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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chile was 19,764,771 in 2024 vs 2,839,175 people in Jamaica in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chile's population is 19,977,856 people compared to 2,834,980 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • Chile's population is 7.05 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Chile is ranked the 67th most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 139th.
  • The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.24% for Chile vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
  • For the last 10 years, Chile has had an average growth rate of +1.02% per year vs +0.18% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chile has increased from 16.5M people to 20M (21% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.96% growth).

Chile vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

Chile
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chile Jamaica
2100 13,542,179 1,075,936
2099 13,698,571 1,095,350
2098 13,856,954 1,115,242
2097 14,016,220 1,135,653
2096 14,178,222 1,156,525
2095 14,343,015 1,177,966
2094 14,508,995 1,200,045
2093 14,677,272 1,222,794
2092 14,845,602 1,246,199
2091 15,016,981 1,270,303
2090 15,189,722 1,294,988
2089 15,363,962 1,320,362
2088 15,538,750 1,346,290
2087 15,711,977 1,372,809
2086 15,883,706 1,399,955
2085 16,055,280 1,427,808
2084 16,223,786 1,456,011
2083 16,391,067 1,484,393
2082 16,554,768 1,513,542
2081 16,719,751 1,543,136
2080 16,883,588 1,573,400
2079 17,045,148 1,603,926
2078 17,205,047 1,634,499
2077 17,362,651 1,665,602
2076 17,517,633 1,696,763
2075 17,670,800 1,728,143
2074 17,820,437 1,760,036
2073 17,966,186 1,791,818
2072 18,109,831 1,823,794
2071 18,253,369 1,855,585
2070 18,393,628 1,887,318
2069 18,531,389 1,918,759
2068 18,668,022 1,950,157
2067 18,802,510 1,981,247
2066 18,935,536 2,012,035
2065 19,063,468 2,043,276
2064 19,189,521 2,073,988
2063 19,310,719 2,104,265
2062 19,424,785 2,134,508
2061 19,534,495 2,164,312
2060 19,638,454 2,194,058
2059 19,739,346 2,223,310
2058 19,832,760 2,252,286
2057 19,923,762 2,280,579
2056 20,008,988 2,308,936
2055 20,089,664 2,336,830
2054 20,163,300 2,364,245
2053 20,232,377 2,390,891
2052 20,293,672 2,416,741
2051 20,348,246 2,441,989
