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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chile was 19,764,771 in 2024 vs 31,964,956 people in Madagascar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chile's population is 19,977,856 people compared to 33,750,171 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • Madagascar's population is 1.69 times bigger than Chile's.
  • Chile is ranked the 67th most populous country in the world, while Madagascar is the 49th.
  • The countries together account for 0.65% of the world: 0.24% for Chile vs 0.41% for Madagascar.
  • For the last 10 years, Chile has had an average growth rate of +1.02% per year vs +2.6% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chile has increased from 16.5M people to 20M (21% growth), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.8M (71.1% growth).

Chile vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

Chile
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chile Madagascar
2100 13,542,179 86,197,674
2099 13,698,571 85,808,382
2098 13,856,954 85,404,097
2097 14,016,220 84,987,607
2096 14,178,222 84,559,113
2095 14,343,015 84,119,392
2094 14,508,995 83,665,834
2093 14,677,272 83,200,140
2092 14,845,602 82,723,075
2091 15,016,981 82,233,465
2090 15,189,722 81,734,626
2089 15,363,962 81,223,857
2088 15,538,750 80,700,261
2087 15,711,977 80,164,903
2086 15,883,706 79,619,760
2085 16,055,280 79,064,003
2084 16,223,786 78,499,094
2083 16,391,067 77,922,946
2082 16,554,768 77,337,305
2081 16,719,751 76,740,524
2080 16,883,588 76,133,028
2079 17,045,148 75,513,518
2078 17,205,047 74,881,435
2077 17,362,651 74,236,865
2076 17,517,633 73,582,256
2075 17,670,800 72,914,884
2074 17,820,437 72,235,202
2073 17,966,186 71,545,378
2072 18,109,831 70,843,401
2071 18,253,369 70,130,366
2070 18,393,628 69,409,326
2069 18,531,389 68,677,859
2068 18,668,022 67,936,195
2067 18,802,510 67,185,066
2066 18,935,536 66,425,210
2065 19,063,468 65,658,016
2064 19,189,521 64,881,253
2063 19,310,719 64,097,223
2062 19,424,785 63,305,402
2061 19,534,495 62,506,578
2060 19,638,454 61,701,267
2059 19,739,346 60,889,495
2058 19,832,760 60,073,702
2057 19,923,762 59,254,008
2056 20,008,988 58,428,653
2055 20,089,664 57,600,579
2054 20,163,300 56,769,869
2053 20,232,377 55,935,411
2052 20,293,672 55,097,962
2051 20,348,246 54,258,057
2050 20,396,141 53,415,029
2049 20,440,751 52,570,680
2048 20,480,143 51,725,320
2047 20,511,707 50,879,659
2046 20,539,410 50,033,785
2045 20,563,551 49,188,703
2044 20,580,609 48,344,009
2043 20,590,097 47,499,657
2042 20,594,631 46,656,643
2041 20,596,851 45,815,621
2040 20,592,260 44,976,152
2039 20,584,025 44,140,155
2038 20,569,754 43,305,683
2037 20,550,877 42,474,372
2036 20,523,910 41,645,556
2035 20,492,436 40,819,415
2034 20,456,957 39,997,842
2033 20,417,291 39,178,430
2032 20,370,206 38,361,932
2031 20,315,389 37,547,484
2030 20,254,305 36,737,238
2029 20,187,945 35,930,925
2028 20,116,575 35,128,136
2027 20,038,004 34,329,429
2026 19,955,555 33,535,391
2025 19,865,709 32,747,552
2024 19,764,771 31,964,956
2023 19,658,835 31,195,932
2022 19,553,036 30,437,261
2021 19,456,334 29,691,083
2020 19,370,624 28,953,556
2019 19,197,744 28,219,554
2018 18,893,191 27,494,926
2017 18,558,868 26,788,375
2016 18,267,221 26,099,952
2015 18,047,625 25,426,702
2014 17,864,195 24,764,348
2013 17,687,006 24,109,290
2012 17,519,119 23,462,438
2011 17,351,816 22,822,300
2010 17,181,464 22,183,340
2009 17,009,731 21,547,280
2008 16,838,988 20,923,840
2007 16,671,581 20,318,583
2006 16,509,195 19,730,909
2005 16,348,778 19,159,707
2004 16,187,322 18,606,608
2003 16,024,752 18,071,854
2002 15,857,925 17,549,913
2001 15,683,849 17,032,939
2000 15,503,635 16,516,338
1999 15,319,313 16,000,506
1998 15,127,799 15,489,364
1997 14,932,434 14,990,814
1996 14,734,046 14,510,711
1995 14,527,381 14,051,275
1994 14,316,256 13,613,850
1993 14,102,276 13,197,345
1992 13,884,577 12,800,870
1991 13,662,491 12,421,412
1990 13,437,176 12,055,639
1989 13,215,005 11,704,998
1988 12,999,424 11,369,462
1987 12,790,150 11,047,291
1986 12,588,914 10,736,857
1985 12,395,274 10,433,142
1984 12,207,733 10,134,550
1983 12,026,138 9,843,044
1982 11,850,214 9,557,671
1981 11,678,717 9,279,011
1980 11,508,550 9,006,032
1979 11,339,779 8,737,581
1978 11,172,695 8,475,864
1977 11,005,519 8,222,240
1976 10,838,251 7,976,831
1975 10,671,559 7,739,336
1974 10,505,817 7,509,726
1973 10,340,362 7,288,048
1972 10,174,678 7,074,398
1971 10,009,701 6,868,868
1970 9,845,344 6,672,003
1969 9,680,282 6,484,716
1968 9,514,716 6,306,493
1967 9,348,939 6,136,486
1966 9,181,722 5,974,279
1965 9,012,938 5,819,116
1964 8,842,525 5,669,863
1963 8,670,144 5,525,185
1962 8,497,059 5,384,150
1961 8,324,802 5,246,158
1960 8,153,350 5,111,029

