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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chile was 19,764,771 in 2024 vs 1,866,124 people in Latvia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chile's population is 19,977,856 people compared to 1,829,763 in Latvia.

Population statistics:

  • Chile's population is 10.9 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Chile is ranked the 67th most populous country in the world, while Latvia is the 149th.
  • The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.24% for Chile vs 0.02% for Latvia.
  • For the last 10 years, Chile has had an average growth rate of +1.02% per year vs -0.68% in Latvia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chile has increased from 16.5M people to 20M (21% growth), while Latvia has declined from 2.22M to 1.83M (17.5% decline).

Chile vs Latvia: population by year and forecast

Chile
Factual

Projection
Latvia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chile Latvia
2100 13,542,179 923,408
2099 13,698,571 932,882
2098 13,856,954 942,357
2097 14,016,220 951,702
2096 14,178,222 961,114
2095 14,343,015 970,470
2094 14,508,995 979,811
2093 14,677,272 989,107
2092 14,845,602 998,497
2091 15,016,981 1,007,961
2090 15,189,722 1,017,465
2089 15,363,962 1,026,994
2088 15,538,750 1,036,657
2087 15,711,977 1,046,527
2086 15,883,706 1,056,483
2085 16,055,280 1,066,499
2084 16,223,786 1,076,818
2083 16,391,067 1,087,423
2082 16,554,768 1,098,154
2081 16,719,751 1,109,075
2080 16,883,588 1,120,211
2079 17,045,148 1,131,602
2078 17,205,047 1,143,002
2077 17,362,651 1,154,458
2076 17,517,633 1,166,122
2075 17,670,800 1,177,964
2074 17,820,437 1,189,889
2073 17,966,186 1,201,798
2072 18,109,831 1,213,804
2071 18,253,369 1,226,159
2070 18,393,628 1,238,635
2069 18,531,389 1,251,199
2068 18,668,022 1,264,197
2067 18,802,510 1,277,382
2066 18,935,536 1,290,492
2065 19,063,468 1,304,082
2064 19,189,521 1,317,729
2063 19,310,719 1,331,316
2062 19,424,785 1,344,939
2061 19,534,495 1,358,659
2060 19,638,454 1,372,730
2059 19,739,346 1,386,684
2058 19,832,760 1,400,736
2057 19,923,762 1,414,911
2056 20,008,988 1,429,035
2055 20,089,664 1,442,863
2054 20,163,300 1,456,686
2053 20,232,377 1,470,334
2052 20,293,672 1,483,843
2051 20,348,246 1,496,515
2050 20,396,141 1,509,248
2049 20,440,751 1,521,989
2048 20,480,143 1,534,656
2047 20,511,707 1,547,203
2046 20,539,410 1,559,641
2045 20,563,551 1,572,396
2044 20,580,609 1,584,822
2043 20,590,097 1,597,317
2042 20,594,631 1,609,668
2041 20,596,851 1,622,468
2040 20,592,260 1,635,132
2039 20,584,025 1,648,215
2038 20,569,754 1,661,175
2037 20,550,877 1,674,137
2036 20,523,910 1,687,461
2035 20,492,436 1,700,759
2034 20,456,957 1,714,411
2033 20,417,291 1,728,562
2032 20,370,206 1,742,976
2031 20,315,389 1,757,310
2030 20,254,305 1,772,264
2029 20,187,945 1,786,824
2028 20,116,575 1,801,228
2027 20,038,004 1,815,599
2026 19,955,555 1,829,763
2025 19,865,709 1,850,593
2024 19,764,771 1,866,124
2023 19,658,835 1,883,710
2022 19,553,036 1,879,383
2021 19,456,334 1,884,490
2020 19,370,624 1,900,449
2019 19,197,744 1,913,822
2018 18,893,191 1,927,174
2017 18,558,868 1,942,248
2016 18,267,221 1,959,537
2015 18,047,625 1,977,527
2014 17,864,195 1,993,782
2013 17,687,006 2,012,647
2012 17,519,119 2,034,319
2011 17,351,816 2,059,709
2010 17,181,464 2,097,555
2009 17,009,731 2,141,669
2008 16,838,988 2,177,322
2007 16,671,581 2,200,325
2006 16,509,195 2,218,357
2005 16,348,778 2,238,799
2004 16,187,322 2,263,122
2003 16,024,752 2,287,955
2002 15,857,925 2,310,173
2001 15,683,849 2,337,170
2000 15,503,635 2,367,550
1999 15,319,313 2,390,482
1998 15,127,799 2,410,019
1997 14,932,434 2,432,851
1996 14,734,046 2,457,222
1995 14,527,381 2,485,056
1994 14,316,256 2,520,742
1993 14,102,276 2,563,290
1992 13,884,577 2,614,338
1991 13,662,491 2,650,581
1990 13,437,176 2,663,151
1989 13,215,005 2,666,955
1988 12,999,424 2,653,434
1987 12,790,150 2,626,583
1986 12,588,914 2,599,892
1985 12,395,274 2,578,873
1984 12,207,733 2,562,047
1983 12,026,138 2,546,011
1982 11,850,214 2,531,080
1981 11,678,717 2,519,421
1980 11,508,550 2,511,701
1979 11,339,779 2,505,953
1978 11,172,695 2,497,921
1977 11,005,519 2,485,073
1976 10,838,251 2,470,989
1975 10,671,559 2,456,130
1974 10,505,817 2,437,186
1973 10,340,362 2,415,819
1972 10,174,678 2,395,674
1971 10,009,701 2,376,389
1970 9,845,344 2,359,164
1969 9,680,282 2,343,173
1968 9,514,716 2,323,619
1967 9,348,939 2,301,220
1966 9,181,722 2,283,217
1965 9,012,938 2,265,919
1964 8,842,525 2,240,623
1963 8,670,144 2,210,919
1962 8,497,059 2,181,586
1961 8,324,802 2,152,681
1960 8,153,350 2,120,979

