Providencia Had Chile’s Lowest Share of Women with Children

Women aged 15–49 with children in Providencia, Metropolitan Region and Chile; 2024.

What the Data Shows

Providencia recorded a 31.5% share of women aged 15 to 49 with children in the 2024 census. INE identified it as the lowest commune, while the Metropolitan Region was the lowest region at 53.5%. Providencia’s share was 25.1 percentage points below the national figure of 56.6%. The comparison uses INE-named extremes and benchmarks rather than claiming a complete commune ranking from partial rows.

Data table

Unit: % of women aged 15–49 · Period: 2024

RankEntryValuePeriod
1Providencia commune31.5%2024
2Chile56.6%2024
3Metropolitan Region53.5%2024

Sources

Source 1: 2024 Census: Women Aged 15–49 with Children

Publisher: National Statistics Institute of Chile (INE)

Dataset/table: Census motherhood and children-among-mothers tables

Units: % of women aged 15–49; children

Date checked: 2026-07-19

Evidence: Supports the 1992–2024 motherhood series, average children among mothers and the Providencia minimum.

Data notes & caveats

The selected geographies are the official national, regional and lowest-commune benchmarks rather than a full commune ranking. Each percentage uses women aged 15–49 in its geography.

Methodology

Uses the commune and regional extremes explicitly named by INE and compares Providencia with the national share.

Source consistency notes

All three values come from the same INE census release, year and measure.

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