What share of Chile's population lives in Independencia?

Independencia comuna holds 0.76% of the 20,086,377 people projected for Chile in 2024 and 1.8% of the 8,420,729 projected for the Metropolitana de Santiago region.

Independencia: population and official figures

Population of Independencia comuna (INE projection, 30 June 2024)

153,624

2024

In depth

Poverty and living standards in Independencia: An estimated 11.7% of people in Independencia comuna were in income poverty in 2024 (95% interval 8.0% to 15.3%), 9th lowest of 63 Chilean cities on this site and 28th 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).

What is the population of Independencia?

Independencia comuna had a projected 153,624 residents on 30 June 2024 according to INE, 25th smallest of 63 Chilean cities on this site; INE projected 105,437 for 2017 and 71,823 for 2002. The projections are based on the 2017 census, and the figure covers the comuna as an administrative area.

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Is the population of Independencia growing?

Between 2017 and 2024 the projected population of Independencia comuna changed by +45.7%, a gain of 48,187 people, 2nd fastest-growing of 63 Chilean cities on this site; Chile as a whole changed by +9.1% on the same projections.

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What will the population of Independencia be in 2035?

INE projects 179,698 residents for Independencia comuna in 2035, an increase of 26,074 (+17.0%) from 2024, 5th highest of 63 Chilean cities on this site for projected change; the national projection is +5.2%.

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How many women and men live in Independencia?

Women and girls make up 49.6% of the projected 2024 population of Independencia comuna (76,181 women, 77,443 men), 3rd lowest of 63 Chilean cities on this site for the female share.

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How many older people live in Independencia?

People aged 65 and over are 12.6% of the projected 2024 population of Independencia comuna (19,371), 24th lowest of 63 Chilean cities on this site; children under 15 are 15.7% (24,104).

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How old is the population of Independencia?

Independencia comuna has 80 people aged 65 or over for every 100 children under 15 in the 2024 projection, 27th highest of 63 Chilean cities on this site; the national figure is 75.

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Who runs Independencia?

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

Recoleta 196,856
Calama 196,152
La Pintana 188,980
Valdivia 182,086
Osorno 176,304
Copiapó 176,100
Quilpué 173,591
Curicó 171,589
El Bosque 169,855
Providencia 164,009
Renca 163,102
Talcahuano 158,167
San Pedro de la Paz 153,516
Melipilla 148,899
Villa Alemana 147,418
Punta Arenas 145,713

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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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