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

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The latest officially reported population of Chile was 19,859,921 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chile's population is 19,992,079 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 7.13 times bigger than Chile's.
  • Chile is ranked the 67th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.96% of the world: 0.24% for Chile vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Chile has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chile has increased from 16.5M people to 20M (21.1% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Chile vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Chile
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chile Russia
2100 13,538,233 125,631,984
2099 13,694,580 125,735,285
2098 13,852,916 125,835,990
2097 14,012,136 125,914,480
2096 14,174,091 126,004,709
2095 14,338,836 126,072,890
2094 14,504,768 126,125,529
2093 14,672,995 126,181,074
2092 14,841,276 126,256,091
2091 15,012,606 126,304,823
2090 15,185,296 126,360,262
2089 15,359,485 126,412,664
2088 15,534,223 126,463,022
2087 15,707,399 126,511,263
2086 15,879,078 126,579,534
2085 16,050,602 126,655,806
2084 16,219,059 126,730,694
2083 16,386,291 126,805,713
2082 16,549,944 126,889,471
2081 16,714,879 126,973,300
2080 16,878,669 127,070,546
2079 17,040,181 127,191,346
2078 17,200,034 127,331,975
2077 17,357,593 127,489,152
2076 17,512,529 127,641,749
2075 17,665,652 127,825,235
2074 17,815,245 128,023,096
2073 17,960,951 128,238,922
2072 18,104,555 128,465,870
2071 18,248,051 128,745,681
2070 18,388,269 129,020,076
2069 18,525,990 129,309,803
2068 18,662,583 129,589,275
2067 18,797,031 129,873,991
2066 18,930,019 130,184,092
2065 19,057,914 130,515,828
2064 19,183,930 130,852,649
2063 19,305,093 131,199,458
2062 19,419,125 131,530,725
2061 19,528,803 131,881,030
2060 19,632,732 132,209,377
2059 19,733,594 132,568,882
2058 19,826,981 132,933,515
2057 19,917,957 133,272,997
2056 20,003,158 133,615,325
2055 20,083,811 133,963,055
2054 20,157,425 134,288,366
2053 20,226,483 134,609,198
2052 20,287,759 134,876,558
2051 20,342,317 135,141,211
2050 20,390,198 135,386,454
2049 20,434,796 135,609,441
2048 20,474,175 135,818,840
2047 20,505,731 136,013,698
2046 20,533,426 136,185,098
2045 20,557,560 136,368,416
2044 20,574,613 136,568,234
2043 20,584,097 136,791,498
2042 20,588,631 137,015,033
2041 20,590,850 137,266,491
2040 20,586,260 137,531,851
2039 20,578,028 137,833,822
2038 20,563,761 138,146,863
2037 20,544,889 138,485,780
2036 20,517,930 138,835,731
2035 20,486,465 139,197,452
2034 20,450,997 139,573,272
2033 20,411,343 139,960,175
2032 20,364,270 140,359,785
2031 20,309,470 140,785,026
2030 20,248,404 141,182,418
2029 20,182,063 141,571,268
2028 20,110,713 141,946,979
2027 20,032,166 142,315,155
2026 19,949,741 142,643,173
2025 19,859,921 143,513,328
2024 19,764,771 143,669,648
2023 19,658,835 143,826,130
2022 19,553,036 144,236,933
2021 19,456,334 144,746,762
2020 19,370,624 145,245,148
2019 19,197,744 145,453,291
2018 18,893,191 145,398,106
2017 18,558,868 145,293,260
2016 18,267,221 145,015,460
2015 18,047,625 144,640,716
2014 17,864,195 144,237,223
2013 17,687,006 143,805,638
2012 17,519,119 143,378,447
2011 17,351,816 143,018,195
2010 17,181,464 142,849,468
2009 17,009,731 142,785,348
2008 16,838,988 142,742,366
2007 16,671,581 142,805,114
2006 16,509,195 143,049,637
2005 16,348,778 143,518,814
2004 16,187,322 144,067,316
2003 16,024,752 144,648,618
2002 15,857,925 145,306,497
2001 15,683,849 145,976,482
2000 15,503,635 146,596,869
1999 15,319,313 147,214,776
1998 15,127,799 147,670,784
1997 14,932,434 147,915,361
1996 14,734,046 148,160,129
1995 14,527,381 148,375,787
1994 14,316,256 148,407,912
1993 14,102,276 148,458,777
1992 13,884,577 148,538,197
1991 13,662,491 148,394,216
1990 13,437,176 147,969,406
1989 13,215,005 147,721,000
1988 12,999,424 146,857,000
1987 12,790,150 145,908,000
1986 12,588,914 144,894,000
1985 12,395,274 143,858,000
1984 12,207,733 142,745,000
1983 12,026,138 141,668,000
1982 11,850,214 140,823,000
1981 11,678,717 139,941,000
1980 11,508,550 139,010,000
1979 11,339,779 138,027,000
1978 11,172,695 137,060,000
1977 11,005,519 136,100,000
1976 10,838,251 135,147,000
1975 10,671,559 134,200,000
1974 10,505,817 133,432,000
1973 10,340,362 132,669,000
1972 10,174,678 131,909,000
1971 10,009,701 131,155,000
1970 9,845,344 130,404,000
1969 9,680,282 129,664,000
1968 9,514,716 128,928,000
1967 9,348,939 128,196,000
1966 9,181,722 127,468,000
1965 9,012,938 126,745,000
1964 8,842,525 125,345,000
1963 8,670,144 123,960,000
1962 8,497,059 122,591,000
1961 8,324,802 121,236,000
1960 8,153,350 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chile increased by 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chile gained 1,724,858 people (a 9.44% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline).

