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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chile was 19,764,771 in 2024 vs 91,567,738 people in Iran in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chile's population is 19,977,856 people compared to 93,468,444 in Iran.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 4.68 times bigger than Chile's.
  • Chile is ranked the 67th most populous country in the world, while Iran is the 17th.
  • The countries together account for 1.37% of the world: 0.24% for Chile vs 1.13% for Iran.
  • For the last 10 years, Chile has had an average growth rate of +1.02% per year vs +1.19% in Iran.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chile has increased from 16.5M people to 20M (21% growth), while Iran has grown from 73.4M to 93.5M (27.4% growth).

Chile vs Iran: population by year and forecast

Chile
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chile Iran
2100 13,542,179 80,713,760
2099 13,698,571 81,246,718
2098 13,856,954 81,770,953
2097 14,016,220 82,295,714
2096 14,178,222 82,818,575
2095 14,343,015 83,338,446
2094 14,508,995 83,854,648
2093 14,677,272 84,371,569
2092 14,845,602 84,888,626
2091 15,016,981 85,410,099
2090 15,189,722 85,934,675
2089 15,363,962 86,466,409
2088 15,538,750 87,004,165
2087 15,711,977 87,549,685
2086 15,883,706 88,105,571
2085 16,055,280 88,668,329
2084 16,223,786 89,239,709
2083 16,391,067 89,817,194
2082 16,554,768 90,402,538
2081 16,719,751 90,995,822
2080 16,883,588 91,595,122
2079 17,045,148 92,196,842
2078 17,205,047 92,801,160
2077 17,362,651 93,405,954
2076 17,517,633 94,007,669
2075 17,670,800 94,606,607
2074 17,820,437 95,197,577
2073 17,966,186 95,783,994
2072 18,109,831 96,355,853
2071 18,253,369 96,915,335
2070 18,393,628 97,460,813
2069 18,531,389 97,988,897
2068 18,668,022 98,496,927
2067 18,802,510 98,978,509
2066 18,935,536 99,439,391
2065 19,063,468 99,877,457
2064 19,189,521 100,288,977
2063 19,310,719 100,668,199
2062 19,424,785 101,017,348
2061 19,534,495 101,332,810
2060 19,638,454 101,612,261
2059 19,739,346 101,858,931
2058 19,832,760 102,061,144
2057 19,923,762 102,228,085
2056 20,008,988 102,358,266
2055 20,089,664 102,449,092
2054 20,163,300 102,498,594
2053 20,232,377 102,508,245
2052 20,293,672 102,480,373
2051 20,348,246 102,417,847
2050 20,396,141 102,318,917
2049 20,440,751 102,189,816
2048 20,480,143 102,024,233
2047 20,511,707 101,832,213
2046 20,539,410 101,613,554
2045 20,563,551 101,371,784
2044 20,580,609 101,104,998
2043 20,590,097 100,818,045
2042 20,594,631 100,512,032
2041 20,596,851 100,188,214
2040 20,592,260 99,849,875
2039 20,584,025 99,501,869
2038 20,569,754 99,137,385
2037 20,550,877 98,759,167
2036 20,523,910 98,366,612
2035 20,492,436 97,963,082
2034 20,456,957 97,546,148
2033 20,417,291 97,118,106
2032 20,370,206 96,671,440
2031 20,315,389 96,204,118
2030 20,254,305 95,718,604
2029 20,187,945 95,195,996
2028 20,116,575 94,623,034
2027 20,038,004 93,987,260
2026 19,955,555 93,276,075
2025 19,865,709 92,478,162
2024 19,764,771 91,567,738
2023 19,658,835 90,608,707
2022 19,553,036 89,524,246
2021 19,456,334 88,455,488
2020 19,370,624 87,723,443
2019 19,197,744 87,051,648
2018 18,893,191 86,117,998
2017 18,558,868 85,026,754
2016 18,267,221 83,812,228
2015 18,047,625 82,619,362
2014 17,864,195 81,502,045
2013 17,687,006 80,414,686
2012 17,519,119 79,370,580
2011 17,351,816 78,383,598
2010 17,181,464 77,420,842
2009 17,009,731 76,457,825
2008 16,838,988 75,514,204
2007 16,671,581 74,602,648
2006 16,509,195 73,392,747
2005 16,348,778 71,828,455
2004 16,187,322 70,256,316
2003 16,024,752 68,769,340
2002 15,857,925 68,011,317
2001 15,683,849 67,452,005
2000 15,503,635 66,418,659
1999 15,319,313 65,445,391
1998 15,127,799 64,519,859
1997 14,932,434 63,639,638
1996 14,734,046 62,881,300
1995 14,527,381 62,205,567
1994 14,316,256 61,520,598
1993 14,102,276 61,403,543
1992 13,884,577 61,184,983
1991 13,662,491 59,986,931
1990 13,437,176 58,380,092
1989 13,215,005 56,704,914
1988 12,999,424 55,072,694
1987 12,790,150 53,323,493
1986 12,588,914 51,446,045
1985 12,395,274 49,582,289
1984 12,207,733 47,793,998
1983 12,026,138 46,029,535
1982 11,850,214 44,272,141
1981 11,678,717 41,989,312
1980 11,508,550 39,842,324
1979 11,339,779 38,424,952
1978 11,172,695 37,126,535
1977 11,005,519 35,933,181
1976 10,838,251 34,837,271
1975 10,671,559 33,802,973
1974 10,505,817 32,796,463
1973 10,340,362 31,839,838
1972 10,174,678 30,921,179
1971 10,009,701 30,029,071
1970 9,845,344 29,145,100
1969 9,680,282 28,273,482
1968 9,514,716 27,437,391
1967 9,348,939 26,628,432
1966 9,181,722 25,829,270
1965 9,012,938 25,036,978
1964 8,842,525 24,262,859
1963 8,670,144 23,519,005
1962 8,497,059 22,807,907
1961 8,324,802 22,125,726
1960 8,153,350 21,470,434

