Iquique in numbers
Population, housing and services in Iquique from INE's 2024 Census, compared with the region and the country.
Population
199,587people
#1 of 7 in the region · #23 of 346 in the country
Area
2,289km²
#5 of 7 in the region · #64 of 345 in the country
Density
87.2people/km²
#2 of 7 in the region · #100 of 345 in the country
Average age
36.5years
country median: 39.3
2024 data
Housing and services
Homes with public water supply98.5%
region median 70.0% · country median 84.6%
Homes on the sewer network97.4%
region median 64.0% · country median 64.1%
Homes with grid electricity98.9%
region median 84.5% · country median 98.0%
Homes with garbage collection99.3%
region median 94.6% · country median 96.1%
Homes with internet96.4%
region median 91.3% · country median 88.9%
Population
Urban population98.2%
region median 71.0% · country median 65.0%
People aged 60 or over17.2%
region median 19.2% · country median 22.1%
Households69,800
region median 2,180 · country median 7,309
People per household2.8
region median 2.8 · country median 2.7
Education and health
Average years of schooling12.9years
region median 11.3 · country median 10.8
Work and income
People in income poverty16.2%
region median 31.4% · country median 20.3%
People in multidimensional poverty18.6%
region median 28.3% · country median 18.1%
Unemployment (aged 15+)7.7%
region median 6.9% · country median 8.7%
Sources
- Fuente: INE, Cartografía del Censo 2024 (superficie calculada por ciudades.io). License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (INE Chile).
- Fuente: INE, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2024. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (INE Chile; indicar transformaciones).
- Fuente: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia, Observatorio Social, Estimaciones comunales de pobreza (SAE) 2024 en base a Casen 2024 (metodología nueva, no comparable con 2022). License: CC BY 4.0 (BIDAT).
Data transformed by ciudades.io (sums, percentages and medians). It may be outdated or contain errors; always check the official source.