Laja in numbers
Population, housing and services in Laja from INE's 2024 Census, compared with the region and the country.
Population
23,706people
#19 of 33 in the region · #154 of 346 in the country
Area
343km²
#23 of 33 in the region · #236 of 345 in the country
Density
69.0people/km²
#12 of 33 in the region · #109 of 345 in the country
Average age
39.6years
country median: 39.3
2024 data
Housing and services
Homes with public water supply76.7%
region median 80.9% · country median 84.6%
Homes on the sewer network67.9%
region median 72.6% · country median 64.1%
Homes with grid electricity98.6%
region median 98.3% · country median 98.0%
Homes with garbage collection96.8%
region median 96.6% · country median 96.1%
Homes with internet85.1%
region median 87.3% · country median 88.9%
Population
Urban population64.9%
region median 77.8% · country median 65.0%
People aged 60 or over23.3%
region median 21.9% · country median 22.1%
Households8,562
region median 8,890 · country median 7,309
People per household2.8
region median 2.8 · country median 2.7
Education and health
Average years of schooling10.7years
region median 10.6 · country median 10.8
Work and income
People in income poverty22.6%
region median 21.3% · country median 20.3%
People in multidimensional poverty15.2%
region median 18.9% · country median 18.1%
Unemployment (aged 15+)15.0%
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 It may be outdated or contain errors; always check the official source.