Arica in numbers
Population, housing and services in Arica from INE's 2024 Census, compared with the region and the country.
Population
241,653people
#1 of 4 in the region · #15 of 346 in the country
Area
4,795km²
#2 of 4 in the region · #37 of 345 in the country
Density
50.4people/km²
#1 of 4 in the region · #126 of 345 in the country
Average age
36.4years
country median: 39.3
2024 data
Housing and services
Homes with public water supply91.7%
region median 56.6% · country median 84.6%
Homes on the sewer network88.3%
region median 40.4% · country median 64.1%
Homes with grid electricity95.4%
region median 58.4% · country median 98.0%
Homes with garbage collection94.0%
region median 81.1% · country median 96.1%
Homes with internet94.8%
region median 72.1% · country median 88.9%
Population
Urban population91.1%
region median 34.9% · country median 65.0%
People aged 60 or over17.7%
region median 26.2% · country median 22.1%
Households79,338
region median 528 · country median 7,309
People per household3.0
region median 2.2 · country median 2.7
Education and health
Average years of schooling12.3years
region median 10.2 · country median 10.8
Work and income
People in income poverty21.3%
region median 30.5% · country median 20.3%
People in multidimensional poverty18.7%
region median 18.5% · country median 18.1%
Unemployment (aged 15+)10.0%
region median 5.0% · 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 It may be outdated or contain errors; always check the official source.