Chile vs Myanmar: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Chile
17.71 million people
in 2025
Myanmar
16.78 million people
in 2025
Chile rank
50th
Myanmar rank
53rd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Chile
- Myanmar
How they compare
Chile currently reports 17.71 million people against 16.78 million people in Myanmar, a difference of 935,100 people.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 50th and Myanmar ranks 53rd of 236 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.58 million people | 3.24 million people | 1.34 million people | Chile |
| 1960s | 6.37 million people | 5.10 million people | 1.28 million people | Chile |
| 1970s | 8.31 million people | 7.19 million people | 1.12 million people | Chile |
| 1980s | 10.18 million people | 9.08 million people | 1.09 million people | Chile |
| 1990s | 12.16 million people | 11.25 million people | 908,010 people | Chile |
| 2000s | 14.10 million people | 13.34 million people | 758,490 people | Chile |
| 2010s | 15.79 million people | 15.08 million people | 712,620 people | Chile |
| 2020s | 17.40 million people | 16.37 million people | 1.03 million people | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Chile or Myanmar?
- Chile, at 17.71 million people against 16.78 million people in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Chile and Myanmar?
- 935,100 people, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Myanmar?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Myanmar rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Chile ranks 50th and Myanmar ranks 53rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban 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
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.