The latest officially reported population of Chile was 19,764,771 in 2024 vs 11,947 people in Nauru in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chile's population is 19,946,723 people compared to 12,104 in Nauru.
Population statistics:
- Chile's population is 1,648 times bigger than Nauru's.
- Chile is ranked the 67th most populous country in the world, while Nauru is the 195th.
- The countries together account for 0.24% of the world: 0.24% for Chile vs 0.0001% for Nauru.
- For the last 10 years, Chile has had an average growth rate of +1.02% per year vs +1.17% in Nauru.
- Since 2006, the population of Chile has increased from 16.5M people to 19.9M (20.8% growth), while Nauru has grown from 10K to 12.1K (20.6% growth).
- Chile is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 20.5M people compared to the peak of 20.6K people in 2100 for Nauru.
Chile vs Nauru: live population counter
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| Current population |
19946723
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12104
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| Population rank | 67/197 | 195/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.24% | 0.0001% |
| One net population change |
4.96 minutes
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5.07 days
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| One birth every |
2.98 minutes
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1.21 days
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| One death every |
4.12 minutes
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4.1 days
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| One migration net change every |
9.01 minutes
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3.02 days
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| Annual migration change | +58,316 | -121 |
| Daily growth/decline | +290 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +105,936 | +72 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.54% | +0.61% |
| Population growth rate rank | 131/197 | 127/197 |
Chile and Nauru: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 8,153,350 | 4,607 | - | - |
| 1961 | 8,324,802 | 4,774 | 2.1% | 3.62% |
| 1962 | 8,497,059 | 4,979 | 2.07% | 4.29% |
| 1963 | 8,670,144 | 5,226 | 2.04% | 4.96% |
| 1964 | 8,842,525 | 5,515 | 1.99% | 5.53% |
| 1965 | 9,012,938 | 5,832 | 1.93% | 5.75% |
| 1966 | 9,181,722 | 6,043 | 1.87% | 3.62% |
| 1967 | 9,348,939 | 6,135 | 1.82% | 1.52% |
| 1968 | 9,514,716 | 6,328 | 1.77% | 3.15% |
| 1969 | 9,680,282 | 6,581 | 1.74% | 4% |
| 1970 | 9,845,344 | 6,710 | 1.71% | 1.96% |
| 1971 | 10,009,701 | 6,762 | 1.67% | 0.77% |
| 1972 | 10,174,678 | 6,812 | 1.65% | 0.74% |
| 1973 | 10,340,362 | 6,866 | 1.63% | 0.79% |
| 1974 | 10,505,817 | 6,923 | 1.6% | 0.83% |
| 1975 | 10,671,559 | 6,987 | 1.58% | 0.92% |
| 1976 | 10,838,251 | 7,064 | 1.56% | 1.1% |
| 1977 | 11,005,519 | 7,163 | 1.54% | 1.4% |
| 1978 | 11,172,695 | 7,298 | 1.52% | 1.88% |
| 1979 | 11,339,779 | 7,468 | 1.5% | 2.33% |
| 1980 | 11,508,550 | 7,649 | 1.49% | 2.42% |
| 1981 | 11,678,717 | 7,839 | 1.48% | 2.48% |
| 1982 | 11,850,214 | 8,040 | 1.47% | 2.56% |
| 1983 | 12,026,138 | 8,216 | 1.48% | 2.19% |
| 1984 | 12,207,733 | 8,377 | 1.51% | 1.96% |
| 1985 | 12,395,274 | 8,551 | 1.54% | 2.08% |
| 1986 | 12,588,914 | 8,742 | 1.56% | 2.23% |
| 1987 | 12,790,150 | 8,946 | 1.6% | 2.33% |
| 1988 | 12,999,424 | 9,165 | 1.64% | 2.45% |
| 1989 | 13,215,005 | 9,390 | 1.66% | 2.45% |
| 1990 | 13,437,176 | 9,622 | 1.68% | 2.47% |
| 1991 | 13,662,491 | 9,850 | 1.68% | 2.37% |
| 1992 | 13,884,577 | 10,021 | 1.63% | 1.74% |
| 1993 | 14,102,276 | 10,102 | 1.57% | 0.81% |
| 1994 | 14,316,256 | 10,137 | 1.52% | 0.35% |
| 1995 | 14,527,381 | 10,165 | 1.47% | 0.28% |
| 1996 | 14,734,046 | 10,183 | 1.42% | 0.18% |
| 1997 | 14,932,434 | 10,197 | 1.35% | 0.14% |
| 1998 | 15,127,799 | 10,198 | 1.31% | 0.01% |
