Ranked lists of Chilean regions


This article includes several ranked indicators for Chile's regions.

By area

Chilean regions by area.
RegionArea Area
Arica and Parinacota-
Tarapacá-
Antofagasta-
Atacama-
Coquimbo-
Valparaíso-
Santiago-
O'Higgins-
Maule-
Ñuble-
Biobío-
Araucanía-
Los Ríos-
Los Lagos-
Aisén-
Magallanes-
'''ChileWebarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211104843/http://historico.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/territorio/division_politico_administrativa/pdf/DPA_COMPLETA.pdf |date=2017-12-11 convert|1250000|sqkm

Population

By population

Chilean regions by population as of June 30, 2015.
RegionMenWomenTotal%
Arica and Parinacota120,566118,560239,1261.33
Tarapacá174,128162,641336,7691.87
Antofagasta326,032296,608622,6403.46
Atacama161,381151,105312,4861.74
Coquimbo382,004389,081771,0854.28
Valparaíso896,720929,0371,825,75710.14
Santiago3,578,7303,735,4467,314,17640.62
O'Higgins461,205457,546918,7515.10
Maule517,428525,5611,042,9895.79
Biobío1,039,5961,074,6902,114,28611.74
Araucanía487,581502,217989,7985.50
Los Ríos202,230202,202404,4322.25
Los Lagos423,107418,016841,1234.67
Aisén56,38051,948108,3280.60
Magallanes84,85279,809164,6610.91
'''Chile

By urban and rural population

Chilean regions by their urban and rural population as of June 30, 2010.
RegionUrbanRural% Urban% Rural
Arica and Parinacota167,34317,61490.59.5
Tarapacá294,02620,50893.56.5
Antofagasta560,80114,46797.52.5
Atacama254,78325,76090.89.2
Coquimbo578,245140,47280.519.5
Valparaíso1,610,211148,95691.58.5
Santiago6,655,975227,58896.73.3
O'Higgins626,417256,95170.929.1
Maule676,615331,21667.132.9
Biobío1,699,819336,62483.516.5
Araucanía659,274311,14567.932.1
Los Ríos260,445119,26468.631.4
Los Lagos588,352247,90470.429.6
Aisén88,37616,46784.315.7
Magallanes147,49011,16793.07.0
'''Chile

By population density

Chilean regions by population density as of 2010.
RegionDensity Density
Arica and Parinacota-
Tarapacá-
Antofagasta-
Atacama-
Coquimbo-
Valparaíso-
Santiago-
O'Higgins-
Maule-
Biobío-
Araucanía-
Los Ríos-
Los Lagos-
Aisén-
Magallanes-
'''Chileconvert|22.6|PD/sqkm|disp=tableconvert|1250000|sqkm

By number of households and household size

Chilean regions by number of households and household size in 2013.
RegionPopulationHouseholdsPersons per
household
Arica and Parinacota171,56950,3873.41
Tarapacá315,44587,8523.59
Antofagasta562,488151,5343.71
Atacama277,54078,5083.54
Coquimbo738,492208,8383.54
Valparaíso1,790,460564,7153.17
Santiago7,009,0922,153,6223.25
O'Higgins899,261276,1413.26
Maule1,017,965327,6443.11
Biobío2,042,044612,4883.33
Araucanía968,430299,8103.23
Los Ríos367,984117,7883.12
Los Lagos844,187264,4033.19
Aisén101,36832,9843.07
Magallanes149,89447,1143.18
'''ChileWebarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928024328/http://observatorio.ministeriodesarrollosocial.gob.cl/casen_obj.php |date=2013-09-28

