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

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The latest officially reported population of Chile was 19,859,921 in 2025 vs 58,915,656 people in Italy in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chile's population is 19,992,079 people compared to 58,708,169 in Italy.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 2.94 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 +0.97% per year vs -0.21% in Italy.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chile has increased from 16.5M people to 20M (21.1% growth), while Italy has grown from 58.4M to 58.7M (0.53% growth).

Chile vs Italy: population by year and forecast

Chile
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chile Italy
2100 13,538,233 35,295,729
2099 13,694,580 35,533,045
2098 13,852,916 35,764,971
2097 14,012,136 36,003,567
2096 14,174,091 36,240,310
2095 14,338,836 36,477,183
2094 14,504,768 36,710,370
2093 14,672,995 36,941,728
2092 14,841,276 37,181,889
2091 15,012,606 37,416,123
2090 15,185,296 37,654,289
2089 15,359,485 37,896,069
2088 15,534,223 38,134,560
2087 15,707,399 38,375,540
2086 15,879,078 38,612,968
2085 16,050,602 38,857,421
2084 16,219,059 39,105,783
2083 16,386,291 39,352,795
2082 16,549,944 39,608,119
2081 16,714,879 39,866,527
2080 16,878,669 40,130,426
2079 17,040,181 40,403,049
2078 17,200,034 40,680,460
2077 17,357,593 40,962,463
2076 17,512,529 41,254,005
2075 17,665,652 41,558,635
2074 17,815,245 41,883,296
2073 17,960,951 42,216,283
2072 18,104,555 42,564,739
2071 18,248,051 42,921,274
2070 18,388,269 43,295,245
2069 18,525,990 43,679,714
2068 18,662,583 44,073,736
2067 18,797,031 44,471,480
2066 18,930,019 44,883,154
2065 19,057,914 45,309,461
2064 19,183,930 45,741,985
2063 19,305,093 46,180,658
2062 19,419,125 46,633,125
2061 19,528,803 47,088,290
2060 19,632,732 47,542,648
2059 19,733,594 47,998,659
2058 19,826,981 48,452,892
2057 19,917,957 48,899,246
2056 20,003,158 49,344,799
2055 20,083,811 49,776,680
2054 20,157,425 50,197,999
2053 20,226,483 50,613,632
2052 20,287,759 51,012,772
2051 20,342,317 51,404,003
2050 20,390,198 51,791,523
2049 20,434,796 52,164,254
2048 20,474,175 52,522,170
2047 20,505,731 52,876,346
2046 20,533,426 53,212,697
2045 20,557,560 53,541,344
2044 20,574,613 53,856,790
2043 20,584,097 54,176,580
2042 20,588,631 54,477,632
2041 20,590,850 54,765,213
2040 20,586,260 55,052,803
2039 20,578,028 55,342,225
2038 20,563,761 55,619,470
2037 20,544,889 55,895,913
2036 20,517,930 56,164,408
2035 20,486,465 56,435,468
2034 20,450,997 56,703,168
2033 20,411,343 56,963,528
2032 20,364,270 57,220,334
2031 20,309,470 57,487,786
2030 20,248,404 57,749,232
2029 20,182,063 57,994,812
2028 20,110,713 58,236,078
2027 20,032,166 58,477,957
2026 19,949,741 58,708,169
2025 19,859,921 58,915,656
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 59,877,221
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 1,724,858 people (a 9.44% growth), while Italy's population decreased by 1,407,054 people (a 2.34% 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 1.99% to 20,390,198 people with a rank change from 67th to 75th. The population of Italy will decrease by 11.8% to 51,791,523 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 35.3M 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 0.48% -0.06%
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% -0.25%
2018 1.8% -0.21%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Chile grew by 0.48%, while Italy's population declined by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Chile Italy
Current population
19992079
58708169
Population rank 67/197 26/197
Percent of world population 0.24% 0.71%
One net population change
5.54 minutes
14.2 minutes
One birth every
3.05 minutes
1.42 minutes
One death every
4.04 minutes
48.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +261 -102
Annual growth/decline +95,150 -37,048
Annual growth/decline rate +0.48% -0.06%
Population growth rate rank 129/197 162/197
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 42,356 58,316 -277,077 95,246
2023 48,518 62,679 -294,922 150,189
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 -197,595 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 2026-07-08).

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

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 Italy 69.5% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,436,565 people) and 30.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,068,695 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 568K
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 (1960–2025, 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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