Quilpué: population and official figures
In depth
- Poverty and living standards in Quilpué: An estimated 17.6% of people in Quilpué comuna were in income poverty in 2024 (95% interval 14.7% to 20.5%), 25th highest of 63 Chilean cities on this site and 111th 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 Quilpué?
Quilpué comuna had a projected 173,591 residents on 30 June 2024 according to INE, 31st smallest of 63 Chilean cities on this site; INE projected 160,210 for 2017 and 133,233 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 Quilpué growing?
Between 2017 and 2024 the projected population of Quilpué comuna changed by +8.4%, a gain of 13,381 people, 31st 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 Quilpué be in 2035?
INE projects 189,824 residents for Quilpué comuna in 2035, an increase of 16,233 (+9.4%) from 2024, 15th 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 Quilpué?
Women and girls make up 51.5% of the projected 2024 population of Quilpué comuna (89,365 women, 84,226 men), 9th 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 Quilpué?
People aged 65 and over are 17.8% of the projected 2024 population of Quilpué comuna (30,865), 3rd highest of 63 Chilean cities on this site; children under 15 are 16.8% (29,151).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow old is the population of Quilpué?
Quilpué comuna has 106 people aged 65 or over for every 100 children under 15 in the 2024 projection, 8th highest of 63 Chilean cities on this site; the national figure is 75.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyWho runs Quilpué?
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
- Concepción 239,776
- Iquique 231,962
- Los Ángeles 223,751
- Estación Central 221,901
- Chillán 204,091
- Colina 197,370
- Recoleta 196,856
- Calama 196,152
- La Pintana 188,980
- Valdivia 182,086
- Osorno 176,304
- Copiapó 176,100
- Curicó 171,589
- El Bosque 169,855
- Providencia 164,009
- Renca 163,102
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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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