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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chile was 19,764,771 in 2024 vs 283,487,931 people in Indonesia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chile's population is 19,977,856 people compared to 288,551,776 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 14.4 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 +1.02% per year vs +0.94% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chile has increased from 16.5M people to 20M (21% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.3% growth).

Chile vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Chile
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chile Indonesia
2100 13,542,179 297,263,579
2099 13,698,571 298,386,561
2098 13,856,954 299,496,396
2097 14,016,220 300,596,542
2096 14,178,222 301,680,965
2095 14,343,015 302,745,817
2094 14,508,995 303,798,670
2093 14,677,272 304,837,512
2092 14,845,602 305,857,297
2091 15,016,981 306,853,321
2090 15,189,722 307,827,852
2089 15,363,962 308,775,620
2088 15,538,750 309,700,566
2087 15,711,977 310,605,359
2086 15,883,706 311,483,180
2085 16,055,280 312,332,996
2084 16,223,786 313,155,965
2083 16,391,067 313,952,990
2082 16,554,768 314,719,759
2081 16,719,751 315,453,880
2080 16,883,588 316,158,503
2079 17,045,148 316,839,281
2078 17,205,047 317,487,448
2077 17,362,651 318,105,938
2076 17,517,633 318,684,532
2075 17,670,800 319,239,982
2074 17,820,437 319,759,087
2073 17,966,186 320,251,181
2072 18,109,831 320,709,370
2071 18,253,369 321,136,059
2070 18,393,628 321,534,979
2069 18,531,389 321,908,058
2068 18,668,022 322,252,027
2067 18,802,510 322,566,642
2066 18,935,536 322,849,032
2065 19,063,468 323,098,730
2064 19,189,521 323,318,973
2063 19,310,719 323,506,247
2062 19,424,785 323,662,911
2061 19,534,495 323,784,985
2060 19,638,454 323,865,045
2059 19,739,346 323,904,988
2058 19,832,760 323,894,318
2057 19,923,762 323,837,237
2056 20,008,988 323,721,448
2055 20,089,664 323,552,405
2054 20,163,300 323,324,404
2053 20,232,377 323,032,528
2052 20,293,672 322,677,809
2051 20,348,246 322,252,898
2050 20,396,141 321,749,772
2049 20,440,751 321,169,163
2048 20,480,143 320,507,607
2047 20,511,707 319,778,332
2046 20,539,410 318,970,565
2045 20,563,551 318,077,606
2044 20,580,609 317,100,688
2043 20,590,097 316,041,251
2042 20,594,631 314,905,847
2041 20,596,851 313,692,611
2040 20,592,260 312,407,319
2039 20,584,025 311,049,484
2038 20,569,754 309,626,850
2037 20,550,877 308,137,773
2036 20,523,910 306,592,068
2035 20,492,436 304,988,219
2034 20,456,957 303,322,890
2033 20,417,291 301,599,483
2032 20,370,206 299,828,261
2031 20,315,389 298,003,267
2030 20,254,305 296,127,253
2029 20,187,945 294,190,935
2028 20,116,575 292,188,833
2027 20,038,004 290,114,110
2026 19,955,555 287,972,484
2025 19,865,709 285,765,617
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 1,710,635 people (a 9.36% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% 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 2.09% to 20,396,141 people with a rank change from 67th to 75th. The population of Indonesia will increase by 11.5% to 321,749,772 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 0.51% 0.8%
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 (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 Indonesia's population grew by 0.82%.

Live population counters

Chile Indonesia
Current population
19977856
288551776
Population rank 67/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.24% 3.48%
One net population change
4.96 minutes
13.7 seconds
One birth every
2.98 minutes
7.04 seconds
One death every
4.12 minutes
14.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +290 +6,296
Annual growth/decline +105,936 +2,297,864
Annual growth/decline rate +0.54% +0.82%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 115/197
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 - 58,316 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Indonesia 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 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 574K
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 (1960–2024, 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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