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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chile was 19,764,771 in 2024 vs 58,952,704 people in Italy in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chile's population is 19,977,856 people compared to 58,562,681 in Italy.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 2.93 times bigger than Chile's.
  • Chile is ranked the 67th most populous country in the world, while Italy is the 26th.
  • The countries together account for 0.95% of the world: 0.24% for Chile vs 0.71% for Italy.
  • For the last 10 years, Chile has had an average growth rate of +1.02% per year vs -0.21% in Italy.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chile has increased from 16.5M people to 20M (21% growth), while Italy has grown from 58.4M to 58.6M (0.28% growth).

Chile vs Italy: population by year and forecast

Chile
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chile Italy
2100 13,542,179 35,208,261
2099 13,698,571 35,444,989
2098 13,856,954 35,676,340
2097 14,016,220 35,914,345
2096 14,178,222 36,150,501
2095 14,343,015 36,386,787
2094 14,508,995 36,619,396
2093 14,677,272 36,850,181
2092 14,845,602 37,089,746
2091 15,016,981 37,323,400
2090 15,189,722 37,560,976
2089 15,363,962 37,802,157
2088 15,538,750 38,040,056
2087 15,711,977 38,280,439
2086 15,883,706 38,517,279
2085 16,055,280 38,761,126
2084 16,223,786 39,008,873
2083 16,391,067 39,255,273
2082 16,554,768 39,509,964
2081 16,719,751 39,767,732
2080 16,883,588 40,030,977
2079 17,045,148 40,302,924
2078 17,205,047 40,579,648
2077 17,362,651 40,860,952
2076 17,517,633 41,151,772
2075 17,670,800 41,455,646
2074 17,820,437 41,779,503
2073 17,966,186 42,111,664
2072 18,109,831 42,459,257
2071 18,253,369 42,814,908
2070 18,393,628 43,187,953
2069 18,531,389 43,571,469
2068 18,668,022 43,964,515
2067 18,802,510 44,361,273
2066 18,935,536 44,771,926
2065 19,063,468 45,197,177
2064 19,189,521 45,628,630
2063 19,310,719 46,066,216
2062 19,424,785 46,517,561
2061 19,534,495 46,971,598
2060 19,638,454 47,424,830
2059 19,739,346 47,879,711
2058 19,832,760 48,332,818
2057 19,923,762 48,778,066
2056 20,008,988 49,222,515
2055 20,089,664 49,653,326
2054 20,163,300 50,073,600
2053 20,232,377 50,488,203
2052 20,293,672 50,886,354
2051 20,348,246 51,276,616
2050 20,396,141 51,663,176
2049 20,440,751 52,034,983
2048 20,480,143 52,392,012
