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

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The latest officially reported population of Chile was 19,859,921 in 2025 vs 135,472,051 people in Ethiopia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chile's population is 19,992,079 people compared to 140,722,974 in Ethiopia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 7.04 times bigger than Chile's.
  • Chile is ranked the 67th most populous country in the world, while Ethiopia is the 10th.
  • The countries together account for 1.93% of the world: 0.24% for Chile vs 1.69% for Ethiopia.
  • For the last 10 years, Chile has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +2.69% in Ethiopia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chile has increased from 16.5M people to 20M (21.1% growth), while Ethiopia has grown from 80.7M to 141M (74.4% growth).

Chile vs Ethiopia: population by year and forecast

Chile
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chile Ethiopia
2100 13,538,233 371,078,260
2099 13,694,580 369,338,252
2098 13,852,916 367,513,542
2097 14,012,136 365,567,496
2096 14,174,091 363,536,294
2095 14,338,836 361,596,042
2094 14,504,768 359,531,317
2093 14,672,995 357,460,480
2092 14,841,276 355,389,829
2091 15,012,606 353,218,632
2090 15,185,296 350,960,021
2089 15,359,485 348,751,618
2088 15,534,223 346,517,326
2087 15,707,399 344,162,324
2086 15,879,078 341,671,994
2085 16,050,602 339,167,930
2084 16,219,059 336,649,520
2083 16,386,291 334,083,247
2082 16,549,944 331,401,460
2081 16,714,879 328,715,487
2080 16,878,669 326,013,981
2079 17,040,181 323,282,865
2078 17,200,034 320,422,535
2077 17,357,593 317,492,915
2076 17,512,529 314,518,328
2075 17,665,652 311,487,723
2074 17,815,245 308,416,133
2073 17,960,951 305,383,505
2072 18,104,555 302,258,564
2071 18,248,051 299,119,280
2070 18,388,269 295,963,235
2069 18,525,990 292,756,723
2068 18,662,583 289,522,748
2067 18,797,031 286,191,689
2066 18,930,019 282,905,709
2065 19,057,914 279,576,283
2064 19,183,930 276,197,958
2063 19,305,093 272,782,685
2062 19,419,125 269,340,926
2061 19,528,803 265,803,351
2060 19,632,732 262,269,354
2059 19,733,594 258,692,767
2058 19,826,981 255,205,644
2057 19,917,957 251,656,356
2056 20,003,158 248,002,497
2055 20,083,811 244,426,069
2054 20,157,425 240,794,405
2053 20,226,483 237,155,110
2052 20,287,759 233,479,314
2051 20,342,317 229,733,593
2050 20,390,198 226,055,085
2049 20,434,796 222,351,471
2048 20,474,175 218,627,197
2047 20,505,731 214,883,954
2046 20,533,426 211,161,780
2045 20,557,560 207,461,987
2044 20,574,613 203,749,820
2043 20,584,097 200,035,613
2042 20,588,631 196,351,202
2041 20,590,850 192,689,672
2040 20,586,260 189,023,384
2039 20,578,028 185,365,776
2038 20,563,761 181,733,067
2037 20,544,889 178,124,993
2036 20,517,930 174,515,366
2035 20,486,465 170,904,339
2034 20,450,997 167,316,305
2033 20,411,343 163,763,376
2032 20,364,270 160,167,364
2031 20,309,470 156,590,018
2030 20,248,404 153,023,174
2029 20,182,063 149,461,578
2028 20,110,713 145,944,350
2027 20,032,166 142,419,893
2026 19,949,741 138,930,724
2025 19,859,921 135,472,051
2024 19,764,771 132,059,767
2023 19,658,835 128,691,692
2022 19,553,036 125,384,287
2021 19,456,334 122,138,588
2020 19,370,624 118,917,671
2019 19,197,744 115,737,383
2018 18,893,191 112,664,152
2017 18,558,868 109,666,481
2016 18,267,221 106,718,162
2015 18,047,625 103,867,135
2014 17,864,195 101,115,610
2013 17,687,006 98,438,751
2012 17,519,119 95,798,767
2011 17,351,816 93,149,970
2010 17,181,464 90,538,514
2009 17,009,731 88,007,636
2008 16,838,988 85,543,668
2007 16,671,581 83,103,217
2006 16,509,195 80,703,490
2005 16,348,778 78,367,470
2004 16,187,322 76,077,206
2003 16,024,752 73,832,663
2002 15,857,925 71,635,517
2001 15,683,849 69,487,762
2000 15,503,635 67,411,494
1999 15,319,313 65,374,561
1998 15,127,799 63,363,524
1997 14,932,434 61,404,539
1996 14,734,046 59,467,635
1995 14,527,381 57,537,335
1994 14,316,256 55,611,508
1993 14,102,276 53,708,891
1992 13,884,577 51,853,747
1991 13,662,491 49,717,198
1990 13,437,176 47,609,755
1989 13,215,005 45,879,690
1988 12,999,424 44,150,825
1987 12,790,150 42,460,039
1986 12,588,914 41,037,656
1985 12,395,274 39,842,136
1984 12,207,733 38,735,722
1983 12,026,138 37,740,817
1982 11,850,214 36,701,290
1981 11,678,717 35,304,012
1980 11,508,550 34,428,514
1979 11,339,779 34,238,652
1978 11,172,695 33,734,592
1977 11,005,519 33,167,272
1976 10,838,251 32,534,418
1975 10,671,559 31,723,252
1974 10,505,817 30,957,273
1973 10,340,362 30,166,785
1972 10,174,678 29,374,608
1971 10,009,701 28,600,106
1970 9,845,344 27,829,128
1969 9,680,282 27,072,571
1968 9,514,716 26,337,930
1967 9,348,939 25,620,276
1966 9,181,722 24,952,689
1965 9,012,938 24,310,612
1964 8,842,525 23,666,548
1963 8,670,144 23,051,637
1962 8,497,059 22,465,126
1961 8,324,802 21,906,102
1960 8,153,350 21,376,693

