Poverty and living standards in Los Rios, Chile: official figures
4.8% of occupied homes in Los Rios were overcrowded in the 2024 census (6,991 homes), and 0.3% critically so (Chile: 5.7% and 0.6%); 7th lowest of Chile's 16 regions.
Do homes in Los Rios have running water?
80.1% of homes in Los Rios got their water from the public network in 2024 (Chile: 92.3%), the lowest of Chile's 16 regions; 928 homes (0.6%) had no water distribution system at all.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyDo homes in Los Rios have sanitation and electricity?
89.8% of homes in Los Rios were connected to a sewer or septic tank in 2024 (Chile: 97.0%), and 1,119 homes (0.8%) had no electricity.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow many homes in Los Rios have no internet?
10.1% of households in Los Rios had no internet access in the 2024 census (Chile: 6.8%); 4th highest of Chile's 16 regions.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow many households in Los Rios cook with firewood?
29.0% of households in Los Rios cooked with firewood in 2024 (Chile: 5.1%), the highest of Chile's 16 regions.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow many people rent their home in Los Rios?
64.5% of occupied homes in Los Rios were owned (paid off or being paid for) and 19.8% were rented in 2024 (Chile: 61.1% and 26.2%); the rented share is 6th lowest of Chile's 16 regions.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow many homes are there in Los Rios?
The census counted 183,358 private dwellings in Los Rios in 2024, up 19.4% on the 153,509 of 2017, while the population grew 5.8%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyWhat is the poverty rate in Los Rios?
22.3% of people in Los Rios lived in income poverty in 2024, according to the CASEN 2024 household survey (Chile: 17.3%). That is 4th highest of 16 regions.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyIs poverty in Los Rios going down?
The income poverty rate in Los Rios was 20.8% in 2022 and 29.5% in 2017, so the 2024 figure is up 1.5 percentage points on 2022 and down 7.2 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 Los Rios live in extreme poverty?
8.5% of residents of Los Rios were in extreme poverty in 2024, 7th highest of 16 regions (Chile: 6.9%); the rate was 7.3% in 2022.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow many people are poor in Los Rios?
CASEN 2024 estimates that 91,999 people in Los Rios lived below the income poverty line, out of 413,106 people in private households; that is 2.6% 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 Los Rios?
14.4% of people in Los Rios were in multidimensional poverty in 2024 (deprived in education, health, work and social security, housing or social networks), down 2.6 percentage points from 17.0% in 2022. Nationally the rate was 17.7%; Los Rios is 4th lowest of 16 regions.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyWhat are the main causes of poverty in Los Rios?
The most common deprivations among households in Los Rios in 2024 were informal work (29.2% of households; Chile: 28.8%), unemployment or underemployment (23.8%) and poor-quality housing (21.0%), out of the 20 indicators in the multidimensional poverty measure.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow many people in Los Rios have low incomes?
26.3% of people in Los Rios lived in households whose monetary income per person was below half the median in 2024 (Chile: 20.8%), 5th highest of 16 regions; the share was 21.4% in 2022.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow many households in Los Rios are affected by insecurity?
19.2% of households in Los Rios were deprived on the security indicator of the multidimensional poverty measure in 2024, 7th lowest of 16 regions (Chile: 28.2%).
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow Los Rios compares with other regions
Overcrowded homes (Census 2024) (2024)
Los Rios ranks 10 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Overcrowded homes (Census 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Araucania | 5.4% |
| 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% |
Households without internet (Census 2024) (2024)
Los Rios ranks 3 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)
Los Rios ranks 15 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)
Los Rios ranks 3 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)
Los Rios ranks 6 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Extreme poverty rate (CASEN 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Arica y Parinacota | 9.9% |
| 4 | Coquimbo | 9.1% |
| 5 | Tarapaca | 9.0% |
| 6 | Los Rios | 8.5% |
| 7 | Atacama | 7.4% |
| 8 | Biobio | 7.2% |
| 9 | Antofagasta | 7.1% |
Multidimensional poverty rate, population (CASEN 2024) (2024)
Los Rios ranks 12 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Multidimensional poverty rate, population (CASEN 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 15 | Magallanes | 6.1% |
People below half the median monetary income per person (CASEN 2024) (2024)
Los Rios ranks 4 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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