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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chile was 19,764,771 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chile's population is 19,977,856 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 2.95 times bigger than Chile's.
  • Chile is ranked the 67th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.95% of the world: 0.24% for Chile vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Chile has had an average growth rate of +1.02% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chile has increased from 16.5M people to 20M (21% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Chile vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Chile
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chile Kenya
2100 13,542,179 105,238,162
2099 13,698,571 105,257,438
2098 13,856,954 105,257,489
2097 14,016,220 105,250,948
2096 14,178,222 105,220,085
2095 14,343,015 105,175,623
2094 14,508,995 105,118,372
2093 14,677,272 105,046,907
2092 14,845,602 104,955,024
2091 15,016,981 104,846,805
2090 15,189,722 104,718,130
2089 15,363,962 104,573,271
2088 15,538,750 104,414,197
2087 15,711,977 104,243,505
2086 15,883,706 104,056,143
2085 16,055,280 103,854,891
2084 16,223,786 103,640,244
2083 16,391,067 103,407,124
2082 16,554,768 103,158,580
2081 16,719,751 102,889,291
2080 16,883,588 102,594,978
2079 17,045,148 102,286,967
2078 17,205,047 101,961,280
2077 17,362,651 101,613,181
2076 17,517,633 101,239,843
2075 17,670,800 100,849,423
2074 17,820,437 100,436,632
2073 17,966,186 100,001,277
2072 18,109,831 99,533,234
2071 18,253,369 99,042,264
2070 18,393,628 98,529,166
2069 18,531,389 97,992,232
2068 18,668,022 97,428,138
2067 18,802,510 96,842,744
2066 18,935,536 96,230,345
2065 19,063,468 95,598,937
2064 19,189,521 94,942,874
2063 19,310,719 94,266,124
2062 19,424,785 93,561,519
2061 19,534,495 92,837,768
2060 19,638,454 92,098,717
2059 19,739,346 91,343,602
2058 19,832,760 90,569,828
2057 19,923,762 89,783,087
2056 20,008,988 88,994,126
2055 20,089,664 88,192,182
2054 20,163,300 87,379,992
2053 20,232,377 86,552,281
2052 20,293,672 85,710,403
2051 20,348,246 84,850,558
2050 20,396,141 83,976,685
2049 20,440,751 83,090,517
2048 20,480,143 82,191,119
2047 20,511,707 81,274,836
2046 20,539,410 80,340,592
2045 20,563,551 79,389,433
2044 20,580,609 78,414,158
2043 20,590,097 77,418,567
2042 20,594,631 76,399,781
2041 20,596,851 75,363,853
2040 20,592,260 74,308,480
2039 20,584,025 73,241,028
2038 20,569,754 72,153,876
2037 20,550,877 71,058,753
2036 20,523,910 69,949,421
2035 20,492,436 68,831,151
2034 20,456,957 67,705,051
2033 20,417,291 66,569,532
2032 20,370,206 65,431,402
2031 20,315,389 64,289,540
2030 20,254,305 63,153,520
2029 20,187,945 62,021,378
2028 20,116,575 60,894,078
2027 20,038,004 59,770,115
2026 19,955,555 58,653,621
2025 19,865,709 57,540,609
2024 19,764,771 56,432,944
2023 19,658,835 55,339,003
2022 19,553,036 54,252,461
2021 19,456,334 53,219,166
2020 19,370,624 52,217,334
2019 19,197,744 51,202,827
2018 18,893,191 50,207,107
2017 18,558,868 49,197,766
2016 18,267,221 48,139,687
2015 18,047,625 47,088,526
2014 17,864,195 46,051,440
2013 17,687,006 44,986,791
2012 17,519,119 43,888,303
2011 17,351,816 42,758,461
2010 17,181,464 41,598,567
2009 17,009,731 40,408,891
2008 16,838,988 39,206,351
2007 16,671,581 38,036,349
2006 16,509,195 36,904,008
2005 16,348,778 35,796,484
2004 16,187,322 34,713,455
2003 16,024,752 33,652,223
2002 15,857,925 32,629,808
2001 15,683,849 31,619,170
2000 15,503,635 30,642,890
1999 15,319,313 29,733,408
1998 15,127,799 28,888,057
1997 14,932,434 28,101,768
1996 14,734,046 27,344,211
1995 14,527,381 26,601,751
1994 14,316,256 25,857,130
1993 14,102,276 25,117,188
1992 13,884,577 24,382,460
1991 13,662,491 23,646,514
1990 13,437,176 22,892,651
1989 13,215,005 22,118,434
1988 12,999,424 21,356,219
1987 12,790,150 20,616,096
1986 12,588,914 19,901,646
1985 12,395,274 19,201,768
1984 12,207,733 18,514,906
1983 12,026,138 17,846,374
1982 11,850,214 17,206,175
1981 11,678,717 16,601,507
1980 11,508,550 16,018,459
1979 11,339,779 15,460,666
1978 11,172,695 14,934,126
1977 11,005,519 14,428,819
1976 10,838,251 13,957,623
1975 10,671,559 13,511,671
1974 10,505,817 13,070,078
1973 10,340,362 12,634,835
1972 10,174,678 12,206,060
1971 10,009,701 11,788,904
1970 9,845,344 11,368,791
1969 9,680,282 10,939,695
1968 9,514,716 10,518,823
1967 9,348,939 10,111,057
1966 9,181,722 9,717,816
1965 9,012,938 9,338,078
1964 8,842,525 8,973,535
1963 8,670,144 8,627,971
1962 8,497,059 8,299,308
1961 8,324,802 7,987,770
1960 8,153,350 7,695,307

