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Population in Chile compared to North Macedonia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chile was 19,764,771 in 2024 vs 1,824,359 people in North Macedonia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chile's population is 19,977,856 people compared to 1,805,954 in North Macedonia.

Population statistics:

  • Chile's population is 11.1 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
  • Chile is ranked the 67th most populous country in the world, while North Macedonia is the 150th.
  • The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.24% for Chile vs 0.02% for North Macedonia.
  • For the last 10 years, Chile has had an average growth rate of +1.02% per year vs -0.48% in North Macedonia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chile has increased from 16.5M people to 20M (21% growth), while North Macedonia has declined from 1.99M to 1.81M (9.44% decline).

Chile vs North Macedonia: population by year and forecast

Chile
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chile North Macedonia
2100 13,542,179 866,884
2099 13,698,571 877,788
2098 13,856,954 888,715
2097 14,016,220 899,716
2096 14,178,222 910,709
2095 14,343,015 921,559
2094 14,508,995 932,633
2093 14,677,272 943,984
2092 14,845,602 955,335
2091 15,016,981 966,773
2090 15,189,722 978,130
2089 15,363,962 989,666
2088 15,538,750 1,001,224
2087 15,711,977 1,012,831
2086 15,883,706 1,024,787
2085 16,055,280 1,036,668
2084 16,223,786 1,048,876
2083 16,391,067 1,061,031
2082 16,554,768 1,073,408
2081 16,719,751 1,085,823
2080 16,883,588 1,098,127
2079 17,045,148 1,110,614
2078 17,205,047 1,123,398
2077 17,362,651 1,136,448
2076 17,517,633 1,149,787
2075 17,670,800 1,163,080
2074 17,820,437 1,176,671
2073 17,966,186 1,190,351
2072 18,109,831 1,204,015
2071 18,253,369 1,217,691
2070 18,393,628 1,231,978
2069 18,531,389 1,246,408
2068 18,668,022 1,260,869
2067 18,802,510 1,275,289
2066 18,935,536 1,289,439
2065 19,063,468 1,303,917
2064 19,189,521 1,318,161
2063 19,310,719 1,332,807
2062 19,424,785 1,347,540
2061 19,534,495 1,362,299
2060 19,638,454 1,376,807
2059 19,739,346 1,390,921
2058 19,832,760 1,404,982
2057 19,923,762 1,419,185
2056 20,008,988 1,433,595
2055 20,089,664 1,447,857
2054 20,163,300 1,462,210
2053 20,232,377 1,476,351
2052 20,293,672 1,489,905
2051 20,348,246 1,503,526
2050 20,396,141 1,516,629
2049 20,440,751 1,529,608
2048 20,480,143 1,542,390
2047 20,511,707 1,555,085
2046 20,539,410 1,568,151
2045 20,563,551 1,581,115
2044 20,580,609 1,593,878
2043 20,590,097 1,606,930
2042 20,594,631 1,619,941
2041 20,596,851 1,632,704
2040 20,592,260 1,645,446
2039 20,584,025 1,658,034
2038 20,569,754 1,670,347
2037 20,550,877 1,682,850
2036 20,523,910 1,695,204
2035 20,492,436 1,707,302
2034 20,456,957 1,719,193
2033 20,417,291 1,730,723
2032 20,370,206 1,742,288
2031 20,315,389 1,753,729
2030 20,254,305 1,765,162
2029 20,187,945 1,775,815
2028 20,116,575 1,786,051
2027 20,038,004 1,795,945
2026 19,955,555 1,805,954
2025 19,865,709 1,815,368
2024 19,764,771 1,824,359
2023 19,658,835 1,827,816
2022 19,553,036 1,831,712
2021 19,456,334 1,837,114
2020 19,370,624 1,856,124
2019 19,197,744 1,876,262
2018 18,893,191 1,889,051
2017 18,558,868 1,898,657
2016 18,267,221 1,906,313
2015 18,047,625 1,912,430
2014 17,864,195 1,917,557
2013 17,687,006 1,922,716
2012 17,519,119 1,929,821
2011 17,351,816 1,937,398
2010 17,181,464 1,946,298
2009 17,009,731 1,958,782
2008 16,838,988 1,971,493
2007 16,671,581 1,982,933
2006 16,509,195 1,994,287
2005 16,348,778 2,005,330
2004 16,187,322 2,016,186
2003 16,024,752 2,022,725
2002 15,857,925 2,020,157
2001 15,683,849 2,034,882
2000 15,503,635 2,026,350
1999 15,319,313 2,017,142
1998 15,127,799 2,007,523
1997 14,932,434 1,996,869
1996 14,734,046 2,012,553
1995 14,527,381 1,998,534
1994 14,316,256 1,992,666
1993 14,102,276 2,006,854
1992 13,884,577 2,032,523
1991 13,662,491 2,055,994
1990 13,437,176 2,063,689
1989 13,215,005 2,055,649
1988 12,999,424 2,045,737
1987 12,790,150 2,035,157
1986 12,588,914 2,024,732
1985 12,395,274 2,014,331
1984 12,207,733 2,003,399
1983 12,026,138 1,991,901
1982 11,850,214 1,978,956
1981 11,678,717 1,959,065
1980 11,508,550 1,933,038
1979 11,339,779 1,906,523
1978 11,172,695 1,879,847
1977 11,005,519 1,853,138
1976 10,838,251 1,825,830
1975 10,671,559 1,797,972
1974 10,505,817 1,770,545
1973 10,340,362 1,743,816
1972 10,174,678 1,717,395
1971 10,009,701 1,691,216
1970 9,845,344 1,664,208
1969 9,680,282 1,636,345
1968 9,514,716 1,608,930
1967 9,348,939 1,582,492
1966 9,181,722 1,557,349
1965 9,012,938 1,533,466
1964 8,842,525 1,510,900
1963 8,670,144 1,488,737
1962 8,497,059 1,471,745
1961 8,324,802 1,455,171
1960 8,153,350 1,435,059

