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Population in Chile compared to China: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chile was 19,764,771 in 2024 vs 1,408,975,000 people in China in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chile's population is 19,977,856 people compared to 1,402,578,808 in China.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 70.2 times bigger than Chile's.
  • Chile is ranked the 67th most populous country in the world, while China is the 2nd.
  • The countries together account for 17.2% of the world: 0.24% for Chile vs 16.9% for China.
  • For the last 10 years, Chile has had an average growth rate of +1.02% per year vs +0.3% in China.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chile has increased from 16.5M people to 20M (21% growth), while China has grown from 1.31B to 1.4B (6.98% growth).

Chile vs China: population by year and forecast

Chile
Factual

Projection
China
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chile China
2100 13,542,179 633,320,628
2099 13,698,571 643,959,697
2098 13,856,954 654,691,595
2097 14,016,220 665,517,335
2096 14,178,222 676,438,150
2095 14,343,015 687,457,915
2094 14,508,995 698,589,897
2093 14,677,272 709,852,629
2092 14,845,602 721,251,520
2091 15,016,981 732,791,748
2090 15,189,722 744,501,355
2089 15,363,962 756,404,299
2088 15,538,750 768,478,316
2087 15,711,977 780,707,622
2086 15,883,706 793,081,006
2085 16,055,280 805,608,315
2084 16,223,786 818,268,277
2083 16,391,067 830,972,107
2082 16,554,768 843,721,746
2081 16,719,751 856,534,631
2080 16,883,588 869,351,919
2079 17,045,148 882,146,959
2078 17,205,047 894,889,246
2077 17,362,651 907,592,919
2076 17,517,633 920,280,380
2075 17,670,800 932,956,157
2074 17,820,437 945,631,173
2073 17,966,186 958,352,980
2072 18,109,831 971,115,895
2071 18,253,369 983,938,054
2070 18,393,628 996,853,418
2069 18,531,389 1,009,905,851
2068 18,668,022 1,023,081,790
2067 18,802,510 1,036,420,010
2066 18,935,536 1,049,887,382
2065 19,063,468 1,063,477,623
2064 19,189,521 1,077,206,695
2063 19,310,719 1,090,982,303
2062 19,424,785 1,104,833,556
2061 19,534,495 1,118,682,849
2060 19,638,454 1,132,504,136
2059 19,739,346 1,146,199,736
2058 19,832,760 1,159,714,746
2057 19,923,762 1,172,963,523
2056 20,008,988 1,185,938,083
2055 20,089,664 1,198,550,408
2054 20,163,300 1,210,749,681
2053 20,232,377 1,222,500,569
2052 20,293,672 1,233,808,926
2051 20,348,246 1,244,584,333
2050 20,396,141 1,254,824,040
2049 20,440,751 1,264,598,914
2048 20,480,143 1,273,885,471
2047 20,511,707 1,282,701,271
2046 20,539,410 1,291,133,690
2045 20,563,551 1,299,154,327
2044 20,580,609 1,306,805,350
2043 20,590,097 1,314,176,710
2042 20,594,631 1,321,319,298
2041 20,596,851 1,328,219,755