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/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chile increased by 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chile gained 1,710,635 people (a 9.36% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth).

Chile was ranked 60th most populous country in 2006 and is 67th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 42.4% to 83,976,685 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Chile is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 20.6M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2098 for Kenya.

Population growth rate by year

Chile
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chile Kenya
2100 -1.14% -0.02%
2099 -1.14% -0%
2098 -1.14% 0.006%
2097 -1.14% 0.03%
2096 -1.15% 0.04%
2095 -1.14% 0.05%
2094 -1.15% 0.07%
2093 -1.13% 0.09%
2092 -1.14% 0.1%
2091 -1.14% 0.12%
2090 -1.13% 0.14%
2089 -1.12% 0.15%
2088 -1.1% 0.16%
2087 -1.08% 0.18%
2086 -1.07% 0.19%
2085 -1.04% 0.21%
2084 -1.02% 0.23%
2083 -0.99% 0.24%
2082 -0.99% 0.26%
2081 -0.97% 0.29%
2080 -0.95% 0.3%
2079 -0.93% 0.32%
2078 -0.91% 0.34%
2077 -0.88% 0.37%
2076 -0.87% 0.39%
2075 -0.84% 0.41%
2074 -0.81% 0.44%
2073 -0.79% 0.47%
2072 -0.79% 0.5%
2071 -0.76% 0.52%
2070 -0.74% 0.55%
2069 -0.73% 0.58%
2068 -0.72% 0.6%
2067 -0.7% 0.64%
2066 -0.67% 0.66%
2065 -0.66% 0.69%
2064 -0.63% 0.72%
2063 -0.59% 0.75%
2062 -0.56% 0.78%
2061 -0.53% 0.8%
2060 -0.51% 0.83%
2059 -0.47% 0.85%
2058 -0.46% 0.88%
2057 -0.43% 0.89%
2056 -0.4% 0.91%
2055 -0.37% 0.93%
2054 -0.34% 0.96%
2053 -0.3% 0.98%
2052 -0.27% 1.01%
2051 -0.23% 1.04%
2050 -0.22% 1.07%
2049 -0.19% 1.09%
2048 -0.15% 1.13%
2047 -0.13% 1.16%
2046 -0.12% 1.2%
2045 -0.08% 1.24%
2044 -0.05% 1.29%
2043 -0.02% 1.33%
2042 -0.01% 1.37%
2041 0.02% 1.42%
2040 0.04% 1.46%
2039 0.07% 1.51%
2038 0.09% 1.54%
2037 0.13% 1.59%
2036 0.15% 1.62%
2035 0.17% 1.66%
2034 0.19% 1.71%
2033 0.23% 1.74%
2032 0.27% 1.78%
2031 0.3% 1.8%
2030 0.33% 1.83%
2029 0.35% 1.85%
2028 0.39% 1.88%
2027 0.41% 1.9%
2026 0.45% 1.93%
2025 0.51% 1.96%
2024 0.54% 1.98%
2023 0.54% 2%
2022 0.5% 1.94%
2021 0.44% 1.92%
2020 0.9% 1.98%
2019 1.61% 1.98%
2018 1.8% 2.05%
2017 1.6% 2.2%
2016 1.22% 2.23%
2015 1.03% 2.25%
2014 1% 2.37%
2013 0.96% 2.5%
2012 0.96% 2.64%
2011 0.99% 2.79%
2010 1.01% 2.94%
2009 1.01% 3.07%
2008 1% 3.08%
2007 0.98% 3.07%
2006 0.98% 3.09%
2005 1% 3.12%
2004 1.01% 3.15%
2003 1.05% 3.13%
2002 1.11% 3.2%
2001 1.16% 3.19%
2000 1.2% 3.06%
1999 1.27% 2.93%
1998 1.31% 2.8%
1997 1.35% 2.77%
1996 1.42% 2.79%
1995 1.47% 2.88%
1994 1.52% 2.95%
1993 1.57% 3.01%
1992 1.63% 3.11%
1991 1.68% 3.29%
1990 1.68% 3.5%
1989 1.66% 3.57%
1988 1.64% 3.59%
1987 1.6% 3.59%
1986 1.56% 3.64%
1985 1.54% 3.71%
1984 1.51% 3.75%
1983 1.48% 3.72%
1982 1.47% 3.64%
1981 1.48% 3.64%
1980 1.49% 3.61%
1979 1.5% 3.53%
1978 1.52% 3.5%
1977 1.54% 3.38%
1976 1.56% 3.3%
1975 1.58% 3.38%
1974 1.6% 3.44%
1973 1.63% 3.51%
1972 1.65% 3.54%
1971 1.67% 3.7%
1970 1.71% 3.92%
1969 1.74% 4%
1968 1.77% 4.03%
1967 1.82% 4.05%
1966 1.87% 4.07%
1965 1.93% 4.06%
1964 1.99% 4.01%
1963 2.04% 3.96%
1962 2.07% 3.9%
1961 2.1% 3.8%

