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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chile was 19,764,771 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chile's population is 19,977,856 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 12.2 times bigger than Chile's.
  • Chile is ranked the 67th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 3.18% of the world: 0.24% for Chile vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Chile has had an average growth rate of +1.02% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chile has increased from 16.5M people to 20M (21% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Chile vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Chile
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chile Nigeria
2100 13,542,179 481,678,166
2099 13,698,571 481,494,914
2098 13,856,954 481,219,866
2097 14,016,220 480,876,108
2096 14,178,222 480,460,381
2095 14,343,015 479,976,454
2094 14,508,995 479,432,855
2093 14,677,272 478,807,152
2092 14,845,602 478,097,591
2091 15,016,981 477,274,569
2090 15,189,722 476,367,086
2089 15,363,962 475,363,859
2088 15,538,750 474,268,867
2087 15,711,977 473,072,894
2086 15,883,706 471,769,229
2085 16,055,280 470,365,292
2084 16,223,786 468,843,169
2083 16,391,067 467,224,322
2082 16,554,768 465,509,151
2081 16,719,751 463,679,779
2080 16,883,588 461,741,930
2079 17,045,148 459,680,797
2078 17,205,047 457,513,367
2077 17,362,651 455,254,796
2076 17,517,633 452,885,729
2075 17,670,800 450,402,898
2074 17,820,437 447,825,224
2073 17,966,186 445,152,156
2072 18,109,831 442,375,349
2071 18,253,369 439,499,004
2070 18,393,628 436,539,777
2069 18,531,389 433,472,204
2068 18,668,022 430,320,190
2067 18,802,510 427,066,199
2066 18,935,536 423,736,078
2065 19,063,468 420,318,527
2064 19,189,521 416,811,285
2063 19,310,719 413,231,409
2062 19,424,785 409,583,480
2061 19,534,495 405,859,509
2060 19,638,454 402,073,494
2059 19,739,346 398,228,736
2058 19,832,760 394,315,883
2057 19,923,762 390,341,867
2056 20,008,988 386,298,064
2055 20,089,664 382,193,151
2054 20,163,300 378,030,342
2053 20,232,377 373,799,276
2052 20,293,672 369,501,634
2051 20,348,246 365,149,555
2050 20,396,141 360,734,783
2049 20,440,751 356,271,401
2048 20,480,143 351,752,501
2047 20,511,707 347,169,674
2046 20,539,410 342,532,578
2045 20,563,551 337,834,528
2044 20,580,609 333,076,416
2043 20,590,097 328,256,555
2042 20,594,631 323,388,886
2041 20,596,851 318,469,120
2040 20,592,260 313,492,800
2039 20,584,025 308,474,350
2038 20,569,754 303,423,786
2037 20,550,877 298,351,344
2036 20,523,910 293,250,795
2035 20,492,436 288,138,368
2034 20,456,957 283,018,151
2033 20,417,291 277,897,810
2032 20,370,206 272,769,123
2031 20,315,389 267,666,779
2030 20,254,305 262,583,487
2029 20,187,945 257,504,936
2028 20,116,575 252,465,743
2027 20,038,004 247,457,208
2026 19,955,555 242,477,499
2025 19,865,709 237,546,527
2024 19,764,771 232,679,478
2023 19,658,835 227,882,945
2022 19,553,036 223,150,896
2021 19,456,334 218,529,286
2020 19,370,624 213,996,181
2019 19,197,744 209,485,641
2018 18,893,191 204,938,755
2017 18,558,868 200,254,579
2016 18,267,221 195,443,700
2015 18,047,625 190,671,878
2014 17,864,195 185,896,915
2013 17,687,006 181,049,443
2012 17,519,119 176,200,625
2011 17,351,816 171,379,598
2010 17,181,464 166,642,886
2009 17,009,731 162,049,464
2008 16,838,988 157,595,014
2007 16,671,581 153,267,261
2006 16,509,195 149,077,334
2005 16,348,778 145,017,253
2004 16,187,322 141,057,045
2003 16,024,752 137,202,644
2002 15,857,925 133,471,989
2001 15,683,849 129,862,595
2000 15,503,635 126,382,494
1999 15,319,313 123,047,320
1998 15,127,799 119,846,254
1997 14,932,434 116,754,792
1996 14,734,046 113,754,779
1995 14,527,381 110,819,428
1994 14,316,256 107,935,714
1993 14,102,276 105,122,069
1992 13,884,577 102,372,770
1991 13,662,491 99,720,162
1990 13,437,176 97,120,925
1989 13,215,005 94,531,014
1988 12,999,424 92,020,090
1987 12,790,150 89,591,716
1986 12,588,914 87,235,953
1985 12,395,274 84,897,973
1984 12,207,733 82,526,443
1983 12,026,138 80,438,260
1982 11,850,214 78,378,701
1981 11,678,717 76,068,103
1980 11,508,550 73,764,641
1979 11,339,779 71,498,242
1978 11,172,695 69,326,532
1977 11,005,519 67,234,590
1976 10,838,251 65,258,009
1975 10,671,559 63,410,815
1974 10,505,817 61,679,144
1973 10,340,362 60,082,139
1972 10,174,678 58,601,748
1971 10,009,701 57,214,684
1970 9,845,344 55,893,838
1969 9,680,282 54,631,914
1968 9,514,716 53,432,783
1967 9,348,939 52,293,065
1966 9,181,722 51,188,234
1965 9,012,938 50,086,764
1964 8,842,525 49,012,016
1963 8,670,144 47,973,575
1962 8,497,059 46,965,292
1961 8,324,802 45,989,310
1960 8,153,350 45,053,782

