Cerro Navia: population and official figures
139,632
In depth
- Poverty and living standards in Cerro Navia: An estimated 19.0% of people in Cerro Navia comuna were in income poverty in 2024 (95% interval 14.5% to 23.5%), 18th highest of 63 Chilean cities on this site and 144th lowest of 345 comunas in the ministry's estimates. The estimate combines the direct Casen 2024 survey estimate for the comuna with a statistical model (Fay-Herriot).
Who runs Cerro Navia?
In Chile, cities and towns are run by municipalities: Mayor (alcalde) and municipal council (concejo) directly elected for four years. Local services, primary education and health in many communes, urban planning, waste; advised by a civil society council (COSOC).
How local power works in Chile
Cities of a similar size in Chile
- Providencia 164,009
- Renca 163,102
- Talcahuano 158,167
- Independencia 153,624
- San Pedro de la Paz 153,516
- Melipilla 148,899
- Villa Alemana 147,418
- Punta Arenas 145,713
- San Miguel 145,424
- Alto Hospicio 143,294
- Lampa 143,032
- Quinta Normal 141,823
- Macul 138,361
- Conchalí 136,674
- Lo Barnechea 131,053
- Coronel 128,941
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Sources
- Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia: Estimaciones de inseguridad alimentaria moderada-severa por comuna 2024 (small-area estimation applied to Casen 2024), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c7b37113503d…)
- Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia: Estimaciones de tasa de pobreza por ingresos por comuna 2024 (small-area estimation applied to Casen 2024), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 44b0f2a534ca…)
- Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia: Estimaciones del indice de pobreza multidimensional (H) por comuna 2024 (small-area estimation applied to Casen 2024), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5f5fc8bc7a23…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE): Estimaciones y proyecciones de poblacion 2002-2035, comunas (base: Censo 2017), by sex and single year of age, read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 de4ed9522031…)
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