In the last census, of 2017, Los Ríos Region (then Valdivia Province) registered a population of 380,181 inhabitants.
By this number the region is ranked 10th among Chile's 16 regions and has a share of 2.35% of the national total.
The regions rural population represents 32% of the total, which is explained by the fact that almost half of the population lives in the city of Valdivia and that the cities of Río Bueno and La Unión have together 50,000 inhabitants.
This percentage of rural population is well above the national average which is of 13.4%.
The population of Los Ríos has a relatively high percentage of people who self-identify as indigenous of 11.3% it means 40,515 persons.
To compare, the national average is of 4.58%.
It has a large German presence alike the nearby Los Lagos Region.
See also German colonization of Valdivia, Osorno and Llanquihue
In the last census, of 2017, Los Ríos Region (then Valdivia Province) registered a population of 380,181 inhabitants. By this number the region is ranked 10th among Chile's 16 regions and has a share of 2.35% of the national total. The regions rural population represents 32% of the total, which is explained by the fact that almost half of the population lives in the city of Valdivia and that the cities of Río Bueno and La Unión have together 50,000 inhabitants. This percentage of rural population is well above the national average which is of 13.4%. The population of Los Ríos has a relatively high percentage of people who self-identify as indigenous of 11.3% it means 40,515 persons. To compare, the national average is of 4.58%. It has a large German presence alike the nearby Los Lagos Region. See also German colonization of Valdivia, Osorno and Llanquihue
Los Ríos Region