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chile increased by 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chile gained 1,710,635 people (a 9.36% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Chile was ranked 60th most populous country in 2006 and is 67th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Chile is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 20.6M people compared to the peak of 482M people in 2100 for Nigeria.

Population growth rate by year

Chile
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chile Nigeria
2100 -1.14% 0.04%
2099 -1.14% 0.06%
2098 -1.14% 0.07%
2097 -1.14% 0.09%
2096 -1.15% 0.1%
2095 -1.14% 0.11%
2094 -1.15% 0.13%
2093 -1.13% 0.15%
2092 -1.14% 0.17%
2091 -1.14% 0.19%
2090 -1.13% 0.21%
2089 -1.12% 0.23%
2088 -1.1% 0.25%
2087 -1.08% 0.28%
2086 -1.07% 0.3%
2085 -1.04% 0.32%
2084 -1.02% 0.35%
2083 -0.99% 0.37%
2082 -0.99% 0.39%
2081 -0.97% 0.42%
2080 -0.95% 0.45%
2079 -0.93% 0.47%
2078 -0.91% 0.5%
2077 -0.88% 0.52%
2076 -0.87% 0.55%
2075 -0.84% 0.58%
2074 -0.81% 0.6%
2073 -0.79% 0.63%
2072 -0.79% 0.65%
2071 -0.76% 0.68%
2070 -0.74% 0.71%
2069 -0.73% 0.73%
2068 -0.72% 0.76%
2067 -0.7% 0.79%
2066 -0.67% 0.81%
2065 -0.66% 0.84%
2064 -0.63% 0.87%
2063 -0.59% 0.89%
2062 -0.56% 0.92%
2061 -0.53% 0.94%
2060 -0.51% 0.97%
2059 -0.47% 0.99%
2058 -0.46% 1.02%
2057 -0.43% 1.05%
2056 -0.4% 1.07%
2055 -0.37% 1.1%
2054 -0.34% 1.13%
2053 -0.3% 1.16%
2052 -0.27% 1.19%
2051 -0.23% 1.22%
2050 -0.22% 1.25%
2049 -0.19% 1.28%
2048 -0.15% 1.32%
2047 -0.13% 1.35%
2046 -0.12% 1.39%
2045 -0.08% 1.43%
2044 -0.05% 1.47%
2043 -0.02% 1.51%
2042 -0.01% 1.54%
2041 0.02% 1.59%
2040 0.04% 1.63%
2039 0.07% 1.66%
2038 0.09% 1.7%
2037 0.13% 1.74%
2036 0.15% 1.77%
2035 0.17% 1.81%
2034 0.19% 1.84%
2033 0.23% 1.88%
2032 0.27% 1.91%
2031 0.3% 1.94%
2030 0.33% 1.97%
2029 0.35% 2%
2028 0.39% 2.02%
2027 0.41% 2.05%
2026 0.45% 2.08%
2025 0.51% 2.09%
2024 0.54% 2.1%
2023 0.54% 2.12%
2022 0.5% 2.11%
2021 0.44% 2.12%
2020 0.9% 2.15%
2019 1.61% 2.22%
2018 1.8% 2.34%
2017 1.6% 2.46%
2016 1.22% 2.5%
2015 1.03% 2.57%
2014 1% 2.68%
2013 0.96% 2.75%
2012 0.96% 2.81%
2011 0.99% 2.84%
2010 1.01% 2.83%
2009 1.01% 2.83%
2008 1% 2.82%
2007 0.98% 2.81%
2006 0.98% 2.8%
2005 1% 2.81%
2004 1.01% 2.81%
2003 1.05% 2.8%
2002 1.11% 2.78%
2001 1.16% 2.75%
2000 1.2% 2.71%
1999 1.27% 2.67%
1998 1.31% 2.65%
1997 1.35% 2.64%
1996 1.42% 2.65%
1995 1.47% 2.67%
1994 1.52% 2.68%
1993 1.57% 2.69%
1992 1.63% 2.66%
1991 1.68% 2.68%
1990 1.68% 2.74%
1989 1.66% 2.73%
1988 1.64% 2.71%
1987 1.6% 2.7%
1986 1.56% 2.75%
1985 1.54% 2.87%
1984 1.51% 2.6%
1983 1.48% 2.63%
1982 1.47% 3.04%
1981 1.48% 3.12%
1980 1.49% 3.17%
1979 1.5% 3.13%
1978 1.52% 3.11%
1977 1.54% 3.03%
1976 1.56% 2.91%
1975 1.58% 2.81%
1974 1.6% 2.66%
1973 1.63% 2.53%
1972 1.65% 2.42%
1971 1.67% 2.36%
1970 1.71% 2.31%
1969 1.74% 2.24%
1968 1.77% 2.18%
1967 1.82% 2.16%
1966 1.87% 2.2%
1965 1.93% 2.19%
1964 1.99% 2.16%
1963 2.04% 2.15%
1962 2.07% 2.12%
1961 2.1% 2.08%

