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Chile: Administrative Division

Contents: Regions and Provinces

The population of the regions and provinces of Chile according to official estimates and projections.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, country of birth).

NameStatusPopulation
Estimate
2002-07-01
Population
Estimate
2007-07-01
Population
Estimate
2012-07-01
Population
Estimate
2017-07-01
Population
Projection
2023-07-01
AntofagastaRegion502,741539,071578,137623,851714,142
AntofagastaProvince320,716347,593376,070408,981472,591
El LoaProvince146,870157,834168,947181,333206,626
TocopillaProvince35,15533,64433,12033,53734,925
Arica y ParinacotaRegion195,426206,494222,202237,082259,802
AricaProvince192,343203,428219,067233,846256,439
ParinacotaProvince3,0833,0663,1353,2363,363
AtacamaRegion263,924276,858291,941304,580319,048
ChañaralProvince35,74530,69928,69027,61727,081
CopiapóProvince159,544173,543186,773197,589209,519
HuascoProvince68,63572,61676,47879,37482,448
Aysén (Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo)Region93,03997,265102,053105,382108,306
AysénProvince29,73030,00531,14031,94332,653
Capitán PratProvince3,9774,2934,5944,8044,985
Coyhaique (Coihaique)Province52,17055,69658,78960,92462,800
General CarreraProvince7,1627,2717,5307,7117,868
BiobíoRegion1,483,0361,532,1441,587,4571,636,2091,681,430
AraucoProvince163,756167,492171,308174,586177,618
Biobío (Bío Bío)Province367,620385,904402,302415,868428,300
ConcepciónProvince951,660978,7481,013,8471,045,7551,075,512
CoquimboRegion628,489674,245730,943793,049869,103
ChoapaProvince83,26785,15188,34692,03996,424
ElquiProvince382,843422,946470,387521,954585,664
LimaríProvince162,379166,148172,210179,056187,015
La AraucaníaRegion904,700930,314963,294994,8881,028,201
CautínProvince695,522721,813752,618781,572812,032
MallecoProvince209,178208,501210,676213,316216,169
Los LagosRegion742,689788,306834,466870,227907,429
ChiloéProvince160,342167,655174,034178,342183,347
LlanquihueProvince332,820367,329400,812428,074455,001
OsornoProvince230,086234,939241,017244,903249,728
PalenaProvince19,44118,38318,60318,90819,353
Los RíosRegion369,407375,988387,211398,493411,205
RancoProvince100,39097,81697,37297,55098,141
ValdiviaProvince269,017278,172289,839300,943313,064
Magallanes y de la Antártica ChilenaRegion152,394157,141163,877171,293182,217
Antártica ChilenaProvince2,2932,1462,0922,0862,121
MagallanesProvince123,565127,049132,078137,663146,053
Tierra del FuegoProvince6,6666,9657,4317,9108,527
Última EsperanzaProvince19,87020,98122,27623,63425,516
MauleRegion943,174984,6071,035,1111,092,5751,162,641
CauquenesProvince59,12359,12659,68060,67362,028
CuricóProvince253,026267,408283,342300,829322,473
LinaresProvince263,521273,621285,423298,858315,332
TalcaProvince367,504384,452406,666432,215462,808
ÑubleRegion455,240468,014484,129500,517519,437
DiguillínProvince295,943307,327320,384333,394348,258
ItataProvince57,05856,03456,02556,27056,669
PunillaProvince102,239104,653107,720110,853114,510
O'Higgins (Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins)Region808,184852,115902,274954,2791,017,701
CachapoalProvince562,376597,027636,396676,775725,440
Cardenal CaroProvince41,27243,06545,06447,12349,663
ColchaguaProvince204,536212,023220,814230,381242,598
Región Metropolitana de SantiagoRegion6,305,6476,672,2857,065,0467,508,6908,367,790
ChacabucoProvince136,678181,376230,451280,670355,122
CordilleraProvince539,951580,035617,698650,294716,112
MaipoProvince391,355438,758482,077523,184578,554
MelipillaProvince145,920165,854183,625199,887220,878
SantiagoProvince4,866,8055,049,0005,263,6465,538,1716,143,444
TalaganteProvince224,938257,262287,549316,484353,680
TarapacáRegion246,265275,014308,251342,129401,588
IquiqueProvince227,236254,814285,020315,989370,877
TamarugalProvince19,02920,20023,23126,14030,711
ValparaísoRegion1,597,3461,688,0721,787,0991,885,9482,010,849
Isla de Pascua [Easter Island]Province3,9525,2916,5637,6488,743
Los AndesProvince93,94799,733105,925111,997119,516
Marga MargaProvince287,611310,101333,985358,067388,865
PetorcaProvince73,23075,69178,40081,00484,288
QuillotaProvince182,408191,112201,040211,219224,340
San AntonioProvince141,247151,653162,806173,601186,762
San Felipe de AconcaguaProvince135,948143,553151,953160,456171,347
ValparaísoProvince679,003710,938746,427781,956826,988
ChileRepublic15,691,70116,517,93317,443,49118,419,19219,960,889

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas.

Explanation: All tabulated population figures consider the results of the 2017 census.


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (P 2023)
Males9,848,466
Females10,112,423
Age Groups (P 2023)
0-17 years4,468,283
18-64 years12,828,478
65+ years2,664,128
Age Distribution (P 2023)
80+ years613,792
70-79 years1,154,005
60-69 years1,959,528
50-59 years2,425,263
40-49 years2,729,645
30-39 years3,224,573
20-29 years2,895,857
10-19 years2,533,363
0-9 years2,424,863
Urbanization (C 2017)
Rural2,149,740
Urban15,424,263
Country of Birth (C 2017)
Chile16,828,287
South America567,819
Central America & Caribbean92,081
North America14,283
Europe45,258
Other country & undeclared26,275