Atacama

Region in Chile

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Name	Status	Population Estimate 2002-07-01	Population Estimate 2007-07-01	Population Estimate 2012-07-01	Population Estimate 2017-07-01	Population Projection 2023-07-01
Atacama	Region	263,924	276,858	291,941	304,580	319,048
Chañaral	Province	35,745	30,699	28,690	27,617	27,081	→
Copiapó	Province	159,544	173,543	186,773	197,589	209,519	→
Huasco	Province	68,635	72,616	76,478	79,374	82,448	→
Chile	Republic	15,691,701	16,517,933	17,443,491	18,419,192	19,960,889

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas.

Explanation: All tabulated population figures consider the results of the 2017 census.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2024)
Males	148,263
Females	150,917

Age Groups (C 2024)
0-14 years	59,103
15-64 years	202,429
65+ years	37,648

Age Distribution (C 2024)
80+ years	8,285
70-79 years	16,111
60-69 years	30,276
50-59 years	36,053
40-49 years	37,995
30-39 years	47,853
20-29 years	42,291
10-19 years	45,089
0-9 years	35,227

Urbanization (C 2024)
Rural	31,728
Urban	267,452

Country of Birth (C 2024)
Chile	274,013
Bolivia	8,477
Colombia	4,945
Peru	2,337
Venezuela	6,523
South America (other)	1,718
Central America & Caribbean	684
North America & Europe	232
Other country & undeclared	251

Ethnic Group (C 2024)
Non-indigenous People	222,496
Indigenous People	76,616

Religion (A15+) (C 2024)
Catholics	143,738
Evangelicals or Protestants	28,383
Other Religion	8,511
No Religion	57,977

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