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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chile was 19,764,771 in 2024 vs 123,975,371 people in Japan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chile's population is 19,977,856 people compared to 122,677,250 in Japan.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 6.14 times bigger than Chile's.
  • Chile is ranked the 67th most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
  • The countries together account for 1.72% of the world: 0.24% for Chile vs 1.48% for Japan.
  • For the last 10 years, Chile has had an average growth rate of +1.02% per year vs -0.25% in Japan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chile has increased from 16.5M people to 20M (21% growth), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.05% decline).

Chile vs Japan: population by year and forecast

Chile
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chile Japan
2100 13,542,179 76,978,998
2099 13,698,571 77,363,458
2098 13,856,954 77,742,445
2097 14,016,220 78,118,375
2096 14,178,222 78,498,614
2095 14,343,015 78,875,245
2094 14,508,995 79,250,325
2093 14,677,272 79,628,057
2092 14,845,602 80,007,967
2091 15,016,981 80,383,529
2090 15,189,722 80,760,724
2089 15,363,962 81,140,553
2088 15,538,750 81,521,696
2087 15,711,977 81,908,373
2086 15,883,706 82,304,497
2085 16,055,280 82,709,534
2084 16,223,786 83,123,058
2083 16,391,067 83,544,006
2082 16,554,768 83,980,325
2081 16,719,751 84,429,305
2080 16,883,588 84,899,768
2079 17,045,148 85,387,247
2078 17,205,047 85,897,934
2077 17,362,651 86,434,291
2076 17,517,633 86,993,007
2075 17,670,800 87,577,777
2074 17,820,437 88,190,392
2073 17,966,186 88,834,763
2072 18,109,831 89,499,356
2071 18,253,369 90,184,464
2070 18,393,628 90,899,136
2069 18,531,389 91,625,421
2068 18,668,022 92,367,969
2067 18,802,510 93,113,499
2066 18,935,536 93,869,240
2065 19,063,468 94,633,430
2064 19,189,521 95,391,433
2063 19,310,719 96,148,081
2062 19,424,785 96,902,907
2061 19,534,495 97,654,031
2060 19,638,454 98,400,894
2059 19,739,346 99,144,216
2058 19,832,760 99,868,968
2057 19,923,762 100,585,601
2056 20,008,988 101,295,868
2055 20,089,664 101,989,736
2054 20,163,300 102,683,462
2053 20,232,377 103,359,083
2052 20,293,672 104,036,901
2051 20,348,246 104,706,698
2050 20,396,141 105,377,283
2049 20,440,751 106,053,011
2048 20,480,143 106,731,207
2047 20,511,707 107,419,237
2046 20,539,410 108,115,358
2045 20,563,551 108,820,982
2044 20,580,609 109,529,333
2043 20,590,097 110,245,586
2042 20,594,631 110,968,174
2041 20,596,851 111,704,629
2040 20,592,260 112,438,759
2039 20,584,025 113,175,948
2038 20,569,754 113,915,783
2037 20,550,877 114,662,374
2036 20,523,910 115,410,956
2035 20,492,436 116,162,381
2034 20,456,957 116,911,001
2033 20,417,291 117,652,676
2032 20,370,206 118,393,188
2031 20,315,389 119,127,425
2030 20,254,305 119,856,131
2029 20,187,945 120,574,242
2028 20,116,575 121,287,543
2027 20,038,004 121,989,133
2026 19,955,555 122,677,250
2025 19,865,709 123,339,586
2024 19,764,771 123,975,371
2023 19,658,835 124,516,650
2022 19,553,036 125,124,989
2021 19,456,334 125,681,593
2020 19,370,624 126,261,000
2019 19,197,744 126,633,000
2018 18,893,191 126,811,000
2017 18,558,868 126,972,000
2016 18,267,221 127,076,000
2015 18,047,625 127,141,000
2014 17,864,195 127,276,000
2013 17,687,006 127,445,000
2012 17,519,119 127,629,000
2011 17,351,816 127,833,000
2010 17,181,464 128,070,000
2009 17,009,731 128,047,000
2008 16,838,988 128,063,000
2007 16,671,581 128,001,000
2006 16,509,195 127,854,000
2005 16,348,778 127,773,000
2004 16,187,322 127,761,000
2003 16,024,752 127,718,000
2002 15,857,925 127,445,000
2001 15,683,849 127,149,000
2000 15,503,635 126,843,000
1999 15,319,313 126,631,000
1998 15,127,799 126,400,000
1997 14,932,434 126,057,000
1996 14,734,046 125,757,000
1995 14,527,381 125,472,000
1994 14,316,256 125,178,000
1993 14,102,276 124,829,000
1992 13,884,577 124,425,000
1991 13,662,491 123,964,000
1990 13,437,176 123,478,000
1989 13,215,005 123,069,000
1988 12,999,424 122,578,000
1987 12,790,150 122,069,000
1986 12,588,914 121,482,000
1985 12,395,274 120,837,000
1984 12,207,733 120,083,000
1983 12,026,138 119,307,000
1982 11,850,214 118,480,000
1981 11,678,717 117,661,000
1980 11,508,550 116,807,000
1979 11,339,779 115,890,000
1978 11,172,695 114,913,000
1977 11,005,519 113,872,000
1976 10,838,251 112,775,000
1975 10,671,559 111,573,000
1974 10,505,817 110,162,000
1973 10,340,362 108,707,000
1972 10,174,678 107,188,000
1971 10,009,701 105,697,000
1970 9,845,344 103,403,000
1969 9,680,282 102,219,000
1968 9,514,716 101,011,000
1967 9,348,939 99,879,000
1966 9,181,722 98,851,000
1965 9,012,938 97,952,000
1964 8,842,525 96,903,000
1963 8,670,144 95,900,000
1962 8,497,059 94,933,000
1961 8,324,802 94,055,000
1960 8,153,350 93,216,000

