This statistic shows the biggest cities in Chile in 2017. In 2017, approximately 6.16 million people lived in Santiago, making it the biggest city in Chile.

Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in Chile was reported at 39.91 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Chile - Population in the largest city - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Population in largest city in Chile was reported at 6950952 in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Chile - Population in largest city - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Chile CL: Population in Largest City data was reported at 6,950,952.000 Person in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 6,903,392.000 Person for 2023. Chile CL: Population in Largest City data is updated yearly, averaging 4,794,775.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2024, with 65 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,950,952.000 Person in 2024 and a record low of 1,979,927.000 Person in 1960. Chile CL: Population in Largest City data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chile – Table CL.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.;United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.;;

Chile CL: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data was reported at 39.911 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 39.899 % for 2023. Chile CL: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 40.945 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2024, with 65 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 42.840 % in 2002 and a record low of 35.483 % in 1966. Chile CL: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chile – Table CL.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.;United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.;Weighted average;

Data base about the 15 minutes city index in six chilean cities: Santiago, Concepción, Valparaíso, Temuco, Antofagasta and Coquimbo.

In 2025, approximately 23 million people lived in the São Paulo metropolitan area, making it the biggest in Latin America and the Caribbean and the sixth most populated in the world. The homonymous state of São Paulo was also the most populous federal entity in the country. The second place for the region was Mexico City with 22.75 million inhabitants. Brazil's cities Brazil is home to two large metropolises, only counting the population within the city limits, São Paulo had approximately 11.45 million inhabitants, and Rio de Janeiro around 6.21 million inhabitants. It also contains a number of smaller, but well known cities such as Brasília, Salvador, Belo Horizonte and many others, which report between 2 and 3 million inhabitants each. As a result, the country's population is primarily urban, with nearly 88 percent of inhabitants living in cities. Mexico City Mexico City's metropolitan area ranks sevenths in the ranking of most populated cities in the world. Founded over the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan in 1521 after the Spanish conquest as the capital of the Viceroyalty of New Spain, the city still stands as one of the most important in Latin America. Nevertheless, the preeminent economic, political, and cultural position of Mexico City has not prevented the metropolis from suffering the problems affecting the rest of the country, namely, inequality and violence. Only in 2023, the city registered a crime incidence of 52,723 reported cases for every 100,000 inhabitants and around 24 percent of the population lived under the poverty line.

Graph and download economic data for Geographical Outreach: Number of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in 3 Largest Cities for Chile (CHLFCACLNUM) from 2004 to 2015 about ATM, Chile, banks, and depository institutions.

Santiago is the city with the largest number of startups in Chile. According to the source, the Chilean capital had been chosen as the headquarters of *** startup companies as of August 2024. Most Brazilian startups were located in the city of São Paulo.

Graph and download economic data for Geographical Outreach: Number of Branches in 3 Largest Cities, Excluding Headquarters, for Commercial Banks for Chile (CHLFCBODCLNUM) from 2004 to 2015 about branches, Chile, banks, and depository institutions.

This horizontal bar chart displays total students (people) by city using the aggregation sum in Chile. The data is about universities.

This horizontal bar chart displays median age (year) by capital city using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Chile. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

Coyhaique, located to the east of the Andes mountain range, was the most polluted city in Chile in 2024, based on fine air particulate matter concentration (PM2.5). Throughout the year, the city had an average particulate matter concentration of 40.5 micrograms per cubic meter. Coyhaique also ranked as the second most polluted city in Latin America that year. The World Health Organization's air quality standards recommend a maximum annual average concentration of 10 μg/m³. Chile's capital Santiago reported an average PM2.5 concentration of 17.3 μg/m³ that year.

最大城市人口在12-01-2024达6,950,952.000人，相较于12-01-2023的6,903,392.000人有所增长。最大城市人口数据按年更新，12-01-1960至12-01-2024期间平均值为4,794,775.000人，共65份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2024，达6,950,952.000人，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-1960，为1,979,927.000人。CEIC提供的最大城市人口数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的智利 – Table CL.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics。

Santa María – a Peruvian city located to the west of the Andes mountain range – was the most polluted city in Latin America in 2024, based on fine air particulate matter concentration (PM2.5). That year, the city reported an average PM2.5 concentration of 53.4 micrograms per cubic meter. This was followed by Coyhaique, located in Chile, with an estimated PM2.5 concentration of around 40.5 μg/m³. Pollution in Latin American capitals The Chilean capital, Santiago, registered an average PM2.5 concentration of 21.3 μg/m³ in 2023. Lima, the Peruvian capital, had an estimated PM2.5 concentration of around 19.7 μg/m³, while in the capital of Mexico (Mexico City), air pollution amounted to 22.3 μg/m³. The World Health Organization's air quality standards recommend a maximum annual average concentration of 10 μg/m³. The burden of pollution on health Air particulate pollution has been associated with an increase in mortality from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, as well as development of lung cancer. This is specially concerning considering that nearly 2.8 billion people worldwide are exposed to hazardous levels of air pollution. In particular, South Asia was home to the countries with the highest exposure to hazardous concentrations of air pollution in 2022.

Santiago, Chile's capital and largest city, was considered the smartest city in Latin America in 2019. That year, the city achieved an overall score of 59.45 points. Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina, ranked second, with 54.71 score points. Meanwhile, the Dominican Republic's Santo Domingo was the highest ranking Caribbean city, with a 40.39 score.

In 2023, the region in Chile with the highest number of recorded homicides was the metropolitan area of Santiago, with over 550 homicides. In contrast, the region of Aysén recorded only 5 cases. The South American country had one of the lowest homicide rates in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Ajaplan was the most polluted city in Mexico in 2024, based on fine air particulate matter concentration (PM2.5). Throughout the year, the city had an average particulate matter concentration of 24.3 micrograms per cubic meter. The average particulate matter pollution in the national capital Mexico City stood at 19.5 micrograms per cubic meter that year. How bad is fine air pollution in Mexico? Fine air particulate pollution (PM2.5) refers to particles with a diameter smaller than 2.5 micrometers. Due to their small size, once inhaled they can penetrate body tissue, and trigger respiratory issues such as asthma and allergies, in addition to being associated with an increase in mortality from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. The World Health Organization's air quality standards recommend a maximum annual average concentration of 10 µg/m³. Nevertheless, Mexico's PM2.5 levels in 2024 averaged over 17 µg/m³. This positioned Mexico in 55th place amongst the countries with the highest PM2.5 concentration that year, far below Chad, which ranked first in the list with pollution levels reaching over 90 µg/m³. Mexico also had some of the cities with the highest air pollution across Latin America, together with Chile and Peru. Where are the world’s most polluted cities? Despite pollution levels above those recommended by the World Health Organization, Mexico City didn’t even make it to the top 25 most polluted capital cities in 2024. That year, the ranking was topped by Indian capital New Delhi, with an average PM2.5 concentration of nearly 108.3 µg/m³. In fact, the majority of the most air polluted cities worldwide in 2024 were located in India, with the average PM2.5 concentration reaching as high as 128.2 µg/m³. Pakistan also had some of the world’s most polluted cities.

Brazilian startups are mostly localized in the South-Eastern region of the country. In 2024, the city with the largest share of startups in Brazil was São Paulo, with more than ** percent. With *** percent of the startups located there, Rio de Janeiro was in second place.