Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Chile
Chile: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.8918 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Chile, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Chile stood at 0.8918 people per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Chile peaked at 0.8918 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6784 people per person, in 1960.
Chile ranks 34th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Chile, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6784 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6867 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.6948 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.7026 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.7103 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.7178 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.725 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.7322 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7391 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.7459 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.7526 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.7594 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7665 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.7738 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.781 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.7881 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.795 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8014 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8073 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8125 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.8168 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.8203 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8227 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8244 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8258 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.827 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.828 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8289 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8298 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8308 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8319 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8333 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.835 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8373 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8405 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8442 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8482 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8522 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8561 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8597 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8627 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8649 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8661 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8668 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8673 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8678 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8681 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8684 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8688 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8691 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8696 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8701 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8708 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8718 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8731 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8747 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8763 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.878 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8796 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8813 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.883 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8847 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8864 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8882 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.89 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.8918 people per person | +0.2% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.8918 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.8918 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7133 people per person | 0.6784 people per person | 0.7459 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7838 people per person | 0.7526 people per person | 0.8125 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8254 people per person | 0.8168 people per person | 0.8308 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8438 people per person | 0.8319 people per person | 0.8597 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.867 people per person | 0.8627 people per person | 0.8691 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8745 people per person | 0.8696 people per person | 0.8813 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8873 people per person | 0.883 people per person | 0.8918 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More population data for Chile
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -5.32 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5123 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 20,675 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.323 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.1% (2100)
- Population density 18.06 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 411,277 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Chile?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Chile was 0.8918 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8918 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6784 people per person in 1960.
- How does Chile rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Chile ranks 34th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.