Los Ángeles: population and official figures
In depth
- Poverty and living standards in Los Ángeles: An estimated 19.3% of people in Los Ángeles comuna were in income poverty in 2024 (95% interval 16.9% to 21.8%), 17th highest of 63 Chilean cities on this site and 148th 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 Los Ángeles?
Los Ángeles comuna had a projected 223,751 residents on 30 June 2024 according to INE, 23rd largest of 63 Chilean cities on this site; INE projected 212,875 for 2017 and 174,082 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 Los Ángeles growing?
Between 2017 and 2024 the projected population of Los Ángeles comuna changed by +5.1%, a gain of 10,876 people, 16th 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 Los Ángeles be in 2035?
INE projects 231,220 residents for Los Ángeles comuna in 2035, an increase of 7,469 (+3.3%) from 2024, 23rd 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 Los Ángeles?
Women and girls make up 51.4% of the projected 2024 population of Los Ángeles comuna (115,050 women, 108,701 men), 11th highest of 63 Chilean cities on this site for the female share.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow many older people live in Los Ángeles?
People aged 65 and over are 13.8% of the projected 2024 population of Los Ángeles comuna (30,885), 31st lowest of 63 Chilean cities on this site; children under 15 are 19.6% (43,898).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow old is the population of Los Ángeles?
Los Ángeles comuna has 70 people aged 65 or over for every 100 children under 15 in the 2024 projection, 26th lowest of 63 Chilean cities on this site; the national figure is 75.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyWho runs Los Ángeles?
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
- Puerto Montt 280,955
- Quilicura 275,744
- Coquimbo 275,644
- Rancagua 274,407
- Peñalolén 272,913
- La Serena 267,400
- Ñuñoa 266,906
- Pudahuel 261,596
- Arica 257,163
- Talca 242,344
- Concepción 239,776
- Iquique 231,962
- Estación Central 221,901
- Chillán 204,091
- Colina 197,370
- Recoleta 196,856
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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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