La Serena in numbers
Population, housing and services in La Serena from INE's 2024 Census, compared with the region and the country.
Population
250,141people
#2 of 15 in the region · #14 of 346 in the country
Area
1,901km²
#10 of 15 in the region · #76 of 345 in the country
Density
132people/km²
#2 of 15 in the region · #80 of 345 in the country
Average age
37.2years
country median: 39.3
2024 data
Housing and services
Homes with public water supply92.3%
region median 86.4% · country median 84.6%
Homes on the sewer network89.1%
region median 64.4% · country median 64.1%
Homes with grid electricity96.7%
region median 93.9% · country median 98.0%
Homes with garbage collection98.2%
region median 95.4% · country median 96.1%
Homes with internet95.5%
region median 86.6% · country median 88.9%
Population
Urban population88.0%
region median 55.5% · country median 65.0%
People aged 60 or over18.6%
region median 23.5% · country median 22.1%
Households86,442
region median 8,514 · country median 7,309
People per household2.9
region median 2.7 · country median 2.7
Education and health
Average years of schooling12.8years
region median 10.7 · country median 10.8
Work and income
People in income poverty18.2%
region median 23.5% · country median 20.3%
People in multidimensional poverty13.2%
region median 19.7% · country median 18.1%
Unemployment (aged 15+)9.4%
region median 10.1% · 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 It may be outdated or contain errors; always check the official source.