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Palena Facts

Area	7.9 km²
Population	622
Male Population	339 (54.6%)
Female Population	283 (45.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-49.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-56.6%
Median Age	37.2 years (Male: 40.6, Female: 33.6)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$15,011 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Quinta Normal
Local Time
Timezone	Chile Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-43.61876, -71.80434
Postal Codes	5880000

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Palena Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,219	1,423	1,433	1,063	622	596	564
Population Density	154.8 / km²	180.7 / km²	182 / km²	135 / km²	79 / km²	75.7 / km²	71.6 / km²

* Projected

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

Palena Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 56.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Palena	-49%	-56.3%	-56.6%
Los Lagos Region	—	—	—
Chile	—	—	—

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

Palena Median Age

Median Age: 37.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Palena	37.2 yrs	33.6 yrs	40.6 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)

Palena Population Density

Population Density: 79 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Palena	622	7.9 km²	79 / 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

Palena 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.

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

Palena Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$2,805	$5,568	$6,956	$9,127	$12,714	$13,675	$13,596	$15,011
Total GDP	$4.8M	$11.1M	$14.3M	$18.1M	$24.2M	$27.3M	$29M	$31.6M

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

Palena CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Palena	2,563 tn	4.12 tn	325.5 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

Palena CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	2,563 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.12 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	325.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Medium (4)
Landslide	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, 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. 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
10/5/18	11:46 AM	4.3	26.8 km	163,080 m	27km NW of Palena, Chile	usgs.gov
6/1/11	11:14 AM	4.4	55.9 km	165,400 m	Chubut, Argentina	usgs.gov
3/17/10	5:38 PM	5.4	66.4 km	10,000 m	Los Lagos, Chile	usgs.gov
5/31/09	6:16 AM	4.2	95.1 km	10,000 m	Los Lagos, Chile	usgs.gov
5/29/09	7:15 AM	4.5	94.4 km	10,000 m	Los Lagos, Chile	usgs.gov
11/16/08	7:12 PM	4.9	51.9 km	36,000 m	Los Lagos, Chile	usgs.gov
5/3/08	2:36 AM	5	99.4 km	10,000 m	Los Lagos, Chile	usgs.gov
2/10/07	6:03 AM	5.5	73.9 km	157,300 m	Chubut, Argentina	usgs.gov
3/2/19	11:45 AM	7.2	57.3 km	15,000 m	Chubut, Argentina	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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