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

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The latest officially reported population of Chile was 19,859,921 in 2025 vs 35,631,653 people in Mozambique in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chile's population is 19,992,079 people compared to 37,173,146 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 1.86 times bigger than Chile's.
  • Chile is ranked the 67th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 44th.
  • The countries together account for 0.69% of the world: 0.24% for Chile vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Chile has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +2.98% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chile has increased from 16.5M people to 20M (21.1% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 37.2M (78.8% growth).

Chile vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Chile
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chile Mozambique
2100 13,538,233 105,628,248
2099 13,694,580 105,234,999
2098 13,852,916 104,803,506
2097 14,012,136 104,372,940
2096 14,174,091 103,907,178
2095 14,338,836 103,425,281
2094 14,504,768 102,934,227
2093 14,672,995 102,409,874
2092 14,841,276 101,875,140
2091 15,012,606 101,356,290
2090 15,185,296 100,775,909
2089 15,359,485 100,158,269
2088 15,534,223 99,540,971
2087 15,707,399 98,890,285
2086 15,879,078 98,236,067
2085 16,050,602 97,557,661
2084 16,219,059 96,874,408
2083 16,386,291 96,142,098
2082 16,549,944 95,398,149
2081 16,714,879 94,657,513
2080 16,878,669 93,907,673
2079 17,040,181 93,121,830
2078 17,200,034 92,301,373
2077 17,357,593 91,481,344
2076 17,512,529 90,650,714
2075 17,665,652 89,800,986
2074 17,815,245 88,951,683
2073 17,960,951 88,066,368
2072 18,104,555 87,164,412
2071 18,248,051 86,237,232
2070 18,388,269 85,304,148
2069 18,525,990 84,316,537
2068 18,662,583 83,356,481
2067 18,797,031 82,393,396
2066 18,930,019 81,393,563
2065 19,057,914 80,403,306
2064 19,183,930 79,391,403
2063 19,305,093 78,388,769
2062 19,419,125 77,335,297
2061 19,528,803 76,234,094
2060 19,632,732 75,157,247
2059 19,733,594 74,043,229
2058 19,826,981 72,919,832
2057 19,917,957 71,789,848
2056 20,003,158 70,640,165
2055 20,083,811 69,505,255
2054 20,157,425 68,382,812
2053 20,226,483 67,270,892
2052 20,287,759 66,128,092
2051 20,342,317 64,998,059
2050 20,390,198 63,864,196