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chile increased by 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth), while Ethiopia gained 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chile gained 1,724,858 people (a 9.44% growth), while Ethiopia's population increased by 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth).

Chile was ranked 60th most populous country in 2006 and is 67th in 2026. Ethiopia was ranked 16th in 2006 and ranked 10th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Chile's population will grow by 1.99% to 20,390,198 people with a rank change from 67th to 75th. The population of Ethiopia will increase by 60.6% to 226,055,085 people and rank change from 10th to 7th.

Chile is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 20.6M people compared to the peak of 371M people in 2100 for Ethiopia.

Population growth rate by year

Chile
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chile Ethiopia
2100 -1.14% 0.47%
2099 -1.14% 0.5%
2098 -1.14% 0.53%
2097 -1.14% 0.56%
2096 -1.15% 0.54%
2095 -1.14% 0.57%
2094 -1.15% 0.58%
2093 -1.13% 0.58%
2092 -1.14% 0.61%
2091 -1.14% 0.64%
2090 -1.13% 0.63%
2089 -1.12% 0.64%
2088 -1.1% 0.68%
2087 -1.08% 0.73%
2086 -1.07% 0.74%
2085 -1.04% 0.75%
2084 -1.02% 0.77%
2083 -0.99% 0.81%
2082 -0.99% 0.82%
2081 -0.97% 0.83%
2080 -0.95% 0.84%
2079 -0.93% 0.89%
2078 -0.91% 0.92%
2077 -0.88% 0.95%
2076 -0.87% 0.97%
2075 -0.84% 1%
2074 -0.81% 0.99%
2073 -0.79% 1.03%
2072 -0.79% 1.05%
2071 -0.76% 1.07%
2070 -0.74% 1.1%
2069 -0.73% 1.12%
2068 -0.72% 1.16%
2067 -0.7% 1.16%
2066 -0.67% 1.19%
2065 -0.66% 1.22%
2064 -0.63% 1.25%
2063 -0.59% 1.28%
2062 -0.56% 1.33%
2061 -0.53% 1.35%
2060 -0.51% 1.38%
2059 -0.47% 1.37%
2058 -0.46% 1.41%
2057 -0.43% 1.47%
2056 -0.4% 1.46%
2055 -0.37% 1.51%
2054 -0.34% 1.53%
2053 -0.3% 1.57%
2052 -0.27% 1.63%
2051 -0.23% 1.63%
2050 -0.22% 1.67%
2049 -0.19% 1.7%
2048 -0.15% 1.74%
2047 -0.13% 1.76%
2046 -0.12% 1.78%
2045 -0.08% 1.82%
2044 -0.05% 1.86%
2043 -0.02% 1.88%
2042 -0.01% 1.9%
2041 0.02% 1.94%
2040 0.04% 1.97%
2039 0.07% 2%
2038 0.09% 2.03%
2037 0.13% 2.07%
2036 0.15% 2.11%
2035 0.17% 2.14%
2034 0.19% 2.17%
2033 0.23% 2.25%