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/iran | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chile increased by 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth), while Iran gained 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chile gained 1,710,635 people (a 9.36% growth), while Iran's population increased by 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth).

Chile was ranked 60th most populous country in 2006 and is 67th in 2026. Iran was ranked 17th in 2006 and still ranked 17th 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 Iran will increase by 9.47% to 102,318,917 people and rank change from 17th to 18th.

Chile is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 20.6M people compared to the peak of 103M people in 2053 for Iran.

Population growth rate by year

Chile
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chile Iran
2100 -1.14% -0.66%
2099 -1.14% -0.64%
2098 -1.14% -0.64%
2097 -1.14% -0.63%
2096 -1.15% -0.62%
2095 -1.14% -0.62%
2094 -1.15% -0.61%
2093 -1.13% -0.61%
2092 -1.14% -0.61%
2091 -1.14% -0.61%
2090 -1.13% -0.61%
2089 -1.12% -0.62%
2088 -1.1% -0.62%
2087 -1.08% -0.63%
2086 -1.07% -0.63%
2085 -1.04% -0.64%
2084 -1.02% -0.64%
2083 -0.99% -0.65%
2082 -0.99% -0.65%
2081 -0.97% -0.65%
2080 -0.95% -0.65%
2079 -0.93% -0.65%
2078 -0.91% -0.65%
2077 -0.88% -0.64%
2076 -0.87% -0.63%
2075 -0.84% -0.62%
2074 -0.81% -0.61%
2073 -0.79% -0.59%
2072 -0.79% -0.58%
2071 -0.76% -0.56%
2070 -0.74% -0.54%
2069 -0.73% -0.52%
2068 -0.72% -0.49%
2067 -0.7% -0.46%
2066 -0.67% -0.44%
2065 -0.66% -0.41%
2064 -0.63% -0.38%
2063 -0.59% -0.35%
2062 -0.56% -0.31%
2061 -0.53% -0.28%
2060 -0.51% -0.24%
2059 -0.47% -0.2%
2058 -0.46% -0.16%
2057 -0.43% -0.13%
2056 -0.4% -0.09%
2055 -0.37% -0.05%
2054 -0.34% -0.009%
2053 -0.3% 0.03%
2052 -0.27% 0.06%
2051 -0.23% 0.1%
2050 -0.22% 0.13%
2049 -0.19% 0.16%
2048 -0.15% 0.19%
2047 -0.13% 0.22%
2046 -0.12% 0.24%
2045 -0.08% 0.26%
2044 -0.05% 0.28%
2043 -0.02% 0.3%
2042 -0.01% 0.32%
2041 0.02% 0.34%
2040 0.04% 0.35%
2039 0.07% 0.37%
2038 0.09% 0.38%
2037 0.13% 0.4%
2036 0.15% 0.41%
2035 0.17% 0.43%
2034 0.19% 0.44%
2033 0.23% 0.46%
2032 0.27% 0.49%
2031 0.3% 0.51%
2030 0.33% 0.55%
