine
Refrigerator Water
heater
Fixed telephone
line
Mobile
phone
Cable/Sat. TV
connection
Arica and Parinacota 36.3% 66.7% 77.2% 39.0% 44.2% 94.1% 45.1%
Tarapacá 32.0% 60.9% 67.1% 35.4% 40.5% 93.3% 39.6%
Antofagasta 32.5% 68.5% 74.1% 57.8% 57.4% 95.6% 58.5%
Atacama 28.3% 61.9% 77.2% 56.5% 39.6% 95.4% 39.9%
Coquimbo 28.8% 61.6% 77.1% 58.4% 28.5% 95.3% 33.6%
Valparaíso 26.6% 71.3% 82.2% 71.0% 45.9% 92.5% 47.7%
Santiago 29.7% 73.2% 80.6% 70.9% 57.0% 93.6% 39.9%
O'Higgins 31.0% 69.7% 82.3% 66.2% 27.0% 95.6% 47.7%
Maule 27.3% 66.6% 79.6% 50.4% 16.1% 95.3% 30.5%
Biobío 25.6% 72.0% 79.9% 42.2% 32.2% 94.5% 42.5%
Araucanía 25.4% 66.7% 75.7% 38.9% 26.2% 92.7% 29.3%
Los Ríos 24.7% 71.2% 77.9% 36.9% 29.5% 94.1% 38.7%
Los Lagos 26.4% 73.6% 81.1% 36.1% 24.6% 95.3% 42.3%
Aisén 39.2% 83.2% 86.2% 57.3% 24.6% 93.9% 51.5%
Magallanes 45.5% 74.3% 84.0% 79.1% 56.9% 92.8% 54.7%
 Chile 28.7% 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.

Region At least one
computer in
the household
Internet
access
Arica and Parinacota 46.6% 35.3%
Tarapacá 42.9% 34.6%
Antofagasta 54.0% 44.6%
Atacama 43.0% 30.4%
Coquimbo 39.7% 29.8%
Valparaíso 47.2% 34.8%
Santiago 49.5% 39.8%
O'Higgins 42.3% 28.1%
Maule 32.7% 20.0%
Biobío 40.2% 26.8%
Araucanía 32.9% 20.9%
Los Ríos 38.3% 26.7%
Los Lagos 37.3% 27.0%
Aisén 48.8% 35.8%
Magallanes 55.7% 39.2%
 Chile 44.5% 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 Parinacota 90.7%
Tarapacá 93.4%
Antofagasta 97.4%
Atacama 97.4%
Coquimbo 93.9%
Valparaíso 90.9%
Santiago 90.1%
O'Higgins 94.5%
Maule 95.1%
Biobío 90.8%
Araucanía 90.1%
Los Ríos 92.3%
Los Lagos 93.4%
Aisén 97.3%
Magallanes 93.4%
 Chile 91.6%

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.

Region Enrolled
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 Parinacota 86,777 83,744 170,521 61,482 69,090 130,572 141.1% 121.2% 130.6%
Tarapacá 110,862 105,991 216,853 123,726 112,390 236,116 89.6% 94.3% 91.8%
Antofagasta 207,865 204,518 412,383 220,600 199,989 420,590 94.2% 102.3% 98.0%
Atacama 110,406 108,717 219,123 103,866 99,277 203,143 106.3% 109.5% 107.9%
Coquimbo 257,793 270,799 528,592 264,626 275,644 540,270 97.4% 98.2% 97.8%
Valparaíso 703,110 752,801 1,455,911 655,608 693,352 1,348,960 107.2% 108.6% 107.9%
Santiago 2,508,422 2,743,434 5,251,856 2,503,209 2,700,807 5,204,016 100.2% 101.6% 100.9%
O'Higgins 341,873 348,904 690,777 333,154 329,673 662,826 102.6% 105.8% 104.2%
Maule 393,346 407,300 800,646 371,827 382,371 754,199 105.8% 106.5% 106.2%
Biobío 789,249 837,039 1,626,288 740,687 780,951 1,521,638 106.6% 107.2% 106.9%
Araucanía 396,403 409,163 805,566 349,552 364,606 714,158 113.4% 112.2% 112.8%
Los Ríos 158,554 162,596 321,150 138,550 142,148 280,698 114.4% 114.4% 114.4%
Los Lagos 327,881 333,800 661,681 316,363 306,929 623,292 103.6% 108.8% 106.2%
Aisén 47,425 42,583 90,008 40,412 35,537 75,950 117.4% 119.8% 118.5%
Magallanes 81,474 71,255 152,729 63,257 56,295 119,552 128.8% 126.6% 127.8%
 Chile 6,521,440 6,882,644 13,404,084 6,286,920 6,549,060 12,835,981 103.7% 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.