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/latvia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chile increased by 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth), while Latvia lost 258,820 people (a 11.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chile gained 1,710,635 people (a 9.36% growth), while Latvia's population decreased by 129,774 people (a 6.62% decline).

Chile was ranked 60th most populous country in 2006 and is 67th in 2026. Latvia was ranked 140th in 2006 and ranked 149th 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 Latvia will decrease by 17.5% to 1,509,248 people and rank change from 149th to 155th.

Chile is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 20.6M people, while Latvia's population already peaked in 1989 at 2.67M people and is projected to decrease to 923K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Chile
Factual

Projection
Latvia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chile Latvia
2100 -1.14% -1.02%
2099 -1.14% -1.01%
2098 -1.14% -0.98%
2097 -1.14% -0.98%
2096 -1.15% -0.96%
2095 -1.14% -0.95%
2094 -1.15% -0.94%
2093 -1.13% -0.94%
2092 -1.14% -0.94%
2091 -1.14% -0.93%
2090 -1.13% -0.93%
2089 -1.12% -0.93%
2088 -1.1% -0.94%
2087 -1.08% -0.94%
2086 -1.07% -0.94%
2085 -1.04% -0.96%
2084 -1.02% -0.98%
2083 -0.99% -0.98%
2082 -0.99% -0.98%
2081 -0.97% -0.99%
2080 -0.95% -1.01%
2079 -0.93% -1%
2078 -0.91% -0.99%
2077 -0.88% -1%
2076 -0.87% -1.01%
2075 -0.84% -1%
2074 -0.81% -0.99%
2073 -0.79% -0.99%
2072 -0.79% -1.01%
2071 -0.76% -1.01%
2070 -0.74% -1%
2069 -0.73% -1.03%
2068 -0.72% -1.03%
2067 -0.7% -1.02%
2066 -0.67% -1.04%
2065 -0.66% -1.04%
2064 -0.63% -1.02%
2063 -0.59% -1.01%
2062 -0.56% -1.01%
2061 -0.53% -1.03%
2060 -0.51% -1.01%
2059 -0.47% -1%
2058 -0.46% -1%
2057 -0.43% -0.99%
2056 -0.4% -0.96%
2055 -0.37% -0.95%
2054 -0.34% -0.93%
2053 -0.3% -0.91%
2052 -0.27% -0.85%
2051 -0.23% -0.84%
2050 -0.22% -0.84%
2049 -0.19% -0.83%
2048 -0.15% -0.81%
2047 -0.13% -0.8%
2046 -0.12% -0.81%
2045 -0.08% -0.78%
2044 -0.05% -0.78%
2043 -0.02% -0.77%
2042 -0.01% -0.79%
2041 0.02% -0.77%
2040 0.04% -0.79%
2039 0.07% -0.78%
2038 0.09% -0.77%
2037 0.13% -0.79%
2036 0.15% -0.78%
2035 0.17% -0.8%
