Businesses in Vicuña, Chile

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Vicuña, Chile

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	32
Other accommodation	25
Hotels and motels	13
Shopping	11
Clothing stores	9
Campgrounds	7
Education	7
Travel and transportation	7
Holiday homes, cabins and resorts	7
Grocery stores and supermarkets	6
Beauty salons	6
Car repair	5
Sports and recreation	5
Pharmacies and drug stores	5

Vicuña, Chile Facts

Area	53.1 km²
Population	17,996
Male Population	9,052 (50.3%)
Female Population	8,944 (49.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+37.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-1.4%
Median Age	30 years (Male: 29.1, Female: 31)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$24,490 (2022)
Area Codes	51
Local Time
Timezone	Chile Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-30.03541, -70.71274
Postal Codes	1760000

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Vicuña, Chile Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	13,113	15,622	18,260	19,362	17,996	18,335	17,832
Population Density	247.1 / km²	294.4 / km²	344.1 / km²	364.9 / km²	339.1 / km²	345.5 / km²	336.1 / km²

* Projected

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

Vicuña, Chile Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 1.4% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Vicuña, Chile	+37.2%	+15.2%	-1.4%
Coquimbo Region	—	—	—
Chile	—	—	—

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

Vicuña, Chile Median Age

Median Age: 30 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Vicuña, Chile	30 yrs	31 yrs	29.1 yrs
Coquimbo Region	31 yrs	31.6 yrs	30.4 yrs
Chile	31.3 yrs	32 yrs	30.6 yrs

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

Vicuña, Chile Population Density

Population Density: 339 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Vicuña, Chile	17,996	53.1 km²	339 / km²
Coquimbo Region	764,187	40,632.7 km²	18.8 / 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

Vicuña, Chile Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1820 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 Vicuña, 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

Vicuña, Chile Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$9,397	$12,156	$14,353	$19,317	$23,452	$21,211	$21,446	$24,490
Total GDP	$1.9M	$2.6M	$3.1M	$4.1M	$4.8M	$4.4M	$5M	$5.7M

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

Vicuña, Chile CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Vicuña, Chile	89,853 tn	4.99 tn	1,693.3 tons/km²
Coquimbo Region	3,426,763 tn	4.48 tn	84.3 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

Vicuña, Chile CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	89,853 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.99 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	1,693.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (10)
Earthquake	High (8)

* 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 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 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
9/26/18	7:13 PM	4.4	48.1 km	96,890 m	47km NNE of Vicuna, Chile	usgs.gov
9/21/16	8:59 PM	4.2	15.9 km	88,300 m	16km SSW of Vicuna, Chile	usgs.gov
2/24/16	9:59 PM	4.4	32.4 km	69,500 m	26km SE of La Serena, Chile	usgs.gov
10/20/15	4:01 AM	3.9	38.5 km	92,260 m	16km ESE of La Serena, Chile	usgs.gov
5/6/13	2:03 AM	4.2	25.4 km	72,500 m	Coquimbo, Chile	usgs.gov
4/8/13	8:50 AM	4.5	48.8 km	69,900 m	20km SE of Coquimbo, Chile	usgs.gov
1/1/13	7:12 AM	3	34.1 km	17,800 m	Coquimbo, Chile	usgs.gov
10/30/12	12:46 PM	4.2	48.2 km	104,600 m	Coquimbo, Chile	usgs.gov
5/19/12	7:39 PM	4.1	48.3 km	120,600 m	Coquimbo, Chile	usgs.gov
10/8/11	8:20 PM	4.2	25.9 km	62,600 m	Coquimbo, Chile	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Vicuña, Chile

Vicuña is a Chilean commune and city in Elqui Province, Coquimbo Region, founded during the government of Bernardo O'Higgins to secure sovereignty over the Elqui Valley. The famous Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral was born there in 1889. It borders to t..

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