La Cisterna: population and official figures
In depth
- Poverty and living standards in La Cisterna: An estimated 12.2% of people in La Cisterna comuna were in income poverty in 2024 (95% interval 8.3% to 16.1%), 13th lowest of 63 Chilean cities on this site and 33rd 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 La Cisterna?
La Cisterna comuna had a projected 101,401 residents on 30 June 2024 according to INE, 2nd smallest of 63 Chilean cities on this site; INE projected 95,652 for 2017 and 88,612 for 2002. The projections are based on the 2017 census, and the figure covers the comuna as an administrative area.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyIs the population of La Cisterna growing?
Between 2017 and 2024 the projected population of La Cisterna comuna changed by +6.0%, a gain of 5,749 people, 21st slowest-growing of 63 Chilean cities on this site; Chile as a whole changed by +9.1% on the same projections.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyWhat will the population of La Cisterna be in 2035?
INE projects 99,915 residents for La Cisterna comuna in 2035, a decrease of 1,486 (-1.5%) from 2024, 10th lowest of 63 Chilean cities on this site for projected change; the national projection is +5.2%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow many women and men live in La Cisterna?
Women and girls make up 50.6% of the projected 2024 population of La Cisterna comuna (51,270 women, 50,131 men), 29th lowest of 63 Chilean cities on this site for the female share.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow many older people live in La Cisterna?
People aged 65 and over are 16.7% of the projected 2024 population of La Cisterna comuna (16,884), 8th highest of 63 Chilean cities on this site; children under 15 are 16.5% (16,686).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow old is the population of La Cisterna?
La Cisterna comuna has 101 people aged 65 or over for every 100 children under 15 in the 2024 projection, 10th highest of 63 Chilean cities on this site; the national figure is 75.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyWho runs La Cisterna?
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
- Conchalí 136,674
- Lo Barnechea 131,053
- Coronel 128,941
- Ovalle 124,401
- La Granja 119,321
- Huechuraba 118,327
- Buin 117,982
- Peñaflor 106,840
- Pedro Aguirre Cerda 104,462
- Linares 103,958
- San Joaquín 103,118
- Lo Prado 102,078
- Lo Espejo 100,694
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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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