| 1999 | 15,319,313 | 10,187 | 1.27% | -0.11% |
| 2000 | 15,503,635 | 10,168 | 1.2% | -0.19% |
| 2001 | 15,683,849 | 10,130 | 1.16% | -0.37% |
| 2002 | 15,857,925 | 10,082 | 1.11% | -0.47% |
| 2003 | 16,024,752 | 10,059 | 1.05% | -0.23% |
| 2004 | 16,187,322 | 10,060 | 1.01% | 0.01% |
| 2005 | 16,348,778 | 10,049 | 1% | -0.11% |
| 2006 | 16,509,195 | 10,034 | 0.98% | -0.15% |
| 2007 | 16,671,581 | 10,020 | 0.98% | -0.14% |
| 2008 | 16,838,988 | 10,009 | 1% | -0.11% |
| 2009 | 17,009,731 | 10,016 | 1.01% | 0.07% |
| 2010 | 17,181,464 | 10,043 | 1.01% | 0.27% |
| 2011 | 17,351,816 | 10,098 | 0.99% | 0.55% |
| 2012 | 17,519,119 | 10,267 | 0.96% | 1.67% |
| 2013 | 17,687,006 | 10,517 | 0.96% | 2.43% |
| 2014 | 17,864,195 | 10,742 | 1% | 2.14% |
| 2015 | 18,047,625 | 10,954 | 1.03% | 1.97% |
| 2016 | 18,267,221 | 11,150 | 1.22% | 1.79% |
| 2017 | 18,558,868 | 11,324 | 1.6% | 1.56% |
| 2018 | 18,893,191 | 11,477 | 1.8% | 1.35% |
| 2019 | 19,197,744 | 11,587 | 1.61% | 0.96% |
| 2020 | 19,370,624 | 11,643 | 0.9% | 0.48% |
| 2021 | 19,456,334 | 11,709 | 0.44% | 0.57% |
| 2022 | 19,553,036 | 11,801 | 0.5% | 0.79% |
| 2023 | 19,658,835 | 11,875 | 0.54% | 0.63% |
| 2024 | 19,764,771 | 11,947 | 0.54% | 0.61% |
| 2025 | 19,859,915 | 12,030 | 0.48% | 0.7% |
| 2026 | 19,945,846 | 12,103 | 0.43% | 0.61% |
| 2027 | 20,026,149 | 12,196 | 0.4% | 0.77% |
| 2028 | 20,100,930 | 12,296 | 0.37% | 0.82% |
| 2029 | 20,169,619 | 12,403 | 0.34% | 0.87% |
| 2030 | 20,233,182 | 12,519 | 0.32% | 0.94% |
| 2031 | 20,290,979 | 12,645 | 0.29% | 1% |
| 2032 | 20,341,797 | 12,785 | 0.25% | 1.11% |
| 2033 | 20,385,069 | 12,921 | 0.21% | 1.06% |
| 2034 | 20,422,546 | 13,071 | 0.18% | 1.16% |
| 2035 | 20,455,937 | 13,230 | 0.16% | 1.22% |
| 2036 | 20,485,080 | 13,391 | 0.14% | 1.21% |
| 2037 | 20,507,949 | 13,541 | 0.11% | 1.12% |
| 2038 | 20,524,482 | 13,697 | 0.08% | 1.16% |
| 2039 | 20,535,707 | 13,857 | 0.05% | 1.17% |
| 2040 | 20,542,096 | 14,041 | 0.03% | 1.33% |
| 2041 | 20,543,284 | 14,220 | 0.006% | 1.27% |
| 2042 | 20,539,909 | 14,402 | -0.02% | 1.28% |
| 2043 | 20,532,920 | 14,579 | -0.03% | 1.23% |
| 2044 | 20,519,677 | 14,754 | -0.06% | 1.2% |
| 2045 | 20,499,138 | 14,920 | -0.1% | 1.13% |
| 2046 | 20,473,283 | 15,098 | -0.13% | 1.19% |
| 2047 | 20,443,720 | 15,268 | -0.14% | 1.12% |
| 2048 | 20,408,327 | 15,431 | -0.17% | 1.07% |
| 2049 | 20,366,435 | 15,595 | -0.21% | 1.06% |
| 2050 | 20,320,302 | 15,751 | -0.23% | 1% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chile increased by 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth), while Nauru gained 1,116 people (a 11.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chile gained 1,679,502 (a 9.19% growth), while Nauru's population increased by 954 (a 8.56% growth).
Chile was ranked 60th most populous country in 2006 and is 67th in 2026. Nauru was ranked 196th in 2006 and ranked 195th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Chile's population will grow by 1.87% to 20,320,302 people with a rank change from 67th to 75th. The population of Nauru will increase by 30.1% to 15,751 people and rank change from 195th to 194th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Santiago | 6.26M |
| Puente Alto | 574K |
| Antofagasta | 349K |
| Vina del Mar | 333K |
| San Bernardo | 301K |
| Valparaiso | 297K |
| Temuco | 282K |
| Concepcion | 218K |
| Coquimbo | 204K |
| Arica | 202K |
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Population differences between Chile and Nauru
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| Life expectancy | 81.7 years | 62.6 years |
| Average age | 38.8 years | 25.3 years |
| Median age | 37.5 years | 21.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 50.9:49.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.17 births per woman | 3.33 births per woman |
| Population density | 68.9 ppl/mi² | 1,547 ppl/mi² |
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