2049 20,434,796 62,698,049
2048 20,474,175 61,546,964
2047 20,505,731 60,391,850
2046 20,533,426 59,241,784
2045 20,557,560 58,101,216
2044 20,574,613 56,939,196
2043 20,584,097 55,785,114
2042 20,588,631 54,603,959
2041 20,590,850 53,447,648
2040 20,586,260 52,277,886
2039 20,578,028 51,108,793
2038 20,563,761 49,947,146
2037 20,544,889 48,801,599
2036 20,517,930 47,643,184
2035 20,486,465 46,495,588
2034 20,450,997 45,334,434
2033 20,411,343 44,205,611
2032 20,364,270 43,079,649
2031 20,309,470 41,971,121
2030 20,248,404 40,879,911
2029 20,182,063 39,797,126
2028 20,110,713 38,728,158
2027 20,032,166 37,676,618
2026 19,949,741 36,641,390
2025 19,859,921 35,631,653
2024 19,764,771 34,631,766
2023 19,658,835 33,635,160
2022 19,553,036 32,656,246
2021 19,456,334 31,707,800
2020 19,370,624 30,783,688
2019 19,197,744 29,884,380
2018 18,893,191 29,018,644
2017 18,558,868 28,166,393
2016 18,267,221 27,337,105
2015 18,047,625 26,547,572
2014 17,864,195 25,788,475
2013 17,687,006 25,051,611
2012 17,519,119 24,337,846
2011 17,351,816 23,649,039
2010 17,181,464 22,999,235
2009 17,009,731 22,391,745
2008 16,838,988 21,819,036
2007 16,671,581 21,287,635
2006 16,509,195 20,787,087
2005 16,348,778 20,304,569
2004 16,187,322 19,840,313
2003 16,024,752 19,392,475
2002 15,857,925 18,958,338
2001 15,683,849 18,537,729
2000 15,503,635 18,129,653
1999 15,319,313 17,734,506
1998 15,127,799 17,340,464
1997 14,932,434 16,949,982
1996 14,734,046 16,492,480
1995 14,527,381 15,960,530
1994 14,316,256 15,033,853
1993 14,102,276 14,051,192
1992 13,884,577 13,613,316
1991 13,662,491 13,352,090
1990 13,437,176 13,094,537
1989 13,215,005 12,906,842
1988 12,999,424 12,800,558
1987 12,790,150 12,822,574
1986 12,588,914 12,770,578
1985 12,395,274 12,548,949
1984 12,207,733 12,315,954
1983 12,026,138 12,073,822
1982 11,850,214 11,824,370
1981 11,678,717 11,568,127
1980 11,508,550 11,336,221
1979 11,339,779 11,028,809
1978 11,172,695 10,618,250
1977 11,005,519 10,224,975
1976 10,838,251 9,867,209
1975 10,671,559 9,540,817
1974 10,505,817 9,236,093
1973 10,340,362 8,954,242
1972 10,174,678 8,692,935
1971 10,009,701 8,456,317
1970 9,845,344 8,250,506
1969 9,680,282 8,066,951
1968 9,514,716 7,892,613
1967 9,348,939 7,724,550
1966 9,181,722 7,562,990
1965 9,012,938 7,406,421
1964 8,842,525 7,255,061
1963 8,670,144 7,109,828
1962 8,497,059 6,969,364
1961 8,324,802 6,834,936
1960 8,153,350 6,713,695