Chile was ranked 60th most populous country in 2006 and is 67th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

Chile is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 20.6M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 126M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Chile
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chile Russia
2100 -1.14% -0.08%
2099 -1.14% -0.08%
2098 -1.14% -0.06%
2097 -1.14% -0.07%
2096 -1.15% -0.05%
2095 -1.14% -0.04%
2094 -1.15% -0.04%
2093 -1.13% -0.06%
2092 -1.14% -0.04%
2091 -1.14% -0.04%
2090 -1.13% -0.04%
2089 -1.12% -0.04%
2088 -1.1% -0.04%
2087 -1.08% -0.05%
2086 -1.07% -0.06%
2085 -1.04% -0.06%
2084 -1.02% -0.06%
2083 -0.99% -0.07%
2082 -0.99% -0.07%
2081 -0.97% -0.08%
2080 -0.95% -0.09%
2079 -0.93% -0.11%
2078 -0.91% -0.12%
2077 -0.88% -0.12%
2076 -0.87% -0.14%
2075 -0.84% -0.15%
2074 -0.81% -0.17%
2073 -0.79% -0.18%
2072 -0.79% -0.22%
2071 -0.76% -0.21%
2070 -0.74% -0.22%
2069 -0.73% -0.22%
2068 -0.72% -0.22%
2067 -0.7% -0.24%
2066 -0.67% -0.25%
2065 -0.66% -0.26%
2064 -0.63% -0.26%
2063 -0.59% -0.25%
2062 -0.56% -0.27%
2061 -0.53% -0.25%
2060 -0.51% -0.27%
2059 -0.47% -0.27%
2058 -0.46% -0.25%
2057 -0.43% -0.26%
2056 -0.4% -0.26%
2055 -0.37% -0.24%
2054 -0.34% -0.24%
2053 -0.3% -0.2%
2052 -0.27% -0.2%
2051 -0.23% -0.18%
2050 -0.22% -0.16%
2049 -0.19% -0.15%
2048 -0.15% -0.14%
2047 -0.13% -0.13%
2046 -0.12% -0.13%
2045 -0.08% -0.15%
2044 -0.05% -0.16%
2043 -0.02% -0.16%
2042 -0.01% -0.18%
2041 0.02% -0.19%
2040 0.04% -0.22%
2039 0.07% -0.23%
2038 0.09% -0.24%
2037 0.13% -0.25%
2036 0.15% -0.26%
2035 0.17% -0.27%
2034 0.19% -0.28%
2033 0.23% -0.28%
2032 0.27% -0.3%
2031 0.3% -0.28%
2030 0.33% -0.27%
2029 0.35% -0.26%
2028 0.39% -0.26%
2027 0.41% -0.23%
2026 0.45% -0.61%
2025 0.48% -0.11%
2024 0.54% -0.11%
2023 0.54% -0.28%
2022 0.5% -0.35%
2021 0.44% -0.34%
2020 0.9% -0.14%
2019 1.61% 0.04%
2018 1.8% 0.07%
2017 1.6% 0.19%
2016 1.22% 0.26%
2015 1.03% 0.28%
2014 1% 0.3%
2013 0.96% 0.3%
2012 0.96% 0.25%
2011 0.99% 0.12%
2010 1.01% 0.04%
2009 1.01% 0.03%
2008 1% -0.04%
2007 0.98% -0.17%
2006 0.98% -0.33%
2005 1% -0.38%
2004 1.01% -0.4%
2003 1.05% -0.45%
2002 1.11% -0.46%
2001 1.16% -0.42%
2000 1.2% -0.42%
1999 1.27% -0.31%
1998 1.31% -0.17%
1997 1.35% -0.17%
1996 1.42% -0.15%
1995 1.47% -0.02%
1994 1.52% -0.03%
1993 1.57% -0.05%
1992 1.63% 0.1%
1991 1.68% 0.29%
1990 1.68% 0.17%
1989 1.66% 0.59%
1988 1.64% 0.65%
1987 1.6% 0.7%
1986 1.56% 0.72%
1985 1.54% 0.78%
1984 1.51% 0.76%
1983 1.48% 0.6%
1982 1.47% 0.63%
1981 1.48% 0.67%
1980 1.49% 0.71%
1979 1.5% 0.71%
1978 1.52% 0.71%
1977 1.54% 0.71%
1976 1.56% 0.71%
1975 1.58% 0.58%
1974 1.6% 0.58%
1973 1.63% 0.58%
1972 1.65% 0.57%
1971 1.67% 0.58%
1970 1.71% 0.57%
1969 1.74% 0.57%
1968 1.77% 0.57%
1967 1.82% 0.57%
1966 1.87% 0.57%
1965 1.93% 1.12%
1964 1.99% 1.12%
1963 2.04% 1.12%
1962 2.07% 1.12%
1961 2.1% 1.12%