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/madagascar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chile increased by 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth), while Madagascar gained 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chile gained 1,710,635 people (a 9.36% growth), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,650,219 people (a 29.3% growth).

Chile was ranked 60th most populous country in 2006 and is 67th in 2026. Madagascar was ranked 57th in 2006 and ranked 49th 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 Madagascar will increase by 58.3% to 53,415,029 people and rank change from 49th to 37th.

Chile is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 20.6M people compared to the peak of 86.2M people in 2100 for Madagascar.

Population growth rate by year

Chile
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chile Madagascar
2100 -1.14% 0.45%
2099 -1.14% 0.47%
2098 -1.14% 0.49%
2097 -1.14% 0.51%
2096 -1.15% 0.52%
2095 -1.14% 0.54%
2094 -1.15% 0.56%
2093 -1.13% 0.58%
2092 -1.14% 0.6%
2091 -1.14% 0.61%
2090 -1.13% 0.63%
2089 -1.12% 0.65%
2088 -1.1% 0.67%
2087 -1.08% 0.68%
2086 -1.07% 0.7%
2085 -1.04% 0.72%
2084 -1.02% 0.74%
2083 -0.99% 0.76%
2082 -0.99% 0.78%
2081 -0.97% 0.8%
2080 -0.95% 0.82%
2079 -0.93% 0.84%
2078 -0.91% 0.87%
2077 -0.88% 0.89%
2076 -0.87% 0.92%
2075 -0.84% 0.94%
2074 -0.81% 0.96%
2073 -0.79% 0.99%
2072 -0.79% 1.02%
2071 -0.76% 1.04%
2070 -0.74% 1.07%
2069 -0.73% 1.09%
2068 -0.72% 1.12%
2067 -0.7% 1.14%
2066 -0.67% 1.17%
2065 -0.66% 1.2%
2064 -0.63% 1.22%
2063 -0.59% 1.25%
2062 -0.56% 1.28%
2061 -0.53% 1.31%
2060 -0.51% 1.33%
2059 -0.47% 1.36%
2058 -0.46% 1.38%
2057 -0.43% 1.41%
2056 -0.4% 1.44%
2055 -0.37% 1.46%
2054 -0.34% 1.49%
2053 -0.3% 1.52%
2052 -0.27% 1.55%
2051 -0.23% 1.58%
2050 -0.22% 1.61%
2049 -0.19% 1.63%
2048 -0.15% 1.66%
2047 -0.13% 1.69%
2046 -0.12% 1.72%
2045 -0.08% 1.75%
2044 -0.05% 1.78%
2043 -0.02% 1.81%
2042 -0.01% 1.84%
2041 0.02% 1.87%
2040 0.04% 1.89%
2039 0.07% 1.93%
2038 0.09% 1.96%
2037 0.13% 1.99%
2036 0.15% 2.02%
2035 0.17% 2.05%
2034 0.19% 2.09%
2033 0.23% 2.13%
2032 0.27% 2.17%
2031 0.3% 2.21%
2030 0.33% 2.24%
2029 0.35% 2.29%
