Population density in Chile

Chile: Population density was 18.06 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
18.06 people per km²
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
209th
of 235 countries
All-time high
27.63 people per km²
in 2041
All-time low
0.538 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Chile, 1000–2100

0102030100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

Chile recorded 18.06 people per km² for population density in 2100.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Chile peaked at 27.63 people per km² in 2041 and was at its lowest, 0.538 people per km², in 1000.

That places Chile 209th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Chile, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 0.538 people per km²
1100 0.5918 people per km² +10.0%
1200 0.6456 people per km² +9.1%
1300 0.6994 people per km² +8.3%
1400 0.7532 people per km² +7.7%
1500 0.807 people per km² +7.1%
1600 0.807 people per km² +0.0%
1700 0.8097 people per km² +0.3%
1710 0.831 people per km² +2.6%
1720 0.8528 people per km² +2.6%
1730 0.8753 people per km² +2.6%
1740 0.8983 people per km² +2.6%
1750 0.922 people per km² +2.6%
1760 0.9462 people per km² +2.6%
1770 0.9711 people per km² +2.6%
1780 0.9967 people per km² +2.6%
1790 1.02 people per km² +2.6%
1800 1.04 people per km² +1.4%
1801 1.04 people per km² +0.0%
1802 1.04 people per km² +0.0%
1803 1.04 people per km² +0.0%
1804 1.04 people per km² +0.0%
1805 1.04 people per km² +0.0%
1806 1.04 people per km² +0.0%
1807 1.04 people per km² +0.0%
1808 1.04 people per km² +0.0%
1809 1.04 people per km² +0.0%
1810 1.04 people per km² +0.0%
1811 1.04 people per km² +0.0%
1812 1.04 people per km² +0.0%
1813 1.04 people per km² +0.0%
1814 1.04 people per km² +0.0%
1815 1.04 people per km² +0.0%
1816 1.04 people per km² +0.0%
1817 1.04 people per km² +0.0%
1818 1.04 people per km² +0.0%
1819 1.04 people per km² +0.5%
1820 1.05 people per km² +0.9%
1821 1.07 people per km² +1.4%
1822 1.09 people per km² +1.8%
1823 1.11 people per km² +2.3%
1824 1.14 people per km² +2.3%
1825 1.16 people per km² +2.3%
1826 1.19 people per km² +2.3%
1827 1.21 people per km² +2.3%
1828 1.24 people per km² +2.3%
1829 1.27 people per km² +2.2%
1830 1.3 people per km² +2.2%
1831 1.32 people per km² +2.1%
1832 1.35 people per km² +2.1%
1833 1.38 people per km² +2.0%
1834 1.41 people per km² +2.0%
1835 1.44 people per km² +2.0%
1836 1.47 people per km² +2.0%
1837 1.5 people per km² +2.0%
1838 1.53 people per km² +2.0%
1839 1.56 people per km² +2.0%
1840 1.59 people per km² +1.9%
1841 1.62 people per km² +1.9%
1842 1.65 people per km² +1.8%
1843 1.68 people per km² +1.8%
1844 1.71 people per km² +1.8%
1845 1.74 people per km² +1.8%
1846 1.77 people per km² +1.8%
1847 1.8 people per km² +1.8%
1848 1.83 people per km² +1.8%
1849 1.86 people per km² +1.8%
1850 1.9 people per km² +1.7%
1851 1.93 people per km² +1.8%
1852 1.96 people per km² +1.8%
1853 2 people per km² +1.8%
1854 2.04 people per km² +1.8%
1855 2.07 people per km² +1.8%
1856 2.11 people per km² +1.8%
1857 2.15 people per km² +1.8%
1858 2.18 people per km² +1.8%
1859 2.22 people per km² +1.8%
1860 2.26 people per km² +1.8%
1861 2.3 people per km² +1.7%
1862 2.34 people per km² +1.7%
1863 2.38 people per km² +1.7%
1864 2.42 people per km² +1.7%
1865 2.46 people per km² +1.7%
1866 2.51 people per km² +1.7%
1867 2.55 people per km² +1.7%
1868 2.59 people per km² +1.7%
1869 2.64 people per km² +1.7%
1870 2.68 people per km² +1.7%
1871 2.73 people per km² +1.7%
1872 2.77 people per km² +1.7%
1873 2.82 people per km² +1.7%
1874 2.86 people per km² +1.7%
1875 2.91 people per km² +1.7%
1876 2.96 people per km² +1.7%
1877 3.01 people per km² +1.7%
1878 3.06 people per km² +1.7%
1879 3.11 people per km² +1.6%
1880 3.16 people per km² +1.6%
1881 3.21 people per km² +1.6%
1882 3.26 people per km² +1.6%
1883 3.31 people per km² +1.5%
1884 3.36 people per km² +1.5%
1885 3.41 people per km² +1.5%