2040 20,592,260 1,334,857,481
2039 20,584,025 1,341,265,381
2038 20,569,754 1,347,407,165
2037 20,550,877 1,353,377,505
2036 20,523,910 1,359,133,287
2035 20,492,436 1,364,651,508
2034 20,456,957 1,369,940,557
2033 20,417,291 1,375,003,005
2032 20,370,206 1,379,784,204
2031 20,315,389 1,384,301,522
2030 20,254,305 1,388,520,533
2029 20,187,945 1,392,490,007
2028 20,116,575 1,396,163,778
2027 20,038,004 1,399,515,824
2026 19,955,555 1,402,578,808
2025 19,865,709 1,405,826,385
2024 19,764,771 1,408,975,000
2023 19,658,835 1,410,710,000
2022 19,553,036 1,412,175,000
2021 19,456,334 1,412,360,000
2020 19,370,624 1,411,100,000
2019 19,197,744 1,407,745,000
2018 18,893,191 1,402,760,000
2017 18,558,868 1,396,215,000
2016 18,267,221 1,387,790,000
2015 18,047,625 1,379,860,000
2014 17,864,195 1,371,860,000
2013 17,687,006 1,363,240,000
2012 17,519,119 1,354,190,000
2011 17,351,816 1,345,035,000
2010 17,181,464 1,337,705,000
2009 17,009,731 1,331,260,000
2008 16,838,988 1,324,655,000
2007 16,671,581 1,317,885,000
2006 16,509,195 1,311,020,000
2005 16,348,778 1,303,720,000
2004 16,187,322 1,296,075,000
2003 16,024,752 1,288,400,000
2002 15,857,925 1,280,400,000
2001 15,683,849 1,271,850,000
2000 15,503,635 1,262,645,000
1999 15,319,313 1,252,735,000
1998 15,127,799 1,241,935,000
1997 14,932,434 1,230,075,000
1996 14,734,046 1,217,550,000
1995 14,527,381 1,204,855,000
1994 14,316,256 1,191,835,000
1993 14,102,276 1,178,440,000
1992 13,884,577 1,164,970,000
1991 13,662,491 1,150,780,000
1990 13,437,176 1,135,185,000
1989 13,215,005 1,118,650,000
1988 12,999,424 1,101,630,000
1987 12,790,150 1,084,035,000
1986 12,588,914 1,066,790,000
1985 12,395,274 1,051,040,000
1984 12,207,733 1,036,825,000
1983 12,026,138 1,023,310,000
1982 11,850,214 1,008,630,000
1981 11,678,717 993,885,000
1980 11,508,550 981,235,000
1979 11,339,779 969,005,000
1978 11,172,695 956,165,000
1977 11,005,519 943,455,000
1976 10,838,251 930,685,000
1975 10,671,559 916,395,000
1974 10,505,817 900,350,000
1973 10,340,362 881,940,000
1972 10,174,678 862,030,000
1971 10,009,701 841,105,000
1970 9,845,344 818,315,000
1969 9,680,282 796,025,000
1968 9,514,716 774,510,000
1967 9,348,939 754,550,000
1966 9,181,722 735,400,000
1965 9,012,938 715,185,000
1964 8,842,525 698,355,000
1963 8,670,144 682,335,000
1962 8,497,059 665,770,000
1961 8,324,802 660,330,000
1960 8,153,350 667,070,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/chile/china | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chile increased by 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth), while China gained 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chile gained 1,710,635 people (a 9.36% growth), while China's population increased by 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth).