By indigenous population

Chilean regions by persons self-identifying as belonging to one of Chile's indigenous groups in 2013.
RegionIndigenous
population		% of regional
population		AimaraRapanuiaQuechuaMapucheAtacameño
CollaKawashkar
Yámana
Diaguita
Arica and Parinacota54,50431.7%47,62709733,727320685401,306
Tarapacá56,75318.0%37,3071635,6239,674111709002,937
Antofagasta51,5169.2%6,9011328,3028,88219,7546521005,990
Atacama41,06914.8%2,0792595,1264309,91005023,091
Coquimbo33,7734.6%3,338851,49912,4831,4169031444057,589
Valparaíso56,6093.2%3,082353549,950274024301,225
Santiago510,7347.3%15,50092412,379430,78850424767707,148
O'Higgins30,6863.4%51429737827,2504500215225
Maule22,4212.2%43219019,293205800216
Biobío111,1305.4%1,287295197104,5821420158068
Araucanía312,85532.3%8180401308,14310801910291
Los Ríos81,83522.2%24602780,211003730101
Los Lagos210,04424.9%1,009115205207,09113503100349
Aisén26,92626.6%323719825,83268322758148
Magallanes30,30720.2%15874028,685001,06312069
'''Chile

By foreign nationals

Chilean regions by number of foreign nationals and country/area of citizenship in 2017.
RegionForeign
nationals		% of regional populationVenezuelaPeruColombiaHaitiBoliviaSouth AmericaCaribbeanEuropeNorth AmericaAsiaCentral AmericaAfricaUnspecifiedNo answer
Arica and Parinacota10,5396.5%3473,4731,01205,22210,385862401700027
Tarapacá41,01311.8%1,14215,6082,88350416,61038,3791,64925225141072000
Antofagasta31,5485.4%1,2005,41310,023012,21730,57301101123851100357
Atacama4,7721.7%1356412,18909434,59980583500000
Coquimbo9,8351.3%1,1901,0372,4962,6451296,5182,84222425100000
Valparaíso31,2781.7%7,5262,9823,8715,46844019,4136,1864,8303541523034000
Santiago526,9987.3%157,856128,96584,07859,00910,077421,23575,78819,2855,6262,5471,71062381103
O'Higgins11,8321.3%3,7702,0359001,2478808,4352,14696867004839129
Maule8,5500.8%1,5771507061,6753644,1252,6281,305117207168000
Ñuble2,8380.6%76143119052001,430905239191073000
Biobío12,3210.8%2,6622,0542,4991,5252619,4251,93864011093115000
Araucanía5,1120.5%4573131,1498741033,2169556175842000224
Los Ríos2,1120.6%18813612417201,3213024230660000
Los Lagos6,5490.7%8801919251,51403,7801,51489935600000
Aisén1,8361.7%2161386020311,5781081222800000
Magallanes4,3802.9%150741,84625203,4777331550150000
'''Chile

Economy

By regional GDP (PPP)

Chilean regions by their 2014 regional gross domestic product at purchasing power parity in billions of 2014 international dollars.
RegionGDP
Arica and Parinacota2.315
Tarapacá9.076
Antofagasta38.886
Atacama8.595
Coquimbo11.237
Valparaíso30.758
Santiago175.108
O'Higgins16.376
Maule10.998
Biobío26.428
Araucanía8.238
Los Ríos4.703
Los Lagos11.131
Aisén2.131
Magallanes3.021
'''Chile

By regional GDP (PPP) per capita

Chilean regions by their 2014 regional gross domestic product per capita at purchasing power parity in 2014 international dollars.
RegionGDP
per capita
Arica and Parinacota9,848
Tarapacá27,604
Antofagasta63,402
Atacama27,882
Coquimbo14,800
Valparaíso17,009
Santiago24,224
O'Higgins17,985
Maule10,620
Biobío12,582
Araucanía8,376
Los Ríos11,711
Los Lagos13,335
Aisén19,851
Magallanes18,447
'''Chile

By main economic activity

Chilean regions by their principal economic activity in 2014.
RegionMain economic activity% of regional GDP
Arica and ParinacotaPersonal services19.90
TarapacáMining44.84
AntofagastaMining56.30
AtacamaMining44.33
CoquimboMining35.00
ValparaísoManufacturing industry18.31
SantiagoBusiness and financial services35.32
O'HigginsMining23.68
MauleManufacturing industry15.90
BiobíoManufacturing industry23.83
AraucaníaPersonal services22.14
Los RíosManufacturing industry24.03
Los LagosManufacturing industry20.27
AisénPublic administration19.66
MagallanesPublic administration16.71
'''Chile

By average net salary

Chilean regions by their average annual net salary in 2014 in international dollars.

