Austria vs Chile: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Austria
3.68 million people
in 2020
Chile
3.53 million people
in 2020
Austria rank
72nd
Chile rank
75th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Austria
- Chile
How they compare
Austria currently reports 3.68 million people against 3.53 million people in Chile, a difference of 149,760 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 72nd and Chile ranks 75th of 236 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.53 million people | 2.89 million people | 642,565 people | Austria |
| 1960s | 3.58 million people | 3.10 million people | 479,665 people | Austria |
| 1970s | 3.64 million people | 3.26 million people | 376,090 people | Austria |
| 1980s | 3.64 million people | 3.43 million people | 215,040 people | Austria |
| 1990s | 3.73 million people | 3.69 million people | 38,290 people | Austria |
| 2000s | 3.72 million people | 3.54 million people | 184,050 people | Austria |
| 2010s | 3.68 million people | 3.35 million people | 328,370 people | Austria |
| 2020s | 3.68 million people | 3.53 million people | 149,760 people | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Austria or Chile?
- Austria, at 3.68 million people against 3.53 million people in Chile as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Austria and Chile?
- 149,760 people, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Chile?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Austria and Chile rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Austria ranks 72nd and Chile ranks 75th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.