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

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The latest officially reported population of Chile was 19,859,921 in 2025 vs 285,721,236 people in Indonesia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chile's population is 19,992,079 people compared to 289,027,659 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 14.5 times bigger than Chile's.
  • Chile is ranked the 67th most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 3.72% of the world: 0.24% for Chile vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, Chile has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +0.9% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chile has increased from 16.5M people to 20M (21.1% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.5% growth).

Chile vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Chile
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chile Indonesia
2100 13,538,233 297,217,412
2099 13,694,580 298,340,219
2098 13,852,916 299,449,882
2097 14,012,136 300,549,857
2096 14,174,091 301,634,112
2095 14,338,836 302,698,798
2094 14,504,768 303,751,488
2093 14,672,995 304,790,169
2092 14,841,276 305,809,796
2091 15,012,606 306,805,664
2090 15,185,296 307,780,044
2089 15,359,485 308,727,665
2088 15,534,223 309,652,467
2087 15,707,399 310,557,120
2086 15,879,078 311,434,804
2085 16,050,602 312,284,488
2084 16,219,059 313,107,329
2083 16,386,291 313,904,231
2082 16,549,944 314,670,881
2081 16,714,879 315,404,888
2080 16,878,669 316,109,402
2079 17,040,181 316,790,074
2078 17,200,034 317,438,140
2077 17,357,593 318,056,534
2076 17,512,529 318,635,038
2075 17,665,652 319,190,402
2074 17,815,245 319,709,426
2073 17,960,951 320,201,444
2072 18,104,555 320,659,562
2071 18,248,051 321,086,184
2070 18,388,269 321,485,042
2069 18,525,990 321,858,064
2068 18,662,583 322,201,979
2067 18,797,031 322,516,545
2066 18,930,019 322,798,892
2065 19,057,914 323,048,550
2064 19,183,930 323,268,759
2063 19,305,093 323,456,004
2062 19,419,125 323,612,644
2061 19,528,803 323,734,699
2060 19,632,732 323,814,746
2059 19,733,594 323,854,683
2058 19,826,981 323,844,015
2057 19,917,957 323,786,943
2056 20,003,158 323,671,172
2055 20,083,811 323,502,155
2054 20,157,425 323,274,189
2053 20,226,483 322,982,358
2052 20,287,759 322,627,695
2051 20,342,317 322,202,850
2050 20,390,198 321,699,802
2049 20,434,796 321,119,283
2048 20,474,175 320,457,830
2047 20,505,731 319,728,668
2046 20,533,426 318,921,027
2045 20,557,560 318,028,206
2044 20,574,613 317,051,440
2043 20,584,097 315,992,168
2042 20,588,631 314,856,940
2041 20,590,850 313,643,892
2040 20,586,260 312,358,800
2039 20,578,028 311,001,176
2038 20,563,761 309,578,763
2037 20,544,889 308,089,917
2036 20,517,930 306,544,452
2035 20,486,465 304,940,852
2034 20,450,997 303,275,782
2033 20,411,343 301,552,643
2032 20,364,270 299,781,696
2031 20,309,470 297,956,985
2030 20,248,404 296,081,262
2029 20,182,063 294,145,245
2028 20,110,713 292,143,454
2027 20,032,166 290,069,053
2026 19,949,741 287,927,760
2025 19,859,921 285,721,236
2024 19,764,771 283,487,931
2023 19,658,835 281,190,067
2022 19,553,036 278,830,529
2021 19,456,334 276,758,053
2020 19,370,624 274,814,866
2019 19,197,744 272,489,381
2018 18,893,191 269,951,846
2017 18,558,868 267,346,658
2016 18,267,221 264,627,418
2015 18,047,625 261,799,249
2014 17,864,195 258,877,399
2013 17,687,006 255,852,467
2012 17,519,119 252,698,525
2011 17,351,816 249,470,032
2010 17,181,464 246,305,322
2009 17,009,731 243,220,028
2008 16,838,988 240,157,903
2007 16,671,581 237,062,337
2006 16,509,195 233,951,652
2005 16,348,778 230,871,650
2004 16,187,322 227,926,649
2003 16,024,752 225,048,008
2002 15,857,925 222,088,495
2001 15,683,849 219,097,902
2000 15,503,635 216,077,790
1999 15,319,313 213,004,668
1998 15,127,799 209,826,788
1997 14,932,434 206,536,095
1996 14,734,046 203,204,348
1995 14,527,381 199,888,057
1994 14,316,256 196,591,828
1993 14,102,276 193,305,168
1992 13,884,577 190,043,744
1991 13,662,491 186,778,238
1990 13,437,176 183,501,098
1989 13,215,005 180,201,630
1988 12,999,424 176,855,065
1987 12,790,150 173,511,154
1986 12,588,914 170,175,065
1985 12,395,274 166,776,185
1984 12,207,733 163,251,124
1983 12,026,138 159,651,381
1982 11,850,214 156,052,152
1981 11,678,717 152,485,035
1980 11,508,550 148,950,540
1979 11,339,779 145,434,834
1978 11,172,695 141,953,163
1977 11,005,519 138,533,541
1976 10,838,251 135,173,655
1975 10,671,559 131,843,848
1974 10,505,817 128,555,045
1973 10,340,362 125,288,515
1972 10,174,678 122,039,841
1971 10,009,701 118,833,702
1970 9,845,344 115,657,495
1969 9,680,282 112,517,639
1968 9,514,716 109,450,006
1967 9,348,939 106,526,393
1966 9,181,722 103,792,754
1965 9,012,938 101,365,130
1964 8,842,525 98,833,749
1963 8,670,144 96,051,424
1962 8,497,059 93,375,850
1961 8,324,802 90,791,249
1960 8,153,350 88,296,070

