Population growth rate in Chile
Chile: Population growth rate was -1.15 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-1.15
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
222nd
of 239 countries
All-time high
2.14
in 1956
All-time low
-1.16
in 2095
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Chile, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, population growth rate in Chile stood at -1.15.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Chile peaked at 2.14 in 1956 and was at its lowest, -1.16, in 2095.
That places Chile 222nd out of 239 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 growth rate in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.0033 | — |
| 1800 | 0.1299 | +3779.7% |
| 1900 | 1.33 | +926.7% |
| 1905 | 1.26 | -5.4% |
| 1910 | 1.26 | +0.3% |
| 1915 | 1.27 | +0.4% |
| 1920 | 1.24 | -2.5% |
| 1925 | 1.36 | +10.0% |
| 1930 | 1.5 | +10.2% |
| 1935 | 1.7 | +13.3% |
| 1940 | 1.77 | +3.9% |
| 1945 | 1.86 | +5.4% |
| 1950 | 1.87 | +0.5% |
| 1951 | 1.96 | +4.5% |
| 1952 | 2.01 | +2.7% |
| 1953 | 2.06 | +2.3% |
| 1954 | 2.08 | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 2.1 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 2.14 | +2.0% |
| 1957 | 2.13 | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 2.13 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 2.11 | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 2.1 | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 2.06 | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 2.04 | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 2 | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 1.94 | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 1.88 | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 1.83 | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 1.78 | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 1.74 | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 1.71 | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 1.67 | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 1.64 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 1.63 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 1.6 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 1.57 | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 1.56 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 1.54 | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 1.52 | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.49 | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 1.48 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.48 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.46 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 1.46 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.49 | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 1.51 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.54 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.56 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.61 | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 1.64 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.66 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.68 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.65 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.58 | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 1.53 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 1.48 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 1.45 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.38 | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 1.3 | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 1.3 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.22 | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 1.18 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.14 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.07 | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 1.02 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.998 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.987 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.966 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.991 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.01 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.01 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.999 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.975 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.945 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.963 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.03 | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.4 | +38.6% |
| 2017 | 1.76 | +25.4% |
| 2018 | 1.81 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.39 | -23.0% |
| 2020 | 0.405 | -70.9% |
| 2021 | 0.478 | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 0.514 | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.566 | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 0.509 | -10.1% |
| 2025 | 0.451 | -11.4% |
| 2026 | 0.412 | -8.6% |
| 2027 | 0.391 | -5.1% |
| 2028 | 0.354 | -9.5% |
| 2029 | 0.328 | -7.3% |
| 2030 | 0.301 | -8.2% |
| 2031 | 0.269 | -10.6% |
| 2032 | 0.231 | -14.1% |
| 2033 | 0.194 | -16.0% |
| 2034 | 0.173 | -10.8% |
| 2035 | 0.153 | -11.6% |
| 2036 | 0.131 | -14.4% |
| 2037 | 0.092 | -29.8% |
| 2038 | 0.069 | -25.0% |
| 2039 | 0.04 | -42.0% |
| 2040 | 0.022 | -45.0% |
| 2041 | -0.011 | -150.0% |
| 2042 | -0.022 | +100.0% |
| 2043 | -0.046 | +109.1% |
| 2044 | -0.083 | +80.4% |
| 2045 | -0.117 | +41.0% |
| 2046 | -0.135 | +15.4% |
| 2047 | -0.154 | +14.1% |
| 2048 | -0.193 | +25.3% |
| 2049 | -0.218 | +13.0% |
| 2050 | -0.235 | +7.8% |
| 2051 | -0.269 | +14.5% |
| 2052 | -0.302 | +12.3% |
| 2053 | -0.342 | +13.2% |
| 2054 | -0.366 | +7.0% |
| 2055 | -0.402 | +9.8% |
| 2056 | -0.427 | +6.2% |
| 2057 | -0.458 | +7.3% |
| 2058 | -0.472 | +3.1% |
| 2059 | -0.512 | +8.5% |
| 2060 | -0.531 | +3.7% |
| 2061 | -0.563 | +6.0% |
| 2062 | -0.589 | +4.6% |
| 2063 | -0.63 | +7.0% |
| 2064 | -0.659 | +4.6% |
| 2065 | -0.673 | +2.1% |
| 2066 | -0.705 | +4.8% |
| 2067 | -0.718 | +1.8% |
| 2068 | -0.735 | +2.4% |
| 2069 | -0.746 | +1.5% |
| 2070 | -0.765 | +2.5% |
| 2071 | -0.789 | +3.1% |
| 2072 | -0.796 | +0.9% |
| 2073 | -0.815 | +2.4% |
| 2074 | -0.843 | +3.4% |
| 2075 | -0.871 | +3.3% |
| 2076 | -0.889 | +2.1% |
| 2077 | -0.912 | +2.6% |
| 2078 | -0.934 | +2.4% |
| 2079 | -0.952 | +1.9% |
| 2080 | -0.975 | +2.4% |
| 2081 | -0.992 | +1.7% |
| 2082 | -0.994 | +0.2% |
| 2083 | -1.03 | +3.2% |
| 2084 | -1.04 | +1.8% |
| 2085 | -1.07 | +2.9% |
| 2086 | -1.09 | +1.2% |
| 2087 | -1.11 | +2.0% |
| 2088 | -1.13 | +2.0% |
| 2089 | -1.14 | +0.9% |
| 2090 | -1.14 | +0.3% |
| 2091 | -1.15 | +0.3% |
| 2092 | -1.14 | -0.7% |
| 2093 | -1.15 | +1.1% |
| 2094 | -1.15 | -0.2% |
| 2095 | -1.16 | +0.4% |
| 2096 | -1.15 | -0.6% |
| 2097 | -1.14 | -0.5% |
| 2098 | -1.15 | +0.6% |
| 2099 | -1.15 | -0.2% |
| 2100 | -1.15 | -0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's -1.15 is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.343, 3.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Chile's -1.15 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.711, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | +3779.7% | 0.0033 | 0.1299 |
| 1900 | +926.7% | 0.1299 | 1.33 |
| 2041 | -150.0% | 0.022 | -0.011 |
| 2043 | -109.1% | -0.022 | -0.046 |
| 2042 | -100.0% | -0.011 | -0.022 |
| 2044 | -80.4% | -0.046 | -0.083 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.0033 | 0.0033 | 0.0033 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.1299 | 0.1299 | 0.1299 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.3 | 1.26 | 1.33 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.27 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.3 | 1.24 | 1.36 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.81 | 1.77 | 1.86 | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.06 | 1.87 | 2.14 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.91 | 1.71 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.57 | 1.48 | 1.67 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.54 | 1.46 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.46 | 1.22 | 1.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 | 0.966 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 | 0.945 | 1.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4408 | 0.328 | 0.566 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.1653 | 0.04 | 0.301 | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.0957 | -0.218 | 0.022 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.3785 | -0.512 | -0.235 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.6549 | -0.746 | -0.531 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.8566 | -0.952 | -0.765 | 10 |
| 2080s | -1.06 | -1.14 | -0.975 | 10 |
| 2090s | -1.15 | -1.16 | -1.14 | 10 |
| 2100s | -1.15 | -1.15 | -1.15 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Chile?
- Population growth rate in Chile was -1.15 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 in 1956.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.16 in 2095.
- How does Chile rank for population growth rate?
- Chile ranks 222nd out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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