2050 20,396,141 2,466,771
2049 20,440,751 2,491,589
2048 20,480,143 2,515,667
2047 20,511,707 2,539,219
2046 20,539,410 2,562,324
2045 20,563,551 2,584,663
2044 20,580,609 2,606,489
2043 20,590,097 2,627,486
2042 20,594,631 2,647,490
2041 20,596,851 2,666,429
2040 20,592,260 2,684,551
2039 20,584,025 2,702,027
2038 20,569,754 2,718,374
2037 20,550,877 2,734,180
2036 20,523,910 2,748,725
2035 20,492,436 2,761,886
2034 20,456,957 2,774,297
2033 20,417,291 2,785,381
2032 20,370,206 2,795,619
2031 20,315,389 2,804,329
2030 20,254,305 2,812,297
2029 20,187,945 2,819,213
2028 20,116,575 2,825,235
2027 20,038,004 2,830,534
2026 19,955,555 2,834,980
2025 19,865,709 2,837,881
2024 19,764,771 2,839,175
2023 19,658,835 2,839,786
2022 19,553,036 2,839,144
2021 19,456,334 2,837,682
2020 19,370,624 2,830,739
2019 19,197,744 2,823,271
2018 18,893,191 2,820,097
2017 18,558,868 2,815,764
2016 18,267,221 2,809,915
2015 18,047,625 2,802,534
2014 17,864,195 2,793,749
2013 17,687,006 2,783,687
2012 17,519,119 2,772,430
2011 17,351,816 2,760,494
2010 17,181,464 2,748,568
2009 17,009,731 2,736,995
2008 16,838,988 2,725,635
2007 16,671,581 2,713,800
2006 16,509,195 2,700,968
2005 16,348,778 2,687,066
2004 16,187,322 2,672,225
2003 16,024,752 2,656,623
2002 15,857,925 2,640,572
2001 15,683,849 2,624,403
2000 15,503,635 2,607,826
1999 15,319,313 2,589,795
1998 15,127,799 2,569,736
1997 14,932,434 2,547,848
1996 14,734,046 2,524,463
1995 14,527,381 2,500,151
1994 14,316,256 2,475,220
1993 14,102,276 2,449,916
1992 13,884,577 2,424,701
1991 13,662,491 2,400,869
1990 13,437,176 2,379,877
1989 13,215,005 2,361,916
1988 12,999,424 2,345,777
1987 12,790,150 2,329,813
1986 12,588,914 2,312,125
1985 12,395,274 2,290,656
1984 12,207,733 2,264,562
1983 12,026,138 2,234,832
1982 11,850,214 2,203,889
1981 11,678,717 2,173,818
1980 11,508,550 2,145,658
1979 11,339,779 2,119,486
1978 11,172,695 2,094,836
1977 11,005,519 2,070,657
1976 10,838,251 2,045,578
1975 10,671,559 2,018,981
1974 10,505,817 1,990,906
1973 10,340,362 1,961,219
1972 10,174,678 1,931,542
1971 10,009,701 1,903,728
1970 9,845,344 1,878,196
1969 9,680,282 1,855,127
1968 9,514,716 1,833,765
1967 9,348,939 1,812,865
1966 9,181,722 1,791,475
1965 9,012,938 1,769,192
1964 8,842,525 1,745,568
1963 8,670,144 1,721,099
1962 8,497,059 1,696,932
1961 8,324,802 1,673,261
1960 8,153,350 1,650,005