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/chile/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chile increased by 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chile gained 1,724,858 people (a 9.44% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,836,041 people (a 36% growth).

Chile was ranked 60th most populous country in 2006 and is 67th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 44th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Chile's population will grow by 1.99% to 20,390,198 people with a rank change from 67th to 75th. The population of Mozambique will increase by 71.8% to 63,864,196 people and rank change from 44th to 32nd.

Chile is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 20.6M people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Chile
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chile Mozambique
2100 -1.14% 0.37%
2099 -1.14% 0.41%
2098 -1.14% 0.41%
2097 -1.14% 0.45%
2096 -1.15% 0.47%
2095 -1.14% 0.48%
2094 -1.15% 0.51%
2093 -1.13% 0.52%
2092 -1.14% 0.51%
2091 -1.14% 0.58%
2090 -1.13% 0.62%
2089 -1.12% 0.62%
2088 -1.1% 0.66%
2087 -1.08% 0.67%
2086 -1.07% 0.7%
2085 -1.04% 0.71%
2084 -1.02% 0.76%
2083 -0.99% 0.78%
2082 -0.99% 0.78%
2081 -0.97% 0.8%
2080 -0.95% 0.84%
2079 -0.93% 0.89%
2078 -0.91% 0.9%
2077 -0.88% 0.92%
2076 -0.87% 0.95%
2075 -0.84% 0.95%
2074 -0.81% 1.01%
2073 -0.79% 1.03%
2072 -0.79% 1.08%
2071 -0.76% 1.09%
2070 -0.74% 1.17%
2069 -0.73% 1.15%
2068 -0.72% 1.17%
2067 -0.7% 1.23%
2066 -0.67% 1.23%
2065 -0.66% 1.27%
2064 -0.63% 1.28%
2063 -0.59% 1.36%
2062 -0.56% 1.44%
2061 -0.53% 1.43%
2060 -0.51% 1.5%
2059 -0.47% 1.54%
2058 -0.46% 1.57%
2057 -0.43% 1.63%
2056 -0.4% 1.63%
2055 -0.37% 1.64%
2054 -0.34% 1.65%
2053 -0.3% 1.73%
2052 -0.27% 1.74%
2051 -0.23% 1.78%
2050 -0.22% 1.86%
2049 -0.19% 1.87%
2048 -0.15% 1.91%
2047 -0.13% 1.94%
2046 -0.12% 1.96%
2045 -0.08% 2.04%
2044 -0.05% 2.07%
2043 -0.02% 2.16%
2042 -0.01% 2.16%
2041 0.02% 2.24%
2040 0.04% 2.29%
2039 0.07% 2.33%
2038 0.09% 2.35%
2037 0.13% 2.43%
2036 0.15% 2.47%
2035 0.17% 2.56%
2034 0.19% 2.55%
2033 0.23% 2.61%
2032 0.27% 2.64%
2031 0.3% 2.67%
2030 0.33% 2.72%
2029 0.35% 2.76%
2028 0.39% 2.79%
2027 0.41% 2.83%
2026 0.45% 2.83%
2025 0.48% 2.89%
2024 0.54% 2.96%
2023 0.54% 3%
2022 0.5% 2.99%
2021 0.44% 3%
2020 0.9% 3.01%
2019 1.61% 2.98%
2018 1.8% 3.03%
2017 1.6% 3.03%
2016 1.22% 2.97%
2015 1.03% 2.94%
2014 1% 2.94%
2013 0.96% 2.93%
2012 0.96% 2.91%
2011 0.99% 2.83%
2010 1.01% 2.71%
2009 1.01% 2.62%
2008 1% 2.5%
2007 0.98% 2.41%
2006 0.98% 2.38%
2005 1% 2.34%
2004 1.01% 2.31%
2003 1.05% 2.29%
2002 1.11% 2.27%
2001 1.16% 2.25%
2000 1.2% 2.23%
1999 1.27% 2.27%
1998 1.31% 2.3%
1997 1.35% 2.77%
1996 1.42% 3.33%
1995 1.47% 6.16%
1994 1.52% 6.99%
1993 1.57% 3.22%
1992 1.63% 1.96%
1991 1.68% 1.97%
1990 1.68% 1.45%
1989 1.66% 0.83%
1988 1.64% -0.17%
1987 1.6% 0.41%
1986 1.56% 1.77%
1985 1.54% 1.89%
1984 1.51% 2.01%
1983 1.48% 2.11%
1982 1.47% 2.22%
1981 1.48% 2.05%
1980 1.49% 2.79%
1979 1.5% 3.87%
1978 1.52% 3.85%
1977 1.54% 3.63%
1976 1.56% 3.42%
1975 1.58% 3.3%
1974 1.6% 3.15%
1973 1.63% 3.01%
1972 1.65% 2.8%
1971 1.67% 2.49%
1970 1.71% 2.28%
1969 1.74% 2.21%
1968 1.77% 2.18%
1967 1.82% 2.14%
1966 1.87% 2.11%
1965 1.93% 2.09%
1964 1.99% 2.04%
1963 2.04% 2.02%
1962 2.07% 1.97%
1961 2.1% 1.81%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/chile/mozambique | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Chile grew by 0.48%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.89%.