2032 0.27% 2.28%
2031 0.3% 2.33%
2030 0.33% 2.38%
2029 0.35% 2.41%
2028 0.39% 2.47%
2027 0.41% 2.51%
2026 0.45% 2.55%
2025 0.48% 2.58%
2024 0.54% 2.62%
2023 0.54% 2.64%
2022 0.5% 2.66%
2021 0.44% 2.71%
2020 0.9% 2.75%
2019 1.61% 2.73%
2018 1.8% 2.73%
2017 1.6% 2.76%
2016 1.22% 2.74%
2015 1.03% 2.72%
2014 1% 2.72%
2013 0.96% 2.76%
2012 0.96% 2.84%
2011 0.99% 2.88%
2010 1.01% 2.88%
2009 1.01% 2.88%
2008 1% 2.94%
2007 0.98% 2.97%
2006 0.98% 2.98%
2005 1% 3.01%
2004 1.01% 3.04%
2003 1.05% 3.07%
2002 1.11% 3.09%
2001 1.16% 3.08%
2000 1.2% 3.12%
1999 1.27% 3.17%
1998 1.31% 3.19%
1997 1.35% 3.26%
1996 1.42% 3.35%
1995 1.47% 3.46%
1994 1.52% 3.54%
1993 1.57% 3.58%
1992 1.63% 4.3%
1991 1.68% 4.43%
1990 1.68% 3.77%
1989 1.66% 3.92%
1988 1.64% 3.98%
1987 1.6% 3.47%
1986 1.56% 3%
1985 1.54% 2.86%
1984 1.51% 2.64%
1983 1.48% 2.83%
1982 1.47% 3.96%
1981 1.48% 2.54%
1980 1.49% 0.55%
1979 1.5% 1.49%
1978 1.52% 1.71%
1977 1.54% 1.95%
1976 1.56% 2.56%
1975 1.58% 2.47%
1974 1.6% 2.62%
1973 1.63% 2.7%
1972 1.65% 2.71%
1971 1.67% 2.77%
1970 1.71% 2.79%
1969 1.74% 2.79%
1968 1.77% 2.8%
1967 1.82% 2.68%
1966 1.87% 2.64%
1965 1.93% 2.72%
1964 1.99% 2.67%
1963 2.04% 2.61%
1962 2.07% 2.55%
1961 2.1% 2.48%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Chile grew by 0.48%, while Ethiopia's population grew by 2.58%.

Live population counters

Chile Ethiopia
Current population
19992079
140722974
Population rank 67/197 10/197
Percent of world population 0.24% 1.69%
One net population change
5.54 minutes
9.27 seconds
One birth every
3.05 minutes
7.59 seconds
One death every
4.04 minutes
40.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +261 +9,349
Annual growth/decline +95,150 +3,412,284
Annual growth/decline rate +0.48% +2.58%
Population growth rate rank 129/197 24/197
One migration net change every
10.2 minutes
21.9 minutes
Annual migration change +51,712 +24,054
Net migration rank 21/196 31/196
Foreign-born residents 1,538,324 1,168,455
Foreign-born residents rank 44/195 53/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.8% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 76/195 157/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chile
Natural

