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Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

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By area

Chilean regions by area. Sources:
División Político Administrativa y Censal 2007
, National Statistics Office, 2007 (Chile area data);

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'
The World Factbook
(country area comparison).
Note: It does not include the

Chilean Antarctic Territory The Chilean Antarctic Territory or Chilean Antarctica (Spanish: ''Territorio Chileno Antártico'', ''Antártica Chilena'') is the territory in Antarctica claimed by Chile. The Chilean Antarctic Territory ranges from 53° West to 90° West and f ...

, annexed to the

Magallanes Region The Magallanes Region (), officially the Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region ( es, Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena), is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. It is the southernmost, largest, and second lea ...

and totalling .

Population

By population

Chilean regions by population as of June 30, 2015. Sources: National Statistics Office's September 2014 projections
Chile's population
, accessed on 28 June 2015;

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

By population density

Chilean regions by

population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ...

as of 2010. Sources: National Statistics Office
Chile area dataChile's population
;

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(country comparison).
Note: It does not include the internationally unrecognized

, annexed to the

Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region The Magallanes Region (), officially the Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region ( es, Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena), is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. It is the southernmost, largest, and second lea ...

and totalling .

By number of households and household size

Chilean regions by number of

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s and household size in 2013. 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. Source: Ministry of Social Development of Chile'
2013 Casen Survey

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—where the majority of the Rapanui people live—was not included in the survey.

By foreign nationals

Chilean regions by number of

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s and country/area of citizenship in 2017. Source: Ministry of Social Development of Chile'
2017 Casen Survey

Economy

By regional GDP (PPP)

Chilean regions by their 2014 regional

gross domestic product Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and sold (not resold) in a specific time period by countries. Due to its complex and subjective nature this measure is oft ...

at purchasing power parity in billions of 2014

international dollar The international dollar (int'l dollar or intl dollar, symbols Int'l$., Intl$., Int$), also known as Geary–Khamis dollar (symbols G-K$ or GK$), is a hypothetical unit of currency that has the same purchasing power parity that the U.S. dollar ...

s. Sources: Central Bank of Chile
Chile's 2014 Regional GDP in current prices
, accessed on 9 April 2016.

OECD The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; french: Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques, ''OCDE'') is an intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate e ...

's OECD.Stat
Chile's 2014 PPP conversion factor for GDP (375.432372)
, accessed on 9 April 2016.

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'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

per capita at purchasing power parity in 2014

s. 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.

's OECD.Stat
Chile's 2014 PPP conversion factor for GDP (375.432372)
, accessed on 9 April 2016.

'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. 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

By household income per capita

Chilean regions by their annual

household income Household income is a measure of the combined incomes of all people sharing a particular household or place of residence. It includes every form of income, e.g., salaries and wages, retirement income, near cash government transfers like food stamp ...

per capita in

s in 2013.

By household income inequality

Chilean regions by their household

income inequality There are wide varieties of economic inequality, most notably income inequality measured using the distribution of income (the amount of money people are paid) and wealth inequality measured using the distribution of wealth (the amount of we ...

in 2013 as measured by the Gini coefficient.

By absolute poverty rate

Chilean regions by percentage of the regional population living below the national

poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for t ...

. 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. Sources: Ministry of Social Development of Chile's Casen Survey 2011
monthly monetary income
;

'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

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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 The international dollar (int'l dollar or intl dollar, symbols Int'l$., Intl$., Int$), also known as Geary–Khamis dollar (symbols G-K$ or GK$), is a hypothetical unit of currency that has the same purchasing power parity that the U.S. dollar ...

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 Life expectancy is a statistical measure of the average time an organism is expected to live, based on the year of its birth, current age, and other demographic factors like sex. The most commonly used measure is life expectancy at birth ...

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

By life expectancy

Chilean regions by

at birth, by sex, in 2015. Source:
Enfoque demográfico de género, July 2015
" National Statistics Office.

Education

By literacy rate

Chilean regions by

literacy rate Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, huma ...

in persons over 15 years of age. Sources:''
Casen Survey 20092011
an
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. Source: Casen Survey 2009
Ministry of Social Development of Chile.-
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. 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. Sources:''
Casen Survey 2011
Ministry of Social Development of Chile.
Note: Data exclude

special education Special education (known as special-needs education, aided education, exceptional education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, or SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates th ...

By gross enrollment ratio in education

Chilean regions by

gross enrollment ratio Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) or Gross Enrolment Index (GEI) is a statistical measure used in the education sector, and formerly by the UN in its Education Index, to determine the number of students enrolled in school at several different grade level ...

in education in 2011. Sources:''
Casen Survey 2011
Ministry of Social Development of Chile.
Note: Data exclude

Basic services

By access to drinking water

Chilean regions by population living in homes with access to

drinking water Drinking water is water that is used in drink or food preparation; potable water is water that is safe to be used as drinking water. The amount of drinking water required to maintain good health varies, and depends on physical activity level, a ...

in 2011, by source. 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. 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. 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. 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

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ownership and

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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. 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. 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. 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.

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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. Note: Incarceration rate is number of inmates per 100,000 inhabitants.
Sources: Chilean Gendarmerie

, National Statistics Office
Chile's population as of June 30, 2010
,

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, accessed on December 9, 2010
country comparison
.

By national HDI

Chilean regions by their

human development index The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, wh ...

. This is an HDI constructed for Chile and it is not comparable to HDIs for other countries. Source:
Desarrollo Humano en Chile - El poder: ¿para qué y para quién?
"

United Nations Development Programme The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)french: Programme des Nations unies pour le développement, PNUD is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human dev ...

, 2004.

By international HDI

Below is a list of the Chilean regions by

Human Development Index The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, wh ...

as of 2019, 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 a HDI higher than 0.700.

By population by settlement type

Chilean regions by their population living in

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(''ciudades''),

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s (''pueblos''),

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

s (''aldeas'') and

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s (''caseríos''), according to the 2002 census. 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. Source:
Chile: Ciudades, Pueblos, Aldeas y Caseríos 2005
" National Statistics Office, June 2005.

Other references

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