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/russia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Chile grew by 0.48%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Chile Russia
Current population
19992079
142643173
Population rank 67/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.24% 1.72%
One net population change
5.54 minutes
3.37 minutes
One birth every
3.05 minutes
26.1 seconds
One death every
4.04 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +261 -428
Annual growth/decline +95,150 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +0.48% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 129/197 166/197
One migration net change every
10.2 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change +51,712 -251,822
Net migration rank 21/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 1,538,324 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 44/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.8% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 76/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chile
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chile Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 51,712 - -251,822
2024 42,356 58,316 -574,678 -178,042
2023 48,518 62,679 -503,392 27,807
2022 41,041 59,374 -576,948 765,629
2021 27,530 65,480 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 52,378 26,042 -697,177 334,094
2019 86,006 181,339 -319,997 336,494
2018 103,950 237,807 -232,637 339,972
2017 106,268 220,621 -130,764 396,619
2016 120,545 135,864 0 447,645
2015 127,074 55,689 43,392 384,756
2014 131,373 52,702 28,848 264,698
2013 133,785 36,529 28,761 289,872
2012 134,617 30,870 0 285,977
2011 141,053 28,086 -128,716 309,377
2010 145,527 26,048 -242,844 307,555
2009 147,576 24,324 -257,014 350,206
2008 147,105 22,488 -356,856 360,840
2007 145,043 20,170 -471,257 365,717
2006 142,277 17,285 -686,638 308,370
2005 147,009 14,289 -846,761 263,541
2004 150,138 11,495 -792,370 261,519
2003 154,287 9,225 -896,822 256,804
2002 162,322 7,824 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 171,659 6,346 -963,445 259,614
2000 175,362 7,067 -967,540 550,401
1999 177,995 8,226 -927,453 375,468
1998 185,815 10,984 -694,053 528,135
1997 190,433 3,504 -769,159 541,387
1996 199,897 2,942 -785,248 587,171
1995 208,017 2,454 -845,742 723,875
1994 209,834 1,930 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 215,003 1,164 -757,140 507,229
1992 219,224 0 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 227,180 -2,207 103,876 125,505
1990 226,941 -1,274 325,533 299,863
1989 224,854 -6,186 576,112 89,400
1988 221,602 -9,131 778,343 269,862
1987 218,034 -11,958 977,583 275,611
1986 213,571 -17,148 985,279 283,553
1985 208,910 -18,047 762,447 280,614
1984 205,407 -21,188 756,548 247,026
1983 202,352 -23,386 906,676 200,159
1982 199,522 -26,646 830,855 107,520
1981 198,211 -28,096 713,700 36,686
1980 198,281 -28,060 681,149 10,440
1979 197,198 -29,873 690,135 -5,791
1978 196,483 -29,644 812,766 108,882
1977 197,163 -29,651 832,932 122,316
1976 196,986 -29,967 852,237 113,851
1975 196,890 -30,524 843,850 80,069
1974 196,322 -31,211 883,186 -51,759
1973 197,666 -31,878 846,561 -107,568
1972 198,162 -32,584 872,050 -111,168
1971 198,523 -34,147 854,999 -134,968
1970 200,402 -36,079 785,554 -264,464
1969 202,764 -36,976 753,088 -64,643
1968 203,577 -38,224 787,621 -83,221
1967 204,377 -38,159 854,554 -116,029
1966 204,661 -36,446 989,279 -111,360
1965 203,341 -33,988 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 202,741 -31,261 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 202,370 -29,082 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 200,905 -28,023 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 198,788 -27,159 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 198,461 -27,184 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/chile/russia | 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 Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 people).

As of 2024, 1,538,324 residents or 7.8% of the population were not native-born in Chile, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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