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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chile was 19,764,771 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chile's population is 19,977,856 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 7.1 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 1.95% of the world: 0.24% for Chile vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Chile has had an average growth rate of +1.02% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chile has increased from 16.5M people to 20M (21% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Chile vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Chile
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chile Russia
2100 13,542,179 124,983,377
2099 13,698,571 125,086,144
2098 13,856,954 125,186,329
2097 14,016,220 125,264,415
2096 14,178,222 125,354,177
2095 14,343,015 125,422,006
2094 14,508,995 125,474,373
2093 14,677,272 125,529,632
2092 14,845,602 125,604,261
2091 15,016,981 125,652,742
2090 15,189,722 125,707,894
2089 15,363,962 125,760,026
2088 15,538,750 125,810,124
2087 15,711,977 125,858,116
2086 15,883,706 125,926,035
2085 16,055,280 126,001,913
2084 16,223,786 126,076,414
2083 16,391,067 126,151,046
2082 16,554,768 126,234,371
2081 16,719,751 126,317,768
2080 16,883,588 126,414,511
2079 17,045,148 126,534,688
2078 17,205,047 126,674,591
2077 17,362,651 126,830,956
2076 17,517,633 126,982,766
2075 17,670,800 127,165,304
2074 17,820,437 127,362,143
2073 17,966,186 127,576,856
2072 18,109,831 127,802,632
2071 18,253,369 128,080,998
2070 18,393,628 128,353,977
2069 18,531,389 128,642,208
2068 18,668,022 128,920,237
2067 18,802,510 129,203,483
2066 18,935,536 129,511,983
2065 19,063,468 129,842,007
2064 19,189,521 130,177,089
2063 19,310,719 130,522,107
2062 19,424,785 130,851,664
2061 19,534,495 131,200,160
2060 19,638,454 131,526,812
2059 19,739,346 131,884,461
2058 19,832,760 132,247,211
2057 19,923,762 132,584,941
2056 20,008,988 132,925,501
2055 20,089,664 133,271,436
2054 20,163,300 133,595,068
2053 20,232,377 133,914,243
2052 20,293,672 134,180,223
2051 20,348,246 134,443,510
2050 20,396,141 134,687,487
2049 20,440,751 134,909,323
2048 20,480,143 135,117,641
2047 20,511,707 135,311,492
2046 20,539,410 135,482,008
2045 20,563,551 135,664,379
2044 20,580,609 135,863,165
2043 20,590,097 136,085,277
2042 20,594,631 136,307,658
2041 20,596,851 136,557,818
2040 20,592,260 136,821,807
2039 20,584,025 137,122,219
2038 20,569,754 137,433,644
2037 20,550,877 137,770,811
2036 20,523,910 138,118,955
2035 20,492,436 138,478,809
2034 20,456,957 138,852,689
2033 20,417,291 139,237,595
2032 20,370,206 139,635,142
2031 20,315,389 140,058,187
2030 20,254,305 140,453,528
2029 20,187,945 140,840,370
2028 20,116,575 141,214,141
2027 20,038,004 141,580,416
2026 19,955,555 141,906,741
2025 19,865,709 142,772,403
2024 19,764,771 143,533,851
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 1,710,635 people (a 9.36% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% 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 2.09% to 20,396,141 people with a rank change from 67th to 75th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

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 125M 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 0.51% -0.53%
2024 0.54% -0.2%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Chile grew by 0.54%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Chile Russia
Current population
19977856
141906741
Population rank 67/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.24% 1.71%
One net population change
4.96 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
2.98 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
4.12 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +290 -801
Annual growth/decline +105,936 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +0.54% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 177/197
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 - 58,316 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/chile/russia | 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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 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 574K
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 (1960–2024, 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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