Migration
Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chile Ethiopia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 51,712 - 24,054
2024 42,356 58,316 3,379,409 30,069
2023 48,518 62,679 3,338,649 -11,996
2022 41,041 59,374 3,300,114 -11,996
2021 27,530 65,480 3,204,673 -1,377
2020 52,378 26,042 3,199,718 38,866
2019 86,006 181,339 3,132,780 -10,807
2018 103,950 237,807 3,015,231 9,302
2017 106,268 220,621 2,899,143 71,766
2016 120,545 135,864 2,809,889 115,823
2015 127,074 55,689 2,713,529 62,785
2014 131,373 52,702 2,623,647 103,122
2013 133,785 36,529 2,546,020 80,955
2012 134,617 30,870 2,533,398 119,517
2011 141,053 28,086 2,527,811 116,793
2010 145,527 26,048 2,498,048 80,213
2009 147,576 24,324 2,467,118 16,315
2008 147,105 22,488 2,465,283 -20,780
2007 145,043 20,170 2,436,753 -381
2006 142,277 17,285 2,393,585 -30,512
2005 147,009 14,289 2,353,375 -44,421
2004 150,138 11,495 2,296,999 -25,430
2003 154,287 9,225 2,231,223 -13,744
2002 162,322 7,824 2,189,683 -12,925
2001 171,659 6,346 2,137,791 -19,063
2000 175,362 7,067 2,083,622 -49,891
1999 177,995 8,226 2,010,987 29,142
1998 185,815 10,984 1,984,989 -3,011
1997 190,433 3,504 1,945,112 -9,119
1996 199,897 2,942 1,896,364 41,456
1995 208,017 2,454 1,831,068 91,727
1994 209,834 1,930 1,788,133 140,715
1993 215,003 1,164 1,734,851 141,545
1992 219,224 0 1,673,839 160,106
1991 227,180 -2,207 1,579,416 859,737
1990 226,941 -1,274 1,479,663 296,014
1989 224,854 -6,186 1,441,769 242,614
1988 221,602 -9,131 1,393,356 379,966
1987 218,034 -11,958 1,356,853 251,387
1986 213,571 -17,148 1,050,277 186,227
1985 208,910 -18,047 997,050 157,476
1984 205,407 -21,188 920,670 137,632
1983 202,352 -23,386 863,472 68,022
1982 199,522 -26,646 1,080,853 66,702
1981 198,211 -28,096 1,018,838 628,135
1980 198,281 -28,060 1,007,516 -903,529
1979 197,198 -29,873 987,203 -711,455
1978 196,483 -29,644 943,388 -210,991
1977 197,163 -29,651 929,381 -527,133
1976 196,986 -29,967 899,577 -36,125
1975 196,890 -30,524 801,425 -42,540
1974 196,322 -31,211 777,306 -4,232
1973 197,666 -31,878 807,535 347
1972 198,162 -32,584 779,808 -3,375
1971 198,523 -34,147 787,047 -14,510
1970 200,402 -36,079 760,821 8,589
1969 202,764 -36,976 736,428 7,258
1968 203,577 -38,224 715,602 9,992
1967 204,377 -38,159 695,283 14,437
1966 204,661 -36,446 616,281 9,160
1965 203,341 -33,988 642,359 16,348
1964 202,741 -31,261 618,667 10,749
1963 202,370 -29,082 590,998 9,418
1962 200,905 -28,023 563,650 8,960
1961 198,788 -27,159 538,518 6,938
1960 198,461 -27,184 511,694 1,696

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 40.7% of the population change in Chile is from natural causes (a gain of 755,666 people) and 59.3% is from migration (a gain of 1,103,211 people). In Ethiopia 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,993,135 people) and 0.93% is from migration (a gain of 292,435 people).

As of 2024, 1,538,324 residents or 7.8% of the population were not native-born in Chile, compared to 1,168,455 people or 0.9% in Ethiopia.

Biggest cities by population

Chile
City Population
Santiago 6.26M
Puente Alto 568K
Antofagasta 349K
Vina del Mar 333K
San Bernardo 301K
Valparaiso 297K
Temuco 282K
Talcahuano 270K
Talca 232K
Rancagua 231K
Ethiopia
City Population
Addis Ababa 5.7M
Gondar 324K
Mekelle 324K
Awasa 300K
Dire Dawa 277K
Bahir Dar 243K
Dessie 188K
Jimma 178K
Harar 157K
Jijiga 126K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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