What is population in Chile?

Population in Chile was 19.66 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest population recorded in Chile?

The highest recorded value was 19.66 million people in 2023.

What is the lowest population recorded in Chile?

The lowest recorded value was 6.63 million people in 1950.

How does Chile rank for population?

Chile ranks 65th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is population rising or falling in Chile?

Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population in Chile

Name: Population in Chile
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Chile: Population was 19.66 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

19.66 million people

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

65th

of 236 countries

All-time high

19.66 million people

in 2023

All-time low

6.63 million people

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Population in Chile, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Chile recorded 19.66 million people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Chile peaked at 19.66 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.63 million people, in 1950.

Chile ranks 65th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	7.28 million people	6.63 million people	7.98 million people	10
1960s	8.92 million people	8.15 million people	9.68 million people	10
1970s	10.59 million people	9.85 million people	11.34 million people	10
1980s	12.33 million people	11.51 million people	13.21 million people	10
1990s	14.40 million people	13.44 million people	15.32 million people	10
2000s	16.26 million people	15.50 million people	17.01 million people	10
2010s	18.06 million people	17.18 million people	19.20 million people	10
2020s	19.51 million people	19.37 million people	19.66 million people	4

Countries ranked near Chile

62 Malawi 21.10 million people compare
63 Zambia 20.72 million people compare
64 Kazakhstan 20.33 million people compare
66 Chad 19.32 million people compare
67 Romania 19.12 million people compare
68 Somalia 18.36 million people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for Chile

Population growth rate, by level of development -1.1% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 411,277 people (2100)
Population density 18.06 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -1.1% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.14 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 2,443 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.14 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.14 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 0.2% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.17 live births per woman (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Chile?: Population in Chile was 19.66 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Chile?: The highest recorded value was 19.66 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Chile?: The lowest recorded value was 6.63 million people in 1950.
How does Chile rank for population?: Chile ranks 65th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Chile?: Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.