The latest officially reported population of Chile was 19,764,771 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chile's population is 19,946,723 people compared to 8,998,687 in Sierra Leone.
Population statistics:
- Chile's population is 2.22 times bigger than Sierra Leone's.
- Chile is ranked the 67th most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 102nd.
- The countries together account for 0.35% of the world: 0.24% for Chile vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
- For the last 10 years, Chile has had an average growth rate of +1.02% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
- Since 2006, the population of Chile has increased from 16.5M people to 19.9M (20.8% growth), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.62M to 9M (60% growth).
- Chile is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 20.5M people compared to the peak of 16M people in 2092 for Sierra Leone.
Chile vs Sierra Leone: live population counter
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| Current population |
19946723
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8998687
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| Population rank | 67/197 | 102/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.24% | 0.11% |
| One net population change |
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2.9 minutes
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| One birth every |
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| One death every |
4.12 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | +58,316 | -11,000 |
| Daily growth/decline | +290 | +497 |
| Annual growth/decline | +105,936 | +181,510 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.54% | +2.15% |
| Population growth rate rank | 131/197 | 47/197 |
Chile and Sierra Leone: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 8,153,350 | 2,268,356 | - | - |
| 1961 | 8,324,802 | 2,304,227 | 2.1% | 1.58% |
| 1962 | 8,497,059 | 2,342,242 | 2.07% | 1.65% |
| 1963 | 8,670,144 | 2,382,258 | 2.04% | 1.71% |
| 1964 | 8,842,525 | 2,424,390 | 1.99% | 1.77% |
| 1965 | 9,012,938 | 2,468,666 | 1.93% | 1.83% |
| 1966 | 9,181,722 | 2,514,638 | 1.87% | 1.86% |
| 1967 | 9,348,939 | 2,562,384 | 1.82% | 1.9% |
| 1968 | 9,514,716 | 2,611,532 | 1.77% | 1.92% |
| 1969 | 9,680,282 | 2,661,365 | 1.74% | 1.91% |
| 1970 | 9,845,344 | 2,712,286 | 1.71% | 1.91% |
| 1971 | 10,009,701 | 2,763,222 | 1.67% | 1.88% |
| 1972 | 10,174,678 | 2,814,388 | 1.65% | 1.85% |
| 1973 | 10,340,362 | 2,866,955 | 1.63% | 1.87% |
| 1974 | 10,505,817 | 2,920,459 | 1.6% | 1.87% |
| 1975 | 10,671,559 | 2,974,657 | 1.58% | 1.86% |
| 1976 | 10,838,251 | 3,028,820 | 1.56% | 1.82% |
| 1977 | 11,005,519 | 3,085,354 | 1.54% | 1.87% |
| 1978 | 11,172,695 | 3,145,517 | 1.52% | 1.95% |
| 1979 | 11,339,779 | 3,207,499 | 1.5% | 1.97% |
| 1980 | 11,508,550 | 3,272,089 | 1.49% | 2.01% |
| 1981 | 11,678,717 | 3,338,940 | 1.48% | 2.04% |
| 1982 | 11,850,214 | 3,408,183 | 1.47% | 2.07% |
| 1983 | 12,026,138 | 3,481,646 | 1.48% | 2.16% |
| 1984 | 12,207,733 | 3,558,758 | 1.51% | 2.21% |
| 1985 | 12,395,274 | 3,638,438 | 1.54% | 2.24% |
| 1986 | 12,588,914 | 3,728,380 | 1.56% | 2.47% |
| 1987 | 12,790,150 | 3,829,718 | 1.6% | 2.72% |
| 1988 | 12,999,424 | 3,934,517 | 1.64% | 2.74% |
| 1989 | 13,215,005 | 4,034,037 | 1.66% | 2.53% |
| 1990 | 13,437,176 | 4,196,828 | 1.68% | 4.04% |
| 1991 | 13,662,491 | 4,246,267 | 1.68% | 1.18% |
| 1992 | 13,884,577 | 4,166,366 | 1.63% | -1.88% |
| 1993 | 14,102,276 | 4,157,130 | 1.57% | -0.22% |
| 1994 | 14,316,256 | 4,173,105 | 1.52% | 0.38% |
| 1995 | 14,527,381 | 4,179,179 | 1.47% | 0.15% |
| 1996 | 14,734,046 | 4,199,210 | 1.42% | 0.48% |
| 1997 | 14,932,434 | 4,253,716 | 1.35% | 1.3% |
| 1998 | 15,127,799 | 4,295,785 | 1.31% | 0.99% |
| 1999 | 15,319,313 | 4,318,043 | 1.27% | 0.52% |
| 2000 | 15,503,635 | 4,423,611 | 1.2% | 2.44% |