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/japan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chile increased by 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth), while Japan lost 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chile gained 1,710,635 people (a 9.36% growth), while Japan's population decreased by 4,398,750 people (a 3.46% decline).

Chile was ranked 60th most populous country in 2006 and is 67th in 2026. Japan was ranked 10th in 2006 and ranked 12th 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 Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,377,283 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.

Chile is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 20.6M people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Chile
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chile Japan
2100 -1.14% -0.5%
2099 -1.14% -0.49%
2098 -1.14% -0.48%
2097 -1.14% -0.48%
2096 -1.15% -0.48%
2095 -1.14% -0.47%
2094 -1.15% -0.47%
2093 -1.13% -0.47%
2092 -1.14% -0.47%
2091 -1.14% -0.47%
2090 -1.13% -0.47%
2089 -1.12% -0.47%
2088 -1.1% -0.47%
2087 -1.08% -0.48%
2086 -1.07% -0.49%
2085 -1.04% -0.5%
2084 -1.02% -0.5%
2083 -0.99% -0.52%
2082 -0.99% -0.53%
2081 -0.97% -0.55%
2080 -0.95% -0.57%
2079 -0.93% -0.59%
2078 -0.91% -0.62%
2077 -0.88% -0.64%
2076 -0.87% -0.67%
2075 -0.84% -0.69%
2074 -0.81% -0.73%
2073 -0.79% -0.74%
2072 -0.79% -0.76%
2071 -0.76% -0.79%
2070 -0.74% -0.79%
2069 -0.73% -0.8%
2068 -0.72% -0.8%
2067 -0.7% -0.81%
2066 -0.67% -0.81%
2065 -0.66% -0.79%
2064 -0.63% -0.79%
2063 -0.59% -0.78%
2062 -0.56% -0.77%
2061 -0.53% -0.76%
2060 -0.51% -0.75%
2059 -0.47% -0.73%
2058 -0.46% -0.71%
2057 -0.43% -0.7%
2056 -0.4% -0.68%
2055 -0.37% -0.68%
2054 -0.34% -0.65%
2053 -0.3% -0.65%
2052 -0.27% -0.64%
2051 -0.23% -0.64%
2050 -0.22% -0.64%
2049 -0.19% -0.64%
2048 -0.15% -0.64%
2047 -0.13% -0.64%
2046 -0.12% -0.65%
2045 -0.08% -0.65%
2044 -0.05% -0.65%
2043 -0.02% -0.65%
2042 -0.01% -0.66%
2041 0.02% -0.65%
2040 0.04% -0.65%
2039 0.07% -0.65%
2038 0.09% -0.65%
2037 0.13% -0.65%
2036 0.15% -0.65%
2035 0.17% -0.64%
2034 0.19% -0.63%
2033 0.23% -0.63%
2032 0.27% -0.62%
2031 0.3% -0.61%
2030 0.33% -0.6%
