The total population of Chile was estimated at approximately 20.09 million people in 2024. Following a continuous upward trend, the total population has risen by around 8.92 million people since 1980. Between 2024 and 2030, the total population will rise by around 650 thousand people, continuing its consistent upward trajectory.This indicator describes the total population in the country at hand. This total population of the country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census.

The total population in Chile was estimated at 18.5 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides - Chile Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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.

Historical chart and dataset showing total population for Chile by year from 1950 to 2025.

In Chile, about ***** million inhabitants were aged between 15 and 64 as of 2023, decreasing for the first time, at least during the last decade. As is the case with other Latin American nations, the Chilean population is aging. The number of inhabitants aged 65 or older surpassed **** million for the first time that year.

Population, total in Chile was reported at 19764771 in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Chile - Population, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

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Key information about Chile population

• The Chile population reached 20.1 million people in Dec 2024, compared with the previously reported figure of 20.0 million people in Dec 2023
• The data reached an all-time high of 20.1 million people in Dec 2024 and a record low of 6.6 million people in Dec 1950

Chile CL: Population: Total data was reported at 19,658,835.000 Person in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 19,553,036.000 Person for 2022. Chile CL: Population: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 13,773,534.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 19,658,835.000 Person in 2023 and a record low of 8,153,350.000 Person in 1960. Chile CL: Population: Total 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. Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.;(1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision; (2) Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices; (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics; (4) United Nations Statistics Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years).;Sum;Relevance to gender indicator: disaggregating the population composition by gender will help a country in projecting its demand for social services on a gender basis.

Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) in Chile was reported at 17.82 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Chile - Population ages 0-14, male (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Chile CL: Population: Male: Ages 25-29: % of Male Population data was reported at 8.126 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.273 % for 2022. Chile CL: Population: Male: Ages 25-29: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 8.211 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.958 % in 1987 and a record low of 7.363 % in 1968. Chile CL: Population: Male: Ages 25-29: % of Male 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. Male population between the ages 25 to 29 as a percentage of the total male population.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;;

Population, male (% of total population) in Chile was reported at 49.7 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Chile - Population, male (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Temuco, Chile metro area from 1950 to 2025.

Chile CL: Population: as % of Total: Aged 15-64 data was reported at 68.922 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 68.942 % for 2022. Chile CL: Population: as % of Total: Aged 15-64 data is updated yearly, averaging 64.163 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 68.971 % in 2019 and a record low of 56.846 % in 1962. Chile CL: Population: as % of Total: Aged 15-64 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. Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Weighted average;

Chile CL: Population: Male data was reported at 9,770,154.000 Person in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 9,717,972.000 Person for 2022. Chile CL: Population: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 6,856,733.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9,770,154.000 Person in 2023 and a record low of 4,094,992.000 Person in 1960. Chile CL: Population: Male 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. Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.;World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Sum;

The share of the population with overweight in Chile was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 2.1 percentage points. After the fifteenth consecutive increasing year, the overweight population share is estimated to reach 70.88 percent and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the share of the population with overweight of was continuously increasing over the past years.Overweight is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of more than 25.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the share of the population with overweight in countries like Argentina and Paraguay.

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;

Population growth (annual %) in Chile was reported at 0.53743 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Chile - Population growth (annual %) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

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