2029 0.35% 0.61%
2028 0.39% 0.68%
2027 0.41% 0.76%
2026 0.45% 0.86%
2025 0.51% 0.99%
2024 0.54% 1.06%
2023 0.54% 1.21%
2022 0.5% 1.21%
2021 0.44% 0.83%
2020 0.9% 0.77%
2019 1.61% 1.08%
2018 1.8% 1.28%
2017 1.6% 1.45%
2016 1.22% 1.44%
2015 1.03% 1.37%
2014 1% 1.35%
2013 0.96% 1.32%
2012 0.96% 1.26%
2011 0.99% 1.24%
2010 1.01% 1.26%
2009 1.01% 1.25%
2008 1% 1.22%
2007 0.98% 1.65%
2006 0.98% 2.18%
2005 1% 2.24%
2004 1.01% 2.16%
2003 1.05% 1.11%
2002 1.11% 0.83%
2001 1.16% 1.56%
2000 1.2% 1.49%
1999 1.27% 1.43%
1998 1.31% 1.38%
1997 1.35% 1.21%
1996 1.42% 1.09%
1995 1.47% 1.11%
1994 1.52% 0.19%
1993 1.57% 0.36%
1992 1.63% 2%
1991 1.68% 2.75%
1990 1.68% 2.95%
1989 1.66% 2.96%
1988 1.64% 3.28%
1987 1.6% 3.65%
1986 1.56% 3.76%
1985 1.54% 3.74%
1984 1.51% 3.83%
1983 1.48% 3.97%
1982 1.47% 5.44%
1981 1.48% 5.39%
1980 1.49% 3.69%
1979 1.5% 3.5%
1978 1.52% 3.32%
1977 1.54% 3.15%
1976 1.56% 3.06%
1975 1.58% 3.07%
1974 1.6% 3%
1973 1.63% 2.97%
1972 1.65% 2.97%
1971 1.67% 3.03%
1970 1.71% 3.08%
1969 1.74% 3.05%
1968 1.77% 3.04%
1967 1.82% 3.09%
1966 1.87% 3.16%
1965 1.93% 3.19%
1964 1.99% 3.16%
1963 2.04% 3.12%
1962 2.07% 3.08%
1961 2.1% 3.05%

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

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

In 2024, the population of Chile grew by 0.54%, while Iran's population grew by 1.06%.

Live population counters

Chile Iran
Current population
19977856
93468444
Population rank 67/197 17/197
Percent of world population 0.24% 1.13%
One net population change
4.96 minutes
32.9 seconds
One birth every
2.98 minutes
26.9 seconds
One death every
4.12 minutes
1.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +290 +2,627
Annual growth/decline +105,936 +959,031
Annual growth/decline rate +0.54% +1.06%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 98/197
One migration net change every
10.2 minutes
4.51 minutes
Annual migration change +51,712 +116,786
Net migration rank 21/196 14/196
Foreign-born residents 1,538,324 3,840,654
Foreign-born residents rank 44/195 17/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.8% 4.2%
Foreign-born share rank 76/195 103/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chile
Natural

