Purén in numbers
Population, housing and services in Purén from INE's 2024 Census, compared with the region and the country.
Population
12,184people
#23 of 32 in the region · #235 of 346 in the country
Area
464km²
#27 of 32 in the region · #212 of 345 in the country
Density
26.3people/km²
#13 of 32 in the region · #184 of 345 in the country
Average age
40.0years
country median: 39.3
2024 data
Housing and services
Homes with public water supply75.5%
region median 75.0% · country median 84.6%
Homes on the sewer network70.9%
region median 58.0% · country median 64.1%
Homes with grid electricity96.6%
region median 96.7% · country median 98.0%
Homes with garbage collection79.7%
region median 80.0% · country median 96.1%
Homes with internet84.1%
region median 83.3% · country median 88.9%
Population
Urban population57.5%
region median 53.3% · country median 65.0%
People aged 60 or over24.2%
region median 23.3% · country median 22.1%
Households4,515
region median 7,064 · country median 7,309
People per household2.7
region median 2.7 · country median 2.7
Education and health
Average years of schooling9.7years
region median 10.2 · country median 10.8
Work and income
People in income poverty35.9%
region median 31.4% · country median 20.3%
People in multidimensional poverty17.1%
region median 17.0% · country median 18.1%
Unemployment (aged 15+)10.1%
region median 10.7% · 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 It may be outdated or contain errors; always check the official source.