Population estimates and projections in Chile

Chile had an estimated population of 19,658,835 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Chile, 2023 (latest estimate) 19,658,835 People
Change from 2022 +0.5% 2022: 19,553,036 people
Projection for 2030 20,233,183 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 20,320,306 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 13,430,616 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 64th of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Chile over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Chile
2100 13,430,616 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 14,224,298 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 15,064,884 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 15,928,820 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 16,758,877 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 17,549,406 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 18,276,830 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 18,951,112 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 19,536,589 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 19,998,262 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 20,320,306 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 20,499,138 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 20,542,103 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 20,455,940 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 20,233,183 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 19,859,921 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 19,658,835 people
2022 19,553,036 people
2021 19,456,334 people
2020 19,370,624 people
2019 19,197,744 people
2018 18,893,191 people
2017 18,558,868 people
2016 18,267,221 people
2015 18,047,625 people
2014 17,864,195 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.5% from 19,553,036 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 17,687,006 people, the figure has changed by +11.1%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Chile has the 64th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Chile
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024