Chile vs Netherlands: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Chile
17.71 million people
in 2025
Netherlands
17.60 million people
in 2025
Chile rank
50th
Netherlands rank
51st
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Chile
- Netherlands
How they compare
Chile currently reports 17.71 million people against 17.60 million people in Netherlands, a difference of 108,800 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.
Chile ranks 50th and Netherlands ranks 51st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.58 million people | 6.22 million people | 1.65 million people | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 6.37 million people | 7.44 million people | 1.06 million people | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 8.31 million people | 8.69 million people | 375,591 people | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 10.18 million people | 9.77 million people | 406,512 people | Chile |
| 1990s | 12.16 million people | 11.17 million people | 987,830 people | Chile |
| 2000s | 14.10 million people | 13.60 million people | 503,040 people | Chile |
| 2010s | 15.79 million people | 15.43 million people | 364,670 people | Chile |
| 2020s | 17.40 million people | 17.11 million people | 286,300 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 Netherlands?
- Chile, at 17.71 million people against 17.60 million people in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Chile and Netherlands?
- 108,800 people, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Netherlands?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Netherlands rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Chile ranks 50th and Netherlands ranks 51st 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.