Urban population in Chile
Chile: Urban population was 89.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Chile, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Chile recorded 89.2% for urban population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Chile peaked at 89.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67.8%, in 1960.
That places Chile 34th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.3% | 67.8% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 78.4% | 75.3% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.5% | 81.7% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.4% | 83.2% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.7% | 86.3% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 87.0% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 88.3% | 89.2% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Chile
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 19.86 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 17.71 million (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 urban population in Chile?
- Urban population in Chile was 89.2% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.8% in 1960.
- How does Chile rank for urban population?
- Chile ranks 34th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.