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.

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 September 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 September 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.

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.

Table S2. Biogeographic origin native (N), exotic (E). Trophic guild: omnivorous (O) granivorous (G), insectivorous (I), carnivorous (C), frugivorous (F), nectarivorous (N), piscivorous (P), herbivorous (H). Main food items, migratory (M)/resident (R) and urban nesting status (confirmed urban nester, not urban nester, possibly urban nester or without information) by each Santiago’s bird species. References list for main food items, migratory /resident and urban nesting status is included. This reference list is independent of the main text references list, and is included in the Additional file 1. eBird number of point registers, and total number of individuals by each Santiago’s bird species is also informed. (XLSX 16 kb)

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。

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 ***** points. Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina, ranked second, with ***** score points. Meanwhile, the Dominican Republic's Santo Domingo was the highest ranking Caribbean city, with a ***** score.

As of June 2022, Chile was home to ** healthtech startup companies, out of which more than half (** percent) belonged to the health care category. Meanwhile, Chilean startups working on biotechnology amounted to ***. Santiago was the Chilean city with the largest number of startups, as of February 2022.

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.

In 2020, Codelco was by far the leading company in the Chilean mining sector, generating more than ** billion U.S. dollars in net revenue. Coldelco's divisions in Chuquicamata and El Teniente ranked fifth and seventh that year, respectively. Meanwhile, Minera Escondida – which operates the world's largest copper mine – ranked second, with *** billion dollars of revenue.Codelco: a global leaderCorporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile – also known as Codelco – is a Chilean state-owned mining company and the largest copper producer worldwide, accounting for roughly eight percent of the global copper output. Headquartered in Chile’s capital city Santiago, the company was founded in 1976. In 2021, Codelco’s revenue surpassed ** billion U.S. dollars. Chile’s mining sectorThe mining industry in Chile is vital for the country's economy, accounting for a roughly ** percent share of its gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021. Copper is by far the most important metal for the Andean country. As the largest copper mine producer worldwide, Chile’s annual copper output has remained above *** million metric tons for most of the past decade. In addition to copper, Chile is also among the world’s largest producers of molybdenum and lithium.

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.

The Bicycle Cities Index selected cities from around the world including traditional cycling cities, as well as some less known locations which have been recently improving their bicycle infrastructure. The ranking calculated the index by analyzing each location for several factors, including bicycle usage, weather, cycling facilities, safety, investment and infrastructure quality, among other factors. The highest possible score is 100, and the higher the score, the better the city's cycling infrastructure. According to this index, the Chilean capital of Santiago ranked 58th in the global ranking, making it the friendliest city to ride a bicycle in all the Latin American cities included in the study in 2019.