2029 0.35% -0.59%
2028 0.39% -0.58%
2027 0.41% -0.56%
2026 0.45% -0.54%
2025 0.51% -0.51%
2024 0.54% -0.43%
2023 0.54% -0.49%
2022 0.5% -0.44%
2021 0.44% -0.46%
2020 0.9% -0.29%
2019 1.61% -0.14%
2018 1.8% -0.13%
2017 1.6% -0.08%
2016 1.22% -0.05%
2015 1.03% -0.11%
2014 1% -0.13%
2013 0.96% -0.14%
2012 0.96% -0.16%
2011 0.99% -0.19%
2010 1.01% 0.02%
2009 1.01% -0.01%
2008 1% 0.05%
2007 0.98% 0.11%
2006 0.98% 0.06%
2005 1% 0.009%
2004 1.01% 0.03%
2003 1.05% 0.21%
2002 1.11% 0.23%
2001 1.16% 0.24%
2000 1.2% 0.17%
1999 1.27% 0.18%
1998 1.31% 0.27%
1997 1.35% 0.24%
1996 1.42% 0.23%
1995 1.47% 0.23%
1994 1.52% 0.28%
1993 1.57% 0.32%
1992 1.63% 0.37%
1991 1.68% 0.39%
1990 1.68% 0.33%
1989 1.66% 0.4%
1988 1.64% 0.42%
1987 1.6% 0.48%
1986 1.56% 0.53%
1985 1.54% 0.63%
1984 1.51% 0.65%
1983 1.48% 0.7%
1982 1.47% 0.7%
1981 1.48% 0.73%
1980 1.49% 0.79%
1979 1.5% 0.85%
1978 1.52% 0.91%
1977 1.54% 0.97%
1976 1.56% 1.08%
1975 1.58% 1.28%
1974 1.6% 1.34%
1973 1.63% 1.42%
1972 1.65% 1.41%
1971 1.67% 2.22%
1970 1.71% 1.16%
1969 1.74% 1.2%
1968 1.77% 1.13%
1967 1.82% 1.04%
1966 1.87% 0.92%
1965 1.93% 1.08%
1964 1.99% 1.05%
1963 2.04% 1.02%
1962 2.07% 0.93%
1961 2.1% 0.9%

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/japan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chile grew by 0.54%, while Japan's population declined by 0.43%.

Live population counters

Chile Japan
Current population
19977856
122677250
Population rank 67/197 12/197
Percent of world population 0.24% 1.48%
One net population change
4.96 minutes
58.3 seconds
One birth every
2.98 minutes
42.2 seconds
One death every
4.12 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +290 -1,483
Annual growth/decline +105,936 -541,279
Annual growth/decline rate +0.54% -0.43%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 185/197
One migration net change every
10.2 minutes
3.75 minutes
Annual migration change +51,712 +140,579
Net migration rank 21/196 10/196
Foreign-born residents 1,538,324 3,409,529
Foreign-born residents rank 44/195 19/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.8% 2.8%
Foreign-born share rank 76/195 120/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chile
Natural

