Poverty and living standards in Araucania, Chile: official figures
5.4% of occupied homes in Araucania were overcrowded in the 2024 census (19,922 homes), and 0.4% critically so (Chile: 5.7% and 0.6%); joint 6th highest of Chile's 16 regions.
Do homes in Araucania have running water?
80.3% of homes in Araucania got their water from the public network in 2024 (Chile: 92.3%), 2nd lowest of Chile's 16 regions; 6,335 homes (1.7%) had no water distribution system at all.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyDo homes in Araucania have sanitation and electricity?
89.8% of homes in Araucania were connected to a sewer or septic tank in 2024 (Chile: 97.0%), and 5,264 homes (1.4%) had no electricity.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow many homes in Araucania have no internet?
12.7% of households in Araucania had no internet access in the 2024 census (Chile: 6.8%); joint highest of Chile's 16 regions.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow many households in Araucania cook with firewood?
27.9% of households in Araucania cooked with firewood in 2024 (Chile: 5.1%), 4th highest of Chile's 16 regions.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow many people rent their home in Araucania?
69.0% of occupied homes in Araucania were owned (paid off or being paid for) and 17.8% were rented in 2024 (Chile: 61.1% and 26.2%); the rented share is 3rd lowest of Chile's 16 regions.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow many homes are there in Araucania?
The census counted 480,958 private dwellings in Araucania in 2024, up 26.4% on the 380,373 of 2017, while the population grew 7.4%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyWhat is the poverty rate in Araucania?
28.6% of people in Araucania lived in income poverty in 2024, according to the CASEN 2024 household survey (Chile: 17.3%). That is the highest of 16 regions.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyIs poverty in Araucania going down?
The income poverty rate in Araucania was 32.0% in 2022 and 34.8% in 2017, so the 2024 figure is down 3.4 percentage points on 2022 and down 6.2 percentage points on 2017 (Chile: 22.5% in 2017, 20.5% in 2022), using the 2024 poverty methodology for every year.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow many people in Araucania live in extreme poverty?
13.0% of residents of Araucania were in extreme poverty in 2024, the highest of 16 regions (Chile: 6.9%); the rate was 13.7% in 2022.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow many people are poor in Araucania?
CASEN 2024 estimates that 295,345 people in Araucania lived below the income poverty line, out of 1,033,016 people in private households; that is 8.5% of the 3,478,364 people in poverty nationwide.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyWhat is the multidimensional poverty rate in Araucania?
15.9% of people in Araucania were in multidimensional poverty in 2024 (deprived in education, health, work and social security, housing or social networks), down 4.9 percentage points from 20.9% in 2022. Nationally the rate was 17.7%; Araucania is 6th lowest of 16 regions.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyWhat are the main causes of poverty in Araucania?
The most common deprivations among households in Araucania in 2024 were informal work (29.4% of households; Chile: 28.8%), no digital connectivity (22.6%) and unemployment or underemployment (22.1%), out of the 20 indicators in the multidimensional poverty measure.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow many people in Araucania have low incomes?
33.1% of people in Araucania lived in households whose monetary income per person was below half the median in 2024 (Chile: 20.8%), the highest of 16 regions; the share was 33.7% in 2022.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow many households in Araucania are affected by insecurity?
12.2% of households in Araucania were deprived on the security indicator of the multidimensional poverty measure in 2024, 3rd lowest of 16 regions (Chile: 28.2%).
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow Araucania compares with other regions
Overcrowded homes (Census 2024) (2024)
Araucania ranks 7 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Overcrowded homes (Census 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Santiago Metropolitan Region | 6.5% |
| 5 | Atacama | 5.7% |
| 6 | Maule | 5.4% |
| 7 | Araucania | 5.4% |
| 8 | Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins | 5.1% |
| 9 | Aysen | 5.0% |
| 10 | Los Rios | 4.8% |
Households without internet (Census 2024) (2024)
Araucania ranks 1 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Households without internet (Census 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Araucania | 12.7% |
| 2 | Maule | 10.6% |
| 3 | Los Rios | 10.1% |
| 4 | Los Lagos | 9.2% |
| 5 | Aysen | 8.9% |
| 6 | Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins | 8.8% |
| 7 | Biobio | 8.1% |
Homes on the public water network (Census 2024) (2024)
Araucania ranks 14 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Homes on the public water network (Census 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Biobio | 89.9% |
| 10 | Tarapaca | 88.4% |
| 11 | Aysen | 87.4% |
| 12 | Atacama | 87.1% |
| 13 | Los Lagos | 81.1% |
| 14 | Araucania | 80.3% |
| 15 | Los Rios | 80.1% |
Income poverty rate (CASEN 2024) (2024)
Araucania ranks 1 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Income poverty rate (CASEN 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Araucania | 28.6% |
| 2 | Maule | 24.3% |
| 3 | Los Rios | 22.3% |
| 4 | Arica y Parinacota | 21.4% |
| 5 | Tarapaca | 20.8% |
| 6 | Coquimbo | 20.7% |
| 7 | Biobio | 19.3% |
Extreme poverty rate (CASEN 2024) (2024)
Araucania ranks 1 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Extreme poverty rate (CASEN 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Araucania | 13.0% |
| 2 | Maule | 10.1% |
| 3 | Arica y Parinacota | 9.9% |
| 4 | Coquimbo | 9.1% |
| 5 | Tarapaca | 9.0% |
| 6 | Los Rios | 8.5% |
| 7 | Atacama | 7.4% |
Multidimensional poverty rate, population (CASEN 2024) (2024)
Araucania ranks 10 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Multidimensional poverty rate, population (CASEN 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Coquimbo | 17.0% |
| 8 | Los Lagos | 16.3% |
| 9 | Valparaiso | 15.9% |
| 10 | Araucania | 15.9% |
| 11 | Biobio | 15.5% |
| 12 | Los Rios | 14.4% |
| 13 | Maule | 13.7% |
People below half the median monetary income per person (CASEN 2024) (2024)
Araucania ranks 1 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | People below half the median monetary income per person (CASEN 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Araucania | 33.1% |
| 2 | Maule | 29.5% |
| 3 | Coquimbo | 26.9% |
| 4 | Los Rios | 26.3% |
| 5 | Arica y Parinacota | 25.6% |
| 6 | Biobio | 23.7% |
| 7 | Tarapaca | 22.7% |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE): Censo de Poblacion y Vivienda 2024: Sintesis de resultados (Tables 1-4, 8, 13, 18, 21, 24-28, 30-31, 33-37 and 39 by region), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fdf5a5b0acc0…)
- Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social): Encuesta Casen 2024: tablas de resultados, situacion de ingresos de los hogares, tables 3 (average household income by type and region, 2006-2024), 9 (composition of monetary income by region) and 21 (people below 50% of the median per-person income by region), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7e90810f6eb9…)
- Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social): Encuesta Casen 2024: tablas de resultados, pobreza multidimensional (metodologia 2024), tables 25 (households deprived in each indicator by region) and 33 (incidence in the population by region, 2022 and 2024), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fdb44781fc4e…)
- Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social): Encuesta Casen 2024: tablas de resultados, pobreza por ingresos (metodologia 2024), tables 4 (national) and 6 (poverty and extreme poverty by region, 2009-2024), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 12202786414f…)
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