2047 20,511,707 52,745,310
2046 20,539,410 53,080,828
2045 20,563,551 53,408,660
2044 20,580,609 53,723,325
2043 20,590,097 54,042,322
2042 20,594,631 54,342,628
2041 20,596,851 54,629,496
2040 20,592,260 54,916,374
2039 20,584,025 55,205,078
2038 20,569,754 55,481,637
2037 20,550,877 55,757,394
2036 20,523,910 56,025,224
2035 20,492,436 56,295,613
2034 20,456,957 56,562,648
2033 20,417,291 56,822,364
2032 20,370,206 57,078,534
2031 20,315,389 57,345,322
2030 20,254,305 57,606,120
2029 20,187,945 57,851,091
2028 20,116,575 58,091,760
2027 20,038,004 58,333,039
2026 19,955,555 58,562,681
2025 19,865,709 58,769,653
2024 19,764,771 58,952,704
2023 19,658,835 58,984,216
2022 19,553,036 59,013,667
2021 19,456,334 59,133,173
2020 19,370,624 59,438,851
2019 19,197,744 59,729,081
2018 18,893,191 60,148,658
2017 18,558,868 60,002,252
2016 18,267,221 60,115,223
2015 18,047,625 60,229,605
2014 17,864,195 60,320,707
2013 17,687,006 60,311,613
2012 17,519,119 60,191,247
2011 17,351,816 60,026,841
2010 17,181,464 59,819,407
2009 17,009,731 59,555,454
2008 16,838,988 59,211,181
2007 16,671,581 58,756,247
2006 16,509,195 58,399,861
2005 16,348,778 58,166,682
2004 16,187,322 57,828,179
2003 16,024,752 57,399,184
2002 15,857,925 57,089,824
2001 15,683,849 56,976,981
2000 15,503,635 56,942,108
1999 15,319,313 56,916,317
1998 15,127,799 56,906,744
1997 14,932,434 56,890,372
1996 14,734,046 56,860,281
1995 14,527,381 56,844,303
1994 14,316,256 56,843,400
1993 14,102,276 56,831,821
1992 13,884,577 56,797,087
1991 13,662,491 56,758,521
1990 13,437,176 56,719,240
1989 13,215,005 56,671,781
1988 12,999,424 56,629,288
1987 12,790,150 56,601,931
1986 12,588,914 56,596,155
1985 12,395,274 56,593,071
1984 12,207,733 56,576,718
1983 12,026,138 56,564,074
1982 11,850,214 56,543,548
1981 11,678,717 56,501,675
1980 11,508,550 56,433,883
1979 11,339,779 56,317,749
1978 11,172,695 56,155,143
1977 11,005,519 55,955,411
1976 10,838,251 55,718,260
1975 10,671,559 55,441,001
1974 10,505,817 55,110,868
1973 10,340,362 54,751,406
1972 10,174,678 54,381,345
1971 10,009,701 54,073,490
1970 9,845,344 53,821,850
1969 9,680,282 53,537,950
1968 9,514,716 53,235,750
1967 9,348,939 52,900,500
1966 9,181,722 52,519,000
1965 9,012,938 52,112,350
1964 8,842,525 51,675,350
1963 8,670,144 51,252,000
1962 8,497,059 50,879,450
1961 8,324,802 50,536,350
1960 8,153,350 50,199,700

