La Unión in numbers
Population, housing and services in La Unión from INE's 2024 Census, compared with the region and the country.
Population
38,907people
#2 of 12 in the region · #107 of 346 in the country
Area
2,130km²
#3 of 12 in the region · #70 of 345 in the country
Density
18.3people/km²
#4 of 12 in the region · #214 of 345 in the country
Average age
40.0years
country median: 39.3
2024 data
Housing and services
Homes with public water supply79.3%
region median 75.6% · country median 84.6%
Homes on the sewer network63.3%
region median 54.2% · country median 64.1%
Homes with grid electricity98.5%
region median 97.9% · country median 98.0%
Homes with garbage collection92.9%
region median 92.8% · country median 96.1%
Homes with internet87.3%
region median 86.3% · country median 88.9%
Population
Urban population66.2%
region median 52.8% · country median 65.0%
People aged 60 or over23.5%
region median 22.8% · country median 22.1%
Households14,579
region median 7,601 · country median 7,309
People per household2.6
region median 2.7 · country median 2.7
Education and health
Average years of schooling10.9years
region median 10.4 · country median 10.8
Work and income
People in income poverty22.0%
region median 24.6% · country median 20.3%
People in multidimensional poverty13.4%
region median 16.7% · country median 18.1%
Unemployment (aged 15+)9.0%
region median 9.9% · 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 It may be outdated or contain errors; always check the official source.