Punta Arenas in numbers
Population, housing and services in Punta Arenas from INE's 2024 Census, compared with the region and the country.
Population
132,363people
#1 of 11 in the region · #45 of 346 in the country
Area
17,764km²
#2 of 10 in the region · #9 of 345 in the country
Density
7.5people/km²
#1 of 10 in the region · #278 of 345 in the country
Average age
39.1years
country median: 39.3
2024 data
Housing and services
Homes with public water supply96.8%
region median 52.4% · country median 84.6%
Homes on the sewer network94.9%
region median 84.0% · country median 64.1%
Homes with grid electricity98.5%
region median 54.8% · country median 98.0%
Homes with garbage collection98.7%
region median 75.9% · country median 96.1%
Homes with internet95.7%
region median 93.3% · country median 88.9%
Population
Urban population94.8%
region median 0.0% · country median 65.0%
People aged 60 or over21.2%
region median 19.4% · country median 22.1%
Households49,571
region median 146 · country median 7,309
People per household2.6
region median 2.4 · country median 2.7
Education and health
Average years of schooling12.5years
region median 12.0 · country median 10.8
Work and income
People in income poverty9.8%
region median 7.6% · country median 20.3%
People in multidimensional poverty6.3%
region median 8.7% · country median 18.1%
Unemployment (aged 15+)6.8%
region median 1.2% · 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 It may be outdated or contain errors; always check the official source.