Migration
Iran
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chile Iran
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 51,712 - 116,786
2024 - 58,316 - 190,156
2023 48,518 62,679 750,150 262,044
2022 41,041 59,374 753,525 403,190
2021 27,530 65,480 645,725 334,967
2020 52,378 26,042 663,978 -180,680
2019 86,006 181,339 893,063 -32,794
2018 103,950 237,807 1,035,052 -27,946
2017 106,268 220,621 1,140,549 34,849
2016 120,545 135,864 1,186,949 66,630
2015 127,074 55,689 1,178,317 -46,239
2014 131,373 52,702 1,158,552 -56,042
2013 133,785 36,529 1,119,533 -47,322
2012 134,617 30,870 1,073,804 -57,823
2011 141,053 28,086 1,023,925 -65,924
2010 145,527 26,048 980,380 -12,849
2009 147,576 24,324 958,322 211
2008 147,105 22,488 940,983 -12,184
2007 145,043 20,170 919,254 -24,950
2006 142,277 17,285 884,529 640,932
2005 147,009 14,289 837,305 765,873
2004 150,138 11,495 801,203 739,996
2003 154,287 9,225 732,600 700,222
2002 162,322 7,824 752,205 -668,962
2001 171,659 6,346 743,658 291,692
2000 175,362 7,067 731,203 300,133
1999 177,995 8,226 723,237 191,988
1998 185,815 10,984 717,655 218,171
1997 190,433 3,504 726,574 98,009
1996 199,897 2,942 784,508 -92,435
1995 208,017 2,454 879,648 -220,258
1994 209,834 1,930 1,008,076 -297,487
1993 215,003 1,164 1,219,658 -1,696,091
1992 219,224 0 1,365,466 -451,945
1991 227,180 -2,207 1,495,594 -13,059
1990 226,941 -1,274 1,530,434 200,711
1989 224,854 -6,186 1,609,739 9,460
1988 221,602 -9,131 1,614,512 30,688
1987 218,034 -11,958 1,639,644 213,524
1986 213,571 -17,148 1,659,289 242,411
1985 208,910 -18,047 1,661,750 163,999
1984 205,407 -21,188 1,653,051 97,748
1983 202,352 -23,386 1,573,612 204,544
1982 199,522 -26,646 1,514,240 222,390
1981 198,211 -28,096 1,376,830 1,452,169
1980 198,281 -28,060 1,361,293 103,674
1979 197,198 -29,873 1,294,306 75,451
1978 196,483 -29,644 1,156,974 70,088
1977 197,163 -29,651 1,091,542 68,093
1976 196,986 -29,967 1,013,347 18,825
1975 196,890 -30,524 929,481 106,921
1974 196,322 -31,211 873,369 103,252
1973 197,666 -31,878 831,880 104,779
1972 198,162 -32,584 804,043 96,614
1971 198,523 -34,147 805,830 77,717
1970 200,402 -36,079 794,612 89,757
1969 202,764 -36,976 780,660 78,196
1968 203,577 -38,224 743,992 69,342
1967 204,377 -38,159 727,276 77,313
1966 204,661 -36,446 695,040 98,709
1965 203,341 -33,988 663,029 127,808
1964 202,741 -31,261 635,589 121,817
1963 202,370 -29,082 620,126 110,190
1962 200,905 -28,023 595,538 96,332
1961 198,788 -27,159 594,674 77,811
1960 198,461 -27,184 584,060 54,041

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

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

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 Iran 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,405,860 people) and 7.46% is from migration (a gain of 757,979 people).

As of 2024, 1,538,324 residents or 7.8% of the population were not native-born in Chile, compared to 3,840,654 people or 4.2% in Iran.

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
Iran
City Population
Tehran 8.69M
Mashhad 3M
Isfahan 1.96M
Karaj 1.59M
Shiraz 1.57M
Tabriz 1.56M
Qom 1.2M
Ahvaz 1.18M
Kermanshah 947K
Urmia 736K

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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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