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chile increased by 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth), while Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chile gained 1,724,858 people (a 9.44% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% growth).

Chile was ranked 60th most populous country in 2006 and is 67th in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th 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 Indonesia will increase by 11.3% to 321,699,802 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

Chile is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 20.6M people compared to the peak of 324M people in 2059 for Indonesia.

Population growth rate by year

Chile
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chile Indonesia
2100 -1.14% -0.38%
2099 -1.14% -0.37%
2098 -1.14% -0.37%
2097 -1.14% -0.36%
2096 -1.15% -0.35%
2095 -1.14% -0.35%
2094 -1.15% -0.34%
2093 -1.13% -0.33%
2092 -1.14% -0.32%
2091 -1.14% -0.32%
2090 -1.13% -0.31%
2089 -1.12% -0.3%
2088 -1.1% -0.29%
2087 -1.08% -0.28%
2086 -1.07% -0.27%
2085 -1.04% -0.26%
2084 -1.02% -0.25%
2083 -0.99% -0.24%
2082 -0.99% -0.23%
2081 -0.97% -0.22%
2080 -0.95% -0.21%
2079 -0.93% -0.2%
2078 -0.91% -0.19%
2077 -0.88% -0.18%
2076 -0.87% -0.17%
2075 -0.84% -0.16%
2074 -0.81% -0.15%
2073 -0.79% -0.14%
2072 -0.79% -0.13%
2071 -0.76% -0.12%
2070 -0.74% -0.12%
2069 -0.73% -0.11%
2068 -0.72% -0.1%
2067 -0.7% -0.09%
2066 -0.67% -0.08%
2065 -0.66% -0.07%
2064 -0.63% -0.06%
2063 -0.59% -0.05%
2062 -0.56% -0.04%
2061 -0.53% -0.02%
2060 -0.51% -0.01%
2059 -0.47% 0.003%
2058 -0.46% 0.02%
2057 -0.43% 0.04%
2056 -0.4% 0.05%
2055 -0.37% 0.07%
2054 -0.34% 0.09%
2053 -0.3% 0.11%
2052 -0.27% 0.13%
2051 -0.23% 0.16%
2050 -0.22% 0.18%
2049 -0.19% 0.21%
2048 -0.15% 0.23%
2047 -0.13% 0.25%
2046 -0.12% 0.28%
2045 -0.08% 0.31%
2044 -0.05% 0.34%
2043 -0.02% 0.36%
2042 -0.01% 0.39%
2041 0.02% 0.41%
2040 0.04% 0.44%
2039 0.07% 0.46%
2038 0.09% 0.48%
2037 0.13% 0.5%
2036 0.15% 0.53%
2035 0.17% 0.55%
2034 0.19% 0.57%
2033 0.23% 0.59%
2032 0.27% 0.61%
2031 0.3% 0.63%
2030 0.33% 0.66%
2029 0.35% 0.69%
2028 0.39% 0.72%
2027 0.41% 0.74%
2026 0.45% 0.77%
2025 0.48% 0.79%
2024 0.54% 0.82%
2023 0.54% 0.85%
2022 0.5% 0.75%
2021 0.44% 0.71%
2020 0.9% 0.85%
2019 1.61% 0.94%
2018 1.8% 0.97%
2017 1.6% 1.03%
2016 1.22% 1.08%
2015 1.03% 1.13%
2014 1% 1.18%
2013 0.96% 1.25%
2012 0.96% 1.29%
2011 0.99% 1.28%
2010 1.01% 1.27%
2009 1.01% 1.28%
2008 1% 1.31%
2007 0.98% 1.33%
2006 0.98% 1.33%
2005 1% 1.29%
2004 1.01% 1.28%
2003 1.05% 1.33%
2002 1.11% 1.36%
2001 1.16% 1.4%
2000 1.2% 1.44%
1999 1.27% 1.51%
1998 1.31% 1.59%
1997 1.35% 1.64%
1996 1.42% 1.66%
1995 1.47% 1.68%
1994 1.52% 1.7%
1993 1.57% 1.72%
1992 1.63% 1.75%
1991 1.68% 1.79%
1990 1.68% 1.83%
1989 1.66% 1.89%
1988 1.64% 1.93%
1987 1.6% 1.96%
1986 1.56% 2.04%
1985 1.54% 2.16%
1984 1.51% 2.25%
1983 1.48% 2.31%
1982 1.47% 2.34%
1981 1.48% 2.37%
1980 1.49% 2.42%
1979 1.5% 2.45%
1978 1.52% 2.47%
1977 1.54% 2.49%
1976 1.56% 2.53%
1975 1.58% 2.56%
1974 1.6% 2.61%
1973 1.63% 2.66%
1972 1.65% 2.7%
1971 1.67% 2.75%
1970 1.71% 2.79%
1969 1.74% 2.8%
1968 1.77% 2.74%
1967 1.82% 2.63%
1966 1.87% 2.39%
1965 1.93% 2.56%
1964 1.99% 2.9%
1963 2.04% 2.87%
1962 2.07% 2.85%
1961 2.1% 2.83%