By household income per capita

Chilean regions by their annual household income per capita in international dollars in 2013.

By household income inequality

Chilean regions by their household income inequality 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.
Region2006200920112013
Arica and Parinacota30.618.821.014.6
Tarapacá24.024.916.48.2
Antofagasta12.38.87.14.0
Atacama22.322.216.37.3
Coquimbo37.930.626.116.2
Valparaíso30.624.424.515.6
Santiago20.217.615.79.2
O'Higgins32.625.819.416.0
Maule43.938.832.522.3
Biobío41.335.132.322.3
Araucanía48.548.539.727.9
Los Ríos45.337.732.023.1
Los Lagos29.329.027.017.6
Aisén23.020.313.36.8
Magallanes12.810.37.05.6
'''Chile

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.
RegionMedian
income
Below 40%
of median
income		Below 50%
of median
income		Below 60%
of median
income
Arica and Parinacota7,4209.3%17.8%24.9%
Tarapacá9,23513.0%18.6%25.9%
Antofagasta11,24610.4%16.1%24.0%
Atacama8,70813.7%19.3%25.7%
Coquimbo7,1259.6%16.7%23.1%
Valparaíso7,04510.2%16.4%23.6%
Santiago8,90911.0%17.4%24.0%
O'Higgins7,6889.2%16.2%22.4%
Maule6,1496.8%13.4%22.0%
Biobío6,0829.4%15.4%23.0%
Araucanía5,47311.1%16.2%24.4%
Los Ríos6,2059.1%14.9%22.9%
Los Lagos6,5329.3%14.7%22.3%
Aisén9,06612.4%18.8%25.2%
Magallanes9,92710.0%16.2%24.2%
'''ChileWebarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928024328/http://observatorio.ministeriodesarrollosocial.gob.cl/casen_obj.php |date=2013-09-28

Health

By average lifespan

Chilean regions by the average lifespan in years in 2002. This should not be confused with life expectancy.
RegionMenWomenTotal
Arica and Parinacota + Tarapacá61.067.763.8
Antofagasta60.667.863.7
Atacama64.469.166.4
Coquimbo65.570.267.6
Valparaíso66.772.569.4
Santiago63.867.465.5
O'Higgins64.169.366.3
Maule64.671.467.5
Biobío63.170.166.1
Araucanía63.971.167.0
Los Ríos + Los Lagos62.669.465.5
Aisén56.262.458.5
Magallanes63.371.466.6
'''Chile

By life expectancy

Chilean regions by life expectancy at birth, by sex, in 2015.
RegionMen
Women
Arica and Parinacota77.0381.36
Tarapacá76.6681.49
Antofagasta75.7380.21
Atacama77.0481.47
Coquimbo77.4682.51
Valparaíso76.4881.61
Santiago76.9282.13
O'Higgins76.6981.35
Maule75.9980.92
Biobío76.2481.42
Araucanía75.9881.12
Los Ríos75.5580.77
Los Lagos75.0280.89
Aisén75.0881.55
Magallanes75.2680.87
'''Chile

Education

By literacy rate

Chilean regions by literacy rate in persons over 15 years of age.
Region200920112013
Arica and Parinacota98.798.697.5
Tarapacá97.898.898.8
Antofagasta98.498.998.1
Atacama97.797.296.5
Coquimbo96.296.496.5
Valparaíso97.697.597.5
Santiago98.298.297.4
O'Higgins94.094.794.0
Maule92.392.392.7
Biobío94.895.094.8
Araucanía93.194.693.9
Los Ríos94.794.794.8
Los Lagos94.895.494.6
Aisén95.695.594.9
Magallanes97.998.497.1
'''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.
RegionMenWomenTotal
Arica and Parinacota11.010.710.9
Tarapacá11.110.810.9
Antofagasta11.511.011.2
Atacama10.410.110.2
Coquimbo10.310.110.1
Valparaíso11.010.710.8
Santiago11.411.111.2
O'Higgins9.99.69.7
Maule9.09.19.1
Biobío9.99.79.8
Araucanía9.39.39.3
Los Ríos9.99.69.7
Los Lagos9.59.29.3
Aisén9.99.99.9
Magallanes11.110.510.8
'''ChileWebarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928024328/http://observatorio.ministeriodesarrollosocial.gob.cl/casen_obj.php |date=2013-09-28