1886 3.47 people per km² +1.5%
1887 3.52 people per km² +1.5%
1888 3.57 people per km² +1.5%
1889 3.63 people per km² +1.5%
1890 3.68 people per km² +1.5%
1891 3.74 people per km² +1.5%
1892 3.79 people per km² +1.4%
1893 3.84 people per km² +1.4%
1894 3.9 people per km² +1.4%
1895 3.95 people per km² +1.4%
1896 4 people per km² +1.4%
1897 4.06 people per km² +1.4%
1898 4.12 people per km² +1.4%
1899 4.17 people per km² +1.4%
1900 4.23 people per km² +1.3%
1901 4.28 people per km² +1.3%
1902 4.34 people per km² +1.3%
1903 4.4 people per km² +1.3%
1904 4.45 people per km² +1.3%
1905 4.51 people per km² +1.3%
1906 4.56 people per km² +1.3%
1907 4.62 people per km² +1.3%
1908 4.68 people per km² +1.3%
1909 4.74 people per km² +1.3%
1910 4.8 people per km² +1.3%
1911 4.86 people per km² +1.3%
1912 4.92 people per km² +1.3%
1913 4.99 people per km² +1.3%
1914 5.05 people per km² +1.3%
1915 5.12 people per km² +1.3%
1916 5.18 people per km² +1.3%
1917 5.25 people per km² +1.3%
1918 5.31 people per km² +1.2%
1919 5.37 people per km² +1.2%
1920 5.44 people per km² +1.2%
1921 5.51 people per km² +1.3%
1922 5.58 people per km² +1.3%
1923 5.66 people per km² +1.4%
1924 5.74 people per km² +1.4%
1925 5.82 people per km² +1.4%
1926 5.9 people per km² +1.4%
1927 5.98 people per km² +1.4%
1928 6.06 people per km² +1.4%
1929 6.15 people per km² +1.4%
1930 6.24 people per km² +1.5%
1931 6.34 people per km² +1.6%
1932 6.44 people per km² +1.6%
1933 6.55 people per km² +1.7%
1934 6.66 people per km² +1.7%
1935 6.78 people per km² +1.7%
1936 6.89 people per km² +1.7%
1937 7.01 people per km² +1.7%
1938 7.13 people per km² +1.7%
1939 7.26 people per km² +1.7%
1940 7.39 people per km² +1.8%
1941 7.52 people per km² +1.8%
1942 7.66 people per km² +1.8%
1943 7.8 people per km² +1.9%
1944 7.95 people per km² +1.9%
1945 8.1 people per km² +1.9%
1946 8.25 people per km² +1.9%
1947 8.41 people per km² +1.9%
1948 8.57 people per km² +1.9%
1949 8.73 people per km² +1.9%
1950 8.91 people per km² +2.1%
1951 9.09 people per km² +1.9%
1952 9.27 people per km² +2.0%
1953 9.46 people per km² +2.1%
1954 9.66 people per km² +2.1%
1955 9.86 people per km² +2.1%
1956 10.07 people per km² +2.1%
1957 10.29 people per km² +2.2%
1958 10.51 people per km² +2.2%
1959 10.74 people per km² +2.1%
1960 10.97 people per km² +2.1%
1961 11.2 people per km² +2.1%
1962 11.43 people per km² +2.1%
1963 11.66 people per km² +2.0%
1964 11.89 people per km² +2.0%
1965 12.12 people per km² +1.9%
1966 12.35 people per km² +1.9%
1967 12.57 people per km² +1.8%
1968 12.8 people per km² +1.8%
1969 13.02 people per km² +1.7%
1970 13.24 people per km² +1.7%
1971 13.46 people per km² +1.7%
1972 13.68 people per km² +1.6%
1973 13.91 people per km² +1.6%
1974 14.13 people per km² +1.6%
1975 14.35 people per km² +1.6%
1976 14.58 people per km² +1.6%
1977 14.8 people per km² +1.5%
1978 15.03 people per km² +1.5%
1979 15.25 people per km² +1.5%
1980 15.48 people per km² +1.5%
1981 15.71 people per km² +1.5%
1982 15.94 people per km² +1.5%
1983 16.17 people per km² +1.5%
1984 16.42 people per km² +1.5%
1985 16.67 people per km² +1.5%
1986 16.93 people per km² +1.6%
1987 17.2 people per km² +1.6%
1988 17.48 people per km² +1.6%
1989 17.77 people per km² +1.7%
1990 18.07 people per km² +1.7%
1991 18.38 people per km² +1.7%
1992 18.67 people per km² +1.6%
1993 18.97 people per km² +1.6%
1994 19.25 people per km² +1.5%
1995 19.54 people per km² +1.5%
1996 19.82 people per km² +1.4%
1997 20.08 people per km² +1.3%
1998 20.35 people per km² +1.3%
1999 20.6 people per km² +1.3%
2000 20.85 people per km² +1.2%
2001 21.09 people per km² +1.2%
2002 21.33 people per km² +1.1%
2003 21.55 people per km² +1.1%
2004 21.77 people per km² +1.0%
2005 21.99 people per km² +1.0%
2006 22.2 people per km² +1.0%
2007 22.42 people per km² +1.0%
2008 22.65 people per km² +1.0%
2009 22.88 people per km² +1.0%
2010 23.11 people per km² +1.0%
2011 23.34 people per km² +1.0%
