Regions
The population of the regions of Chile according to census results.
Name | Abbr. | Status | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1982-04-22 | Population Census (C) 1992-04-22 | Population Census (C) 2002-04-24 | Population Census (Cf) 2017-04-19 | |||
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Chile | CHL | Rep | Santiago / Valparaíso | 756,096 | 11,323,160 | 13,265,563 | 15,051,136 | 17,574,003 | → | ||
Antofagasta | II | Reg | Antofagasta | 126,049 | 341,436 | 408,874 | 481,931 | 607,534 | 12604900 | → | |
Arica y Parinacota | XV | Reg | Arica | 16,873 | 152,406 | 172,669 | 188,463 | 226,068 | 1687300 | → | |
Atacama | III | Reg | Copiapó | 75,176 | 184,129 | 229,154 | 253,205 | 286,168 | 7517600 | → | |
Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (Aisén) | XI | Reg | Coyhaique | 108,494 | 66,292 | 78,666 | 89,986 | 103,158 | 10849400 | → | |
Biobío (Bío Bío) | VIII | Reg | Concepción | 23,890 | ... | 1,312,279 | 1,423,107 | 1,556,805 | 2389000 | → | |
Coquimbo | IV | Reg | La Serena | 40,580 | 420,113 | 501,795 | 603,133 | 757,586 | 4058000 | → | |
La Araucanía | IX | Reg | Temuco | 31,842 | 698,706 | 777,788 | 867,351 | 957,224 | 3184200 | → | |
Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins (O'Higgins) | VI | Reg | Rancagua | 16,387 | 585,208 | 690,751 | 775,883 | 914,555 | 1638700 | → | |
Los Lagos | X | Reg | Puerto Montt | 48,584 | 541,980 | 616,682 | 712,039 | 828,708 | 4858400 | → | |
Los Ríos | XIV | Reg | Valdivia | 18,430 | 307,052 | 328,479 | 354,271 | 384,837 | 1843000 | → | |
Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena | XII | Reg | Punta Arenas | 132,297 | 130,899 | 141,818 | 147,533 | 166,533 | 13229700 | → | |
Maule | VII | Reg | Talca | 30,296 | 728,942 | 832,447 | 905,401 | 1,044,950 | 3029600 | → | |
Ñuble | XVI | Reg | Chillán | 13,178 | ... | 416,930 | 436,439 | 480,609 | 1317800 | → | |
Región Metropolitana de Santiago | RM | Reg | Santiago | 15,403 | 4,316,113 | 5,220,732 | 6,045,532 | 7,112,808 | 1540300 | → | |
Tarapacá | I | Reg | Iquique | 42,226 | 122,729 | 163,404 | 236,021 | 330,558 | 4222600 | → | |
Valparaíso | V | Reg | Valparaíso | 16,396 | 1,209,929 | 1,373,095 | 1,530,841 | 1,815,902 | 1639600 | → |
- Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas INE (web).
Major Urban Agglomerations
Name | Adm. | Population Census (Cf) 2017-04-19 | |
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1 | Santiago | RM | 6,160,040 |
2 | Valparaíso | V | 901,468 |
3 | Concepción | VIII | 722,929 |
4 | La Serena | IV | 401,938 |
5 | Antofagasta | II | 352,638 |
6 | Iquique | I | 294,949 |
7 | Rancagua | VI | 290,864 |
8 | Temuco | IX | 278,513 |
9 | Talca | VII | 237,295 |
10 | Arica | XV | 204,078 |
Contents: Urban Agglomerations & Cities
The population of all Chilean urban agglomerations and isolated cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants according to census results.
Urban agglomerations combine adjacent urban zones.