By level of educational attainment

Chilean regions by highest level of educational attainment in persons over 15 years of age in 2011.
RegionNo formal
education		Incomplete
primary		Complete
primary		Incomplete
secondary		Complete
secondary		Incomplete
tertiary		Complete
tertiary		Complete
primary
or more		Complete
secondary
or more
Arica and Parinacota1.6%11.1%8.3%23.4%33.2%10.6%11.9%87.3%55.7%
Tarapacá1.8%9.0%10.5%22.1%36.1%10.0%10.4%89.1%56.5%
Antofagasta1.5%7.7%9.2%22.7%34.0%11.3%13.5%90.8%58.8%
Atacama3.6%12.5%11.7%23.4%30.9%8.6%9.3%83.9%48.8%
Coquimbo3.2%14.8%11.7%21.1%29.7%9.7%9.8%82.0%49.2%
Valparaíso2.7%11.8%10.1%19.5%29.0%13.0%13.9%85.5%55.9%
Santiago2.0%10.4%9.1%20.3%29.8%12.2%16.3%87.6%58.2%
O'Higgins4.0%19.7%11.3%20.1%26.4%8.7%9.8%76.3%44.9%
Maule5.3%23.6%14.6%18.5%24.0%6.8%7.2%71.1%38.0%
Biobío3.7%19.0%11.2%21.4%25.9%8.7%10.1%77.3%44.7%
Araucanía5.6%22.3%12.2%19.5%23.0%8.0%9.3%72.1%40.3%
Los Ríos4.0%20.1%12.5%19.2%25.2%9.4%9.6%75.8%44.1%
Los Lagos3.4%22.1%15.4%20.1%23.7%7.3%8.1%74.5%39.1%
Aisén4.4%17.7%13.5%20.4%23.2%7.3%13.5%78.0%44.0%
Magallanes1.3%12.1%12.1%19.7%29.0%11.5%14.2%86.6%54.7%
'''ChileWebarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928024328/http://observatorio.ministeriodesarrollosocial.gob.cl/casen_obj.php |date=2013-09-28

By net enrollment ratio in education

Chilean regions by net enrollment ratio in education in 2011.
RegionPreschool
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Arica and Parinacota42.9291.1776.6538.67
Tarapacá47.5194.5270.8228.16
Antofagasta38.1391.9070.7828.26
Atacama38.1494.1373.9323.01
Coquimbo47.4393.0068.9533.89
Valparaíso50.2391.3771.6342.96
Santiago43.1592.3872.9135.03
O'Higgins41.8995.4163.0028.60
Maule43.3893.1067.4926.31
Biobío40.7693.4571.8331.62
Araucanía45.4993.4073.2529.55
Los Ríos38.4994.1869.8333.88
Los Lagos40.4292.8871.4325.78
Aisén52.2894.3969.3022.42
Magallanes51.1694.4072.5043.87
'''ChileWebarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928024328/http://observatorio.ministeriodesarrollosocial.gob.cl/casen_obj.php |date=2013-09-28

By gross enrollment ratio in education

Chilean regions by gross enrollment ratio in education in 2011.
RegionPreschoolPrimarySecondaryTertiary
Arica and Parinacota47.75100.1192.1744.84
Tarapacá53.52106.5683.2037.14
Antofagasta45.20101.5997.8235.93
Atacama44.36103.7494.5128.65
Coquimbo53.90102.3086.3941.16
Valparaíso58.52102.3097.5858.41
Santiago51.15103.2991.2350.56
O'Higgins47.93112.6578.9044.71
Maule51.17107.4186.4533.08
Biobío46.54107.0490.0341.30
Araucanía53.87104.0588.6036.92
Los Ríos44.88106.9485.7243.84
Los Lagos48.88107.3392.7334.09
Aisén58.69107.6691.4931.23
Magallanes58.03106.0786.0859.49
'''ChileWebarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928024328/http://observatorio.ministeriodesarrollosocial.gob.cl/casen_obj.php |date=2013-09-28