2012 23.56 people per km² +1.0%
2013 23.79 people per km² +1.0%
2014 24.03 people per km² +1.0%
2015 24.27 people per km² +1.0%
2016 24.57 people per km² +1.2%
2017 24.96 people per km² +1.6%
2018 25.41 people per km² +1.8%
2019 25.82 people per km² +1.6%
2020 26.05 people per km² +0.9%
2021 26.17 people per km² +0.4%
2022 26.3 people per km² +0.5%
2023 26.44 people per km² +0.5%
2024 26.58 people per km² +0.5%
2025 26.71 people per km² +0.5%
2026 26.83 people per km² +0.4%
2027 26.93 people per km² +0.4%
2028 27.03 people per km² +0.4%
2029 27.13 people per km² +0.3%
2030 27.21 people per km² +0.3%
2031 27.29 people per km² +0.3%
2032 27.36 people per km² +0.3%
2033 27.42 people per km² +0.2%
2034 27.47 people per km² +0.2%
2035 27.51 people per km² +0.2%
2036 27.55 people per km² +0.1%
2037 27.58 people per km² +0.1%
2038 27.6 people per km² +0.1%
2039 27.62 people per km² +0.1%
2040 27.63 people per km² +0.0%
2041 27.63 people per km² +0.0%
2042 27.62 people per km² -0.0%
2043 27.62 people per km² -0.0%
2044 27.6 people per km² -0.1%
2045 27.57 people per km² -0.1%
2046 27.54 people per km² -0.1%
2047 27.5 people per km² -0.1%
2048 27.45 people per km² -0.2%
2049 27.39 people per km² -0.2%
2050 27.33 people per km² -0.2%
2051 27.26 people per km² -0.3%
2052 27.18 people per km² -0.3%
2053 27.1 people per km² -0.3%
2054 27 people per km² -0.4%
2055 26.9 people per km² -0.4%
2056 26.79 people per km² -0.4%
2057 26.67 people per km² -0.4%
2058 26.54 people per km² -0.5%
2059 26.41 people per km² -0.5%
2060 26.28 people per km² -0.5%
2061 26.13 people per km² -0.5%
2062 25.98 people per km² -0.6%
2063 25.82 people per km² -0.6%
2064 25.66 people per km² -0.6%
2065 25.49 people per km² -0.7%
2066 25.31 people per km² -0.7%
2067 25.13 people per km² -0.7%
2068 24.95 people per km² -0.7%
2069 24.77 people per km² -0.7%
2070 24.58 people per km² -0.8%
2071 24.39 people per km² -0.8%
2072 24.2 people per km² -0.8%
2073 24 people per km² -0.8%
2074 23.81 people per km² -0.8%
2075 23.6 people per km² -0.9%
2076 23.4 people per km² -0.9%
2077 23.19 people per km² -0.9%
2078 22.97 people per km² -0.9%
2079 22.76 people per km² -0.9%
2080 22.54 people per km² -1.0%
2081 22.32 people per km² -1.0%
2082 22.1 people per km² -1.0%
2083 21.88 people per km² -1.0%
2084 21.65 people per km² -1.0%
2085 21.42 people per km² -1.1%
2086 21.19 people per km² -1.1%
2087 20.96 people per km² -1.1%
2088 20.73 people per km² -1.1%
2089 20.49 people per km² -1.1%
2090 20.26 people per km² -1.1%
2091 20.03 people per km² -1.1%
2092 19.8 people per km² -1.1%
2093 19.58 people per km² -1.1%
2094 19.35 people per km² -1.1%
2095 19.13 people per km² -1.1%
2096 18.91 people per km² -1.1%
2097 18.7 people per km² -1.1%
2098 18.48 people per km² -1.1%
2099 18.27 people per km² -1.1%
2100 18.06 people per km² -1.1%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 18.06 people per km² is below the median for high income countries, which is 106.6 people per km², 17% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 18.06 people per km² is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.05 people per km², 20% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.538 people per km² 0.538 people per km² 0.538 people per km² 1
1100s 0.5918 people per km² 0.5918 people per km² 0.5918 people per km² 1
1200s 0.6456 people per km² 0.6456 people per km² 0.6456 people per km² 1
1300s 0.6994 people per km² 0.6994 people per km² 0.6994 people per km² 1
1400s 0.7532 people per km² 0.7532 people per km² 0.7532 people per km² 1
1500s 0.807 people per km² 0.807 people per km² 0.807 people per km² 1
1600s 0.807 people per km² 0.807 people per km² 0.807 people per km² 1
1700s 0.8097 people per km² 0.8097 people per km² 0.8097 people per km² 1
1710s 0.831 people per km² 0.831 people per km² 0.831 people per km² 1
1720s 0.8528 people per km² 0.8528 people per km² 0.8528 people per km² 1
1730s 0.8753 people per km² 0.8753 people per km² 0.8753 people per km² 1