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 Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Chile Nigeria
Current population
19977856
243824469
Population rank 67/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.24% 2.94%
One net population change
4.96 minutes
6.58 seconds
One birth every
2.98 minutes
4.2 seconds
One death every
4.12 minutes
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +290 +13,141
Annual growth/decline +105,936 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate +0.54% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 48/197
One migration net change every
10.2 minutes
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change +51,712 -15,258
Net migration rank 21/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 1,538,324 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 44/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.8% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 76/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chile
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chile Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 51,712 - -15,258
2024 - 58,316 - -35,202
2023 48,518 62,679 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 41,041 59,374 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 27,530 65,480 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 52,378 26,042 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 86,006 181,339 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 103,950 237,807 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 106,268 220,621 4,706,183 78,685
2016 120,545 135,864 4,761,594 75,265
2015 127,074 55,689 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 131,373 52,702 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 133,785 36,529 4,811,751 40,201
2012 134,617 30,870 4,774,508 71,138
2011 141,053 28,086 4,728,363 67,808
2010 145,527 26,048 4,629,173 47,966
2009 147,576 24,324 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 147,105 22,488 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 145,043 20,170 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 142,277 17,285 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 147,009 14,289 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 150,138 11,495 3,877,376 46,370
2003 154,287 9,225 3,751,120 33,857
2002 162,322 7,824 3,606,814 69,594
2001 171,659 6,346 3,478,370 64,163
2000 175,362 7,067 3,343,196 74,535
1999 177,995 8,226 3,155,425 97,195
1998 185,815 10,984 3,003,946 145,575
1997 190,433 3,504 2,936,500 96,885
1996 199,897 2,942 2,882,205 84,448
1995 208,017 2,454 2,830,771 73,243
1994 209,834 1,930 2,735,198 128,134
1993 215,003 1,164 2,673,675 90,200
1992 219,224 0 2,596,173 138,412
1991 227,180 -2,207 2,527,807 42,760
1990 226,941 -1,274 2,491,928 135,959
1989 224,854 -6,186 2,452,324 99,588
1988 221,602 -9,131 2,376,419 93,510
1987 218,034 -11,958 2,322,397 64,418
1986 213,571 -17,148 2,295,003 29,682
1985 208,910 -18,047 2,289,784 61,514
1984 205,407 -21,188 2,278,060 113,758
1983 202,352 -23,386 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 199,522 -26,646 2,233,401 101,116
1981 198,211 -28,096 2,179,884 106,723
1980 198,281 -28,060 2,121,618 198,672
1979 197,198 -29,873 2,074,807 137,721
1978 196,483 -29,644 2,019,621 111,258
1977 197,163 -29,651 1,923,917 129,075
1976 196,986 -29,967 1,827,289 72,889
1975 196,890 -30,524 1,718,623 75,603
1974 196,322 -31,211 1,624,813 44,281
1973 197,666 -31,878 1,525,485 -618
1972 198,162 -32,584 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 198,523 -34,147 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 200,402 -36,079 1,295,507 7,953
1969 202,764 -36,976 1,213,484 6,912
1968 203,577 -38,224 1,168,254 9,615
1967 204,377 -38,159 1,082,884 18,683
1966 204,661 -36,446 1,095,582 12,513
1965 203,341 -33,988 1,061,840 32,988
1964 202,741 -31,261 1,028,272 26,411
1963 202,370 -29,082 995,116 27,115
1962 200,905 -28,023 966,452 27,906
1961 198,788 -27,159 932,111 25,515
1960 198,461 -27,184 901,301 12,131

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

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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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people).

As of 2024, 1,538,324 residents or 7.8% of the population were not native-born in Chile, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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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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