Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Santiago, Chile metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.

Chile Population: Metropolitan Santiago data was reported at 7,493.497 Person th in Apr 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 7,486.317 Person th for Mar 2019. Chile Population: Metropolitan Santiago data is updated monthly, averaging 7,141.490 Person th from Mar 2010 (Median) to Apr 2019, with 110 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7,493.497 Person th in Apr 2019 and a record low of 6,857.282 Person th in Mar 2010. Chile Population: Metropolitan Santiago data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chile – Table CL.G004: Population: by Region.

Chile Population: Gran Santiago data was reported at 6,581.966 Person th in Apr 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 6,576.172 Person th for Mar 2019. Chile Population: Gran Santiago data is updated monthly, averaging 6,297.899 Person th from Mar 2010 (Median) to Apr 2019, with 110 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,581.966 Person th in Apr 2019 and a record low of 6,075.427 Person th in Mar 2010. Chile Population: Gran Santiago data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chile – Table CL.G005: Population: by Cities.

In 2023, the population of Chile was estimated at approximately 19.62 million inhabitants, of which more than 6.68 million were women between 15 and 64 years old. The youngest age range - from 0 to 14 years - the male population exceeds that of women.

In 2023, the total population of Chile amounted to roughly 19.63 million. The number of women who lived in Chile exceeded the number of men in approximately 150,000. Population figures in this South American country show a maintained upward trend at least since 2008, with a slightly higher growth rate in the last five years.

Chile INE Projection: Population: Metropolitan Santiago: La Pintana data was reported at 186.139 Person th in 2035. This records a decrease from the previous number of 186.525 Person th for 2034. Chile INE Projection: Population: Metropolitan Santiago: La Pintana data is updated yearly, averaging 188.893 Person th from Jun 2002 (Median) to 2035, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 195.306 Person th in 2002 and a record low of 186.139 Person th in 2035. Chile INE Projection: Population: Metropolitan Santiago: La Pintana data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chile – Table CL.G002: Population: Projection.

The population in Chile at the beginning of the 19th century was approximately 770,000, and growth was relatively low until Chile’s successful breakaway from the Spanish empire in the 1830s, when it became an independent republic. The population of the country would proceed to triple to over three million by the end of the century and would continue to grow rapidly throughout the 20th and into the 21st century. This rate of increase has been falling slowly since 1990, however, as a result of declining birth rates in the country, and in 2020, Chile is estimated to have a population of just over 19 million.

Total population of Metropolitana de Santiago increased by 1.16% from 7,314,176 persons in 2015 to 7,399,042 persons in 2016. Since the 21.77% surge in 1992, total population shot up by 40.72% in 2016.

Chile INE Projection: Population: Metropolitan Santiago: Pedro Aguirre Cerda data was reported at 93.240 Person th in 2035. This records a decrease from the previous number of 94.263 Person th for 2034. Chile INE Projection: Population: Metropolitan Santiago: Pedro Aguirre Cerda data is updated yearly, averaging 106.905 Person th from Jun 2002 (Median) to 2035, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 122.133 Person th in 2002 and a record low of 93.240 Person th in 2035. Chile INE Projection: Population: Metropolitan Santiago: Pedro Aguirre Cerda data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chile – Table CL.G002: Population: Projection.

73,99,042 (Persons) in 2016. 2012: estimate based on 2002 Census.

The annual population growth in Chile decreased by 0.4 percentage points (-70.18 percent) in 2023 in comparison to the previous year. This marks the lowest population growth during the observed period. Population growth refers to the annual change in population, and is based on the balance between birth and death rates, as well as migration.Find more key insights for the annual population growth in countries like Argentina and Paraguay.

This statistic shows the median age of the population in Chile from 1950 to 2100. The median age is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. In 2020, the median age of the Chilean population was 34.7 years.

Abstract

IPUMS-International is an effort to inventory, preserve, harmonize, and disseminate census microdata from around the world. The project has collected the world's largest archive of publicly available census samples. The data are coded and documented consistently across countries and over time to facillitate comparative research. IPUMS-International makes these data available to qualified researchers free of charge through a web dissemination system.

The IPUMS project is a collaboration of the Minnesota Population Center, National Statistical Offices, and international data archives. Major funding is provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Additional support is provided by the University of Minnesota Office of the Vice President for Research, the Minnesota Population Center, and Sun Microsystems.

Geographic coverage

National coverage

Universe

All people residing in the country at midnight November 29, 1960 (i.e. between November 28 and 29). In particular, every person that spent the night in the enumerated household. Including members of the family which for job related or special reasons slept away or were absent at midnight (e.g. guards, physicians, nurses, policemen, absent due to a party or funeral).

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Sampling procedure

MICRODATA SOURCE: Celade

SAMPLE DESIGN: Unknown

SAMPLE UNIT: Individual

SAMPLE FRACTION: 1.2%

SAMPLE SIZE (person records): 88,184

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Single enumeration form, which requested information on dwellings and individuals.

454,9 (Persons per Sq. Km) in 2012.

Chile INE Projection: Population: Atacama: Diego de Almagro data was reported at 13.027 Person th in 2035. This records a decrease from the previous number of 13.092 Person th for 2034. Chile INE Projection: Population: Atacama: Diego de Almagro data is updated yearly, averaging 14.439 Person th from Jun 2002 (Median) to 2035, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22.065 Person th in 2002 and a record low of 13.027 Person th in 2035. Chile INE Projection: Population: Atacama: Diego de Almagro data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chile – Table CL.G002: Population: Projection.

268.99 (Thousand Persons) in 2011. 2011: preliminary figures. In some cases the totals may differ from the sum of subtotals due to the rounding of figures, the aggregation process itself.

The total population in Chile was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 0.6 million people (+2.99 percent). After the twenty-second consecutive increasing year, the total population is estimated to reach 20.64 million people and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the total population was continuously increasing over the past years.As defined by the International Monetary Fund, the total population of a country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census.Find more key insights for the total population in countries like Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina.

Abstract

IPUMS-International is an effort to inventory, preserve, harmonize, and disseminate census microdata from around the world. The project has collected the world's largest archive of publicly available census samples. The data are coded and documented consistently across countries and over time to facillitate comparative research. IPUMS-International makes these data available to qualified researchers free of charge through a web dissemination system.

The IPUMS project is a collaboration of the Minnesota Population Center, National Statistical Offices, and international data archives. Major funding is provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Additional support is provided by the University of Minnesota Office of the Vice President for Research, the Minnesota Population Center, and Sun Microsystems.

Geographic coverage

National coverage

Universe

All living people at midnight April 22, 1970 (i.e. between April 21 and 22).

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Sampling procedure

MICRODATA SOURCE: Celade

SAMPLE DESIGN: Systematic sample of every 10th dwelling.

SAMPLE UNIT: Dwelling

SAMPLE FRACTION: 10%

SAMPLE SIZE (person records): 890,481

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Single enumeration form, which requested information on dwellings, households and individuals.

3.578.730 (Persons) in 2015.

148 (Cars per 1,000 Inhabitants) in 2011. Includes cars, station wagons and SUVs.