2028 0.39% 2.33%
2027 0.41% 2.37%
2026 0.45% 2.41%
2025 0.51% 2.45%
2024 0.54% 2.47%
2023 0.54% 2.49%
2022 0.5% 2.51%
2021 0.44% 2.55%
2020 0.9% 2.6%
2019 1.61% 2.64%
2018 1.8% 2.64%
2017 1.6% 2.64%
2016 1.22% 2.65%
2015 1.03% 2.67%
2014 1% 2.72%
2013 0.96% 2.76%
2012 0.96% 2.8%
2011 0.99% 2.88%
2010 1.01% 2.95%
2009 1.01% 2.98%
2008 1% 2.98%
2007 0.98% 2.98%
2006 0.98% 2.98%
2005 1% 2.97%
2004 1.01% 2.96%
2003 1.05% 2.97%
2002 1.11% 3.04%
2001 1.16% 3.13%
2000 1.2% 3.22%
1999 1.27% 3.3%
1998 1.31% 3.33%
1997 1.35% 3.31%
1996 1.42% 3.27%
1995 1.47% 3.21%
1994 1.52% 3.16%
1993 1.57% 3.1%
1992 1.63% 3.05%
1991 1.68% 3.03%
1990 1.68% 3%
1989 1.66% 2.95%
1988 1.64% 2.92%
1987 1.6% 2.89%
1986 1.56% 2.91%
1985 1.54% 2.95%
1984 1.51% 2.96%
1983 1.48% 2.99%
1982 1.47% 3%
1981 1.48% 3.03%
1980 1.49% 3.07%
1979 1.5% 3.09%
1978 1.52% 3.08%
1977 1.54% 3.08%
1976 1.56% 3.07%
1975 1.58% 3.06%
1974 1.6% 3.04%
1973 1.63% 3.02%
1972 1.65% 2.99%
1971 1.67% 2.95%
1970 1.71% 2.89%
1969 1.74% 2.83%
1968 1.77% 2.77%
1967 1.82% 2.72%
1966 1.87% 2.67%
1965 1.93% 2.63%
1964 1.99% 2.62%
1963 2.04% 2.62%
1962 2.07% 2.63%
1961 2.1% 2.64%

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/madagascar | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chile grew by 0.54%, while Madagascar's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

Chile Madagascar
Current population
19977856
33750171
Population rank 67/197 49/197
Percent of world population 0.24% 0.41%
One net population change
4.96 minutes
41 seconds
One birth every
2.98 minutes
31.5 seconds
One death every
4.12 minutes
2.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +290 +2,107
Annual growth/decline +105,936 +769,024
Annual growth/decline rate +0.54% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 29/197
One migration net change every
10.2 minutes
3.94 hours
Annual migration change +51,712 -2,227
Net migration rank 21/196 100/196
Foreign-born residents 1,538,324 38,625
Foreign-born residents rank 44/195 158/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.8% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 76/195 193/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chile
Natural