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/kenya | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chile grew by 0.54%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Chile Kenya
Current population
19977856
58955623
Population rank 67/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.24% 0.71%
One net population change
4.96 minutes
28.8 seconds
One birth every
2.98 minutes
21 seconds
One death every
4.12 minutes
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +290 +2,997
Annual growth/decline +105,936 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate +0.54% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 53/197
One migration net change every
10.2 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change +51,712 -27,330
Net migration rank 21/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 1,538,324 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 44/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.8% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 76/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chile
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chile Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 51,712 - -27,330
2024 - 58,316 - -19,781
2023 48,518 62,679 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 41,041 59,374 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 27,530 65,480 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 52,378 26,042 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 86,006 181,339 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 103,950 237,807 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 106,268 220,621 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 120,545 135,864 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 127,074 55,689 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 131,373 52,702 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 133,785 36,529 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 134,617 30,870 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 141,053 28,086 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 145,527 26,048 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 147,576 24,324 1,193,598 7,096
2008 147,105 22,488 1,174,818 29,612
2007 145,043 20,170 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 142,277 17,285 1,113,357 15,767
2005 147,009 14,289 1,080,446 5,501
2004 150,138 11,495 1,048,590 31,525
2003 154,287 9,225 1,018,182 24,175
2002 162,322 7,824 992,044 10,431
2001 171,659 6,346 963,721 55,052
2000 175,362 7,067 928,357 5,407
1999 177,995 8,226 898,484 -13,257
1998 185,815 10,984 875,511 -70,023
1997 190,433 3,504 847,493 -80,443
1996 199,897 2,942 827,326 -79,276
1995 208,017 2,454 812,391 -75,506
1994 209,834 1,930 792,702 -40,367
1993 215,003 1,164 788,579 -61,054
1992 219,224 0 785,018 -43,085
1991 227,180 -2,207 790,030 -60,087
1990 226,941 -1,274 789,087 -11,338
1989 224,854 -6,186 795,622 -24,949
1988 221,602 -9,131 785,652 -31,894
1987 218,034 -11,958 775,124 -48,633
1986 213,571 -17,148 755,606 -53,183
1985 208,910 -18,047 732,739 -35,400
1984 205,407 -21,188 709,639 -33,253
1983 202,352 -23,386 684,587 -23,905
1982 199,522 -26,646 663,109 -43,382
1981 198,211 -28,096 642,379 -52,761
1980 198,281 -28,060 616,390 -39,920
1979 197,198 -29,873 595,390 -56,280
1978 196,483 -29,644 574,695 -60,718
1977 197,163 -29,651 554,124 -57,493
1976 196,986 -29,967 536,740 -90,990
1975 196,890 -30,524 517,579 -71,421
1974 196,322 -31,211 500,008 -62,973
1973 197,666 -31,878 485,556 -52,102
1972 198,162 -32,584 472,557 -48,466
1971 198,523 -34,147 459,897 -49,671
1970 200,402 -36,079 443,065 -13,064
1969 202,764 -36,976 427,819 369
1968 203,577 -38,224 411,948 1,611
1967 204,377 -38,159 396,920 5,060
1966 204,661 -36,446 382,891 1,616
1965 203,341 -33,988 366,444 8,524
1964 202,741 -31,261 349,322 4,788
1963 202,370 -29,082 332,763 4,246
1962 200,905 -28,023 315,797 4,521
1961 198,788 -27,159 298,463 4,296
1960 198,461 -27,184 280,032 2,134

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

GeoRank.org/population/chile/kenya | 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 Kenya 95.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,892,362 people) and 4.67% is from migration (a loss of 533,876 people).

As of 2024, 1,538,324 residents or 7.8% of the population were not native-born in Chile, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

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
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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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