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/italy | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chile increased by 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth), while Italy gained 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chile gained 1,710,635 people (a 9.36% growth), while Italy's population decreased by 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline).

Chile was ranked 60th most populous country in 2006 and is 67th in 2026. Italy was ranked 23rd in 2006 and ranked 26th 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 Italy will decrease by 11.8% to 51,663,176 people and rank change from 26th to 40th.

Chile is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 20.6M people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Chile
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chile Italy
2100 -1.14% -0.67%
2099 -1.14% -0.65%
2098 -1.14% -0.66%
2097 -1.14% -0.65%
2096 -1.15% -0.65%
2095 -1.14% -0.64%
2094 -1.15% -0.63%
2093 -1.13% -0.65%
2092 -1.14% -0.63%
2091 -1.14% -0.63%
2090 -1.13% -0.64%
2089 -1.12% -0.63%
2088 -1.1% -0.63%
2087 -1.08% -0.61%
2086 -1.07% -0.63%
2085 -1.04% -0.64%
2084 -1.02% -0.63%
2083 -0.99% -0.64%
2082 -0.99% -0.65%
2081 -0.97% -0.66%
2080 -0.95% -0.67%
2079 -0.93% -0.68%
2078 -0.91% -0.69%
2077 -0.88% -0.71%
2076 -0.87% -0.73%
2075 -0.84% -0.78%
2074 -0.81% -0.79%
2073 -0.79% -0.82%
2072 -0.79% -0.83%
2071 -0.76% -0.86%
2070 -0.74% -0.88%
2069 -0.73% -0.89%
2068 -0.72% -0.89%
2067 -0.7% -0.92%
2066 -0.67% -0.94%
2065 -0.66% -0.95%
2064 -0.63% -0.95%
2063 -0.59% -0.97%
2062 -0.56% -0.97%
2061 -0.53% -0.96%
2060 -0.51% -0.95%
2059 -0.47% -0.94%
2058 -0.46% -0.91%
2057 -0.43% -0.9%
2056 -0.4% -0.87%
2055 -0.37% -0.84%
2054 -0.34% -0.82%
2053 -0.3% -0.78%
2052 -0.27% -0.76%
2051 -0.23% -0.75%
2050 -0.22% -0.71%
2049 -0.19% -0.68%
2048 -0.15% -0.67%
2047 -0.13% -0.63%
2046 -0.12% -0.61%
2045 -0.08% -0.59%
2044 -0.05% -0.59%
2043 -0.02% -0.55%
2042 -0.01% -0.53%
2041 0.02% -0.52%
2040 0.04% -0.52%
2039 0.07% -0.5%
2038 0.09% -0.49%
2037 0.13% -0.48%
2036 0.15% -0.48%
2035 0.17% -0.47%
2034 0.19% -0.46%
2033 0.23% -0.45%
2032 0.27% -0.47%
2031 0.3% -0.45%
2030 0.33% -0.42%
2029 0.35% -0.41%
2028 0.39% -0.41%
2027 0.41% -0.39%
2026 0.45% -0.35%
2025 0.51% -0.31%
2024 0.54% -0.05%
2023 0.54% -0.05%
2022 0.5% -0.2%
2021 0.44% -0.51%
2020 0.9% -0.49%
2019 1.61% -0.7%
2018 1.8% 0.24%
2017 1.6% -0.19%
2016 1.22% -0.19%
2015 1.03% -0.15%
2014 1% 0.02%
2013 0.96% 0.2%
2012 0.96% 0.27%
2011 0.99% 0.35%
2010 1.01% 0.44%
2009 1.01% 0.58%
2008 1% 0.77%
2007 0.98% 0.61%
2006 0.98% 0.4%
2005 1% 0.59%
2004 1.01% 0.75%
2003 1.05% 0.54%
2002 1.11% 0.2%
2001 1.16% 0.06%
2000 1.2% 0.05%
1999 1.27% 0.02%
1998 1.31% 0.03%
1997 1.35% 0.05%
1996 1.42% 0.03%
1995 1.47% 0.002%
1994 1.52% 0.02%
1993 1.57% 0.06%
1992 1.63% 0.07%
1991 1.68% 0.07%
1990 1.68% 0.08%
1989 1.66% 0.08%
1988 1.64% 0.05%
1987 1.6% 0.01%
1986 1.56% 0.005%
1985 1.54% 0.03%
1984 1.51% 0.02%
1983 1.48% 0.04%
1982 1.47% 0.07%
1981 1.48% 0.12%
1980 1.49% 0.21%
1979 1.5% 0.29%
1978 1.52% 0.36%
1977 1.54% 0.43%
1976 1.56% 0.5%
1975 1.58% 0.6%
1974 1.6% 0.66%
1973 1.63% 0.68%
1972 1.65% 0.57%
1971 1.67% 0.47%
1970 1.71% 0.53%
1969 1.74% 0.57%
1968 1.77% 0.63%
1967 1.82% 0.73%
1966 1.87% 0.78%
1965 1.93% 0.85%
1964 1.99% 0.83%
1963 2.04% 0.73%
1962 2.07% 0.68%
1961 2.1% 0.67%

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/italy | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chile grew by 0.54%, while Italy's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Chile Italy
Current population
19977856
58562681
Population rank 67/197 26/197
Percent of world population 0.24% 0.71%
One net population change
4.96 minutes
16.7 minutes
One birth every
2.98 minutes
1.39 minutes
One death every
4.12 minutes
47.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +290 -86
Annual growth/decline +105,936 -31,512
Annual growth/decline rate +0.54% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 170/197
One migration net change every
10.2 minutes
6.99 minutes
Annual migration change +51,712 +75,448
Net migration rank 21/196 19/196
Foreign-born residents 1,538,324 6,553,671
Foreign-born residents rank 44/195 12/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.8% 11%
Foreign-born share rank 76/195 59/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chile
Natural

