Poverty and living standards in Biobio, Chile: official figures
4.7% of occupied homes in Biobio were overcrowded in the 2024 census (26,538 homes), and 0.3% critically so (Chile: 5.7% and 0.6%); joint 5th lowest of Chile's 16 regions.
Do homes in Biobio have running water?
89.9% of homes in Biobio got their water from the public network in 2024 (Chile: 92.3%), 8th lowest of Chile's 16 regions; 2,215 homes (0.4%) had no water distribution system at all.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyDo homes in Biobio have sanitation and electricity?
97.8% of homes in Biobio were connected to a sewer or septic tank in 2024 (Chile: 97.0%), and 2,250 homes (0.4%) had no electricity.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow many homes in Biobio have no internet?
8.1% of households in Biobio had no internet access in the 2024 census (Chile: 6.8%); 8th highest of Chile's 16 regions.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow many households in Biobio cook with firewood?
6.4% of households in Biobio cooked with firewood in 2024 (Chile: 5.1%), 6th highest of Chile's 16 regions.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow many people rent their home in Biobio?
67.6% of occupied homes in Biobio were owned (paid off or being paid for) and 19.7% were rented in 2024 (Chile: 61.1% and 26.2%); the rented share is 5th lowest of Chile's 16 regions.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow many homes are there in Biobio?
The census counted 660,465 private dwellings in Biobio in 2024, up 15.3% on the 572,683 of 2017, while the population grew 4.3%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyWhat is the poverty rate in Biobio?
19.3% of people in Biobio lived in income poverty in 2024, according to the CASEN 2024 household survey (Chile: 17.3%). That is 8th highest of 16 regions.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyIs poverty in Biobio going down?
The income poverty rate in Biobio was 22.0% in 2022 and 28.7% in 2017, so the 2024 figure is down 2.7 percentage points on 2022 and down 9.4 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 Biobio live in extreme poverty?
7.2% of residents of Biobio were in extreme poverty in 2024, 8th lowest of 16 regions (Chile: 6.9%); the rate was 9.4% in 2022.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow many people are poor in Biobio?
CASEN 2024 estimates that 325,250 people in Biobio lived below the income poverty line, out of 1,687,540 people in private households; that is 9.4% 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 Biobio?
15.5% of people in Biobio were in multidimensional poverty in 2024 (deprived in education, health, work and social security, housing or social networks), down 0.3 percentage points from 15.8% in 2022. Nationally the rate was 17.7%; Biobio is 5th lowest of 16 regions.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyWhat are the main causes of poverty in Biobio?
The most common deprivations among households in Biobio in 2024 were insecurity in the area where they live (26.9% of households; Chile: 28.2%), informal work (26.5%) and unemployment or underemployment (22.8%), out of the 20 indicators in the multidimensional poverty measure.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow many people in Biobio have low incomes?
23.7% of people in Biobio lived in households whose monetary income per person was below half the median in 2024 (Chile: 20.8%), 7th highest of 16 regions; the share was 23.8% in 2022.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow many households in Biobio are affected by insecurity?
26.9% of households in Biobio were deprived on the security indicator of the multidimensional poverty measure in 2024, 5th highest of 16 regions (Chile: 28.2%).
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow Biobio compares with other regions
Overcrowded homes (Census 2024) (2024)
Biobio ranks 11 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Overcrowded homes (Census 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins | 5.1% |
| 9 | Aysen | 5.0% |
| 10 | Los Rios | 4.8% |
| 11 | Biobio | 4.7% |
| 12 | Los Lagos | 4.7% |
| 13 | Valparaiso | 4.6% |
| 14 | Coquimbo | 4.6% |
Households without internet (Census 2024) (2024)
Biobio ranks 7 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Households without internet (Census 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Los Lagos | 9.2% |
| 5 | Aysen | 8.9% |
| 6 | Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins | 8.8% |
| 7 | Biobio | 8.1% |
| 8 | Coquimbo | 7.9% |
| 9 | Atacama | 6.7% |
| 10 | Valparaiso | 6.0% |
Homes on the public water network (Census 2024) (2024)
Biobio ranks 9 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Homes on the public water network (Census 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Arica y Parinacota | 91.0% |
| 7 | Maule | 90.2% |
| 8 | Coquimbo | 90.0% |
| 9 | Biobio | 89.9% |
| 10 | Tarapaca | 88.4% |
| 11 | Aysen | 87.4% |
| 12 | Atacama | 87.1% |
Income poverty rate (CASEN 2024) (2024)
Biobio ranks 7 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Income poverty rate (CASEN 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Arica y Parinacota | 21.4% |
| 5 | Tarapaca | 20.8% |
| 6 | Coquimbo | 20.7% |
| 7 | Biobio | 19.3% |
| 8 | Atacama | 18.6% |
| 9 | Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins | 17.9% |
| 10 | Valparaiso | 17.8% |
Extreme poverty rate (CASEN 2024) (2024)
Biobio ranks 8 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Extreme poverty rate (CASEN 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Tarapaca | 9.0% |
| 6 | Los Rios | 8.5% |
| 7 | Atacama | 7.4% |
| 8 | Biobio | 7.2% |
| 9 | Antofagasta | 7.1% |
| 10 | Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins | 7.0% |
| 11 | Valparaiso | 6.8% |
Multidimensional poverty rate, population (CASEN 2024) (2024)
Biobio ranks 11 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Multidimensional poverty rate, population (CASEN 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 14 | Aysen | 12.1% |
People below half the median monetary income per person (CASEN 2024) (2024)
Biobio ranks 6 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Coquimbo | 26.9% |
| 4 | Los Rios | 26.3% |
| 5 | Arica y Parinacota | 25.6% |
| 6 | Biobio | 23.7% |
| 7 | Tarapaca | 22.7% |
| 8 | Atacama | 22.4% |
| 9 | Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins | 21.2% |
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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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