2034 0.19% -0.82%
2033 0.23% -0.83%
2032 0.27% -0.82%
2031 0.3% -0.84%
2030 0.33% -0.81%
2029 0.35% -0.8%
2028 0.39% -0.79%
2027 0.41% -0.77%
2026 0.45% -1.13%
2025 0.51% -0.83%
2024 0.54% -0.93%
2023 0.54% 0.23%
2022 0.5% -0.27%
2021 0.44% -0.84%
2020 0.9% -0.7%
2019 1.61% -0.69%
2018 1.8% -0.78%
2017 1.6% -0.88%
2016 1.22% -0.91%
2015 1.03% -0.82%
2014 1% -0.94%
2013 0.96% -1.07%
2012 0.96% -1.23%
2011 0.99% -1.8%
2010 1.01% -2.06%
2009 1.01% -1.64%
2008 1% -1.05%
2007 0.98% -0.81%
2006 0.98% -0.91%
2005 1% -1.07%
2004 1.01% -1.09%
2003 1.05% -0.96%
2002 1.11% -1.16%
2001 1.16% -1.28%
2000 1.2% -0.96%
1999 1.27% -0.81%
1998 1.31% -0.94%
1997 1.35% -0.99%
1996 1.42% -1.12%
1995 1.47% -1.42%
1994 1.52% -1.66%
1993 1.57% -1.95%
1992 1.63% -1.37%
1991 1.68% -0.47%
1990 1.68% -0.14%
1989 1.66% 0.51%
1988 1.64% 1.02%
1987 1.6% 1.03%
1986 1.56% 0.82%
1985 1.54% 0.66%
1984 1.51% 0.63%
1983 1.48% 0.59%
1982 1.47% 0.46%
1981 1.48% 0.31%
1980 1.49% 0.23%
1979 1.5% 0.32%
1978 1.52% 0.52%
1977 1.54% 0.57%
1976 1.56% 0.6%
1975 1.58% 0.78%
1974 1.6% 0.88%
1973 1.63% 0.84%
1972 1.65% 0.81%
1971 1.67% 0.73%
1970 1.71% 0.68%
1969 1.74% 0.84%
1968 1.77% 0.97%
1967 1.82% 0.79%
1966 1.87% 0.76%
1965 1.93% 1.13%
1964 1.99% 1.34%
1963 2.04% 1.34%
1962 2.07% 1.34%
1961 2.1% 1.49%

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 Latvia's population declined by 0.93%.

Live population counters

Chile Latvia
Current population
19977856
1829763
Population rank 67/197 149/197
Percent of world population 0.24% 0.02%
One net population change
4.96 minutes
29.9 minutes
One birth every
2.98 minutes
36.2 minutes
One death every
4.12 minutes
18.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +290 -48
Annual growth/decline +105,936 -17,586
Annual growth/decline rate +0.54% -0.93%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 193/197
One migration net change every
10.2 minutes
1.2 hours
Annual migration change +51,712 -7,330
Net migration rank 21/196 125/196
Foreign-born residents 1,538,324 220,471
Foreign-born residents rank 44/195 108/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.8% 11.8%
Foreign-born share rank 76/195 57/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chile
Natural

