Population growth rates in Chile
Chile: Population growth rates was 0.566 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.566
Change on year
up 10.1%
World rank
140th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.14
in 1956
All-time low
0.405
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Population growth rates in Chile, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.566 for population growth rates in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rates in Chile peaked at 2.14 in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0.405, in 2020.
That places Chile 140th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Population growth rates in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.87 | — |
| 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% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.566 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.492, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.566 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.496, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rates 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% | 1.39 | 0.405 |
| 2016 | +38.6% | 1.01 | 1.4 |
| 2017 | +25.4% | 1.4 | 1.76 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.4908 | 0.405 | 0.566 | 4 |
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- Population growth rate -1.15 (2100)
- Population density 18.06 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 411,277 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rates in Chile?
- Population growth rates in Chile was 0.566 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rates recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 in 1956.
- What is the lowest population growth rates recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.405 in 2020.
- How does Chile rank for population growth rates?
- Chile ranks 140th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rates 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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