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

Actual value and historical data chart for Chile Population In The Largest City Percent Of Urban Population

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.;;

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.

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

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.

About this dataset

Context

This list ranks the 1 cities in the Major County, OK by Chilean population, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. It also highlights population changes in each city over the past five years.

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, including:

• 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
• 2014-2018 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
• 2009-2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

Variables / Data Columns

• Rank by Chilean Population: This column displays the rank of city in the Major County, OK by their Chilean population, using the most recent ACS data available.
• City: The City for which the rank is shown in the previous column.
• Chilean Population: The Chilean population of the city is shown in this column.
• % of Total City Population: This shows what percentage of the total city population identifies as Chilean. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.
• % of Total Major County Chilean Population: This tells us how much of the entire Major County, OK Chilean population lives in that city. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.
• 5 Year Rank Trend: This column displays the rank trend across the last 5 years.

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Margin of Error

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Graph and download economic data for Geographical Outreach: Number of Branches in 3 Largest Cities, Excluding Headquarters, for Credit Unions and Financial Cooperatives for Chile (CHLFCBODULNUM) from 2004 to 2015 about branches, credit unions, Chile, financial, 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.

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.

USD 0.45 Billion in 2024; projected USD 0.65 Billion by 2033; CAGR 4.33%.