Chile vs Switzerland: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Chile
1.04 million people
in 2050
Switzerland
1.03 million people
in 2050
Chile rank
118th
Switzerland rank
120th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Chile
- Switzerland
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1.04 million people against 1.03 million people in Switzerland, a difference of 16,690 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 118th and Switzerland ranks 120th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 10 and Switzerland in 33.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 399,998 people | 300,000 people | 99,998 people | Chile |
| 1100s | 439,994 people | 400,000 people | 39,994 people | Chile |
| 1200s | 479,980 people | 500,000 people | 20,020 people | Switzerland |
| 1300s | 519,936 people | 800,000 people | 280,064 people | Switzerland |
| 1400s | 559,793 people | 595,847 people | 36,054 people | Switzerland |
| 1500s | 599,333 people | 781,014 people | 181,681 people | Switzerland |
| 1600s | 598,000 people | 975,279 people | 377,279 people | Switzerland |
| 1700s | 595,992 people | 1.21 million people | 613,468 people | Switzerland |
| 1710s | 609,081 people | 1.24 million people | 631,539 people | Switzerland |
| 1720s | 623,608 people | 1.27 million people | 647,192 people | Switzerland |
| 1730s | 638,222 people | 1.30 million people | 662,868 people | Switzerland |
| 1740s | 652,866 people | 1.33 million people | 678,544 people | Switzerland |
| 1750s | 667,470 people | 1.36 million people | 694,150 people | Switzerland |
| 1760s | 681,950 people | 1.39 million people | 709,650 people | Switzerland |
| 1770s | 696,202 people | 1.42 million people | 724,968 people | Switzerland |
| 1780s | 710,101 people | 1.45 million people | 740,039 people | Switzerland |
| 1790s | 723,492 people | 1.48 million people | 754,798 people | Switzerland |
| 1800s | 736,190 people | 1.51 million people | 769,180 people | Switzerland |
| 1810s | 747,971 people | 1.53 million people | 783,099 people | Switzerland |
| 1820s | 816,507 people | 1.69 million people | 869,263 people | Switzerland |
| 1830s | 889,393 people | 1.80 million people | 913,417 people | Switzerland |
| 1840s | 966,269 people | 1.91 million people | 948,171 people | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 1.17 million people | 2.02 million people | 852,850 people | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 1.44 million people | 2.08 million people | 645,150 people | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 1.65 million people | 2.17 million people | 518,110 people | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 1.85 million people | 2.24 million people | 387,940 people | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 2.02 million people | 2.25 million people | 238,390 people | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 2.15 million people | 2.47 million people | 319,030 people | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 2.34 million people | 2.69 million people | 359,050 people | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 2.41 million people | 2.66 million people | 255,360 people | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 2.46 million people | 2.65 million people | 195,830 people | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 2.55 million people | 2.61 million people | 59,440 people | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 2.70 million people | 2.62 million people | 82,661 people | Chile |
| 1960s | 2.55 million people | 2.65 million people | 104,447 people | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 2.28 million people | 2.56 million people | 281,958 people | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 2.15 million people | 2.30 million people | 145,760 people | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 2.24 million people | 2.01 million people | 230,478 people | Chile |
| 2000s | 2.16 million people | 1.97 million people | 192,439 people | Chile |
| 2010s | 2.26 million people | 1.97 million people | 296,326 people | Chile |
| 2020s | 2.16 million people | 1.31 million people | 849,402 people | Chile |
| 2030s | 1.82 million people | 1.13 million people | 686,915 people | Chile |
| 2040s | 1.35 million people | 1.04 million people | 304,780 people | Chile |
| 2050s | 1.04 million people | 1.03 million people | 16,690 people | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Chile or Switzerland?
- Chile, at 1.04 million people against 1.03 million people in Switzerland as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Chile and Switzerland?
- 16,690 people, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Switzerland?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Chile and Switzerland rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Chile ranks 118th and Switzerland ranks 120th 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.