Valdivia in numbers
Population, housing and services in Valdivia from INE's 2024 Census, compared with the region and the country.
Population
170,043people
#1 of 12 in the region · #28 of 346 in the country
Area
966km²
#8 of 12 in the region · #137 of 345 in the country
Density
176people/km²
#1 of 12 in the region · #74 of 345 in the country
Average age
38.3years
country median: 39.3
2024 data
Housing and services
Homes with public water supply90.3%
region median 75.6% · country median 84.6%
Homes on the sewer network84.2%
region median 54.2% · country median 64.1%
Homes with grid electricity99.2%
region median 97.9% · country median 98.0%
Homes with garbage collection99.2%
region median 92.8% · country median 96.1%
Homes with internet95.1%
region median 86.3% · country median 88.9%
Population
Urban population89.0%
region median 52.8% · country median 65.0%
People aged 60 or over20.2%
region median 22.8% · country median 22.1%
Households63,026
region median 7,601 · country median 7,309
People per household2.7
region median 2.7 · country median 2.7
Education and health
Average years of schooling12.7years
region median 10.4 · country median 10.8
Work and income
People in income poverty17.8%
region median 24.6% · country median 20.3%
People in multidimensional poverty11.5%
region median 16.7% · country median 18.1%
Unemployment (aged 15+)8.7%
region median 9.9% · 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 It may be outdated or contain errors; always check the official source.