Businesses in Calbuco

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Calbuco

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	22
Corporate management	11
Churches	11
Education	10
Grocery stores and supermarkets	9
Other accommodation	6
Shopping	6
Hotels and motels	5

Calbuco Facts

Area	26.5 km²
Population	20,557
Male Population	10,677 (51.9%)
Female Population	9,880 (48.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+27.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-24.8%
Median Age	31.5 years (Male: 32, Female: 30.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$21,802 (2022)
Area Codes	65
Local Time
Timezone	Chile Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-41.77338, -73.13049
Postal Codes	5570000

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Calbuco Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	16,090	22,954	27,321	31,320	20,557	22,043	23,048
Population Density	607.2 / km²	866.2 / km²	1,031 / km²	1,181.9 / km²	775.7 / km²	831.8 / km²	869.7 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Calbuco Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 24.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Calbuco	+27.8%	-10.4%	-24.8%
Los Lagos Region	—	—	—
Chile	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Calbuco Median Age

Median Age: 31.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Calbuco	31.5 yrs	30.9 yrs	32 yrs
Los Lagos Region	31 yrs	30.4 yrs	31.5 yrs
Chile	31.3 yrs	32 yrs	30.6 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Calbuco Population Density

Population Density: 776 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Calbuco	20,557	26.5 km²	776 / km²
Los Lagos Region	172	4.193 km²	41 / km²
Chile	17.8 million	751,744.8 km²	23.7 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Calbuco Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Calbuco

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Calbuco Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$7,435	$9,537	$10,476	$10,912	$12,640	$17,518	$18,540	$21,802
Total GDP	$31.8M	$44.8M	$51.8M	$51.1M	$57M	$79.7M	$94.6M	$114.9M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Calbuco CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Calbuco	29,374 tn	1.43 tn	1,108.4 tons/km²
Los Lagos Region	802 tn	4.66 tn	191.4 tons/km²
Chile	87,296,657 tn	4.91 tn	116.1 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Calbuco CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	29,374 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.43 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	1,108.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Medium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
5/11/19	5:05 PM	4.4	93.4 km	39,540 m	35km WSW of Ancud, Chile	usgs.gov
10/16/18	11:53 PM	4.1	41.1 km	89,570 m	41km SSE of Calbuco, Chile	usgs.gov
5/22/18	4:12 AM	4.4	80.3 km	37,310 m	62km N of Ancud, Chile	usgs.gov
10/22/17	3:41 PM	4.4	86.4 km	127,220 m	58km ENE of Puerto Montt, Chile	usgs.gov
6/25/17	10:08 PM	4.9	91.3 km	12,310 m	60km WSW of Lago Puelo, Argentina	usgs.gov
7/12/16	2:23 AM	4.6	49.5 km	67,250 m	46km NE of Castro, Chile	usgs.gov
7/5/16	6:15 PM	4.4	79.8 km	37,200 m	30km NW of Ancud, Chile	usgs.gov
1/8/16	12:12 PM	4.3	87 km	20,880 m	35km NW of Ancud, Chile	usgs.gov
1/7/16	3:40 PM	5	80.6 km	22,600 m	31km NW of Ancud, Chile	usgs.gov
10/25/15	4:02 AM	4.3	48.7 km	53,840 m	13km ESE of Ancud, Chile	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Calbuco

Calbuco is a city and commune in southern Chile administered by the Municipality of Calbuco. Administratively Calbuco belongs to the Llanquihue Province of Los Lagos Region. The origin of the city was the Spanish Fort Calbuco founded in 1603, and bec..

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