Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Chile

Urban population in Chile in 2025 — 17,710,538 people. Ranked 49 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 220.2%.

2025 17.71M people +0.69% vs 2024
World rank 49of 217
Period maximum 17.71M people2025
Period minimum 5.53M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Chile, 1960–202505M10M15M20M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5,531,239 people1962: 5,903,509 people1964: 6,280,763 people1966: 6,657,186 people1968: 7,032,426 people1970: 7,409,372 people1972: 7,799,220 people1974: 8,205,321 people1976: 8,615,996 people1978: 9,019,272 people1980: 9,400,685 people1982: 9,748,693 people1984: 10,081,089 people1986: 10,423,256 people1988: 10,786,940 people1990: 11,178,548 people1992: 11,593,057 people1994: 12,032,690 people1996: 12,496,660 people1998: 12,951,576 people2000: 13,375,155 people2002: 13,734,773 people2004: 14,039,859 people2006: 14,332,047 people2008: 14,629,136 people2010: 14,940,316 people2012: 15,256,086 people2014: 15,597,831 people2016: 16,007,681 people2018: 16,618,838 people2020: 17,103,360 people2022: 17,331,720 people2024: 17,589,676 people2025: 17,710,538 people
Change over the period: +12.18M (+220.19%) Average annual rate: 1.81 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Chile

Chile 17.71M people
World 4.75B people
South America computed 374M people
High-income countries computed 1.12B people
Urban population — Chile, by year Chile All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 17.71M +120,862 +0.69%
2024 17.59M +129,512 +0.74%
2023 17.46M +128,444 +0.74%
2022 17.33M +119,470 +0.69%
2021 17.21M +108,890 +0.64%
2020 17.1M +184,893 +1.09%
2019 16.92M +299,629 +1.8%
2018 16.62M +324,146 +1.99%
2017 16.29M +287,011 +1.79%
2016 16.01M +222,266 +1.41%
2015 15.79M +187,584 +1.2%
2014 15.6M +177,808 +1.15%
2013 15.42M +163,937 +1.07%
2012 15.26M +158,112 +1.05%
2011 15.1M +157,658 +1.06%
2010 14.94M +156,735 +1.06%
2009 14.78M +154,445 +1.06%
2008 14.63M +150,784 +1.04%
2007 14.48M +146,305 +1.02%
2006 14.33M +145,097 +1.02%
2005 14.19M +147,091 +1.05%
2004 14.04M +149,717 +1.08%
2003 13.89M +155,369 +1.13%
2002 13.73M +169,712 +1.25%
2001 13.57M +189,906 +1.42%
2000 13.38M +204,888 +1.56%
1999 13.17M +218,691 +1.69%
1998 12.95M +225,939 +1.78%
1997 12.73M +228,977 +1.83%
1996 12.5M +233,120 +1.9%
1995 12.26M +230,850 +1.92%
1994 12.03M +224,264 +1.9%
1993 11.81M +215,369 +1.86%
1992 11.59M +208,542 +1.83%
1991 11.38M +205,967 +1.84%
1990 11.18M +199,752 +1.82%
1989 10.98M +191,856 +1.78%
1988 10.79M +185,309 +1.75%
1987 10.6M +178,375 +1.71%
1986 10.42M +172,793 +1.69%
1985 10.25M +169,374 +1.68%
1984 10.08M +166,953 +1.68%
1983 9.91M +165,443 +1.7%
1982 9.75M +168,872 +1.76%
1981 9.58M +179,136 +1.91%
1980 9.4M +187,583 +2.04%
1979 9.21M +193,830 +2.15%
1978 9.02M +199,636 +2.26%
1977 8.82M +203,640 +2.36%
1976 8.62M +205,406 +2.44%
1975 8.41M +205,269 +2.5%
1974 8.21M +204,136 +2.55%
1973 8M +201,965 +2.59%
1972 7.8M +197,727 +2.6%
1971 7.6M +192,121 +2.59%
1970 7.41M +188,822 +2.62%
1969 7.22M +188,124 +2.68%
1968 7.03M +187,492 +2.74%
1967 6.84M +187,748 +2.82%
1966 6.66M +188,058 +2.91%
1965 6.47M +188,365 +3%
1964 6.28M +188,856 +3.1%
1963 6.09M +188,398 +3.19%
1962 5.9M +186,837 +3.27%
1961 5.72M +185,433 +3.35%
1960 5.53M

About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.