Businesses in Los Vilos

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Los Vilos

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	31
Other accommodation	19
Grocery stores and supermarkets	12
Cafes	8
Hotels and motels	6
Bakeries	5

Los Vilos Facts

Area	88.4 km²
Population	10,722
Male Population	5,457 (50.9%)
Female Population	5,265 (49.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-9.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-33.8%
Median Age	32.4 years (Male: 32, Female: 32.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$19,923 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Pichidangui, Santiago Centro, Palo Colorado Sur
Local Time
Timezone	Chile Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-31.91186, -71.51046
Postal Codes	1940000

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Los Vilos Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	11,861	14,046	16,196	14,023	10,722	10,498	10,090
Population Density	134.2 / km²	158.9 / km²	183.3 / km²	158.7 / km²	121.3 / km²	118.8 / km²	114.2 / km²

* Projected

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

Los Vilos Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 33.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Los Vilos	-9.6%	-23.7%	-33.8%
Coquimbo Region	—	—	—
Chile	—	—	—

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

Los Vilos Median Age

Median Age: 32.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Los Vilos	32.4 yrs	32.7 yrs	32 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)

Los Vilos Population Density

Population Density: 121 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Los Vilos	10,722	88.4 km²	121 / 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

Los Vilos Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 500 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 Los Vilos

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

Los Vilos Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$7,972	$11,436	$19,119	$12,698	$16,985	$13,909	$19,412	$19,923
Total GDP	$37.2M	$58M	$101.1M	$83.4M	$128.3M	$114M	$164.9M	$167.6M

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

Los Vilos CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Los Vilos	38,791 tn	3.62 tn	438.9 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

Los Vilos CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	38,791 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	3.62 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	438.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (10)
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	High (9.7)
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, 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 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
4/18/17	12:33 PM	4.6	9 km	51,760 m	36km SW of Illapel, Chile	usgs.gov
2/20/09	9:09 PM	3.8	8.2 km	60,900 m	offshore Coquimbo, Chile	usgs.gov
12/24/08	3:39 AM	4.1	4.4 km	50,500 m	offshore Coquimbo, Chile	usgs.gov
11/1/08	5:46 PM	3.5	9.4 km	30,800 m	offshore Coquimbo, Chile	usgs.gov
7/29/08	1:44 PM	3.5	9.7 km	43,900 m	Coquimbo, Chile	usgs.gov
3/8/08	8:48 AM	3.1	9.2 km	33,700 m	offshore Coquimbo, Chile	usgs.gov
4/1/07	1:40 PM	3.6	9.4 km	59,400 m	offshore Coquimbo, Chile	usgs.gov
3/24/07	10:14 AM	4.5	7.6 km	53,800 m	offshore Coquimbo, Chile	usgs.gov
12/10/06	8:11 AM	3.5	8.6 km	41,600 m	offshore Coquimbo, Chile	usgs.gov
11/17/06	3:36 AM	3.7	5.2 km	40,300 m	Coquimbo, Chile	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Los Vilos

Los Vilos is both a Chilean coastal commune and a coastal city with over 9,000 inhabitants (18,275 in comuna), located in the Province of Choapa, part of the IV Region of Coquimbo. Its main activity is fishing. The city also has a significant amount ..

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