What is rural population in Chile?

Rural population in Chile was 2.15 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).

What is the highest rural population recorded in Chile?

The highest recorded value was 2.62 million in 1960.

What is the lowest rural population recorded in Chile?

The lowest recorded value was 2.10 million in 1981.

How does Chile rank for rural population?

Chile ranks 103rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.

Is rural population rising or falling in Chile?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Chile data come from?

The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rural population in Chile

Name: Rural population in Chile
Creator: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Chile: Rural population was 2.15 million in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

2.15 million

Change on year

down 1.2%

World rank

103rd

of 215 countries

All-time high

2.62 million

in 1960

All-time low

2.10 million

in 1981

Years of data

1960–2025

Rural population in Chile, 1960–2025

Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).

Analysis

The most recent figure for rural population in Chile is 2.15 million, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural population in Chile peaked at 2.62 million in 1960 and was at its lowest, 2.10 million, in 1981.

Chile ranks 103rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.55 million	2.46 million	2.62 million	10
1970s	2.28 million	2.13 million	2.44 million	10
1980s	2.15 million	2.10 million	2.24 million	10
1990s	2.24 million	2.15 million	2.29 million	10
2000s	2.16 million	2.12 million	2.23 million	10
2010s	2.26 million	2.24 million	2.28 million	10
2020s	2.21 million	2.15 million	2.27 million	6

Countries ranked near Chile

100 Eritrea 2.36 million compare
101 Congo 2.33 million compare
102 Greece 2.16 million compare
104 Paraguay 2.08 million compare
105 Mauritania 2.05 million compare
106 Ireland 1.94 million compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Chile

Agricultural raw materials exports 4.7% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Rural population 10.8% (2025)
Rural population growth -1.2% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.5% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.34 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 386,898 hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 6,606 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 2.56 million metric tons (2024)
Fertilizer consumption 249.52 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural population in Chile?: Rural population in Chile was 2.15 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest rural population recorded in Chile?: The highest recorded value was 2.62 million in 1960.
What is the lowest rural population recorded in Chile?: The lowest recorded value was 2.10 million in 1981.
How does Chile rank for rural population?: Chile ranks 103rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is rural population rising or falling in Chile?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile data come from?: The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Rural population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.