Poverty and living standards in Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile: official figures
6.5% of occupied homes in the Santiago Metropolitan Region were overcrowded in the 2024 census (162,343 homes), and 0.8% critically so (Chile: 5.7% and 0.6%); 4th highest of Chile's 16 regions.
Do homes in the Santiago Metropolitan Region have running water?
97.9% of homes in the Santiago Metropolitan Region got their water from the public network in 2024 (Chile: 92.3%), the highest of Chile's 16 regions; 3,955 homes (0.2%) had no water distribution system at all.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyDo homes in the Santiago Metropolitan Region have sanitation and electricity?
99.5% of homes in the Santiago Metropolitan Region were connected to a sewer or septic tank in 2024 (Chile: 97.0%), and 2,259 homes (0.1%) had no electricity.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow many homes in the Santiago Metropolitan Region have no internet?
4.4% of households in the Santiago Metropolitan Region had no internet access in the 2024 census (Chile: 6.8%); 2nd lowest of Chile's 16 regions.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow many households in the Santiago Metropolitan Region cook with firewood?
0.1% of households in the Santiago Metropolitan Region cooked with firewood in 2024 (Chile: 5.1%), the lowest of Chile's 16 regions.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow many people rent their home in the Santiago Metropolitan Region?
56.1% of occupied homes in the Santiago Metropolitan Region were owned (paid off or being paid for) and 33.1% were rented in 2024 (Chile: 61.1% and 26.2%); the rented share is 3rd highest of Chile's 16 regions.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow many homes are there in the Santiago Metropolitan Region?
The census counted 2,763,387 private dwellings in the Santiago Metropolitan Region in 2024, up 16.3% on the 2,376,118 of 2017, while the population grew 5.3%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyWhat is the poverty rate in the Santiago Metropolitan Region?
13.3% of people in the Santiago Metropolitan Region lived in income poverty in 2024, according to the CASEN 2024 household survey (Chile: 17.3%). That is 2nd lowest of 16 regions.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyIs poverty in the Santiago Metropolitan Region going down?
The income poverty rate in the Santiago Metropolitan Region was 16.5% in 2022 and 16.8% in 2017, so the 2024 figure is down 3.2 percentage points on 2022 and down 3.4 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 the Santiago Metropolitan Region live in extreme poverty?
5.0% of residents of the Santiago Metropolitan Region were in extreme poverty in 2024, 2nd lowest of 16 regions (Chile: 6.9%); the rate was 6.4% in 2022.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow many people are poor in the Santiago Metropolitan Region?
CASEN 2024 estimates that 1,124,815 people in the Santiago Metropolitan Region lived below the income poverty line, out of 8,431,385 people in private households; that is 32.3% 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 the Santiago Metropolitan Region?
19.7% of people in the Santiago Metropolitan Region were in multidimensional poverty in 2024 (deprived in education, health, work and social security, housing or social networks), down 2.1 percentage points from 21.8% in 2022. Nationally the rate was 17.7%; the Santiago Metropolitan Region is 3rd highest of 16 regions.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyWhat are the main causes of poverty in the Santiago Metropolitan Region?
The most common deprivations among households in the Santiago Metropolitan Region in 2024 were insecurity in the area where they live (37.7% of households; Chile: 28.2%), informal work (29.2%) and unemployment or underemployment (23.5%), out of the 20 indicators in the multidimensional poverty measure.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow many people in the Santiago Metropolitan Region have low incomes?
16.3% of people in the Santiago Metropolitan Region lived in households whose monetary income per person was below half the median in 2024 (Chile: 20.8%), 3rd lowest of 16 regions; the share was 16.5% in 2022.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow many households in the Santiago Metropolitan Region are affected by insecurity?
37.7% of households in the Santiago Metropolitan Region were deprived on the security indicator of the multidimensional poverty measure in 2024, the highest of 16 regions (Chile: 28.2%).
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow Santiago Metropolitan Region compares with other regions
Overcrowded homes (Census 2024) (2024)
Santiago Metropolitan Region ranks 4 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Overcrowded homes (Census 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarapaca | 10.4% |
| 2 | Arica y Parinacota | 8.0% |
| 3 | Antofagasta | 7.6% |
| 4 | Santiago Metropolitan Region | 6.5% |
| 5 | Atacama | 5.7% |
| 6 | Maule | 5.4% |
| 7 | Araucania | 5.4% |
Households without internet (Census 2024) (2024)
Santiago Metropolitan Region ranks 14 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Households without internet (Census 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Atacama | 6.7% |
| 10 | Valparaiso | 6.0% |
| 11 | Arica y Parinacota | 5.6% |
| 12 | Tarapaca | 4.7% |
| 13 | Magallanes | 4.7% |
| 14 | Santiago Metropolitan Region | 4.4% |
| 15 | Antofagasta | 3.5% |
Homes on the public water network (Census 2024) (2024)
Santiago Metropolitan Region ranks 1 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Homes on the public water network (Census 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santiago Metropolitan Region | 97.9% |
| 2 | Antofagasta | 95.9% |
| 3 | Magallanes | 95.4% |
| 4 | Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins | 94.7% |
| 5 | Valparaiso | 92.8% |
| 6 | Arica y Parinacota | 91.0% |
| 7 | Maule | 90.2% |
Income poverty rate (CASEN 2024) (2024)
Santiago Metropolitan Region ranks 14 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Income poverty rate (CASEN 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins | 17.9% |
| 10 | Valparaiso | 17.8% |
| 11 | Los Lagos | 16.5% |
| 12 | Antofagasta | 16.4% |
| 13 | Aysen | 14.3% |
| 14 | Santiago Metropolitan Region | 13.3% |
| 15 | Magallanes | 9.9% |
Extreme poverty rate (CASEN 2024) (2024)
Santiago Metropolitan Region ranks 14 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Extreme poverty rate (CASEN 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Antofagasta | 7.1% |
| 10 | Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins | 7.0% |
| 11 | Valparaiso | 6.8% |
| 12 | Los Lagos | 6.4% |
| 13 | Aysen | 5.3% |
| 14 | Santiago Metropolitan Region | 5.0% |
| 15 | Magallanes | 4.2% |
Multidimensional poverty rate, population (CASEN 2024) (2024)
Santiago Metropolitan Region ranks 3 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Multidimensional poverty rate, population (CASEN 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarapaca | 22.2% |
| 2 | Atacama | 20.2% |
| 3 | Santiago Metropolitan Region | 19.7% |
| 4 | Arica y Parinacota | 18.7% |
| 5 | Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins | 17.9% |
| 6 | Antofagasta | 17.3% |
| 7 | Coquimbo | 17.0% |
People below half the median monetary income per person (CASEN 2024) (2024)
Santiago Metropolitan Region ranks 13 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins | 21.2% |
| 10 | Valparaiso | 20.8% |
| 11 | Los Lagos | 20.7% |
| 12 | Antofagasta | 19.0% |
| 13 | Santiago Metropolitan Region | 16.3% |
| 14 | Aysen | 15.1% |
| 15 | Magallanes | 11.5% |
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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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