Voter turnout of voting age population in Chile
Chile: Voter turnout of voting age population was 88.56 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Voter turnout of voting age population in Chile, 1945–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for voter turnout of voting age population in Chile is 88.56, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voter turnout of voting age population in Chile peaked at 88.56 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.15, in 1945.
Chile ranks 5th of 161 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Voter turnout of voting age population in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 13.15 | — |
| 1946 | 15.22 | +15.7% |
| 1949 | 14.2 | -6.7% |
| 1952 | 27.82 | +95.9% |
| 1953 | 22.91 | -17.6% |
| 1957 | 21.97 | -4.1% |
| 1958 | 31.07 | +41.4% |
| 1961 | 32.06 | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 55.19 | +72.1% |
| 1965 | 50.03 | -9.3% |
| 1969 | 45.71 | -8.6% |
| 1970 | 55.27 | +20.9% |
| 1973 | 63.23 | +14.4% |
| 1989 | 86.29 | +36.5% |
| 1993 | 81.47 | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 73.14 | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 72.79 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 72.36 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 66.95 | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 63.65 | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 63.26 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 59.17 | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 59.14 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 53.66 | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 49.74 | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 59.65 | +19.9% |
| 2025 | 88.56 | +48.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 88.56 is above the median for high income countries, which is 66.03, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Chile's 88.56 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.72, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Voter turnout of voting age population 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | +95.9% | 14.2 | 27.82 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 14.19 | 13.15 | 15.22 | 3 |
| 1950s | 25.94 | 21.97 | 31.07 | 4 |
| 1960s | 45.75 | 32.06 | 55.19 | 4 |
| 1970s | 59.25 | 55.27 | 63.23 | 2 |
| 1980s | 86.29 | 86.29 | 86.29 | 1 |
| 1990s | 75.8 | 72.79 | 81.47 | 3 |
| 2000s | 65.08 | 59.17 | 72.36 | 5 |
| 2010s | 54.18 | 49.74 | 59.14 | 3 |
| 2020s | 74.11 | 59.65 | 88.56 | 2 |
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More population data for Chile
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -5.32 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5123 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 20,675 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.323 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.15 (2100)
- Population density 18.06 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 411,277 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is voter turnout of voting age population in Chile?
- Voter turnout of voting age population in Chile was 88.56 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest voter turnout of voting age population recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 88.56 in 2025.
- What is the lowest voter turnout of voting age population recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.15 in 1945.
- How does Chile rank for voter turnout of voting age population?
- Chile ranks 5th out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
- Is voter turnout of voting age population rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Voter turnout of voting age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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