Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest
July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the 2022 U.N. Revision

Chile Population (LIVE)

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Chile Population (1950 - 2023)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

The current population of Chile is 19,637,197 as of Wednesday, October 4, 2023, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data ¹.
Chile 2023 population is estimated at 19,629,590 people at mid year.
Chile population is equivalent to 0.24% of the total world population.
Chile ranks number 65 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in Chile is 26 per Km² (68 people per mi²).
The total land area is 743,532 Km2 (287,079 sq. miles)
84.6 % of the population is urban (16,597,903 people in 2023)
The median age in Chile is 35.7 years.

1. Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Chile (2023 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Chile Global Rank
2023	19,629,590	0.13 %	25,857	-71,205	35.7	1.53	26	84.6 %	16,597,903	0.24 %	8,045,311,447	65
2022	19,603,733	0.57 %	110,549	-66,850	35.2	1.54	26	84.0 %	16,469,065	0.25 %	7,975,105,156	65
2020	19,300,315	1.37 %	260,830	98,439	34.5	1.54	26	84.0 %	16,205,574	0.25 %	7,840,952,880	64
2015	17,870,124	1.00 %	173,192	55,709	33.3	1.74	24	86.8 %	15,517,478	0.24 %	7,426,597,537	63
2010	17,004,162	1.00 %	165,770	26,064	31.6	1.84	23	87.0 %	14,796,864	0.24 %	6,985,603,105	60
2005	16,175,311	1.05 %	164,702	14,336	29.9	1.80	22	86.6 %	14,012,965	0.25 %	6,558,176,119	61
2000	15,351,799	1.26 %	187,001	5,790	27.9	1.99	21	85.6 %	13,137,147	0.25 %	6,148,898,975	60
1995	14,416,796	1.56 %	214,786	2,490	26.2	2.30	19	83.8 %	12,087,036	0.25 %	5,743,219,454	57
1990	13,342,868	1.60 %	203,294	-5,253	24.7	2.58	18	82.6 %	11,026,799	0.25 %	5,316,175,862	55
1985	12,326,396	1.45 %	171,314	-24,137	23.3	2.59	17	81.6 %	10,064,404	0.25 %	4,861,730,613	55
1980	11,469,828	1.51 %	166,059	-30,275	21.9	2.74	15	79.8 %	9,153,051	0.26 %	4,444,007,706	54
1975	10,639,531	1.62 %	163,810	-30,556	20.6	3.18	14	76.9 %	8,179,999	0.26 %	4,069,437,231	53
1970	9,820,481	1.77 %	165,109	-36,078	19.7	3.78	13	73.3 %	7,194,621	0.27 %	3,695,390,336	53
1965	8,994,936	2.01 %	170,623	-34,847	19.3	4.36	12	68.7 %	6,178,103	0.27 %	3,337,111,983	53
1960	8,141,820	2.14 %	163,725	-27,179	19.4	4.70	11	64.3 %	5,234,614	0.27 %	3,019,233,434	55
1955	7,323,194	2.03 %	139,910	-25,010	19.5	4.78	10	59.7 %	4,368,840	0.27 %	2,746,072,141	53

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Chile Population Forecast

11,999

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Chile Global Rank
2025	19,690,323	0.40 %	78,002	-56,177	36.8	1.53	26	85.6 %	16,850,412	0.24 %	8,191,988,453	65
2030	19,933,769	0.25 %	48,689	7,376	39.3	1.54	27	87.5 %	17,445,524	0.23 %	8,546,141,327	69
2035	20,315,156	0.38 %	76,277	28,998	41.5	1.54	27	88.4 %	17,962,170	0.23 %	8,879,397,401	71
2040	20,571,208	0.25 %	51,210	19,666	43.6	1.55	28	89.5 %	18,407,343	0.22 %	9,188,250,492	72
2045	20,681,489	0.11 %	22,056	13,332	45.4	1.55	28	90.7 %	18,767,601	0.22 %	9,467,543,575	75
2050	20,675,378	-0.01 %	-1,222		46.8	1.56	28	92.0 %	19,027,962	0.21 %	9,709,491,761	75

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Chile Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Chile

Life Expectancy

81.16 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality

5.6

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5

6.4

(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Chile

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

#	CITY NAME	POPULATION
1	Santiago	4,837,295
2	Puente Alto	510,417
3	Antofagasta	309,832
4	Vina del Mar	294,551
5	Valparaiso	282,448
6	Talcahuano	252,968
7	San Bernardo	249,858
8	Temuco	238,129
9	Iquique	227,499
10	Concepcion	215,413
11	Rancagua	212,695
12	La Pintana	201,178
13	Talca	197,479
14	Arica	185,999
15	Coquimbo	161,317
16	Puerto Montt	160,054
17	La Serena	154,521
18	Chillan	150,396
19	Calama	143,084
20	Osorno	135,773
21	Valdivia	133,419
22	Quilpue	130,263
23	Copiapo	129,280
24	Los Angeles	125,430
25	Punta Arenas	117,430
26	Lo Prado	104,316
27	Curico	102,438
28	Villa Alemana	97,320
29	Coronel	92,940
30	San Antonio	85,651
31	Chiguayante	82,545
32	Ovalle	77,138
33	Linares	69,535
34	Quillota	67,779
35	Penaflor	65,495
36	Melipilla	63,100
37	San Felipe	59,294
38	Los Andes	56,859
39	Buin	55,441
40	Talagante	51,764
41	Lota	49,763
42	Hacienda La Calera	49,106
43	Tome	46,698
44	Penco	46,091
45	Coyhaique	45,787
46	Vallenar	44,895
47	Angol	44,856
48	Rengo	38,100
49	Constitucion	37,917
50	Limache	35,876
51	Santa Cruz	33,283
52	Paine	32,766
53	Villarrica	31,602
54	San Carlos	31,517
55	Cauquenes	31,362
56	Curanilahue	30,611
57	Las Animas	30,000
58	Castro	29,926
59	San Vicente de Tagua Tagua	29,560
60	Lampa	29,250
61	Molina	28,775
62	Ancud	28,020
63	Machali	27,595
64	Pucon	26,953
65	Parral	26,904
66	La Union	26,298
67	Puerto Varas	24,958
68	La Ligua	24,857
69	Arauco	24,659
70	Victoria	24,555

Notes

The Chile Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Chile delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Chile (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Chile in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.