Basic services

By access to drinking water

Chilean regions by population living in homes with access to drinking water in 2011, by source.
RegionPublic supply
network		Water well
or noria		River, slope,
lake or stream		Water
truck		Other
source
Arica and Parinacota96.2%1.4%0.7%1.5%0.2%
Tarapacá96.4%0.4%1.2%1.3%0.6%
Antofagasta99.3%0.0%0.1%0.4%0.3%
Atacama96.2%0.3%0.6%2.9%0.1%
Coquimbo96.5%1.5%0.9%0.9%0.3%
Valparaíso96.5%1.7%0.2%0.7%1.0%
Santiago99.0%0.5%0.2%0.1%0.2%
O'Higgins96.9%2.2%0.3%0.4%0.2%
Maule89.2%7.8%2.4%0.2%0.3%
Biobío88.5%8.5%2.2%0.1%0.6%
Araucanía75.8%15.0%7.6%1.1%0.5%
Los Ríos78.3%10.3%10.8%0.3%0.3%
Los Lagos82.2%11.4%4.5%0.1%1.9%
Aisén92.6%1.0%6.3%0.0%0.1%
Magallanes98.3%0.9%0.3%0.0%0.4%
'''ChileWebarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928024328/http://observatorio.ministeriodesarrollosocial.gob.cl/casen_obj.php |date=2013-09-28

By access to sewage treatment

Chilean regions by population living in homes with access to house sewage treatment in 2011, by type.
RegionSanitary
sewer		Septic
tank		Dry
well		Other-
Arica and Parinacota91.8%4.2%3.8%0.0%0.2%
Tarapacá96.0%1.5%2.1%0.0%0.4%
Antofagasta98.2%0.9%0.7%0.0%0.2%
Atacama94.0%3.2%2.4%0.0%0.3%
Coquimbo86.4%8.1%5.2%0.1%0.2%
Valparaíso90.2%7.7%1.7%0.2%0.2%
Santiago96.8%2.2%0.7%0.0%0.3%
O'Higgins70.2%22.1%7.0%0.0%0.6%
Maule73.0%17.3%8.3%0.2%1.2%
Biobío82.6%10.7%6.1%0.1%0.4%
Araucanía70.5%10.8%18.2%0.2%0.3%
Los Ríos69.5%20.5%9.4%0.0%0.5%
Los Lagos72.6%9.4%17.1%0.1%0.8%
Aisén89.5%6.6%3.8%0.0%0.1%
Magallanes97.8%1.3%0.8%0.0%0.1%
'''ChileWebarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928024328/http://observatorio.ministeriodesarrollosocial.gob.cl/casen_obj.php |date=2013-09-28

By access to electricity

Chilean regions by population living in homes with access to electricity in 2011, by source.
RegionPublic
network		Own/community
generator		Solar
panel		Other
source		-
Arica and Parinacota98.2%0.8%0.1%0.5%0.5%
Tarapacá98.5%0.9%0.0%0.1%0.4%
Antofagasta98.3%0.6%0.0%0.1%0.9%
Atacama98.0%0.9%0.3%0.1%0.7%
Coquimbo98.7%0.1%0.5%0.1%0.5%
Valparaíso99.1%0.0%0.0%0.7%0.1%
Santiago99.9%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%
O'Higgins99.4%0.1%0.0%0.2%0.3%
Maule99.3%0.1%0.0%0.1%0.5%
Biobío99.3%0.1%0.0%0.3%0.4%
Araucanía98.2%0.2%0.0%0.4%1.2%
Los Ríos99.1%0.1%0.0%0.1%0.7%
Los Lagos97.6%1.3%0.0%0.4%0.6%
Aisén98.5%0.4%0.1%0.2%0.8%
Magallanes99.5%0.3%0.0%0.1%0.1%
'''ChileWebarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928024328/http://observatorio.ministeriodesarrollosocial.gob.cl/casen_obj.php |date=2013-09-28