Name | Status | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1992-04-22 | Population Census (Cf) 2002-04-24 | Population Census (Cf) 2017-04-19 | Area | ||
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Alerce | City | X | 1,752 | 3,024 | 42,267 | 797 | → | |
Ancud | City | X | 23,148 | 27,292 | 28,265 | 863 | → | |
Angol | City | IX | 39,151 | 43,801 | 48,911 | 1552 | → | |
Antofagasta | City | II | 225,316 | 285,255 | 352,638 | 5614 | → | |
Arica | City | XV | 161,333 | 175,441 | 204,078 | 4352 | → | |
Buin (Buín) | City | RM | 33,059 | 40,091 | 66,180 | 1723 | → | |
Calama | City | II | 106,970 | 126,135 | 158,487 | 3440 | → | |
Cañete | City | VIII | 15,642 | 19,839 | 19,494 | 544 | → | |
Castro | City | X | 21,290 | 30,544 | 34,044 | 1425 | → | |
Cauquenes | City | VII | 27,405 | 30,771 | 33,114 | 1375 | → | |
Chillán (incl. Chillán Viejo) | Aggl | XVI | 145,759 | 165,528 | 191,983 | 4753 | → | |
Colina | City | RM | 37,156 | 58,769 | 89,037 | 1730 | → | |
Concepción (incl. Talcahuano, San Pedro de la Paz, Hualpén) | Aggl | VIII | 610,380 | 666,381 | 722,929 | 17877 | → | |
Constitución | City | VII | 28,748 | 33,914 | 34,097 | 790 | → | |
Copiapó | City | III | 98,188 | 125,983 | 150,962 | 3431 | → | |
Coronel | City | VIII | 79,677 | 91,833 | 113,074 | 4107 | → | |
Coyhaique (Coihaique) | City | XI | 36,376 | 44,850 | 49,968 | 1326 | → | |
Curacaví | City | RM | 11,866 | 15,645 | 18,770 | 442 | → | |
Curanilahue | City | VIII | 30,978 | 30,126 | 30,174 | 607 | → | |
Curicó | City | VII | 80,343 | 97,335 | 126,092 | 3389 | → | |
El Monte | City | RM | 17,843 | 22,284 | 30,045 | 1299 | → | |
El Quisco (incl. Algarrobo) | Aggl | V | 11,995 | 19,382 | 32,891 | 4340 | → | |
Graneros | City | VI | 17,765 | 21,615 | 28,737 | 447 | → | |
Hualqui | City | VIII | 10,120 | 13,724 | 19,689 | 782 | → | |
Illapel | City | IV | 18,868 | 21,826 | 21,052 | 658 | → | |
Iquique (incl. Alto Hospicio) | Aggl | I | 150,659 | 214,586 | 294,949 | 4618 | → | |
Labranza | City | IX | 997 | 5,442 | 24,008 | 404 | → | |
La Laja | Aggl | VIII | 20,909 | 19,537 | 19,129 | 892 | → | |
La Ligua | City | V | 13,744 | 17,048 | 19,393 | 494 | → | |
Lampa | City | RM | 6,618 | 12,319 | 37,677 | 721 | → | |
La Serena (incl. Coquimbo) | Aggl | IV | 220,543 | 298,737 | 401,938 | 10691 | → | |
La Unión | City | XIV | 23,265 | 25,615 | 26,662 | 1114 | → | |
Lautaro | City | IX | 14,898 | 18,808 | 24,679 | 710 | → | |
Lebu | City | VIII | 19,877 | 20,838 | 20,989 | 535 | → | |
Limache (San Francisco de Limache) | Aggl | V | 38,295 | 45,327 | 51,446 | 3144 | → | |
Linares | City | VII | 59,658 | 65,133 | 74,139 | 1645 | → | |
Los Andes | Aggl | V | 49,774 | 61,308 | 70,010 | 1734 | → | |
Los Ángeles | City | VIII | 94,716 | 119,114 | 143,563 | 2997 | → | |
Lota | City | VIII | 50,123 | 48,975 | 43,427 | 967 | → | |