Migration
Japan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chile Japan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 51,712 - 140,579
2024 - 58,316 - 153,357
2023 48,518 62,679 -871,617 175,003
2022 41,041 59,374 -825,825 175,003
2021 27,530 65,480 -640,976 -34,996
2020 52,378 26,042 -542,923 42,001
2019 86,006 181,339 -531,858 318,190
2018 103,950 237,807 -456,520 320,601
2017 106,268 220,621 -406,310 322,564
2016 120,545 135,864 -343,106 314,732
2015 127,074 55,689 -292,424 168,896
2014 131,373 52,702 -267,279 58,109
2013 133,785 36,529 -242,146 66,449
2012 134,617 30,870 -229,733 67,904
2011 141,053 28,086 -204,533 97,720
2010 145,527 26,048 -128,070 131,860
2009 147,576 24,324 -76,828 125,450
2008 147,105 22,488 -51,225 142,605
2007 145,043 20,170 -25,600 138,024
2006 142,277 17,285 12,785 130,065
2005 147,009 14,289 -25,554 113,017
2004 150,138 11,495 76,656 69,014
2003 154,287 9,225 114,946 74,875
2002 162,322 7,824 178,423 60,864
2001 171,659 6,346 203,438 59,563
2000 175,362 7,067 228,317 23,468
1999 177,995 8,226 202,610 56,901
1998 185,815 10,984 265,440 45,912
1997 190,433 3,504 277,325 43,366
1996 199,897 2,942 314,392 25,030
1995 208,017 2,454 276,039 87,714
1994 209,834 1,930 363,017 154,214
1993 215,003 1,164 312,073 168,836
1992 219,224 0 360,833 170,878
1991 227,180 -2,207 396,685 161,331
1990 226,941 -1,274 407,478 124,582
1989 224,854 -6,186 467,662 31,202
1988 221,602 -9,131 527,085 51,154
1987 218,034 -11,958 598,138 28,001
1986 213,571 -17,148 631,706 27,987
1985 208,910 -18,047 676,687 -141,323
1984 205,407 -21,188 756,523 -273,686
1983 202,352 -23,386 775,495 -269,755
1982 199,522 -26,646 805,664 -288,550
1981 198,211 -28,096 811,861 -278,525
1980 198,281 -28,060 864,372 -92,314
1979 197,198 -29,873 950,298 -57,692
1978 196,483 -29,644 1,011,234 -47,996
1977 197,163 -29,651 1,070,397 -49,082
1976 196,986 -29,967 1,127,750 -34,976
1975 196,890 -30,524 1,204,989 107
1974 196,322 -31,211 1,332,960 -10,145
1973 197,666 -31,878 1,391,449 -34,674
1972 198,162 -32,584 1,372,006 -73,980
1971 198,523 -34,147 1,331,782 -107,778
1970 200,402 -36,079 1,230,496 33,731
1969 202,764 -36,976 1,195,962 49,447
1968 203,577 -38,224 1,191,930 43,593
1967 204,377 -38,159 1,258,475 29,632
1966 204,661 -36,446 682,072 68,934
1965 203,341 -33,988 1,126,448 -50,667
1964 202,741 -31,261 1,046,553 -100,696
1963 202,370 -29,082 987,770 -100,742
1962 200,905 -28,023 901,864 -57,075
1961 198,788 -27,159 893,522 -58,882
1960 198,461 -27,184 894,874 -150,371

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

GeoRank.org/population/chile/japan | 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 Japan 73.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 5,178,838 people) and 26.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,860,103 people).

As of 2024, 1,538,324 residents or 7.8% of the population were not native-born in Chile, compared to 3,409,529 people or 2.8% in Japan.

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
Japan
City Population
Tokyo 14.3M
Yokohama 3.76M
Osaka 2.75M
Nagoya 2.33M
Sapporo 1.96M
Fukuoka 1.6M
Kawasaki 1.54M
Kobe 1.52M
Kyoto 1.46M
Saitama 1.33M

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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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