1740s 0.8983 people per km² 0.8983 people per km² 0.8983 people per km² 1
1750s 0.922 people per km² 0.922 people per km² 0.922 people per km² 1
1760s 0.9462 people per km² 0.9462 people per km² 0.9462 people per km² 1
1770s 0.9711 people per km² 0.9711 people per km² 0.9711 people per km² 1
1780s 0.9967 people per km² 0.9967 people per km² 0.9967 people per km² 1
1790s 1.02 people per km² 1.02 people per km² 1.02 people per km² 1
1800s 1.04 people per km² 1.04 people per km² 1.04 people per km² 10
1810s 1.04 people per km² 1.04 people per km² 1.04 people per km² 10
1820s 1.15 people per km² 1.05 people per km² 1.27 people per km² 10
1830s 1.42 people per km² 1.3 people per km² 1.56 people per km² 10
1840s 1.72 people per km² 1.59 people per km² 1.86 people per km² 10
1850s 2.06 people per km² 1.9 people per km² 2.22 people per km² 10
1860s 2.45 people per km² 2.26 people per km² 2.64 people per km² 10
1870s 2.89 people per km² 2.68 people per km² 3.11 people per km² 10
1880s 3.39 people per km² 3.16 people per km² 3.63 people per km² 10
1890s 3.92 people per km² 3.68 people per km² 4.17 people per km² 10
1900s 4.48 people per km² 4.23 people per km² 4.74 people per km² 10
1910s 5.09 people per km² 4.8 people per km² 5.37 people per km² 10
1920s 5.78 people per km² 5.44 people per km² 6.15 people per km² 10
1930s 6.73 people per km² 6.24 people per km² 7.26 people per km² 10
1940s 8.04 people per km² 7.39 people per km² 8.73 people per km² 10
1950s 9.79 people per km² 8.91 people per km² 10.74 people per km² 10
1960s 12 people per km² 10.97 people per km² 13.02 people per km² 10
1970s 14.24 people per km² 13.24 people per km² 15.25 people per km² 10
1980s 16.58 people per km² 15.48 people per km² 17.77 people per km² 10
1990s 19.37 people per km² 18.07 people per km² 20.6 people per km² 10
2000s 21.87 people per km² 20.85 people per km² 22.88 people per km² 10
2010s 24.29 people per km² 23.11 people per km² 25.82 people per km² 10
2020s 26.62 people per km² 26.05 people per km² 27.13 people per km² 10
2030s 27.46 people per km² 27.21 people per km² 27.62 people per km² 10
2040s 27.55 people per km² 27.39 people per km² 27.63 people per km² 10
2050s 26.92 people per km² 26.41 people per km² 27.33 people per km² 10
2060s 25.55 people per km² 24.77 people per km² 26.28 people per km² 10
2070s 23.69 people per km² 22.76 people per km² 24.58 people per km² 10
2080s 21.53 people per km² 20.49 people per km² 22.54 people per km² 10
2090s 19.25 people per km² 18.27 people per km² 20.26 people per km² 10
2100s 18.06 people per km² 18.06 people per km² 18.06 people per km² 1

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 206 Lithuania 19.3 people per km² compare
  2. 207 New Caledonia 18.45 people per km² compare
  3. 208 Bhutan 18.1 people per km² compare
  4. 210 Mauritania 16.61 people per km² compare
  5. 211 Bolivia 16.39 people per km² compare
  6. 212 Finland 15.14 people per km² compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

More population data for Chile

All data for Chile →

Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Chile?
Population density in Chile was 18.06 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 27.63 people per km² in 2041.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.538 people per km² in 1000.
How does Chile rank for population density?
Chile ranks 209th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 318 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Population density in Chile. Statizoid, drawing on HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/stat/population-density/chile/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/stat/population-density/chile/">Population density in Chile</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population density
Unit
people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed

Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.