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chile increased by 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth), while Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chile gained 1,710,635 people (a 9.36% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth).

Chile was ranked 60th most populous country in 2006 and is 67th in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 139th 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 Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,771 people and rank change from 139th to 143rd.

Chile is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 20.6M people, while Jamaica's population already peaked in 2023 at 2.84M people and is projected to decrease to 1.08M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Chile
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chile Jamaica
2100 -1.14% -1.77%
2099 -1.14% -1.78%
2098 -1.14% -1.8%
2097 -1.14% -1.8%
2096 -1.15% -1.82%
2095 -1.14% -1.84%
2094 -1.15% -1.86%
2093 -1.13% -1.88%
2092 -1.14% -1.9%
2091 -1.14% -1.91%
2090 -1.13% -1.92%
2089 -1.12% -1.93%
2088 -1.1% -1.93%
2087 -1.08% -1.94%
2086 -1.07% -1.95%
2085 -1.04% -1.94%
2084 -1.02% -1.91%
2083 -0.99% -1.93%
2082 -0.99% -1.92%
2081 -0.97% -1.92%
2080 -0.95% -1.9%
2079 -0.93% -1.87%
2078 -0.91% -1.87%
2077 -0.88% -1.84%
2076 -0.87% -1.82%
2075 -0.84% -1.81%
2074 -0.81% -1.77%
2073 -0.79% -1.75%
2072 -0.79% -1.71%
2071 -0.76% -1.68%
2070 -0.74% -1.64%
2069 -0.73% -1.61%
2068 -0.72% -1.57%
2067 -0.7% -1.53%
2066 -0.67% -1.53%
2065 -0.66% -1.48%
2064 -0.63% -1.44%
2063 -0.59% -1.42%
2062 -0.56% -1.38%
2061 -0.53% -1.36%
2060 -0.51% -1.32%
2059 -0.47% -1.29%
2058 -0.46% -1.24%
2057 -0.43% -1.23%
2056 -0.4% -1.19%
2055 -0.37% -1.16%
2054 -0.34% -1.11%
2053 -0.3% -1.07%
2052 -0.27% -1.03%
2051 -0.23% -1%
2050 -0.22% -1%
2049 -0.19% -0.96%
2048 -0.15% -0.93%
2047 -0.13% -0.9%
2046 -0.12% -0.86%
2045 -0.08% -0.84%
2044 -0.05% -0.8%
2043 -0.02% -0.76%
2042 -0.01% -0.71%
2041 0.02% -0.68%
2040 0.04% -0.65%
2039 0.07% -0.6%
2038 0.09% -0.58%
2037 0.13% -0.53%
2036 0.15% -0.48%
2035 0.17% -0.45%
2034 0.19% -0.4%
2033 0.23% -0.37%
2032 0.27% -0.31%
2031 0.3% -0.28%
2030 0.33% -0.25%
2029 0.35% -0.21%
2028 0.39% -0.19%
2027 0.41% -0.16%
2026 0.45% -0.1%
2025 0.51% -0.05%
2024 0.54% -0.02%
2023 0.54% 0.02%
2022 0.5% 0.05%
2021 0.44% 0.25%
2020 0.9% 0.26%
2019 1.61% 0.11%
2018 1.8% 0.15%
2017 1.6% 0.21%
2016 1.22% 0.26%
2015 1.03% 0.31%
2014 1% 0.36%
2013 0.96% 0.41%
2012 0.96% 0.43%
2011 0.99% 0.43%
2010 1.01% 0.42%
2009 1.01% 0.42%
2008 1% 0.44%
2007 0.98% 0.48%
2006 0.98% 0.52%
2005 1% 0.56%
2004 1.01% 0.59%
2003 1.05% 0.61%
2002 1.11% 0.62%
2001 1.16% 0.64%
2000 1.2% 0.7%
1999 1.27% 0.78%
1998 1.31% 0.86%
1997 1.35% 0.93%
1996 1.42% 0.97%
1995 1.47% 1.01%
1994 1.52% 1.03%
1993 1.57% 1.04%
1992 1.63% 0.99%
1991 1.68% 0.88%
1990 1.68% 0.76%
1989 1.66% 0.69%
1988 1.64% 0.69%
1987 1.6% 0.77%
1986 1.56% 0.94%
1985 1.54% 1.15%
1984 1.51% 1.33%
1983 1.48% 1.4%
1982 1.47% 1.38%
1981 1.48% 1.31%
1980 1.49% 1.23%
1979 1.5% 1.18%
1978 1.52% 1.17%
1977 1.54% 1.23%
1976 1.56% 1.32%
1975 1.58% 1.41%
1974 1.6% 1.51%
1973 1.63% 1.54%
1972 1.65% 1.46%
1971 1.67% 1.36%
1970 1.71% 1.24%
1969 1.74% 1.16%
1968 1.77% 1.15%
1967 1.82% 1.19%
1966 1.87% 1.26%
1965 1.93% 1.35%
1964 1.99% 1.42%
1963 2.04% 1.42%
1962 2.07% 1.41%
1961 2.1% 1.41%

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 Jamaica's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Chile Jamaica
Current population
19977856
2834980
Population rank 67/197 139/197
Percent of world population 0.24% 0.03%
One net population change
4.96 minutes
14.3 hours
One birth every
2.98 minutes
15.9 minutes
One death every
4.12 minutes
22.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +290 -2
Annual growth/decline +105,936 -611
Annual growth/decline rate +0.54% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 166/197
One migration net change every
10.2 minutes
47.7 minutes
Annual migration change +51,712 -11,053
Net migration rank 21/196 135/196
Foreign-born residents 1,538,324 24,007
Foreign-born residents rank 44/195 168/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.8% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 76/195 161/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chile
Natural