Chile was ranked 60th most populous country in 2006 and is 67th in 2026. China was ranked 1st in 2006 and ranked 2nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Chile's population will grow by 2.09% to 20,396,141 people with a rank change from 67th to 75th. The population of China will decrease by 10.5% to 1,254,824,040 people and will still be ranked 2nd.

Chile is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 20.6M people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 633M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Chile
Factual

Projection
China
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chile China
2100 -1.14% -1.65%
2099 -1.14% -1.64%
2098 -1.14% -1.63%
2097 -1.14% -1.61%
2096 -1.15% -1.6%
2095 -1.14% -1.59%
2094 -1.15% -1.59%
2093 -1.13% -1.58%
2092 -1.14% -1.57%
2091 -1.14% -1.57%
2090 -1.13% -1.57%
2089 -1.12% -1.57%
2088 -1.1% -1.57%
2087 -1.08% -1.56%
2086 -1.07% -1.56%
2085 -1.04% -1.55%
2084 -1.02% -1.53%
2083 -0.99% -1.51%
2082 -0.99% -1.5%
2081 -0.97% -1.47%
2080 -0.95% -1.45%
2079 -0.93% -1.42%
2078 -0.91% -1.4%
2077 -0.88% -1.38%
2076 -0.87% -1.36%
2075 -0.84% -1.34%
2074 -0.81% -1.33%
2073 -0.79% -1.31%
2072 -0.79% -1.3%
2071 -0.76% -1.3%
2070 -0.74% -1.29%
2069 -0.73% -1.29%
2068 -0.72% -1.29%
2067 -0.7% -1.28%
2066 -0.67% -1.28%
2065 -0.66% -1.27%
2064 -0.63% -1.26%
2063 -0.59% -1.25%
2062 -0.56% -1.24%
2061 -0.53% -1.22%
2060 -0.51% -1.19%
2059 -0.47% -1.17%
2058 -0.46% -1.13%
2057 -0.43% -1.09%
2056 -0.4% -1.05%
2055 -0.37% -1.01%
2054 -0.34% -0.96%
2053 -0.3% -0.92%
2052 -0.27% -0.87%
2051 -0.23% -0.82%
2050 -0.22% -0.77%
2049 -0.19% -0.73%
2048 -0.15% -0.69%
2047 -0.13% -0.65%
2046 -0.12% -0.62%
2045 -0.08% -0.59%
2044 -0.05% -0.56%
2043 -0.02% -0.54%
2042 -0.01% -0.52%
2041 0.02% -0.5%
2040 0.04% -0.48%
2039 0.07% -0.46%
2038 0.09% -0.44%
2037 0.13% -0.42%
2036 0.15% -0.4%
2035 0.17% -0.39%
2034 0.19% -0.37%
2033 0.23% -0.35%
2032 0.27% -0.33%
2031 0.3% -0.3%
2030 0.33% -0.29%
2029 0.35% -0.26%
2028 0.39% -0.24%
2027 0.41% -0.22%
2026 0.45% -0.23%
2025 0.51% -0.22%
2024 0.54% -0.12%
2023 0.54% -0.1%
2022 0.5% -0.01%
2021 0.44% 0.09%
2020 0.9% 0.24%
2019 1.61% 0.36%
2018 1.8% 0.47%
2017 1.6% 0.61%
2016 1.22% 0.57%
2015 1.03% 0.58%
2014 1% 0.63%
2013 0.96% 0.67%
2012 0.96% 0.68%
2011 0.99% 0.55%
2010 1.01% 0.48%
2009 1.01% 0.5%
2008 1% 0.51%
2007 0.98% 0.52%
2006 0.98% 0.56%
2005 1% 0.59%
2004 1.01% 0.6%
2003 1.05% 0.62%
2002 1.11% 0.67%
2001 1.16% 0.73%
2000 1.2% 0.79%
1999 1.27% 0.87%
1998 1.31% 0.96%
1997 1.35% 1.03%
1996 1.42% 1.05%
1995 1.47% 1.09%
1994 1.52% 1.14%
1993 1.57% 1.16%
1992 1.63% 1.23%
1991 1.68% 1.37%
1990 1.68% 1.48%
1989 1.66% 1.54%
1988 1.64% 1.62%
1987 1.6% 1.62%
1986 1.56% 1.5%
1985 1.54% 1.37%
1984 1.51% 1.32%
1983 1.48% 1.46%
1982 1.47% 1.48%
1981 1.48% 1.29%
1980 1.49% 1.26%
1979 1.5% 1.34%
1978 1.52% 1.35%
1977 1.54% 1.37%
1976 1.56% 1.56%
1975 1.58% 1.78%
1974 1.6% 2.09%
1973 1.63% 2.31%
1972 1.65% 2.49%
1971 1.67% 2.78%
1970 1.71% 2.8%
1969 1.74% 2.78%
1968 1.77% 2.65%
1967 1.82% 2.6%
1966 1.87% 2.83%
1965 1.93% 2.41%
1964 1.99% 2.35%
1963 2.04% 2.49%
1962 2.07% 0.82%
1961 2.1% -1.01%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Chile grew by 0.54%, while China's population declined by 0.12%.

Live population counters

Chile China
Current population
19977856
1402578808
Population rank 67/197 2/197
Percent of world population 0.24% 16.9%
One net population change
4.96 minutes
18.2 seconds
One birth every
2.98 minutes
3.5 seconds
One death every
4.12 minutes
2.84 seconds
Daily growth/decline +290 -4,753
Annual growth/decline +105,936 -1,735,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.54% -0.12%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 173/197
One migration net change every
10.2 minutes
1.97 minutes
Annual migration change +51,712 -268,126
Net migration rank 21/196 189/196
Foreign-born residents 1,538,324 1,638,718
Foreign-born residents rank 44/195 43/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.8% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 76/195 192/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chile
Natural