Live population counters

Chile Mozambique
Current population
19992079
37173146
Population rank 67/197 44/197
Percent of world population 0.24% 0.45%
One net population change
5.54 minutes
31.6 seconds
One birth every
3.05 minutes
24.6 seconds
One death every
4.04 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +261 +2,739
Annual growth/decline +95,150 +999,887
Annual growth/decline rate +0.48% +2.89%
Population growth rate rank 129/197 17/197
One migration net change every
10.2 minutes
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change +51,712 -65,573
Net migration rank 21/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 1,538,324 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 44/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.8% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 76/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chile
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chile Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 51,712 - -65,573
2024 42,356 58,316 1,043,109 -38,940
2023 48,518 62,679 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 41,041 59,374 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 27,530 65,480 951,234 -23,103
2020 52,378 26,042 945,952 -25,864
2019 86,006 181,339 927,581 -49,080
2018 103,950 237,807 903,176 -50,224
2017 106,268 220,621 876,594 -25,043
2016 120,545 135,864 850,430 -43,398
2015 127,074 55,689 824,435 -52,374
2014 131,373 52,702 799,778 -53,625
2013 133,785 36,529 784,641 -57,067
2012 134,617 30,870 763,088 -63,131
2011 141,053 28,086 741,303 -63,638
2010 145,527 26,048 719,025 -97,079
2009 147,576 24,324 693,673 -100,625
2008 147,105 22,488 654,920 -102,534
2007 145,043 20,170 610,913 -100,490
2006 142,277 17,285 586,009 -95,333
2005 147,009 14,289 570,132 -95,770
2004 150,138 11,495 554,973 -100,824
2003 154,287 9,225 540,992 -99,484
2002 162,322 7,824 529,867 -103,102
2001 171,659 6,346 519,594 -105,130
2000 175,362 7,067 506,162 -104,476
1999 177,995 8,226 491,814 -103,223
1998 185,815 10,984 474,453 -74,952
1997 190,433 3,504 461,209 -79,732
1996 199,897 2,942 442,559 90,975
1995 208,017 2,454 421,630 108,751
1994 209,834 1,930 384,821 938,163
1993 215,003 1,164 369,518 272,829
1992 219,224 0 362,373 -128,960
1991 227,180 -2,207 357,676 -68,644
1990 226,941 -1,274 353,290 -127,215
1989 224,854 -6,186 348,833 -199,509
1988 221,602 -9,131 349,480 -286,247
1987 218,034 -11,958 334,438 -441,710
1986 213,571 -17,148 332,609 -121,350
1985 208,910 -18,047 307,625 -75,642
1984 205,407 -21,188 304,524 -70,532
1983 202,352 -23,386 324,158 -73,899
1982 199,522 -26,646 321,493 -72,852
1981 198,211 -28,096 322,207 -58,347
1980 198,281 -28,060 349,586 -149,650
1979 197,198 -29,873 331,162 83,699
1978 196,483 -29,644 310,403 95,859
1977 197,163 -29,651 289,193 91,082
1976 196,986 -29,967 273,924 61,326
1975 196,890 -30,524 257,984 59,562
1974 196,322 -31,211 240,665 51,238
1973 197,666 -31,878 226,847 44,951
1972 198,162 -32,584 215,793 35,023
1971 198,523 -34,147 211,137 11,297
1970 200,402 -36,079 207,385 -18,197
1969 202,764 -36,976 202,174 -24,251
1968 203,577 -38,224 197,623 -26,872
1967 204,377 -38,159 193,044 -27,672
1966 204,661 -36,446 189,218 -31,462
1965 203,341 -33,988 185,931 -30,538
1964 202,741 -31,261 182,334 -35,005
1963 202,370 -29,082 180,867 -37,738
1962 200,905 -28,023 176,297 -38,504
1961 198,788 -27,159 171,236 -40,181
1960 198,461 -27,184 165,774 -54,351

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/chile/mozambique | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 40.7% of the population change in Chile is from natural causes (a gain of 755,666 people) and 59.3% is from migration (a gain of 1,103,211 people). In Mozambique 96.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,351,534 people) and 3.9% is from migration (a loss of 379,238 people).

As of 2024, 1,538,324 residents or 7.8% of the population were not native-born in Chile, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

Biggest cities by population

Chile
City Population
Santiago 6.26M
Puente Alto 568K
Antofagasta 349K
Vina del Mar 333K
San Bernardo 301K
Valparaiso 297K
Temuco 282K
Talcahuano 270K
Talca 232K
Rancagua 231K
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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