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/north-macedonia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chile increased by 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth), while North Macedonia lost 87,974 people (a 4.41% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chile gained 1,710,635 people (a 9.36% growth), while North Macedonia's population decreased by 100,359 people (a 5.26% decline).

Chile was ranked 60th most populous country in 2006 and is 67th in 2026. North Macedonia was ranked 142nd in 2006 and ranked 150th 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 North Macedonia will decrease by 16% to 1,516,629 people and rank change from 150th to 152nd.

Chile is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 20.6M people, while North Macedonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 2.06M people and is projected to decrease to 867K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Chile
Factual

Projection
North Macedonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chile North Macedonia
2100 -1.14% -1.24%
2099 -1.14% -1.23%
2098 -1.14% -1.22%
2097 -1.14% -1.21%
2096 -1.15% -1.18%
2095 -1.14% -1.19%
2094 -1.15% -1.2%
2093 -1.13% -1.19%
2092 -1.14% -1.18%
2091 -1.14% -1.16%
2090 -1.13% -1.17%
2089 -1.12% -1.15%
2088 -1.1% -1.15%
2087 -1.08% -1.17%
2086 -1.07% -1.15%
2085 -1.04% -1.16%
2084 -1.02% -1.15%
2083 -0.99% -1.15%
2082 -0.99% -1.14%
2081 -0.97% -1.12%
2080 -0.95% -1.12%
2079 -0.93% -1.14%
2078 -0.91% -1.15%
2077 -0.88% -1.16%
2076 -0.87% -1.14%
2075 -0.84% -1.15%
2074 -0.81% -1.15%
2073 -0.79% -1.13%
2072 -0.79% -1.12%
2071 -0.76% -1.16%
2070 -0.74% -1.16%
2069 -0.73% -1.15%
2068 -0.72% -1.13%
2067 -0.7% -1.1%
2066 -0.67% -1.11%
2065 -0.66% -1.08%
2064 -0.63% -1.1%
2063 -0.59% -1.09%
2062 -0.56% -1.08%
2061 -0.53% -1.05%
2060 -0.51% -1.01%
2059 -0.47% -1%
2058 -0.46% -1%
2057 -0.43% -1.01%
2056 -0.4% -0.99%
2055 -0.37% -0.98%
2054 -0.34% -0.96%
2053 -0.3% -0.91%
2052 -0.27% -0.91%
2051 -0.23% -0.86%
2050 -0.22% -0.85%
2049 -0.19% -0.83%
2048 -0.15% -0.82%
2047 -0.13% -0.83%
2046 -0.12% -0.82%
2045 -0.08% -0.8%
2044 -0.05% -0.81%
2043 -0.02% -0.8%
2042 -0.01% -0.78%
2041 0.02% -0.77%
2040 0.04% -0.76%
2039 0.07% -0.74%
2038 0.09% -0.74%
2037 0.13% -0.73%
2036 0.15% -0.71%
2035 0.17% -0.69%
