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Population in Chile

Chile: Population was 19.66 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
19.66 million people
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
65th
of 238 countries
All-time high
19.66 million people
in 2023
All-time low
400,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Chile, 1000–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M100015112023

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

Analysis

In 2023, population in Chile stood at 19.66 million people. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

That represents a change of 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, 400,000 people, in 1000.

That places Chile 65th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 400,000 people 400,000 people 400,000 people 1
1100s 440,000 people 440,000 people 440,000 people 1
1200s 480,000 people 480,000 people 480,000 people 1
1300s 520,000 people 520,000 people 520,000 people 1
1400s 560,000 people 560,000 people 560,000 people 1
1500s 600,000 people 600,000 people 600,000 people 1
1600s 600,000 people 600,000 people 600,000 people 1
1700s 602,012 people 602,012 people 602,012 people 1
1710s 617,854 people 617,854 people 617,854 people 1
1720s 634,114 people 634,114 people 634,114 people 1
1730s 650,801 people 650,801 people 650,801 people 1
1740s 667,927 people 667,927 people 667,927 people 1
1750s 685,504 people 685,504 people 685,504 people 1
1760s 703,544 people 703,544 people 703,544 people 1
1770s 722,058 people 722,058 people 722,058 people 1
1780s 741,060 people 741,060 people 741,060 people 1
1790s 760,562 people 760,562 people 760,562 people 1
1800s 771,447 people 771,447 people 771,447 people 10
1810s 771,797 people 771,447 people 774,943 people 10
1820s 856,791 people 782,013 people 943,821 people 10
1830s 1.06 million people 964,311 people 1.16 million people 10
1840s 1.28 million people 1.18 million people 1.39 million people 10
1850s 1.53 million people 1.41 million people 1.65 million people 10
1860s 1.82 million people 1.68 million people 1.96 million people 10
1870s 2.15 million people 1.99 million people 2.31 million people 10
1880s 2.52 million people 2.35 million people 2.70 million people 10
1890s 2.92 million people 2.74 million people 3.10 million people 10
1900s 3.33 million people 3.14 million people 3.53 million people 10
1910s 3.78 million people 3.57 million people 3.99 million people 10
1920s 4.30 million people 4.04 million people 4.57 million people 10
1930s 5.00 million people 4.64 million people 5.40 million people 10
1940s 5.98 million people 5.49 million people 6.49 million people 10
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

  1. 62 Malawi 21.10 million people compare
  2. 63 Zambia 20.72 million people compare
  3. 64 Kazakhstan 20.33 million people compare
  4. 66 Chad 19.32 million people compare
  5. 67 Romania 19.12 million people compare
  6. 68 Somalia 18.36 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Chile?
Population in Chile was 19.66 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing 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 400,000 people in 1000.
How does Chile rank for population?
Chile ranks 65th out of 238 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 volatile.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing 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
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.