Calama in numbers
Population, housing and services in Calama from INE's 2024 Census, compared with the region and the country.
Population
166,334people
#2 of 9 in the region · #31 of 346 in the country
Area
15,599km²
#4 of 9 in the region · #11 of 345 in the country
Density
10.7people/km²
#2 of 9 in the region · #254 of 345 in the country
Average age
34.6years
country median: 39.3
2024 data
Housing and services
Homes with public water supply94.9%
region median 93.1% · country median 84.6%
Homes on the sewer network93.5%
region median 91.5% · country median 64.1%
Homes with grid electricity96.1%
region median 93.3% · country median 98.0%
Homes with garbage collection96.3%
region median 96.5% · country median 96.1%
Homes with internet96.2%
region median 92.6% · country median 88.9%
Population
Urban population97.2%
region median 94.0% · country median 65.0%
People aged 60 or over13.9%
region median 14.4% · country median 22.1%
Households56,045
region median 4,100 · country median 7,309
People per household2.9
region median 2.9 · country median 2.7
Education and health
Average years of schooling12.3years
region median 11.5 · country median 10.8
Work and income
People in income poverty17.2%
region median 15.7% · country median 20.3%
People in multidimensional poverty20.4%
region median 16.6% · country median 18.1%
Unemployment (aged 15+)8.1%
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 It may be outdated or contain errors; always check the official source.