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.
RegionVehicleAutomatic washing
machine		RefrigeratorWater
heater		Fixed telephone
line		Mobile
phone		Cable/Sat. TV
connection
Arica and Parinacota36.3%66.7%77.2%39.0%44.2%94.1%45.1%
Tarapacá32.0%60.9%67.1%35.4%40.5%93.3%39.6%
Antofagasta32.5%68.5%74.1%57.8%57.4%95.6%58.5%
Atacama28.3%61.9%77.2%56.5%39.6%95.4%39.9%
Coquimbo28.8%61.6%77.1%58.4%28.5%95.3%33.6%
Valparaíso26.6%71.3%82.2%71.0%45.9%92.5%47.7%
Santiago29.7%73.2%80.6%70.9%57.0%93.6%39.9%
O'Higgins31.0%69.7%82.3%66.2%27.0%95.6%47.7%
Maule27.3%66.6%79.6%50.4%16.1%95.3%30.5%
Biobío25.6%72.0%79.9%42.2%32.2%94.5%42.5%
Araucanía25.4%66.7%75.7%38.9%26.2%92.7%29.3%
Los Ríos24.7%71.2%77.9%36.9%29.5%94.1%38.7%
Los Lagos26.4%73.6%81.1%36.1%24.6%95.3%42.3%
Aisén39.2%83.2%86.2%57.3%24.6%93.9%51.5%
Magallanes45.5%74.3%84.0%79.1%56.9%92.8%54.7%
'''ChileWebarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928024328/http://observatorio.ministeriodesarrollosocial.gob.cl/casen_obj.php |date=2013-09-28

By computer ownership and Internet access

Chilean regions by personal computer ownership and Internet 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.
RegionAt least one
computer in
the household		Internet
access
Arica and Parinacota46.6%35.3%
Tarapacá42.9%34.6%
Antofagasta54.0%44.6%
Atacama43.0%30.4%
Coquimbo39.7%29.8%
Valparaíso47.2%34.8%
Santiago49.5%39.8%
O'Higgins42.3%28.1%
Maule32.7%20.0%
Biobío40.2%26.8%
Araucanía32.9%20.9%
Los Ríos38.3%26.7%
Los Lagos37.3%27.0%
Aisén48.8%35.8%
Magallanes55.7%39.2%
'''ChileWebarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928024328/http://observatorio.ministeriodesarrollosocial.gob.cl/casen_obj.php |date=2013-09-28

By mobile phone ownership

Chilean regions by population over the age of 15 owning a mobile phone in 2011.
Region% of regional
population
over 15
Arica and Parinacota90.7%
Tarapacá93.4%
Antofagasta97.4%
Atacama97.4%
Coquimbo93.9%
Valparaíso90.9%
Santiago90.1%
O'Higgins94.5%
Maule95.1%
Biobío90.8%
Araucanía90.1%
Los Ríos92.3%
Los Lagos93.4%
Aisén97.3%
Magallanes93.4%
'''ChileWebarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928024328/http://observatorio.ministeriodesarrollosocial.gob.cl/casen_obj.php |date=2013-09-28

By electorate

Chilean regions by population registered to vote in the 28 October 2012 municipal election as of 30 June 2012. Please note that Chileans born in Chile are automatically enrolled.
RegionEnrolled
men		Enrolled
women		Enrolled
total		Men of
voting age		Women of
voting age		Voting age
population		E/VAP ratio
Men		E/VAP ratio
Women		E/VAP ratio
Total
Arica and Parinacota86,77783,744170,52161,48269,090130,572141.1%121.2%130.6%
Tarapacá110,862105,991216,853123,726112,390236,11689.6%94.3%91.8%
Antofagasta207,865204,518412,383220,600199,989420,59094.2%102.3%98.0%
Atacama110,406108,717219,123103,86699,277203,143106.3%109.5%107.9%
Coquimbo257,793270,799528,592264,626275,644540,27097.4%98.2%97.8%
Valparaíso703,110752,8011,455,911655,608693,3521,348,960107.2%108.6%107.9%
Santiago2,508,4222,743,4345,251,8562,503,2092,700,8075,204,016100.2%101.6%100.9%
O'Higgins341,873348,904690,777333,154329,673662,826102.6%105.8%104.2%
Maule393,346407,300800,646371,827382,371754,199105.8%106.5%106.2%
Biobío789,249837,0391,626,288740,687780,9511,521,638106.6%107.2%106.9%
Araucanía396,403409,163805,566349,552364,606714,158113.4%112.2%112.8%
Los Ríos158,554162,596321,150138,550142,148280,698114.4%114.4%114.4%
Los Lagos327,881333,800661,681316,363306,929623,292103.6%108.8%106.2%
Aisén47,42542,58390,00840,41235,53775,950117.4%119.8%118.5%
Magallanes81,47471,255152,72963,25756,295119,552128.8%126.6%127.8%
'''ChileDead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes

