Guaitecas in numbers
Population, housing and services in Guaitecas from INE's 2024 Census, compared with the region and the country.
Population
1,598people
#7 of 10 in the region · #328 of 346 in the country
Area
632km²
#10 of 10 in the region · #173 of 345 in the country
Density
2.5people/km²
#2 of 10 in the region · #303 of 345 in the country
Average age
37.3years
country median: 39.3
2024 data
Housing and services
Homes with public water supply93.9%
region median 85.9% · country median 84.6%
Homes on the sewer network7.8%
region median 77.3% · country median 64.1%
Homes with grid electricity97.7%
region median 90.3% · country median 98.0%
Homes with garbage collection98.7%
region median 86.5% · country median 96.1%
Homes with internet90.3%
region median 89.7% · country median 88.9%
Population
Urban population91.9%
region median 67.4% · country median 65.0%
People aged 60 or over15.7%
region median 17.7% · country median 22.1%
Households606
region median 1,347 · country median 7,309
People per household2.6
region median 2.3 · country median 2.7
Education and health
Average years of schooling10.4years
region median 11.1 · country median 10.8
Work and income
People in income poverty18.2%
region median 15.8% · country median 20.3%
People in multidimensional poverty20.4%
region median 13.5% · country median 18.1%
Unemployment (aged 15+)7.1%
region median 4.0% · 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 It may be outdated or contain errors; always check the official source.