Melipilla: population and official figures
In depth
- Poverty and living standards in Melipilla: An estimated 21.4% of people in Melipilla comuna were in income poverty in 2024 (95% interval 16.5% to 26.4%), 8th highest of 63 Chilean cities on this site and 147th highest 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 Melipilla?
Melipilla comuna had a projected 148,899 residents on 30 June 2024 according to INE, 23rd smallest of 63 Chilean cities on this site; INE projected 133,232 for 2017 and 97,335 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 Melipilla growing?
Between 2017 and 2024 the projected population of Melipilla comuna changed by +11.8%, a gain of 15,667 people, 23rd fastest-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 Melipilla be in 2035?
INE projects 162,362 residents for Melipilla comuna in 2035, an increase of 13,463 (+9.0%) from 2024, 16th highest 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 Melipilla?
Women and girls make up 50.3% of the projected 2024 population of Melipilla comuna (74,840 women, 74,059 men), 17th 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 Melipilla?
People aged 65 and over are 13.5% of the projected 2024 population of Melipilla comuna (20,086), 29th lowest of 63 Chilean cities on this site; children under 15 are 19.6% (29,176).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow old is the population of Melipilla?
Melipilla comuna has 69 people aged 65 or over for every 100 children under 15 in the 2024 projection, 25th lowest of 63 Chilean cities on this site; the national figure is 75.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyWho runs Melipilla?
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
- 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
- Independencia 153,624
- San Pedro de la Paz 153,516
- Villa Alemana 147,418
- Punta Arenas 145,713
- San Miguel 145,424
- Alto Hospicio 143,294
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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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