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 Indonesia's population grew by 0.79%.

Live population counters

Chile Indonesia
Current population
19992079
289027659
Population rank 67/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.24% 3.48%
One net population change
5.54 minutes
14.2 seconds
One birth every
3.05 minutes
7.06 seconds
One death every
4.04 minutes
14.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +261 +6,119
Annual growth/decline +95,150 +2,233,305
Annual growth/decline rate +0.48% +0.79%
Population growth rate rank 129/197 112/197
One migration net change every
10.2 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change +51,712 -39,509
Net migration rank 21/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 1,538,324 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 44/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.8% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 76/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chile
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chile Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 51,712 - -39,509
2024 42,356 58,316 2,307,025 -38,469
2023 48,518 62,679 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 41,041 59,374 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 27,530 65,480 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 52,378 26,042 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 86,006 181,339 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 103,950 237,807 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 106,268 220,621 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 120,545 135,864 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 127,074 55,689 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 131,373 52,702 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 133,785 36,529 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 134,617 30,870 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 141,053 28,086 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 145,527 26,048 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 147,576 24,324 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 147,105 22,488 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 145,043 20,170 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 142,277 17,285 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 147,009 14,289 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 150,138 11,495 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 154,287 9,225 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 162,322 7,824 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 171,659 6,346 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 175,362 7,067 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 177,995 8,226 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 185,815 10,984 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 190,433 3,504 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 199,897 2,942 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 208,017 2,454 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 209,834 1,930 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 215,003 1,164 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 219,224 0 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 227,180 -2,207 3,288,791 3,096
1990 226,941 -1,274 3,250,906 11,539
1989 224,854 -6,186 3,316,792 19,905
1988 221,602 -9,131 3,331,242 25,383
1987 218,034 -11,958 3,304,520 26,705
1986 213,571 -17,148 3,309,905 30,988
1985 208,910 -18,047 3,419,412 37,451
1984 205,407 -21,188 3,549,570 43,693
1983 202,352 -23,386 3,558,949 47,375
1982 199,522 -26,646 3,545,504 46,792
1981 198,211 -28,096 3,497,244 44,710
1980 198,281 -28,060 3,484,846 42,254
1979 197,198 -29,873 3,460,621 43,900
1978 196,483 -29,644 3,412,980 45,911
1977 197,163 -29,651 3,334,779 45,610
1976 196,986 -29,967 3,291,479 48,010
1975 196,890 -30,524 3,263,794 56,386
1974 196,322 -31,211 3,196,136 61,188
1973 197,666 -31,878 3,210,643 64,991
1972 198,162 -32,584 3,149,726 72,007
1971 198,523 -34,147 3,111,304 79,264
1970 200,402 -36,079 3,080,421 81,368
1969 202,764 -36,976 3,034,825 82,955
1968 203,577 -38,224 2,961,608 55,731
1967 204,377 -38,159 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 204,661 -36,446 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 203,341 -33,988 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 202,741 -31,261 2,700,138 144,819
1963 202,370 -29,082 2,609,526 110,166
1962 200,905 -28,023 2,525,163 106,264
1961 198,788 -27,159 2,434,113 103,628
1960 198,461 -27,184 2,350,971 101,631

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 Indonesia 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 24,548,978 people) and 1.17% is from migration (a loss of 290,739 people).

As of 2024, 1,538,324 residents or 7.8% of the population were not native-born in Chile, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

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
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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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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