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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chile was 19,764,771 in 2024 vs 52,886,363 people in Colombia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chile's population is 19,977,856 people compared to 54,105,437 in Colombia.

Population statistics:

  • Colombia's population is 2.71 times bigger than Chile's.
  • Chile is ranked the 67th most populous country in the world, while Colombia is the 28th.
  • The countries together account for 0.89% of the world: 0.24% for Chile vs 0.65% for Colombia.
  • For the last 10 years, Chile has had an average growth rate of +1.02% per year vs +1.25% in Colombia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chile has increased from 16.5M people to 20M (21% growth), while Colombia has grown from 42.7M to 54.1M (26.7% growth).

Chile vs Colombia: population by year and forecast

Chile
Factual

Projection
Colombia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chile Colombia
2100 13,542,179 47,499,215
2099 13,698,571 47,845,841
2098 13,856,954 48,197,117
2097 14,016,220 48,551,975
2096 14,178,222 48,909,832
2095 14,343,015 49,272,722
2094 14,508,995 49,640,091
2093 14,677,272 50,009,863
2092 14,845,602 50,381,320
2091 15,016,981 50,754,115
2090 15,189,722 51,127,855
2089 15,363,962 51,502,015
2088 15,538,750 51,875,918
2087 15,711,977 52,247,171
2086 15,883,706 52,614,991
2085 16,055,280 52,979,265
2084 16,223,786 53,339,176
2083 16,391,067 53,693,979
2082 16,554,768 54,043,369
2081 16,719,751 54,385,627
2080 16,883,588 54,721,064
2079 17,045,148 55,048,030
2078 17,205,047 55,367,481
2077 17,362,651 55,677,284
2076 17,517,633 55,976,943
2075 17,670,800 56,266,206
2074 17,820,437 56,544,981
2073 17,966,186 56,812,141
2072 18,109,831 57,068,255
2071 18,253,369 57,312,673
2070 18,393,628 57,545,138
2069 18,531,389 57,764,682
2068 18,668,022 57,972,674
2067 18,802,510 58,168,272
2066 18,935,536 58,351,633
2065 19,063,468 58,521,871
2064 19,189,521 58,680,744
2063 19,310,719 58,827,326
2062 19,424,785 58,962,991
2061 19,534,495 59,086,555
2060 19,638,454 59,199,108
2059 19,739,346 59,300,144
2058 19,832,760 59,390,214
2057 19,923,762 59,468,904
2056 20,008,988 59,536,324
2055 20,089,664 59,592,582
2054 20,163,300 59,637,127
2053 20,232,377 59,670,001
2052 20,293,672 59,690,977
2051 20,348,246 59,699,504
2050 20,396,141 59,695,795
2049 20,440,751 59,678,701
