Businesses in Molina, Chile

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Molina, Chile

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Shopping	16
Hotels and motels	12
Grocery stores and supermarkets	10
Restaurants	7
Other accommodation	7

Molina, Chile Facts

Area	80.6 km²
Population	34,527
Male Population	17,423 (50.5%)
Female Population	17,104 (49.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+63.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+8.7%
Median Age	33.1 years (Male: 32.9, Female: 33.3)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$17,872 (2022)
Area Codes	75
Neighborhoods	Molina, Cerrillos, Huechuraba, Santiago Centro
Local Time
Timezone	Chile Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-35.11428, -71.28232

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Molina, Chile Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	21,156	27,975	31,759	35,166	34,527	35,475	35,577
Population Density	262.4 / km²	347 / km²	393.9 / km²	436.2 / km²	428.2 / km²	440 / km²	441.3 / km²

* Projected

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

Molina, Chile Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 8.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Molina, Chile	+63.2%	+23.4%	+8.7%
Maule Region	—	—	—
Chile	—	—	—

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

Molina, Chile Median Age

Median Age: 33.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Molina, Chile	33.1 yrs	33.3 yrs	32.9 yrs
Maule Region	32.1 yrs	32.6 yrs	31.6 yrs
Chile	31.3 yrs	32 yrs	30.6 yrs

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

Molina, Chile Population Density

Population Density: 428 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Molina, Chile	34,527	80.6 km²	428 / km²
Maule Region	1 million	30,309.7 km²	33.9 / 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

Molina, Chile Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1500 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Molina, Chile

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Molina, Chile

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

Molina, Chile Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$7,754	$10,035	$11,117	$14,684	$15,352	$15,726	$17,152	$17,872
Total GDP	$31.8M	$43.5M	$49.1M	$60.5M	$60.4M	$61.2M	$71.3M	$74.8M

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

Molina, Chile CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Molina, Chile	161,829 tn	4.69 tn	2,007.2 tons/km²
Maule Region	4,565,743 tn	4.44 tn	150.6 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

Molina, Chile CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	161,829 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.69 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	2,007.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (8)
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Medium (7)
Landslide	Medium (6)
Volcano	Medium (5)

* 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, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Volcano Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BR8Q45.
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
12/16/18	7:47 PM	4.2	12.3 km	105,000 m	12km E of Molina, Chile	usgs.gov
3/25/16	10:36 PM	4.5	12.5 km	92,580 m	12km SE of Molina, Chile	usgs.gov
8/2/14	7:12 PM	3.4	10.7 km	72,300 m	10km W of Molina, Chile	usgs.gov
2/23/14	11:23 PM	4.4	5 km	16,400 m	5km NW of Molina, Chile	usgs.gov
9/24/12	2:50 AM	4.2	11.3 km	118,300 m	Maule, Chile	usgs.gov
2/13/12	1:28 AM	4.7	11.7 km	89,700 m	Maule, Chile	usgs.gov
2/2/12	7:07 AM	4.5	5.4 km	115,300 m	Maule, Chile	usgs.gov
2/27/10	1:26 PM	4.5	7.8 km	35,000 m	Maule, Chile	usgs.gov
11/19/08	8:02 PM	3.1	3.6 km	101,100 m	Maule, Chile	usgs.gov
11/14/08	4:20 PM	3	13.7 km	103,900 m	Maule, Chile	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Molina, Chile

Molina is a Chilean city and commune in Curicó Province, Maule Region. Molina is named after Chilean Jesuit Juan Ignacio Molina.

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