Migration
Latvia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chile Latvia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 51,712 - -7,330
2024 - 58,316 - -2,225
2023 48,518 62,679 -13,563 7,966
2022 41,041 59,374 -14,847 22,027
2021 27,530 65,480 -17,337 -280
2020 52,378 26,042 -11,402 -3,147
2019 86,006 181,339 -8,995 -3,416
2018 103,950 237,807 -9,636 -4,972
2017 106,268 220,621 -7,963 -7,867
2016 120,545 135,864 -6,663 -12,327
2015 127,074 55,689 -6,526 -10,826
2014 131,373 52,702 -6,779 -8,799
2013 133,785 36,529 -8,252 -14,386
2012 134,617 30,870 -9,154 -11,914
2011 141,053 28,086 -9,886 -20,202
2010 145,527 26,048 -10,278 -36,128
2009 147,576 24,324 -7,924 -34,807
2008 147,105 22,488 -6,531 -22,445
2007 145,043 20,170 -9,021 -8,027
2006 142,277 17,285 -10,204 -9,211
2005 147,009 14,289 -10,746 -11,134
2004 150,138 11,495 -11,542 -15,136
2003 154,287 9,225 -11,439 -11,422
2002 162,322 7,824 -12,475 -9,160
2001 171,659 6,346 -13,322 -18,634
2000 175,362 7,067 -11,838 -15,679
1999 177,995 8,226 -13,387 -3,229
1998 185,815 10,984 -15,906 -5,504
1997 190,433 3,504 -14,841 -9,183
1996 199,897 2,942 -14,498 -9,888
1995 208,017 2,454 -17,396 -13,288
1994 209,834 1,930 -17,645 -21,446
1993 215,003 1,164 -12,560 -32,914
1992 219,224 0 -3,660 -52,180
1991 227,180 -2,207 0 -12,020
1990 226,941 -1,274 2,929 -13,196
1989 224,854 -6,186 6,401 -4,960
1988 221,602 -9,131 9,022 15,784
1987 218,034 -11,958 9,981 19,249
1986 213,571 -17,148 10,660 13,972
1985 208,910 -18,047 5,673 12,037
1984 205,407 -21,188 7,430 8,847
1983 202,352 -23,386 8,147 8,115
1982 199,522 -26,646 6,327 8,116
1981 198,211 -28,096 3,779 6,536
1980 198,281 -28,060 3,265 3,099
1979 197,198 -29,873 2,506 3,661
1978 196,483 -29,644 2,997 7,399
1977 197,163 -29,651 3,480 11,992
1976 196,986 -29,967 4,200 8,870
1975 196,890 -30,524 4,913 12,166
1974 196,322 -31,211 6,824 14,420
1973 197,666 -31,878 6,040 15,997
1972 198,162 -32,584 7,666 11,077
1971 198,523 -34,147 8,793 10,846
1970 200,402 -36,079 7,785 12,494
1969 202,764 -36,976 6,561 13,718
1968 203,577 -38,224 7,668 13,465
1967 204,377 -38,159 7,825 14,177
1966 204,661 -36,446 8,677 13,465
1965 203,341 -33,988 8,384 13,218
1964 202,741 -31,261 12,100 13,010
1963 202,370 -29,082 11,055 12,308
1962 200,905 -28,023 11,562 12,344
1961 198,788 -27,159 14,207 12,364
1960 198,461 -27,184 14,211 11,420

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

GeoRank.org/population/chile/latvia | 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 Latvia 82.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 103,711 people) and 17.3% is from migration (a loss of 21,641 people).

As of 2024, 1,538,324 residents or 7.8% of the population were not native-born in Chile, compared to 220,471 people or 11.8% in Latvia.

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
Latvia
City Population
Riga 595K
Daugavpils 78.1K
Liepaja 67.4K
Jelgava 54.8K
Jurmala 52K
Ventspils 32.7K
Rezekne 26.4K
Valmiera 22.8K
Ogre 22.8K
Jekabpils 21K

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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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