2048 20,480,143 59,648,033
2047 20,511,707 59,602,061
2046 20,539,410 59,540,723
2045 20,563,551 59,463,463
2044 20,580,609 59,367,350
2043 20,590,097 59,253,902
2042 20,594,631 59,121,606
2041 20,596,851 58,969,930
2040 20,592,260 58,799,039
2039 20,584,025 58,603,737
2038 20,569,754 58,388,433
2037 20,550,877 58,151,809
2036 20,523,910 57,888,958
2035 20,492,436 57,606,734
2034 20,456,957 57,297,583
2033 20,417,291 56,964,672
2032 20,370,206 56,610,464
2031 20,315,389 56,231,768
2030 20,254,305 55,827,391
2029 20,187,945 55,399,717
2028 20,116,575 54,947,769
2027 20,038,004 54,469,148
2026 19,955,555 53,970,578
2025 19,865,709 53,442,597
2024 19,764,771 52,886,363
2023 19,658,835 52,321,152
2022 19,553,036 51,737,944
2021 19,456,334 51,188,173
2020 19,370,624 50,629,997
2019 19,197,744 49,907,985
2018 18,893,191 49,024,465
2017 18,558,868 48,131,078
2016 18,267,221 47,437,512
2015 18,047,625 46,969,940
2014 17,864,195 46,565,429
2013 17,687,006 46,151,584
2012 17,519,119 45,715,810
2011 17,351,816 45,259,614
2010 17,181,464 44,777,319
2009 17,009,731 44,271,541
2008 16,838,988 43,758,808
2007 16,671,581 43,235,374
2006 16,509,195 42,691,084
2005 16,348,778 42,128,977
2004 16,187,322 41,543,171
2003 16,024,752 40,937,429
2002 15,857,925 40,324,680
2001 15,683,849 39,709,262
2000 15,503,635 39,089,934
1999 15,319,313 38,454,863
1998 15,127,799 37,792,165
1997 14,932,434 37,121,149
1996 14,734,046 36,462,745
1995 14,527,381 35,804,662
1994 14,316,256 35,127,410
1993 14,102,276 34,441,473
1992 13,884,577 33,760,571
1991 13,662,491 33,098,372
1990 13,437,176 32,440,069
1989 13,215,005 31,776,279
1988 12,999,424 31,130,524
1987 12,790,150 30,499,467
1986 12,588,914 29,879,112
1985 12,395,274 29,268,470
1984 12,207,733 28,642,690
1983 12,026,138 27,988,173
1982 11,850,214 27,338,331
1981 11,678,717 26,713,267
1980 11,508,550 26,104,498
1979 11,339,779 25,515,626
1978 11,172,695 24,950,337
1977 11,005,519 24,393,494
1976 10,838,251 23,858,810
1975 10,671,559 23,344,644
1974 10,505,817 22,833,469
1973 10,340,362 22,325,374
1972 10,174,678 21,819,563
1971 10,009,701 21,319,096
1970 9,845,344 20,811,782
1969 9,680,282 20,291,942
1968 9,514,716 19,766,796
1967 9,348,939 19,235,618
1966 9,181,722 18,702,688
1965 9,012,938 18,169,050
1964 8,842,525 17,637,411
1963 8,670,144 17,113,823
1962 8,497,059 16,599,029
1961 8,324,802 16,095,203
1960 8,153,350 15,606,209

