Population, total in Chile
Chile: Population, total was 19.86 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, total in Chile, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, total in Chile is 19.86 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in Chile peaked at 19.86 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.15 million, in 1960.
Chile ranks 65th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.92 million | 8.15 million | 9.68 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.59 million | 9.85 million | 11.34 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.33 million | 11.51 million | 13.21 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.40 million | 13.44 million | 15.32 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.26 million | 15.50 million | 17.01 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.06 million | 17.18 million | 19.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.61 million | 19.37 million | 19.86 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More climate change data for Chile
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 17.71 million (2025)
- Urban population 89.2% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 35.2% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 35.37 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 4.0% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 21.6% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 37.9% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 41.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total in Chile?
- Population, total in Chile was 19.86 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 19.86 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.15 million in 1960.
- How does Chile rank for population, total?
- Chile ranks 65th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.