Quemchi in numbers
Population, housing and services in Quemchi from INE's 2024 Census, compared with the region and the country.
Population
8,409people
#21 of 30 in the region · #273 of 346 in the country
Area
441km²
#25 of 30 in the region · #218 of 345 in the country
Density
19.1people/km²
#11 of 30 in the region · #210 of 345 in the country
Average age
41.8years
country median: 39.3
2024 data
Housing and services
Homes with public water supply44.2%
region median 71.1% · country median 84.6%
Homes on the sewer network11.1%
region median 50.3% · country median 64.1%
Homes with grid electricity97.7%
region median 97.7% · country median 98.0%
Homes with garbage collection83.0%
region median 89.3% · country median 96.1%
Homes with internet79.3%
region median 86.4% · country median 88.9%
Population
Urban population29.7%
region median 45.9% · country median 65.0%
People aged 60 or over24.9%
region median 23.3% · country median 22.1%
Households3,373
region median 5,061 · country median 7,309
People per household2.5
region median 2.6 · country median 2.7
Education and health
Average years of schooling9.6years
region median 10.2 · country median 10.8
Work and income
People in income poverty20.7%
region median 17.9% · country median 20.3%
People in multidimensional poverty23.2%
region median 16.8% · country median 18.1%
Unemployment (aged 15+)5.3%
region median 7.2% · 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 It may be outdated or contain errors; always check the official source.