The 2017 Chilean Population and Housing Census (Spanish: Censo Chileno de Población y Vivienda 2017), officially the XIX National Population Census and VIII Housing Census (Spanish: XIX Censo Nacional de Población y VIII de Vivienda) was a census in Chile that took place on 19 April 2017, organized by the National Statistics Institute.
| XIX National Population Census and VIII Housing Census | |
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19 April 2017
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| General information | |
| Country | Chile |
| Results | |
| Total population | 17 574 003 ( 5,6%) |
| Most populous | Santiago Metropolitan Region |
| Least populous | Aysén Region |
Census
editThe census took place on 19 April 2017, starting at 08:00 in the morning, and by 10:00 in the morning, according to a joint statement by Minister of Economy Luis Felipe Céspedes and the director of the National Statistics Institute Ximena Clark, over 75% of local people were entered into the system.[1] People who were not censed by the end of the day could fill up the questionnaire either in physical form or via a digital platform in later dates.[2][3]
Multiple attacks against census workers were reported in cities like Santiago and Coquimbo.[4][5] The most severe of these was an attack against census workers in Temucuicui, where the census was suspended due to the attack.[6][7][8] Due to heavy rain in Northern Chile, census data forms related to 72.000 homes in the Atacama region, amounting to 60% of the region's total population and 72% of the region's housing, were damaged, which caused the National Statistics Institute to consider redoing the census in the affected communes.[9][10][11][12]
Questionnaire
editThe census questionnaire consisted of 21 questions among four sections; the A section, which is filled in by the censist and consists of housing identification, the B section, which consists of the data of the housing itself, with the first two questions being filled by the censist, the C section, which consists of two questions identifying the people living in the housing, and the D section, which asks about the personal information of the residents of the housing.[13]
The census was translated into six languages aside from Spanish: Mapudungun, English, French, German, Portuguese and Haitian Creole.[14]
Results
editIn late August 2017, the preliminary results of the census were published, showing a population of 17.574.003 people between 6.499.355 homes (or approximately 2,7 people per home) , a 5,6% increase in population since the 2012 census.[15]
| Region | Population |
|---|---|
| Arica and Parinacota | 226,068 |
| Tarapacá | 330,558 |
| Antofagasta | 607,534 |
| Atacama | 286,168 |
| Coquimbo | 757,586 |
| Valparaíso | 1,815,902 |
| Santiago Metropolitan | 7,112,808 |
| O'Higgins | 914,555 |
| Maule | 1,044,915 |
| Ñuble | 480,609 |
| Biobío | 1,556,805 |
| Araucanía | 957,224 |
| Los Ríos | 384,837 |
| Los Lagos | 828,708 |
| Aysén | 103,158 |
| Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica | 166,533 |
| Chile (Total) | 17,574,003 |
References
edit- ↑ "Censo 2017: Pese a algunos retrasos autoridades realizan positivo primer balance - LA TERCERA". La Tercera (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- ↑ "Balance del Censo: A pesar de "exceso" de censistas hubo sectores que reclamaron no haber sido encuestados". The Clinic (in Spanish). 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- ↑ "Censo 2017: Lanzan plataforma web para viviendas que no fueron encuestadas por falta de moradores". El Mercurio (in Spanish). 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- ↑ "Dos censistas fueron asaltados esta mañana en Santiago y Recoleta". El Mercurio (in Spanish). 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- ↑ "Voluntario del Censo es asaltado en Tierras Blancas". Diario El Día (in Spanish). 2017-04-19. Archived from the original on 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- ↑ León, F. Palomera y C. (2017-04-19). "Gobierno decide no realizar censo en Temucuicui en esta jornada tras ataques a censistas". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- ↑ "Temucuicui: Gobierno no realizará Censo en la zona por ataques a censistas". T13 (in Spanish). 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- ↑ Medrano, Claudio (2017-04-20). "Problemas en la organización y protestas marcan proceso de Censo 2017". Diario y Radio Universidad Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- ↑ "Aluviones dañan parte de los cuestionarios del Censo en Atacama y evalúan realizar nuevo proceso". El Mercurio (in Spanish). 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- ↑ "INE confirma daños en documentos del Censo 2017 en Atacama producto de las lluvias". T13. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- ↑ "INE analiza repetir censo en Atacama por destrucción de información por aluviones y lluvias". El Dínamo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- ↑ Radio, V. L. N. (2017-05-17). "Estudian repetir censo en Atacama, formularios se dañaron tras aluvión". VLN Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- ↑ "¿Qué preguntan en el Censo 2017?: esto es lo que deberás responder al encuestador". T13 (in Spanish). 2017-04-18. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- ↑ Retamal, Rodrigo (2017-04-18). "Conoce el cuestionario que deberás responder en el Censo". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- ↑ "WEB DISEMINACIÓN CENSO 2017 WEB DISEMINACIÓN CENSO 2017". resultados.censo2017.cl. Retrieved 2026-04-19.