Businesses in Taltal

Categories in Taltal

Car Repair and Maintenance Import Export Company Housing Development Bars, pubs and taverns Fast food restaurants Grocery stores and supermarkets Pub Restaurants Hair Salon Soccer Field Hotels

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Taltal

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	5

Taltal Facts

Area	11.4 km²
Population	11,007
Male Population	6,069 (55.1%)
Female Population	4,938 (44.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+741.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+66.1%
Median Age	31.3 years (Male: 33, Female: 29.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$92,392 (2022)
Area Codes	55
Local Time
Timezone	Chile Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-25.40873, -70.48358

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Taltal Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,308	4,990	6,625	7,277	11,007	11,776	12,362
Population Density	115 / km²	438.7 / km²	582.4 / km²	639.7 / km²	967.6 / km²	1,035.3 / km²	1,086.8 / km²

* Projected

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

Taltal Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 66.1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Taltal	+741.5%	+120.6%	+66.1%
Antofagasta Region	—	—	—
Chile	—	—	—

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

Taltal Median Age

Median Age: 31.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Taltal	31.3 yrs	29.5 yrs	33 yrs
Antofagasta Region	29.4 yrs	29.1 yrs	29.7 yrs
Chile	31.3 yrs	32 yrs	30.6 yrs

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

Taltal Population Density

Population Density: 968 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Taltal	11,007	11.4 km²	968 / km²
Antofagasta Region	594,427	126,098.3 km²	4.7 / 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

Taltal Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1900 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 Taltal

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

Taltal Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$37,871	$49,475	$53,959	$74,225	$89,976	$72,180	$82,304	$92,392
Total GDP	$16M	$22.5M	$24.4M	$28.1M	$28.5M	$21.6M	$27.9M	$32.2M

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

Taltal CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Taltal	28,838 tn	2.62 tn	2,535.2 tons/km²
Antofagasta Region	3,247,150 tn	5.46 tn	25.8 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

Taltal CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	28,838 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.62 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	2,535.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (4.3)
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	High (10)

* 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 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
3/10/19	1:08 PM	4.5	40.3 km	48,990 m	41km S of Taltal, Chile	usgs.gov
1/2/19	4:32 PM	4.2	11.9 km	36,710 m	12km SE of Taltal, Chile	usgs.gov
5/19/18	5:00 PM	4.1	30.2 km	25,580 m	30km WSW of Taltal, Chile	usgs.gov
4/10/18	2:47 PM	4.1	33.3 km	73,530 m	32km NNE of Taltal, Chile	usgs.gov
2/20/18	3:37 PM	4.2	42.8 km	10,000 m	42km WNW of Taltal, Chile	usgs.gov
2/20/18	9:38 AM	4.9	15.6 km	42,080 m	14km NW of Taltal, Chile	usgs.gov
2/13/18	1:38 PM	4.3	42.3 km	43,190 m	42km WSW of Taltal, Chile	usgs.gov
8/20/17	6:15 AM	4	36.4 km	43,800 m	36km WSW of Taltal, Chile	usgs.gov
11/8/16	2:13 PM	4.7	31.8 km	58,870 m	31km E of Taltal, Chile	usgs.gov
10/30/16	4:49 AM	5.3	27.7 km	53,010 m	26km NNE of Taltal, Chile	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Taltal

Taltal is a Chilean commune and city in Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region. According to the 2012 census, the commune has a population of 11,132 and has an area of 20,405.1 km2 (7,878 sq mi). The commune is home to Paranal Observatory and inclu..

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