Lota in numbers
Population, housing and services in Lota from INE's 2024 Census, compared with the region and the country.
Population
39,980people
#10 of 33 in the region · #104 of 346 in the country
Area
115km²
#27 of 33 in the region · #292 of 345 in the country
Density
348people/km²
#8 of 33 in the region · #56 of 345 in the country
Average age
40.6years
country median: 39.3
2024 data
Housing and services
Homes with public water supply96.4%
region median 80.9% · country median 84.6%
Homes on the sewer network91.9%
region median 72.6% · country median 64.1%
Homes with grid electricity98.3%
region median 98.3% · country median 98.0%
Homes with garbage collection98.9%
region median 96.6% · country median 96.1%
Homes with internet89.9%
region median 87.3% · country median 88.9%
Population
Urban population99.6%
region median 77.8% · country median 65.0%
People aged 60 or over24.8%
region median 21.9% · country median 22.1%
Households13,805
region median 8,890 · country median 7,309
People per household2.9
region median 2.8 · country median 2.7
Education and health
Average years of schooling10.8years
region median 10.6 · country median 10.8
Work and income
People in income poverty17.3%
region median 21.3% · country median 20.3%
People in multidimensional poverty18.8%
region median 18.9% · country median 18.1%
Unemployment (aged 15+)14.4%
region median 11.2% · 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 It may be outdated or contain errors; always check the official source.