Region Prison inmates
Men
Prison inmates
Women
Prison inmates
Total
Incarceration rate
Male
Incarceration rate
Female
Incarceration rate
Total
Country comparison
Arica and Parinacota 1,883 384 2,267 2,096 404 1,226 none, too high
Tarapacá 2,247 391 2,638 1,376 259 839 none, too high
Antofagasta 2,181 214 2,395 728 78 416  Anguilla
Atacama 1,093 153 1,246 763 111 444  Belize
Coquimbo 2,049 139 2,188 576 38 304  Puerto Rico
Valparaíso 5,120 444 5,564 591 50 316  Latvia
Santiago 19,299 2,225 21,524 575 63 313  Thailand
O'Higgins 2,498 195 2,693 561 45 305  Puerto Rico
Maule 2,091 113 2,204 416 22 219  Swaziland
Biobío 3,739 253 3,992 373 24 196  Gabon
Araucanía 2,395 104 2,499 498 21 258  Estonia
Los Ríos 1,185 36 1,221 625 19 322  Panama
Los Lagos 1,908 69 1,977 449 17 236  United Arab Emirates
Aisén 201 5 206 364 10 196  Gabon
Magallanes 336 9 345 403 12 217  Swaziland
 Chile 48,225 4,734 52,959 570 55 310  Guam

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.

Region 1990 2003
Arica and Parinacota + Tarapacá 0.740 0.775
Antofagasta 0.698 0.776
Atacama 0.710 0.768
Coquimbo 0.665 0.761
Valparaíso 0.689 0.769
Santiago 0.726 0.812
O'Higgins 0.658 0.736
Maule 0.624 0.720
Biobío 0.628 0.735
Araucanía 0.612 0.717
Los Ríos + Los Lagos 0.632 0.721
Aisén 0.652 0.742
Magallanes 0.712 0.788
 Chile 0.694 0.773

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

By international HDI (old methodology)


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Chilean regions by their human development index, using the latest available data. This HDI has been calculated using the same formulae used by the UNDP for its world Human Development Report up until its 2009 report, and as such it is internationally comparable to HDI's calculated before 2009, but does not correspond to contemporary HDI reports.

Region HDI Life expectancy
at birth
(2001-2002)
Adult literacy
rate
(2009)
Combined gross
enrollment ratio
(2009)
GDP (PPP)
per capita
(2008)
Arica and Parinacota + Tarapacá 0.913 77.1 98.1 94.0 19,885
Antofagasta 0.935 75.3 98.4 90.3 48,783
Atacama 0.896 77.5 97.7 82.1 19,130
Coquimbo 0.867 78.4 96.2 86.6 10,170
Valparaíso 0.876 77.2 97.6 91.6 11,687
Santiago 0.898 77.9 98.2 90.5 16,379
O'Higgins 0.852 76.7 94.0 76.2 12,170
Maule 0.831 76.2 92.3 83.7 8,012
Biobío 0.853 76.2 94.8 89.0 9,342
Araucanía 0.810 76.2 93.1 80.4 5,457
Los Ríos + Los Lagos 0.833 75.9 94.8 83.0 7,730
Aisén 0.851 76.9 95.6 73.7 10,468
Magallanes 0.873 75.7 97.9 86.5 13,109
 Chile 0.885 77.4 96.5 87.8 15,327

Sources: National Statistics Office (life expectancy at birth (2001-2002), population of school age (6-22 years) and total population by region), Ministry of Social Development of Chile's 2009 Casen Survey (adult literacy rate), Ministry of Education's Department of Studies and Development (primary and secondary school enrollment), Ministry of Education's Higher Education Division (tertiary school enrollment), Central Bank of Chile (regional and national gross domestic product), World Bank's World Development Indicators (PPP conversion factor for GDP).

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.

Region Population
in cities
Population
in towns
Population
in villages
Population
in hamlets
Population in other
rural areas
Arica and Parinacota + Tarapacá 396,411 6,727 5,036 7,620 12,800
Antofagasta 479,061 3,485 2,233 2,142 7,063
Atacama 226,266 6,353 5,785 7,656 8,276
Coquimbo 445,398 25,524 52,246 29,429 50,613
Valparaíso 1,362,077 47,825 50,834 27,372 51,744
Santiago 5,822,316 52,697 60,667 30,825 94,680
O'Higgins 468,309 80,275 52,246 29,429 150,368
Maule 525,530 77,490 52,246 29,429 223,402
Biobío 1,436,104 92,202 65,032 55,060 213,164
Araucanía 520,326 68,082 11,726 10,238 259,163
Los Ríos + Los Lagos 661,486 72,893 42,111 48,829 247,816
Aisén 61,786 11,821 6,838 2,777 8,270
Magallanes 132,983 6,686 1,629 2,435 7,093
 Chile 12,538,053 552,060 408,629 283,241 1,334,452

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.

Region Largest city 2nd Largest 3rd Largest
Arica and Parinacota Arica none none
Tarapacá Iquique Alto Hospicio Pozo Almonte
Antofagasta Antofagasta Calama Tocopilla
Atacama Copiapó Vallenar Caldera
Coquimbo Greater La Serena (conurbation) Ovalle Illapel
Valparaíso Greater Valparaíso (conurbation) Quillota (conurbation) San Antonio (conurbation)
Santiago Santiago Metropolis (conurbation) Peñaflor (includes Malloco) Colina (absorption and conurbation)
O'Higgins Rancagua (conurbation) San Fernando Rengo
Maule Talca (absorption) Curicó Linares
Biobío Greater Concepción (conurbation) Chillán (conurbation) Los Ángeles
Araucanía Greater Temuco (conurbation) Angol Villarrica
Los Ríos Valdivia (absorption) La Unión Río Bueno
Los Lagos Puerto Montt Osorno Castro
Aisén Coihaique Puerto Aisén none
Magallanes Punta Arenas Puerto Natales none

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

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