Chile vs Finland: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Chile
1.04 million people
in 2050
Finland
1.13 million people
in 2050
Chile rank
118th
Finland rank
116th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Chile
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.13 million people against 1.04 million people in Chile, a difference of 90,440 people.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 118th and Finland ranks 116th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 32 and Finland in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 399,998 people | 73,912 people | 326,086 people | Chile |
| 1100s | 439,994 people | 85,847 people | 354,147 people | Chile |
| 1200s | 479,980 people | 97,739 people | 382,241 people | Chile |
| 1300s | 519,936 people | 109,560 people | 410,376 people | Chile |
| 1400s | 559,793 people | 99,400 people | 460,393 people | Chile |
| 1500s | 599,333 people | 99,100 people | 500,233 people | Chile |
| 1600s | 598,000 people | 197,200 people | 400,800 people | Chile |
| 1700s | 595,992 people | 384,115 people | 211,877 people | Chile |
| 1710s | 609,081 people | 415,126 people | 193,955 people | Chile |
| 1720s | 623,608 people | 448,579 people | 175,029 people | Chile |
| 1730s | 638,222 people | 484,659 people | 153,563 people | Chile |
| 1740s | 652,866 people | 523,565 people | 129,301 people | Chile |
| 1750s | 667,470 people | 565,509 people | 101,961 people | Chile |
| 1760s | 681,950 people | 610,721 people | 71,229 people | Chile |
| 1770s | 696,202 people | 659,444 people | 36,758 people | Chile |
| 1780s | 710,101 people | 711,941 people | 1,840 people | Finland |
| 1790s | 723,492 people | 768,489 people | 44,997 people | Finland |
| 1800s | 736,190 people | 829,389 people | 93,199 people | Finland |
| 1810s | 747,971 people | 894,960 people | 146,989 people | Finland |
| 1820s | 816,507 people | 965,544 people | 149,037 people | Finland |
| 1830s | 889,393 people | 1.11 million people | 221,977 people | Finland |
| 1840s | 966,269 people | 1.17 million people | 199,101 people | Finland |
| 1850s | 1.17 million people | 1.30 million people | 129,270 people | Finland |
| 1860s | 1.44 million people | 1.36 million people | 83,320 people | Chile |
| 1870s | 1.65 million people | 1.44 million people | 212,620 people | Chile |
| 1880s | 1.85 million people | 1.54 million people | 312,060 people | Chile |
| 1890s | 2.02 million people | 1.75 million people | 263,840 people | Chile |
| 1900s | 2.15 million people | 1.97 million people | 182,840 people | Chile |
| 1910s | 2.34 million people | 2.23 million people | 107,060 people | Chile |
| 1920s | 2.41 million people | 2.40 million people | 10,640 people | Chile |
| 1930s | 2.46 million people | 2.56 million people | 99,810 people | Finland |
| 1940s | 2.55 million people | 2.56 million people | 6,500 people | Finland |
| 1950s | 2.70 million people | 2.11 million people | 587,222 people | Chile |
| 1960s | 2.55 million people | 1.91 million people | 636,796 people | Chile |
| 1970s | 2.28 million people | 1.79 million people | 495,437 people | Chile |
| 1980s | 2.15 million people | 1.78 million people | 366,001 people | Chile |
| 1990s | 2.24 million people | 1.78 million people | 459,336 people | Chile |
| 2000s | 2.16 million people | 1.66 million people | 504,058 people | Chile |
| 2010s | 2.26 million people | 1.57 million people | 690,555 people | Chile |
| 2020s | 2.16 million people | 1.43 million people | 722,418 people | Chile |
| 2030s | 1.82 million people | 1.29 million people | 533,469 people | Chile |
| 2040s | 1.35 million people | 1.17 million people | 176,988 people | Chile |
| 2050s | 1.04 million people | 1.13 million people | 90,440 people | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Chile or Finland?
- Finland, at 1.13 million people against 1.04 million people in Chile as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Chile and Finland?
- 90,440 people, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Finland?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Chile and Finland rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Chile ranks 118th and Finland ranks 116th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.