2034 0.19% -0.67%
2033 0.23% -0.66%
2032 0.27% -0.65%
2031 0.3% -0.65%
2030 0.33% -0.6%
2029 0.35% -0.57%
2028 0.39% -0.55%
2027 0.41% -0.55%
2026 0.45% -0.52%
2025 0.51% -0.49%
2024 0.54% -0.19%
2023 0.54% -0.21%
2022 0.5% -0.29%
2021 0.44% -1.02%
2020 0.9% -1.07%
2019 1.61% -0.68%
2018 1.8% -0.51%
2017 1.6% -0.4%
2016 1.22% -0.32%
2015 1.03% -0.27%
2014 1% -0.27%
2013 0.96% -0.37%
2012 0.96% -0.39%
2011 0.99% -0.46%
2010 1.01% -0.64%
2009 1.01% -0.64%
2008 1% -0.58%
2007 0.98% -0.57%
2006 0.98% -0.55%
2005 1% -0.54%
2004 1.01% -0.32%
2003 1.05% 0.13%
2002 1.11% -0.72%
2001 1.16% 0.42%
2000 1.2% 0.46%
1999 1.27% 0.48%
1998 1.31% 0.53%
1997 1.35% -0.78%
1996 1.42% 0.7%
1995 1.47% 0.29%
1994 1.52% -0.71%
1993 1.57% -1.26%
1992 1.63% -1.14%
1991 1.68% -0.37%
1990 1.68% 0.39%
1989 1.66% 0.48%
1988 1.64% 0.52%
1987 1.6% 0.51%
1986 1.56% 0.52%
1985 1.54% 0.55%
1984 1.51% 0.58%
1983 1.48% 0.65%
1982 1.47% 1.02%
1981 1.48% 1.35%
1980 1.49% 1.39%
1979 1.5% 1.42%
1978 1.52% 1.44%
1977 1.54% 1.5%
1976 1.56% 1.55%
1975 1.58% 1.55%
1974 1.6% 1.53%
1973 1.63% 1.54%
1972 1.65% 1.55%
1971 1.67% 1.62%
1970 1.71% 1.7%
1969 1.74% 1.7%
1968 1.77% 1.67%
1967 1.82% 1.61%
1966 1.87% 1.56%
1965 1.93% 1.49%
1964 1.99% 1.49%
1963 2.04% 1.15%
1962 2.07% 1.14%
1961 2.1% 1.4%

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/north-macedonia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chile grew by 0.54%, while North Macedonia's population declined by 0.19%.

Live population counters

Chile North Macedonia
Current population
19977856
1805954
Population rank 67/197 150/197
Percent of world population 0.24% 0.02%
One net population change
4.96 minutes
2.53 hours
One birth every
2.98 minutes
31.3 minutes
One death every
4.12 minutes
26.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +290 -9
Annual growth/decline +105,936 -3,457
Annual growth/decline rate +0.54% -0.19%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 176/197
One migration net change every
10.2 minutes
1.56 hours
Annual migration change +51,712 -5,645
Net migration rank 21/196 119/196
Foreign-born residents 1,538,324 150,902
Foreign-born residents rank 44/195 122/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.8% 8.3%
Foreign-born share rank 76/195 73/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chile
Natural