| 2001 | 15,683,849 | 4,692,716 | 1.16% | 6.08% |
| 2002 | 15,857,925 | 4,971,435 | 1.11% | 5.94% |
| 2003 | 16,024,752 | 5,177,687 | 1.05% | 4.15% |
| 2004 | 16,187,322 | 5,355,717 | 1.01% | 3.44% |
| 2005 | 16,348,778 | 5,501,712 | 1% | 2.73% |
| 2006 | 16,509,195 | 5,624,466 | 0.98% | 2.23% |
| 2007 | 16,671,581 | 5,749,352 | 0.98% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 16,838,988 | 5,894,722 | 1% | 2.53% |
| 2009 | 17,009,731 | 6,055,646 | 1.01% | 2.73% |
| 2010 | 17,181,464 | 6,222,714 | 1.01% | 2.76% |
| 2011 | 17,351,816 | 6,387,251 | 0.99% | 2.64% |
| 2012 | 17,519,119 | 6,551,080 | 0.96% | 2.56% |
| 2013 | 17,687,006 | 6,714,051 | 0.96% | 2.49% |
| 2014 | 17,864,195 | 6,876,385 | 1% | 2.42% |
| 2015 | 18,047,625 | 7,037,655 | 1.03% | 2.35% |
| 2016 | 18,267,221 | 7,205,328 | 1.22% | 2.38% |
| 2017 | 18,558,868 | 7,379,299 | 1.6% | 2.41% |
| 2018 | 18,893,191 | 7,554,563 | 1.8% | 2.38% |
| 2019 | 19,197,744 | 7,731,991 | 1.61% | 2.35% |
| 2020 | 19,370,624 | 7,912,558 | 0.9% | 2.34% |
| 2021 | 19,456,334 | 8,094,602 | 0.44% | 2.3% |
| 2022 | 19,553,036 | 8,276,807 | 0.5% | 2.25% |
| 2023 | 19,658,835 | 8,460,512 | 0.54% | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 19,764,771 | 8,642,022 | 0.54% | 2.15% |
| 2025 | 19,859,915 | 8,819,789 | 0.48% | 2.06% |
| 2026 | 19,945,846 | 8,996,743 | 0.43% | 2.01% |
| 2027 | 20,026,149 | 9,174,695 | 0.4% | 1.98% |
| 2028 | 20,100,930 | 9,349,021 | 0.37% | 1.9% |
| 2029 | 20,169,619 | 9,520,811 | 0.34% | 1.84% |
| 2030 | 20,233,182 | 9,694,851 | 0.32% | 1.83% |
| 2031 | 20,290,979 | 9,870,295 | 0.29% | 1.81% |
| 2032 | 20,341,797 | 10,047,193 | 0.25% | 1.79% |
| 2033 | 20,385,069 | 10,221,006 | 0.21% | 1.73% |
| 2034 | 20,422,546 | 10,391,485 | 0.18% | 1.67% |
| 2035 | 20,455,937 | 10,563,163 | 0.16% | 1.65% |
| 2036 | 20,485,080 | 10,734,341 | 0.14% | 1.62% |
| 2037 | 20,507,949 | 10,902,263 | 0.11% | 1.56% |
| 2038 | 20,524,482 | 11,066,143 | 0.08% | 1.5% |
| 2039 | 20,535,707 | 11,230,060 | 0.05% | 1.48% |
| 2040 | 20,542,096 | 11,398,391 | 0.03% | 1.5% |
| 2041 | 20,543,284 | 11,566,213 | 0.006% | 1.47% |
| 2042 | 20,539,909 | 11,728,787 | -0.02% | 1.41% |
| 2043 | 20,532,920 | 11,887,934 | -0.03% | 1.36% |
| 2044 | 20,519,677 | 12,049,424 | -0.06% | 1.36% |
| 2045 | 20,499,138 | 12,208,872 | -0.1% | 1.32% |
| 2046 | 20,473,283 | 12,363,446 | -0.13% | 1.27% |
| 2047 | 20,443,720 | 12,512,739 | -0.14% | 1.21% |
| 2048 | 20,408,327 | 12,659,609 | -0.17% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 20,366,435 | 12,805,136 | -0.21% | 1.15% |
| 2050 | 20,320,302 | 12,948,320 | -0.23% | 1.12% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chile increased by 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth), while Sierra Leone gained 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chile gained 1,679,502 (a 9.19% growth), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,793,359 (a 24.9% growth).
Chile was ranked 60th most populous country in 2006 and is 67th in 2026. Sierra Leone was ranked 106th in 2006 and ranked 102nd 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 Sierra Leone will increase by 43.9% to 12,948,320 people and rank change from 102nd to 91st.
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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| City | Population |
| Freetown | 951K |
| Bo | 234K |
| Kenema | 188K |
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Population differences between Chile and Sierra Leone
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| Life expectancy | 81.7 years | 62.3 years |
| Average age | 38.8 years | 24.4 years |
| Median age | 37.5 years | 20.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.17 births per woman | 3.79 births per woman |
| Population density | 68.9 ppl/mi² | 310 ppl/mi² |
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