Businesses in Tocopilla

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Tocopilla

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	14

Tocopilla Facts

Area	16.8 km²
Population	15,967
Male Population	7,883 (49.4%)
Female Population	8,084 (50.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-44.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-36.2%
Median Age	29.9 years (Male: 28.7, Female: 31.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$60,761 (2022)
Area Codes	55
Local Time
Timezone	Chile Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-22.09198, -70.19792
Postal Codes	1340000

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Tocopilla Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	28,978	27,683	25,010	19,053	15,967	13,627	11,498
Population Density	1,730 / km²	1,652.7 / km²	1,493.1 / km²	1,137.5 / km²	953.3 / km²	813.6 / km²	686.4 / km²

* Projected

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

Tocopilla Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 36.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Tocopilla	-44.9%	-42.3%	-36.2%
Antofagasta Region	—	—	—
Chile	—	—	—

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

Tocopilla Median Age

Median Age: 29.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Tocopilla	29.9 yrs	31.5 yrs	28.7 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)

Tocopilla Population Density

Population Density: 953 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Tocopilla	15,967	16.8 km²	953 / 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

Tocopilla Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1880 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 Tocopilla

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

Tocopilla Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$33,685	$57,701	$68,336	$63,262	$60,206	$46,182	$53,318	$60,761
Total GDP	$9.5M	$16.3M	$18.7M	$20.5M	$21.3M	$16.2M	$18M	$19.8M

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

Tocopilla CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Tocopilla	46,247 tn	2.9 tn	2,761 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

Tocopilla CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	46,247 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.9 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	2,761 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	High (7.8)

* 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. 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
7/17/19	8:03 PM	4	21.9 km	35,000 m	21km SW of Tocopilla, Chile	usgs.gov
6/23/19	5:09 PM	4.6	23.1 km	35,600 m	23km WNW of Tocopilla, Chile	usgs.gov
5/12/19	6:42 AM	4.1	21.1 km	41,290 m	21km E of Tocopilla, Chile	usgs.gov
8/24/18	3:39 AM	4	44.2 km	55,770 m	44km SW of Tocopilla, Chile	usgs.gov
9/6/17	10:00 PM	4.1	13.3 km	34,090 m	13km SW of Tocopilla, Chile	usgs.gov
6/8/17	1:48 PM	4.9	7.2 km	69,850 m	7km SE of Tocopilla, Chile	usgs.gov
5/17/17	12:42 AM	4.5	13.5 km	45,310 m	13km NE of Tocopilla, Chile	usgs.gov
5/13/17	7:44 PM	4.4	42.5 km	35,030 m	42km NNW of Tocopilla, Chile	usgs.gov
4/17/17	9:14 PM	4.5	45 km	63,800 m	44km SE of Tocopilla, Chile	usgs.gov
4/15/17	11:42 PM	4.2	31.4 km	70,900 m	31km ENE of Tocopilla, Chile	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Tocopilla

Tocopilla is a city and commune in the Antofagasta Region, in the north of Chile. It is the capital of the province that bears the same name. celebrates every year its anniversary on September 29th with a big show the day before, which includes a pa..

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