Melipilla | City | RM | 45,722 | 53,522 | 72,650 | 1340 | → | |
Molina | City | VII | 17,301 | 27,203 | 37,318 | 1522 | → | |
Mulchén | City | VIII | 19,610 | 21,819 | 24,149 | 596 | → | |
Nacimiento | City | VIII | 19,007 | 20,884 | 23,031 | 921 | → | |
Nueva Imperial | City | IX | 12,015 | 14,980 | 18,881 | 450 | → | |
Osorno | City | X | 114,239 | 132,245 | 147,826 | 3237 | → | |
Ovalle | City | IV | 53,515 | 66,405 | 77,021 | 1488 | → | |
Paine | City | RM | 12,880 | 19,620 | 31,718 | 545 | → | |
Parral | City | VII | 24,416 | 26,397 | 30,794 | 987 | → | |
Peñaflor | City | RM | 46,711 | 63,209 | 83,064 | 1300 | → | |
Placilla de Peñuelas | City | V | 6,644 | 10,811 | 39,344 | 1560 | → | |
Puerto Montt | City | X | 110,139 | 153,118 | 171,136 | 5096 | → | |
Puerto Natales | City | XII | 15,102 | 16,978 | 19,180 | 645 | → | |
Puerto Varas | City | X | 16,097 | 22,022 | 26,255 | 647 | → | |
Punta Arenas | City | XII | 109,110 | 116,005 | 125,932 | 3758 | → | |
Quillota (incl. La Calera) | Aggl | V | 113,308 | 128,874 | 151,779 | 4757 | → | |
Quintero | City | V | 16,119 | 18,719 | 26,884 | 1238 | → | |
Rancagua (incl. Machalí) | Aggl | VI | 204,119 | 239,290 | 290,864 | 9135 | → | |
Rengo | City | VI | 23,896 | 30,891 | 37,932 | 890 | → | |
San Antonio (incl. Cartagena) | Aggl | V | 89,209 | 106,101 | 119,121 | 5269 | → | |
San Carlos | City | XVI | 25,640 | 29,359 | 32,661 | 948 | → | |
San Clemente | City | VII | 10,788 | 13,398 | 20,367 | 704 | → | |
San Felipe | Aggl | V | 44,327 | 53,358 | 64,907 | 1559 | → | |
San Fernando | City | VI | 42,684 | 49,519 | 58,598 | 1226 | → | |
San Javier | City | VII | 16,450 | 20,524 | 29,358 | 907 | → | |
Santa Cruz | City | VI | 15,646 | 18,603 | 22,824 | 814 | → | |
Santiago (Santiago de Chile) | Aggl | RM | 4,759,661 | 5,429,013 | 6,160,040 | 81171 | → | |
San Vicente de Tagua Tagua | City | VI | 13,843 | 18,914 | 20,967 | 698 | → | |
Talagante | City | RM | 37,198 | 49,957 | 56,990 | 1037 | → | |
Talca (incl. Culenar) | Aggl | VII | 159,711 | 191,154 | 237,295 | 5544 | → | |
Temuco (incl. Padre Las Casas) | Aggl | IX | 210,587 | 260,878 | 278,513 | 5621 | → | |
Tocopilla | City | II | 24,574 | 23,352 | 24,631 | 795 | → | |
Tomé | City | VIII | 37,394 | 41,198 | 42,647 | 1240 | → | |
Valdivia | City | XIV | 112,712 | 127,750 | 150,727 | 4586 | → | |
Vallenar | City | III | 42,725 | 43,750 | 46,019 | 1261 | → | |
Valparaíso (incl. Viña del Mar, Quilpué, Villa Alemana) | Aggl | V | 750,713 | 803,683 | 901,468 | 25693 | → | |
Victoria | City | IX | 21,549 | 23,977 | 24,856 | 818 | → | |
Villarrica | City | IX | 20,920 | 27,408 | 32,218 | 731 | → |
- Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas INE (web); the 2017 figures are computed by »City Population« with consideration of instititional population.