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/colombia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chile increased by 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth), while Colombia gained 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chile gained 1,710,635 people (a 9.36% growth), while Colombia's population increased by 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% growth).

Chile was ranked 60th most populous country in 2006 and is 67th in 2026. Colombia was ranked 29th in 2006 and ranked 28th 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 Colombia will increase by 10.3% to 59,695,795 people and rank change from 28th to 34th.

Chile is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 20.6M people compared to the peak of 59.7M people in 2051 for Colombia.

Population growth rate by year

Chile
Factual

Projection
Colombia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chile Colombia
2100 -1.14% -0.72%
2099 -1.14% -0.73%
2098 -1.14% -0.73%
2097 -1.14% -0.73%
2096 -1.15% -0.74%
2095 -1.14% -0.74%
2094 -1.15% -0.74%
2093 -1.13% -0.74%
2092 -1.14% -0.73%
2091 -1.14% -0.73%
2090 -1.13% -0.73%
2089 -1.12% -0.72%
2088 -1.1% -0.71%
2087 -1.08% -0.7%
2086 -1.07% -0.69%
2085 -1.04% -0.67%
2084 -1.02% -0.66%
2083 -0.99% -0.65%
2082 -0.99% -0.63%
2081 -0.97% -0.61%
2080 -0.95% -0.59%
2079 -0.93% -0.58%
2078 -0.91% -0.56%
2077 -0.88% -0.54%
2076 -0.87% -0.51%
2075 -0.84% -0.49%
2074 -0.81% -0.47%
2073 -0.79% -0.45%
2072 -0.79% -0.43%
2071 -0.76% -0.4%
2070 -0.74% -0.38%
2069 -0.73% -0.36%
2068 -0.72% -0.34%
2067 -0.7% -0.31%
2066 -0.67% -0.29%
2065 -0.66% -0.27%
2064 -0.63% -0.25%
2063 -0.59% -0.23%
2062 -0.56% -0.21%
2061 -0.53% -0.19%
2060 -0.51% -0.17%
2059 -0.47% -0.15%
2058 -0.46% -0.13%
2057 -0.43% -0.11%
2056 -0.4% -0.09%
2055 -0.37% -0.07%
2054 -0.34% -0.06%
2053 -0.3% -0.04%
2052 -0.27% -0.01%
2051 -0.23% 0.006%
2050 -0.22% 0.03%
2049 -0.19% 0.05%
2048 -0.15% 0.08%
2047 -0.13% 0.1%
2046 -0.12% 0.13%
2045 -0.08% 0.16%
2044 -0.05% 0.19%
2043 -0.02% 0.22%
2042 -0.01% 0.26%
2041 0.02% 0.29%
2040 0.04% 0.33%
2039 0.07% 0.37%
2038 0.09% 0.41%
2037 0.13% 0.45%
2036 0.15% 0.49%
2035 0.17% 0.54%
2034 0.19% 0.58%
2033 0.23% 0.63%
2032 0.27% 0.67%
2031 0.3% 0.72%
2030 0.33% 0.77%
2029 0.35% 0.82%
2028 0.39% 0.88%
2027 0.41% 0.92%
2026 0.45% 0.99%
2025 0.51% 1.05%
2024 0.54% 1.08%
2023 0.54% 1.13%
2022 0.5% 1.07%
2021 0.44% 1.1%
2020 0.9% 1.45%
2019 1.61% 1.8%
2018 1.8% 1.86%
2017 1.6% 1.46%
2016 1.22% 1%
2015 1.03% 0.87%
2014 1% 0.9%
2013 0.96% 0.95%
2012 0.96% 1.01%
2011 0.99% 1.08%
2010 1.01% 1.14%
2009 1.01% 1.17%
2008 1% 1.21%
2007 0.98% 1.27%
2006 0.98% 1.33%
2005 1% 1.41%
2004 1.01% 1.48%
2003 1.05% 1.52%
2002 1.11% 1.55%
2001 1.16% 1.58%
2000 1.2% 1.65%
1999 1.27% 1.75%
1998 1.31% 1.81%
1997 1.35% 1.81%
1996 1.42% 1.84%
1995 1.47% 1.93%
1994 1.52% 1.99%
1993 1.57% 2.02%
1992 1.63% 2%
1991 1.68% 2.03%
1990 1.68% 2.09%
1989 1.66% 2.07%
1988 1.64% 2.07%
1987 1.6% 2.08%
1986 1.56% 2.09%
1985 1.54% 2.18%
1984 1.51% 2.34%
1983 1.48% 2.38%
1982 1.47% 2.34%
1981 1.48% 2.33%
1980 1.49% 2.31%
1979 1.5% 2.27%
1978 1.52% 2.28%
1977 1.54% 2.24%
1976 1.56% 2.2%
1975 1.58% 2.24%
1974 1.6% 2.28%
1973 1.63% 2.32%
1972 1.65% 2.35%
1971 1.67% 2.44%
1970 1.71% 2.56%
1969 1.74% 2.66%
1968 1.77% 2.76%
1967 1.82% 2.85%
1966 1.87% 2.94%
1965 1.93% 3.01%
1964 1.99% 3.06%
1963 2.04% 3.1%
1962 2.07% 3.13%
1961 2.1% 3.13%

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 Colombia's population grew by 1.08%.

Live population counters

Chile Colombia
Current population
19977856
54105437
Population rank 67/197 28/197
Percent of world population 0.24% 0.65%
One net population change
4.96 minutes
55.8 seconds
One birth every
2.98 minutes
44.7 seconds
One death every
4.12 minutes
1.86 minutes
Daily growth/decline +290 +1,549
Annual growth/decline +105,936 +565,211
Annual growth/decline rate +0.54% +1.08%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 96/197
One migration net change every
10.2 minutes
4.08 minutes
Annual migration change +51,712 +129,139
Net migration rank 21/196 12/196
Foreign-born residents 1,538,324 3,063,518
Foreign-born residents rank 44/195 22/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.8% 5.8%
Foreign-born share rank 76/195 89/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chile
Natural