Migration
Jamaica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chile Jamaica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 51,712 - -11,053
2024 - 58,316 - -10,506
2023 48,518 62,679 10,072 -10,003
2022 41,041 59,374 11,215 -10,003
2021 27,530 65,480 6,382 -4,665
2020 52,378 26,042 12,170 0
2019 86,006 181,339 13,094 -10,335
2018 103,950 237,807 13,929 -10,335
2017 106,268 220,621 15,419 -10,335
2016 120,545 135,864 16,944 -10,335
2015 127,074 55,689 18,489 -10,335
2014 131,373 52,702 19,751 -10,335
2013 133,785 36,529 21,037 -10,335
2012 134,617 30,870 22,320 -10,498
2011 141,053 28,086 23,627 -11,577
2010 145,527 26,048 25,031 -13,248
2009 147,576 24,324 26,311 -14,941
2008 147,105 22,488 27,553 -16,191
2007 145,043 20,170 28,886 -16,588
2006 142,277 17,285 30,213 -16,840
2005 147,009 14,289 31,506 -17,071
2004 150,138 11,495 32,500 -17,256
2003 154,287 9,225 33,340 -17,380
2002 162,322 7,824 33,572 -17,428
2001 171,659 6,346 33,666 -17,466
2000 175,362 7,067 34,452 -17,498
1999 177,995 8,226 36,649 -17,542
1998 185,815 10,984 38,628 -17,623
1997 190,433 3,504 40,521 -17,756
1996 199,897 2,942 42,297 -18,285
1995 208,017 2,454 43,705 -19,092
1994 209,834 1,930 45,210 -19,960
1993 215,003 1,164 46,090 -20,731
1992 219,224 0 46,494 -21,426
1991 227,180 -2,207 45,617 -23,014
1990 226,941 -1,274 44,465 -25,085
1989 224,854 -6,186 43,591 -27,049
1988 221,602 -9,131 43,978 -28,247
1987 218,034 -11,958 44,155 -27,958
1986 213,571 -17,148 44,520 -25,339
1985 208,910 -18,047 45,122 -21,371
1984 205,407 -21,188 45,644 -17,211
1983 202,352 -23,386 45,095 -14,065
1982 199,522 -26,646 43,816 -12,952
1981 198,211 -28,096 42,898 -13,619
1980 198,281 -28,060 42,316 -15,277
1979 197,198 -29,873 42,449 -17,143
1978 196,483 -29,644 42,475 -18,483
1977 197,163 -29,651 42,999 -18,630
1976 196,986 -29,967 43,878 -18,084
1975 196,890 -30,524 44,736 -17,340
1974 196,322 -31,211 45,526 -16,769
1973 197,666 -31,878 47,438 -16,822
1972 198,162 -32,584 46,676 -17,934
1971 198,523 -34,147 47,206 -20,322
1970 200,402 -36,079 47,547 -23,371
1969 202,764 -36,976 48,258 -26,304
1968 203,577 -38,224 49,189 -28,424
1967 204,377 -38,159 50,187 -29,147
1966 204,661 -36,446 50,808 -29,065
1965 203,341 -33,988 51,423 -28,611
1964 202,741 -31,261 52,501 -28,066
1963 202,370 -29,082 52,277 -27,757
1962 200,905 -28,023 51,758 -27,936
1961 198,788 -27,159 51,931 -28,416
1960 198,461 -27,184 51,944 -28,952

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 Jamaica 61.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 137,465 people) and 38.7% is from migration (a loss of 86,681 people).

As of 2024, 1,538,324 residents or 7.8% of the population were not native-born in Chile, compared to 24,007 people or 0.8% in Jamaica.

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
Jamaica
City Population
Kingston 938K
Spanish Town 131K
Montego Bay 124K
Half Way Tree 96.5K
May Pen 61.5K
Mandeville 48.3K
Old Harbour 28.7K
Linstead 22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar 22.6K
Port Antonio 14.8K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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