Chaitén in numbers
Population, housing and services in Chaitén from INE's 2024 Census, compared with the region and the country.
Population
4,025people
#27 of 30 in the region · #318 of 346 in the country
Area
8,290km²
#1 of 30 in the region · #22 of 345 in the country
Density
0.5people/km²
#30 of 30 in the region · #323 of 345 in the country
Average age
40.1years
country median: 39.3
2024 data
Housing and services
Homes with public water supply59.1%
region median 71.1% · country median 84.6%
Homes on the sewer network45.0%
region median 50.3% · country median 64.1%
Homes with grid electricity86.8%
region median 97.7% · country median 98.0%
Homes with garbage collection83.8%
region median 89.3% · country median 96.1%
Homes with internet88.9%
region median 86.4% · country median 88.9%
Population
Urban population43.3%
region median 45.9% · country median 65.0%
People aged 60 or over21.4%
region median 23.3% · country median 22.1%
Households1,676
region median 5,061 · country median 7,309
People per household2.4
region median 2.6 · country median 2.7
Education and health
Average years of schooling10.5years
region median 10.2 · country median 10.8
Work and income
People in income poverty16.6%
region median 17.9% · country median 20.3%
People in multidimensional poverty8.9%
region median 16.8% · country median 18.1%
Unemployment (aged 15+)4.1%
region median 7.2% · country median 8.7%
Sources
- Fuente: INE, Cartografía del Censo 2024 (superficie calculada por ciudades.io). License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (INE Chile).
- Fuente: INE, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2024. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (INE Chile; indicar transformaciones).
- Fuente: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia, Observatorio Social, Estimaciones comunales de pobreza (SAE) 2024 en base a Casen 2024 (metodología nueva, no comparable con 2022). License: CC BY 4.0 (BIDAT).
Data transformed by ciudades.io (sums, percentages and medians). It may be outdated or contain errors; always check the official source.