Chile vs Kazakhstan: Population

Chile
19.66 million people
in 2023
Kazakhstan
20.33 million people
in 2023
Chile rank
65th
Kazakhstan rank
64th

Population over time

  • Chile
  • Kazakhstan
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M195019862023

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 20.33 million people against 19.66 million people in Chile, a difference of 671,300 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Chile ranks 65th and Kazakhstan ranks 64th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Kazakhstan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1950s 7.28 million people 7.90 million people 627,251 people Kazakhstan
1960s 8.92 million people 10.82 million people 1.90 million people Kazakhstan
1970s 10.59 million people 13.65 million people 3.06 million people Kazakhstan
1980s 12.33 million people 16.01 million people 3.68 million people Kazakhstan
1990s 14.40 million people 16.64 million people 2.23 million people Kazakhstan
2000s 16.26 million people 15.97 million people 292,940 people Chile
2010s 18.06 million people 17.98 million people 74,450 people Chile
2020s 19.51 million people 19.90 million people 387,925 people Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Chile or Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan, at 20.33 million people against 19.66 million people in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Chile and Kazakhstan?
671,300 people, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Kazakhstan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Chile and Kazakhstan rank globally for population?
Chile ranks 65th and Kazakhstan ranks 64th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.