Migration
Colombia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chile Colombia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 51,712 - 129,139
2024 - 58,316 - 141,643
2023 48,518 62,679 422,598 154,521
2022 41,041 59,374 406,143 183,180
2021 27,530 65,480 311,122 199,070
2020 52,378 26,042 378,965 227,130
2019 86,006 181,339 441,087 396,826
2018 103,950 237,807 433,622 495,524
2017 106,268 220,621 426,538 431,072
2016 120,545 135,864 425,087 104,373
2015 127,074 55,689 446,778 -41,123
2014 131,373 52,702 470,916 -67,522
2013 133,785 36,529 489,069 -64,789
2012 134,617 30,870 503,285 -56,070
2011 141,053 28,086 511,524 -46,385
2010 145,527 26,048 533,657 -34,220
2009 147,576 24,324 559,017 -46,901
2008 147,105 22,488 576,654 -63,313
2007 145,043 20,170 583,115 -49,634
2006 142,277 17,285 594,388 -39,303
2005 147,009 14,289 610,618 -41,465
2004 150,138 11,495 628,424 -25,949
2003 154,287 9,225 642,144 -33,114
2002 162,322 7,824 640,840 -24,387
2001 171,659 6,346 642,933 -28,582
2000 175,362 7,067 652,176 -27,878
1999 177,995 8,226 668,576 -22,698
1998 185,815 10,984 687,704 -8,186
1997 190,433 3,504 686,073 -23,600
1996 199,897 2,942 682,547 -28,251
1995 208,017 2,454 694,968 -33,097
1994 209,834 1,930 708,660 -16,023
1993 215,003 1,164 709,287 -30,103
1992 219,224 0 697,763 -15,147
1991 227,180 -2,207 690,266 -48,458
1990 226,941 -1,274 682,409 -7,590
1989 224,854 -6,186 674,102 -21,329
1988 221,602 -9,131 663,796 -25,064
1987 218,034 -11,958 659,429 -36,040
1986 213,571 -17,148 659,701 -42,368
1985 208,910 -18,047 625,379 -21,408
1984 205,407 -21,188 666,315 -18,692
1983 202,352 -23,386 674,767 -13,329
1982 199,522 -26,646 675,339 -37,090
1981 198,211 -28,096 662,195 -50,351
1980 198,281 -28,060 649,872 -44,203
1979 197,198 -29,873 635,747 -63,657
1978 196,483 -29,644 626,378 -67,870
1977 197,163 -29,651 622,814 -67,638
1976 196,986 -29,967 612,265 -98,057
1975 196,890 -30,524 598,580 -84,462
1974 196,322 -31,211 589,035 -80,816
1973 197,666 -31,878 583,608 -75,630
1972 198,162 -32,584 581,361 -77,708
1971 198,523 -34,147 582,011 -84,712
1970 200,402 -36,079 583,396 -66,065
1969 202,764 -36,976 586,559 -64,238
1968 203,577 -38,224 589,407 -61,442
1967 204,377 -38,159 591,649 -57,256
1966 204,661 -36,446 590,855 -59,395
1965 203,341 -33,988 587,677 -51,855
1964 202,741 -31,261 581,435 -53,972
1963 202,370 -29,082 572,355 -52,631
1962 200,905 -28,023 559,985 -50,108
1961 198,788 -27,159 545,627 -47,849
1960 198,461 -27,184 529,316 -49,115

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 Colombia 66.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,162,856 people) and 33.4% is from migration (a gain of 2,083,051 people).

As of 2024, 1,538,324 residents or 7.8% of the population were not native-born in Chile, compared to 3,063,518 people or 5.8% in Colombia.

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
Colombia
City Population
Bogota 8.03M
Medellin 2.53M
Cali 2.47M
Barranquilla 1.33M
Cartagena 915K
Cucuta 806K
Soacha 783K
Soledad 676K
Villavicencio 664K
Bucaramanga 615K

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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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