Poverty and living standards in Valparaiso, Chile: official figures
4.6% of occupied homes in Valparaiso were overcrowded in the 2024 census (31,445 homes), and 0.5% critically so (Chile: 5.7% and 0.6%); joint 3rd lowest of Chile's 16 regions.
Do homes in Valparaiso have running water?
92.8% of homes in Valparaiso got their water from the public network in 2024 (Chile: 92.3%), 5th highest of Chile's 16 regions; 4,588 homes (0.7%) had no water distribution system at all.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyDo homes in Valparaiso have sanitation and electricity?
98.0% of homes in Valparaiso were connected to a sewer or septic tank in 2024 (Chile: 97.0%), and 2,780 homes (0.4%) had no electricity.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow many homes in Valparaiso have no internet?
6.0% of households in Valparaiso had no internet access in the 2024 census (Chile: 6.8%); 6th lowest of Chile's 16 regions.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow many households in Valparaiso cook with firewood?
0.6% of households in Valparaiso cooked with firewood in 2024 (Chile: 5.1%), 4th lowest of Chile's 16 regions.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow many people rent their home in Valparaiso?
60.9% of occupied homes in Valparaiso were owned (paid off or being paid for) and 24.5% were rented in 2024 (Chile: 61.1% and 26.2%); the rented share is 6th highest of Chile's 16 regions.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow many homes are there in Valparaiso?
The census counted 913,524 private dwellings in Valparaiso in 2024, up 16.0% on the 787,320 of 2017, while the population grew 6.3%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyWhat is the poverty rate in Valparaiso?
17.8% of people in Valparaiso lived in income poverty in 2024, according to the CASEN 2024 household survey (Chile: 17.3%). That is 6th lowest of 16 regions.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyIs poverty in Valparaiso going down?
The income poverty rate in Valparaiso was 20.9% in 2022 and 21.0% in 2017, so the 2024 figure is down 3.2 percentage points on 2022 and down 3.2 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 Valparaiso live in extreme poverty?
6.8% of residents of Valparaiso were in extreme poverty in 2024, 5th lowest of 16 regions (Chile: 6.9%); the rate was 8.6% in 2022.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow many people are poor in Valparaiso?
CASEN 2024 estimates that 361,275 people in Valparaiso lived below the income poverty line, out of 2,030,889 people in private households; that is 10.4% 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 Valparaiso?
15.9% of people in Valparaiso were in multidimensional poverty in 2024 (deprived in education, health, work and social security, housing or social networks), down 2.0 percentage points from 17.9% in 2022. Nationally the rate was 17.7%; Valparaiso is 7th lowest of 16 regions.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyWhat are the main causes of poverty in Valparaiso?
The most common deprivations among households in Valparaiso in 2024 were informal work (29.7% of households; Chile: 28.8%), insecurity in the area where they live (25.3%) and unemployment or underemployment (23.0%), out of the 20 indicators in the multidimensional poverty measure.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow many people in Valparaiso have low incomes?
20.8% of people in Valparaiso lived in households whose monetary income per person was below half the median in 2024 (Chile: 20.8%), 6th lowest of 16 regions; the share was 21.4% in 2022.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow many households in Valparaiso are affected by insecurity?
25.3% of households in Valparaiso were deprived on the security indicator of the multidimensional poverty measure in 2024, 6th highest of 16 regions (Chile: 28.2%).
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow Valparaiso compares with other regions
Overcrowded homes (Census 2024) (2024)
Valparaiso ranks 13 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Overcrowded homes (Census 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 15 | Magallanes | 4.1% |
Households without internet (Census 2024) (2024)
Valparaiso ranks 10 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Households without internet (Census 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Biobio | 8.1% |
| 8 | Coquimbo | 7.9% |
| 9 | Atacama | 6.7% |
| 10 | Valparaiso | 6.0% |
| 11 | Arica y Parinacota | 5.6% |
| 12 | Tarapaca | 4.7% |
| 13 | Magallanes | 4.7% |
Homes on the public water network (Census 2024) (2024)
Valparaiso ranks 5 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Homes on the public water network (Census 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Coquimbo | 90.0% |
Income poverty rate (CASEN 2024) (2024)
Valparaiso ranks 10 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Income poverty rate (CASEN 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Biobio | 19.3% |
| 8 | Atacama | 18.6% |
| 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% |
Extreme poverty rate (CASEN 2024) (2024)
Valparaiso ranks 11 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Extreme poverty rate (CASEN 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Biobio | 7.2% |
| 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% |
Multidimensional poverty rate, population (CASEN 2024) (2024)
Valparaiso ranks 9 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Multidimensional poverty rate, population (CASEN 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Antofagasta | 17.3% |
| 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% |
People below half the median monetary income per person (CASEN 2024) (2024)
Valparaiso ranks 10 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Tarapaca | 22.7% |
| 8 | Atacama | 22.4% |
| 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% |
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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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