By prison inmates and incarceration rate

Chilean regions by prison inmates and incarceration rate as of November 30, 2010.
RegionPrison inmates
Men		Prison inmates
Women		Prison inmates
Total		Incarceration rate
Male		Incarceration rate
Female		Incarceration rate
Total
Arica and Parinacota1,8833842,2672,0964041,226
Tarapacá2,2473912,6381,376259839
Antofagasta2,1812142,39572878416
Atacama1,0931531,246763111444
Coquimbo2,0491392,18857638304
Valparaíso5,1204445,56459150316
Santiago19,2992,22521,52457563313
O'Higgins2,4981952,69356145305
Maule2,0911132,20441622219
Biobío3,7392533,99237324196
Araucanía2,3951042,49949821258
Los Ríos1,185361,22162519322
Los Lagos1,908691,97744917236
Aisén201520636410196
Magallanes336934540312217
ChileWebarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091105090952/http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/law/research/icps/worldbrief/wpb_stats.php?area=all&category=wb_poprate |date=2009-11-05

By national HDI

Chilean regions by their human development index. This is an HDI constructed for Chile and it is not comparable to HDIs for other countries.
Region19902003
Arica and Parinacota + Tarapacá0.7400.775
Antofagasta0.6980.776
Atacama0.7100.768
Coquimbo0.6650.761
Valparaíso0.6890.769
Santiago0.7260.812
O'Higgins0.6580.736
Maule0.6240.720
Biobío0.6280.735
Araucanía0.6120.717
Los Ríos + Los Lagos0.6320.721
Aisén0.6520.742
Magallanes0.7120.788
'''Chile

By international HDI

Below is a list of the Chilean regions by Human Development Index as of 2022, which is a comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy, education, standard of living and overall well-being of the citizens in each states.

By population by settlement type

Chilean regions by their population living in cities, towns, villages and hamlets, according to the 2002 census.
RegionPopulation
in cities		Population
in towns		Population
in villages		Population
in hamlets		Population in other
rural areas
Arica and Parinacota + Tarapacá396,4116,7275,0367,62012,800
Antofagasta479,0613,4852,2332,1427,063
Atacama226,2666,3535,7857,6568,276
Coquimbo445,39825,52452,24629,42950,613
Valparaíso1,362,07747,82550,83427,37251,744
Santiago5,822,31652,69760,66730,82594,680
O'Higgins468,30980,27552,24629,429150,368
Maule525,53077,49052,24629,429223,402
Biobío1,436,10492,20265,03255,060213,164
Araucanía520,32668,08211,72610,238259,163
Los Ríos + Los Lagos661,48672,89342,11148,829247,816
Aisén61,78611,8216,8382,7778,270
Magallanes132,9836,6861,6292,4357,093
'''Chile

By largest cities

Largest cities within a region, according to the 2002 census. In all regions, the largest city is also the regional capital.
RegionLargest city2nd Largest3rd Largest
Arica and ParinacotaAricanonenone
TarapacáIquiqueAlto HospicioPozo Almonte
AntofagastaAntofagastaCalamaTocopilla
AtacamaCopiapóVallenarCaldera
CoquimboGreater La Serena OvalleIllapel
ValparaísoGreater Valparaíso Quillota San Antonio
SantiagoSantiago Metropolis Peñaflor Colina
O'HigginsRancagua San FernandoRengo
MauleTalca CuricóLinares
BiobíoGreater Concepción Chillán Los Ángeles
AraucaníaGreater Temuco AngolVillarrica
Los RíosValdivia La UniónRío Bueno
Los LagosPuerto MonttOsornoCastro
AisénCoihaiquePuerto Aisénnone
MagallanesPunta ArenasPuerto Natalesnone

Source: "." National Statistics Office, June 2005.