Migration
Italy
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chile Italy
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 51,712 - 75,448
2024 - 58,316 - 95,246
2023 48,518 62,679 -283,125 150,189
2022 41,041 59,374 -318,674 231,228
2021 27,530 65,480 -301,579 157,327
2020 52,378 26,042 -338,801 85,281
2019 86,006 181,339 -215,025 46,634
2018 103,950 237,807 -192,475 83,686
2017 106,268 220,621 -192,007 95,147
2016 120,545 135,864 -138,265 84,568
2015 127,074 55,689 -162,620 39,389
2014 131,373 52,702 -96,513 52,679
2013 133,785 36,529 -90,468 158,090
2012 134,617 30,870 -78,248 252,524
2011 141,053 28,086 -48,021 198,544
2010 145,527 26,048 -23,928 274,387
2009 147,576 24,324 -17,866 283,676
2008 147,105 22,488 -11,842 422,534
2007 145,043 20,170 -5,876 495,092
2006 142,277 17,285 0 215,995
2005 147,009 14,289 -17,450 258,702
2004 150,138 11,495 11,566 417,970
2003 154,287 9,225 -40,179 478,578
2002 162,322 7,824 -22,836 223,861
2001 171,659 6,346 -11,396 48,903
2000 175,362 7,067 -17,082 56,065
1999 177,995 8,226 -22,766 54,405
1998 185,815 10,984 -39,835 67,985
1997 190,433 3,504 -22,756 50,539
1996 199,897 2,942 -22,744 53,450
1995 208,017 2,454 -34,107 -460,287
1994 209,834 1,930 -17,053 502,750
1993 215,003 1,164 0 24,321
1992 219,224 0 22,718 51,747
1991 227,180 -2,207 11,352 19,721
1990 226,941 -1,274 22,688 35,317
1989 224,854 -6,186 28,336 19,540
1988 221,602 -9,131 33,977 18,553
1987 218,034 -11,958 16,980 7,825
1986 213,571 -17,148 11,319 -6,206
1985 208,910 -18,047 28,297 6,911
1984 205,407 -21,188 50,919 203
1983 202,352 -23,386 33,939 -3,733
1982 199,522 -26,646 79,161 -24,223
1981 198,211 -28,096 73,452 7,182
1980 198,281 -28,060 84,650 295,642
1979 197,198 -29,873 129,531 42,637
1978 196,483 -29,644 168,465 43,932
1977 197,163 -29,651 190,248 42,246
1976 196,986 -29,967 228,445 40,885
1975 196,890 -30,524 271,660 43,051
1974 196,322 -31,211 336,176 42,487
1973 197,666 -31,878 328,508 41,631
1972 198,162 -32,584 364,355 43,182
1971 198,523 -34,147 383,922 -58,627
1970 200,402 -36,079 376,753 -62,216
1969 202,764 -36,976 390,827 -45,346
1968 203,577 -38,224 399,268 -50,149
1967 204,377 -38,159 439,074 -37,992
1966 204,661 -36,446 488,427 -35,352
1965 203,341 -33,988 474,222 -36,267
1964 202,741 -31,261 527,089 -27,368
1963 202,370 -29,082 440,767 -28,198
1962 200,905 -28,023 427,387 -25,840
1961 198,788 -27,159 459,880 -129,761
1960 198,461 -27,184 426,697 -140,765

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

GeoRank.org/population/chile/italy | 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 Italy 68.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,239,084 people) and 31.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,026,128 people).

As of 2024, 1,538,324 residents or 7.8% of the population were not native-born in Chile, compared to 6,553,671 people or 11% in Italy.

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
Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K

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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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