Editing Demographics of Chile (section)

=== Latin American immigrants ===
{{See also|Immigration to Chile}}

Since [[Chilean transition to democracy|the reestablishment of democracy in Chile]], the former tendency for emigrants from the country to outnumber immigrants to it has reversed. Chile now is one of the two countries in [[Latin America]] with a positive [[Human migration|migration]] rate.<ref name="un2">{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/2006_MigrationRep/Profiles_country.pdf |title= United Nations Population Division |publisher=un.org|access-date=November 19, 2015}}</ref> Since 1990, with the opening of Chile to the world, through a free market system, and the consequent socioeconomic development of the country, has been noted the attraction of a significant number of immigrants from various Latin American countries, which represented in Census 2017, approximately 1,200,000 people, corresponding to 7% of the population residing in the Chilean territory, without counting their descendants born in Chile, due to the effects of the [[ius soli]].<ref name="Formas de nacionalidad en Chile">[[Library of Congress of Chile]]: [https://www.leychile.cl/Navegar?idNorma=242302&idParte=8563477&idVersion=2012-12-15 Nacionalidad y ciudadanía]. ''Artículo 10, inciso primero'' de la [[Chilean Constitution of 1980|Constitución de 1980]]. Review: 2019-27-5.</ref> Their main origins, corresponds to: 288,233 [[Venezuelans]], 223,923 [[Peruvians]], 179,338 [[Haitians]], 146,582 [[Colombians]], 107,346 [[Bolivians]], 74,713 [[Argentines]], 36,994 [[Ecuadorians]], 18,185 [[Brazilians]], 17,959 [[Dominicans]], 15,837 [[Cubans]] and 8,975 [[Mexicans]].<ref name="Censo, 2017">[https://www.ine.cl/estadisticas/demograficas-y-vitales/#estimacion-de-personas-extranjeras Demográficas y Vitales], INE Chile. Review: 2019-14-2.</ref>

This has prompted a change in the [[physiognomy]] of certain communes in the country where its number is concentrated. In communes such as [[Santiago Centro]] and [[Independencia, Chile|Independencia]], 1/3 of residents is a Latin American immigrant (28% and 31% of the population of these communes, respectively).<ref name="Canal 13, 5 de mayo de 2018">[[Canal 13 (Chile)|Canal 13]]: [http://www.t13.cl/noticia/nacional/Censo-2017-28-de-habitantes-en-la-comuna-de-Santiago-son-inmigrantes Censo 2017: 28% de habitantes en la comuna de Santiago son inmigrantes]. Published: 2018-5-5.</ref> Other communes of Greater Santiago with high numbers of immigrants are [[Estación Central]] (17%) and [[Recoleta, Chile|Recoleta]] (16%).<ref name="24 horas, 5 de mayo de 2018">[https://www.24horas.cl/data/estas-son-las-comunas-de-chile-con-mayor-porcentaje-de-poblacion-extranjera-2704696 Estas son las comunas de Chile con mayor porcentaje de población extranjera]. ''24 Horas Chile''. Published 2018-5-5.</ref> In the northern regions such as Antofagasta region, 17.3% of the population is a Latin American foreigner, with communes such as [[Ollagüe]] (31%), [[Mejillones]] (16%), [[Sierra Gorda]] (16%) and [[Antofagasta]] (11%), with high percentages of Latin American immigrants, mainly Bolivians, Colombians and Peruvians.<ref name="Soy Antofagasta, 5 de mayo de 2018">[https://www.soychile.cl/Antofagasta/Sociedad/2018/05/05/531766/El-11-de-los-habitantes-de-Antofagasta-son-extranjeros.aspx El 11% de los habitantes de Antofagasta son extranjeros]. ''Soy Antofagasta''. Published: 2018-5-5.</ref>