Population growth rate with and without migration in Chile
Chile: Population growth rate with and without migration was 0.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Population growth rate with and without migration in Chile, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, population growth rate with and without migration in Chile stood at 0.6%.
The figure is up 10.1% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate with and without migration in Chile peaked at 2.1% in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2020.
Chile ranks 140th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Population growth rate with and without migration in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.9% | — |
| 1951 | 2.0% | +4.5% |
| 1952 | 2.0% | +2.7% |
| 1953 | 2.1% | +2.3% |
| 1954 | 2.1% | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 2.1% | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 2.1% | +2.0% |
| 1957 | 2.1% | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 2.1% | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 2.1% | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 2.1% | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 2.1% | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 2.0% | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 2.0% | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 1.9% | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 1.9% | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 1.8% | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 1.8% | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 1.7% | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 1.7% | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 1.7% | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 1.6% | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 1.6% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 1.6% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 1.6% | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 1.6% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 1.5% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.5% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 1.5% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.5% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 1.5% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 1.6% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.7% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.6% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +38.6% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +25.4% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -23.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -70.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +10.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate with and without migration in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -70.9% | 1.4% | 0.4% |
| 2016 | +38.6% | 1.0% | 1.4% |
| 2017 | +25.4% | 1.4% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate with and without migration in Chile?
- Population growth rate with and without migration in Chile was 0.6% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate with and without migration recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 1956.
- What is the lowest population growth rate with and without migration recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
- How does Chile rank for population growth rate with and without migration?
- Chile ranks 140th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rate with and without migration rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate with and without migration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.