Migration
Madagascar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chile Madagascar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 51,712 - -2,227
2024 - 58,316 - -1,795
2023 48,518 62,679 766,391 -1,487
2022 41,041 59,374 753,931 -1,487
2021 27,530 65,480 741,416 -1,480
2020 52,378 26,042 736,607 -1,480
2019 86,006 181,339 735,853 -2,976
2018 103,950 237,807 719,267 -2,887
2017 106,268 220,621 699,498 -2,784
2016 120,545 135,864 682,801 -2,687
2015 127,074 55,689 668,977 -2,594
2014 131,373 52,702 660,837 -2,522
2013 133,785 36,529 654,230 -2,445
2012 134,617 30,870 644,255 -2,334
2011 141,053 28,086 640,577 -2,219
2010 145,527 26,048 641,543 -1,979
2009 147,576 24,324 634,008 -1,429
2008 147,105 22,488 615,580 -1,255
2007 145,043 20,170 597,772 -1,563
2006 142,277 17,285 581,489 -2,336
2005 147,009 14,289 568,143 -4,869
2004 150,138 11,495 556,319 -13,393
2003 154,287 9,225 544,903 -18,345
2002 162,322 7,824 535,518 -18,209
2001 171,659 6,346 529,656 -13,014
2000 175,362 7,067 520,860 -4,298
1999 177,995 8,226 516,976 -1,891
1998 185,815 10,984 508,408 -1,222
1997 190,433 3,504 490,905 -986
1996 199,897 2,942 471,453 -1,161
1995 208,017 2,454 450,259 -1,670
1994 209,834 1,930 428,169 -1,905
1993 215,003 1,164 408,801 -2,063
1992 219,224 0 388,430 -2,216
1991 227,180 -2,207 375,040 -2,330
1990 226,941 -1,274 360,621 -1,777
1989 224,854 -6,186 344,279 -1,848
1988 221,602 -9,131 330,510 -1,883
1987 218,034 -11,958 317,621 -1,896
1986 213,571 -17,148 307,074 -1,914
1985 208,910 -18,047 304,199 -1,947
1984 205,407 -21,188 296,892 -1,965
1983 202,352 -23,386 290,085 -1,979
1982 199,522 -26,646 284,733 -2,093
1981 198,211 -28,096 277,535 -2,864
1980 198,281 -28,060 275,287 -4,005
1979 197,198 -29,873 270,752 -5,126
1978 196,483 -29,644 263,684 -5,874
1977 197,163 -29,651 255,399 -5,957
1976 196,986 -29,967 247,026 -5,655
1975 196,890 -30,524 238,774 -5,173
1974 196,322 -31,211 230,233 -4,607
1973 197,666 -31,878 221,768 -4,037
1972 198,162 -32,584 213,138 -3,583
1971 198,523 -34,147 204,617 -3,118
1970 200,402 -36,079 194,889 -2,658
1969 202,764 -36,976 184,562 -2,216
1968 203,577 -38,224 175,869 -1,766
1967 204,377 -38,159 167,287 -1,383
1966 204,661 -36,446 159,483 -964
1965 203,341 -33,988 152,362 -550
1964 202,741 -31,261 146,894 -204
1963 202,370 -29,082 142,666 0
1962 200,905 -28,023 139,412 0
1961 198,788 -27,159 136,578 0
1960 198,461 -27,184 133,684 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/chile/madagascar | 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 Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,165,578 people) and 0.31% is from migration (a loss of 22,384 people).

As of 2024, 1,538,324 residents or 7.8% of the population were not native-born in Chile, compared to 38,625 people or 0.1% in Madagascar.

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
Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K

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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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