Migration
China
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chile China
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 51,712 - -268,126
2024 - 58,316 - -318,992
2023 48,518 62,679 -2,087,851 -567,724
2022 41,041 59,374 -847,305 -293,846
2021 27,530 65,480 480,203 -379,749
2020 52,378 26,042 2,046,095 -91,577
2019 86,006 181,339 4,673,713 -656,091
2018 103,950 237,807 5,302,433 -198,206
2017 106,268 220,621 7,790,880 -94,625
2016 120,545 135,864 9,062,269 -153,056
2015 127,074 55,689 6,788,911 -646,941
2014 131,373 52,702 9,205,180 -371,108
2013 133,785 36,529 8,043,116 -188,951
2012 134,617 30,870 10,075,174 -58,864
2011 141,053 28,086 8,245,065 -416,189
2010 145,527 26,048 6,407,607 -184,144
2009 147,576 24,324 6,483,236 -177,135
2008 147,105 22,488 6,729,247 -764,370
2007 145,043 20,170 6,813,465 -1,042,019
2006 142,277 17,285 6,922,185 -759,559
2005 147,009 14,289 7,678,911 -103,701
2004 150,138 11,495 7,607,960 -770,977
2003 154,287 9,225 7,743,284 -613,223
2002 162,322 7,824 8,258,580 -761,291
2001 171,659 6,346 8,839,358 -176,419
2000 175,362 7,067 9,570,849 -62,622
1999 177,995 8,226 10,247,372 -96,102
1998 185,815 10,984 11,351,286 -40,472
1997 190,433 3,504 12,374,554 -279,251
1996 199,897 2,942 12,686,872 -250,750
1995 208,017 2,454 12,711,220 -365,986
1994 209,834 1,930 13,360,470 -723,641
1993 215,003 1,164 13,493,138 -373,316
1992 219,224 0 13,548,601 -142,985
1991 227,180 -2,207 14,937,124 -544,650
1990 226,941 -1,274 16,335,313 -11,187
1989 224,854 -6,186 16,824,495 -313,476
1988 221,602 -9,131 17,328,640 -282,194
1987 218,034 -11,958 18,005,821 -169,170
1986 213,571 -17,148 16,609,920 -79,190
1985 208,910 -18,047 14,987,830 -60,929
1984 205,407 -21,188 13,561,671 -51,961
1983 202,352 -23,386 13,599,789 -43,756
1982 199,522 -26,646 15,815,318 -36,181
1981 198,211 -28,096 14,461,027 -28,016
1980 198,281 -28,060 11,647,260 -20,129
1979 197,198 -29,873 11,250,148 -13,704
1978 196,483 -29,644 11,473,980 -9,916
1977 197,163 -29,651 11,378,068 -15,323
1976 196,986 -29,967 11,782,472 -55,109
1975 196,890 -30,524 14,378,237 -115,173
1974 196,322 -31,211 15,738,118 -175,239
1973 197,666 -31,878 18,423,727 -214,997
1972 198,162 -32,584 19,102,585 -215,650
1971 198,523 -34,147 19,622,980 -180,153
1970 200,402 -36,079 21,137,076 -126,510
1969 202,764 -36,976 20,760,332 -72,836
1968 203,577 -38,224 21,206,083 -37,290
1967 204,377 -38,159 19,263,662 1,246,654
1966 204,661 -36,446 19,282,187 4,165
1965 203,341 -33,988 20,296,950 -130,900
1964 202,741 -31,261 19,302,532 -1,250,441
1963 202,370 -29,082 22,742,225 -31,383
1962 200,905 -28,023 17,969,132 -31,305
1961 198,788 -27,159 2,496,047 -25,578
1960 198,461 -27,184 -3,048,510 -16,927

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 43.5% of the population change in Chile is from natural causes (a gain of 844,683 people) and 56.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,097,597 people). In China 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 42,414,528 people) and 7.53% is from migration (a loss of 3,452,923 people).

As of 2024, 1,538,324 residents or 7.8% of the population were not native-born in Chile, compared to 1,638,718 people or 0.1% in China.

Biggest cities by population

Chile
City Population
Santiago 6.26M
Puente Alto 574K
Antofagasta 349K
Vina del Mar 333K
San Bernardo 301K
Valparaiso 297K
Temuco 282K
Talcahuano 270K
Talca 232K
Rancagua 231K
China
City Population
Chongqing 32.1M
Shanghai 24.9M
Beijing 21.9M
Chengdu 20.9M
Guangzhou 18.7M
Shenzhen 17.5M
Tianjin 13.9M
Xi'an 13M
Suzhou 12.7M
Zhengzhou 12.6M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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