Migration
North Macedonia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chile North Macedonia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 51,712 - -5,645
2024 - 58,316 - -5,728
2023 48,518 62,679 -3,290 -5,597
2022 41,041 59,374 -4,397 -5,296
2021 27,530 65,480 -9,737 -5,483
2020 52,378 26,042 -5,939 -23,458
2019 86,006 181,339 -375 -24,204
2018 103,950 237,807 1,512 -24,878
2017 106,268 220,621 1,329 -24,227
2016 120,545 135,864 2,374 -24,144
2015 127,074 55,689 2,294 -23,010
2014 131,373 52,702 3,644 -22,132
2013 133,785 36,529 3,653 -20,297
2012 134,617 30,870 3,087 -19,083
2011 141,053 28,086 3,100 -17,871
2010 145,527 26,048 4,866 -16,668
2009 147,576 24,324 4,309 -15,455
2008 147,105 22,488 3,746 -17,645
2007 145,043 20,170 2,974 -15,705
2006 142,277 17,285 3,988 -9,632
2005 147,009 14,289 4,011 -2,244
2004 150,138 11,495 5,444 -2,640
2003 154,287 9,225 8,900 -2,880
2002 162,322 7,824 9,697 -2,858
2001 171,659 6,346 10,174 -922
2000 175,362 7,067 12,159 -2,824
1999 177,995 8,226 10,489 -1,261
1998 185,815 10,984 12,446 -589
1997 190,433 3,504 12,979 -477
1996 199,897 2,942 14,806 -397
1995 208,017 2,454 17,239 -3,603
1994 209,834 1,930 19,103 -21,006
1993 215,003 1,164 20,797 -47,273
1992 219,224 0 21,659 -46,509
1991 227,180 -2,207 23,387 -45,484
1990 226,941 -1,274 22,868 -16,174
1989 224,854 -6,186 22,912 -13,528
1988 221,602 -9,131 24,064 -13,621
1987 218,034 -11,958 24,359 -13,635
1986 213,571 -17,148 23,720 -13,589
1985 208,910 -18,047 24,167 -13,492
1984 205,407 -21,188 24,436 -13,251
1983 202,352 -23,386 24,690 -12,884
1982 199,522 -26,646 25,810 -11,716
1981 198,211 -28,096 25,689 0
1980 198,281 -28,060 26,547 -189
1979 197,198 -29,873 27,096 -426
1978 196,483 -29,644 27,150 -462
1977 197,163 -29,651 27,410 -683
1976 196,986 -29,967 28,799 -911
1975 196,890 -30,524 28,983 -1,147
1974 196,322 -31,211 28,400 -1,376
1973 197,666 -31,878 28,032 -1,600
1972 198,162 -32,584 28,236 -1,834
1971 198,523 -34,147 28,010 -2,064
1970 200,402 -36,079 28,022 60
1969 202,764 -36,976 27,464 181
1968 203,577 -38,224 28,378 -1,201
1967 204,377 -38,159 28,401 -2,696
1966 204,661 -36,446 28,766 -4,176
1965 203,341 -33,988 28,564 -5,385
1964 202,741 -31,261 27,889 -5,938
1963 202,370 -29,082 28,124 -5,759
1962 200,905 -28,023 25,317 -13,702
1961 198,788 -27,159 27,846 -6,309
1960 198,461 -27,184 28,816 -10,126

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

GeoRank.org/population/chile/north-macedonia | 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 North Macedonia 6.45% is from natural causes (a loss of 12,585 people) and 93.5% is from migration (a loss of 182,429 people).

As of 2024, 1,538,324 residents or 7.8% of the population were not native-born in Chile, compared to 150,902 people or 8.3% in North Macedonia.

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
North Macedonia
City Population
Skopje 423K
Kumanovo 70.8K
Bitola 69.3K
Prilep 63.3K
Tetovo 63.2K
Stip 42K
Veles 40.7K
Ohrid 38.8K
Strumica 33.8K
Kavadarci 32K

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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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