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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chile was 19,764,771 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chile's population is 19,977,856 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 2.44 times bigger than Chile's.
  • Chile is ranked the 67th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.83% of the world: 0.24% for Chile vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Chile has had an average growth rate of +1.02% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chile has increased from 16.5M people to 20M (21% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Chile vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Chile
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chile Spain
2100 13,542,179 33,862,981
2099 13,698,571 34,039,965
2098 13,856,954 34,215,187
2097 14,016,220 34,387,116
2096 14,178,222 34,552,002
2095 14,343,015 34,719,411
2094 14,508,995 34,882,039
2093 14,677,272 35,044,043
2092 14,845,602 35,204,657
2091 15,016,981 35,366,895
2090 15,189,722 35,535,838
2089 15,363,962 35,707,942
2088 15,538,750 35,877,681
2087 15,711,977 36,043,209
2086 15,883,706 36,210,710
2085 16,055,280 36,386,207
2084 16,223,786 36,564,622
2083 16,391,067 36,749,680
2082 16,554,768 36,936,644
2081 16,719,751 37,133,976
2080 16,883,588 37,337,517
2079 17,045,148 37,551,557
2078 17,205,047 37,771,135
2077 17,362,651 38,002,963
2076 17,517,633 38,249,247
2075 17,670,800 38,506,040
2074 17,820,437 38,777,715
2073 17,966,186 39,056,249
2072 18,109,831 39,348,447
2071 18,253,369 39,642,346
2070 18,393,628 39,949,413
2069 18,531,389 40,256,590
2068 18,668,022 40,575,543
2067 18,802,510 40,893,798
2066 18,935,536 41,218,263
2065 19,063,468 41,543,254
2064 19,189,521 41,878,338
2063 19,310,719 42,208,320
2062 19,424,785 42,542,893
2061 19,534,495 42,874,096
2060 19,638,454 43,191,452
2059 19,739,346 43,506,737
2058 19,832,760 43,809,907
2057 19,923,762 44,112,668
2056 20,008,988 44,415,689
2055 20,089,664 44,691,749
2054 20,163,300 44,958,971
2053 20,232,377 45,223,225
2052 20,293,672 45,470,541
2051 20,348,246 45,695,307
2050 20,396,141 45,911,520
2049 20,440,751 46,127,777
2048 20,480,143 46,322,244
2047 20,511,707 46,510,152
2046 20,539,410 46,687,914
2045 20,563,551 46,858,778
2044 20,580,609 47,016,278
2043 20,590,097 47,158,325
2042 20,594,631 47,301,091
2041 20,596,851 47,434,593
2040 20,592,260 47,563,236
2039 20,584,025 47,685,343
2038 20,569,754 47,798,797
2037 20,550,877 47,910,899
2036 20,523,910 48,020,350
2035 20,492,436 48,124,430
2034 20,456,957 48,220,051
2033 20,417,291 48,311,842
2032 20,370,206 48,402,470
2031 20,315,389 48,495,278
2030 20,254,305 48,579,920
2029 20,187,945 48,648,699
2028 20,116,575 48,707,969
2027 20,038,004 48,758,200
2026 19,955,555 48,806,901
2025 19,865,709 48,838,057
2024 19,764,771 48,848,840
2023 19,658,835 48,352,528
2022 19,553,036 47,786,102
2021 19,456,334 47,443,821
2020 19,370,624 47,359,424
2019 19,197,744 47,118,501
2018 18,893,191 46,782,011
2017 18,558,868 46,571,232
2016 18,267,221 46,458,139
2015 18,047,625 46,422,303
2014 17,864,195 46,460,733
2013 17,687,006 46,604,197
2012 17,519,119 46,773,055
2011 17,351,816 46,742,697
2010 17,181,464 46,576,897
2009 17,009,731 46,362,946
2008 16,838,988 45,954,106
2007 16,671,581 45,226,803
2006 16,509,195 44,397,319
2005 16,348,778 43,653,155
2004 16,187,322 42,921,895
2003 16,024,752 42,187,645
2002 15,857,925 41,431,558
2001 15,683,849 40,850,412
2000 15,503,635 40,567,864
1999 15,319,313 40,386,875
1998 15,127,799 40,223,509
1997 14,932,434 40,057,389
1996 14,734,046 39,889,852
1995 14,527,381 39,724,050
1994 14,316,256 39,549,108
1993 14,102,276 39,361,262
1992 13,884,577 39,157,685
1991 13,662,491 38,966,376
1990 13,437,176 38,867,322
1989 13,215,005 38,827,764
1988 12,999,424 38,766,939
1987 12,790,150 38,684,815
1986 12,588,914 38,584,624
1985 12,395,274 38,469,512
1984 12,207,733 38,330,364
1983 12,026,138 38,171,525
1982 11,850,214 37,986,012
1981 11,678,717 37,758,631
1980 11,508,550 37,491,165
1979 11,339,779 37,191,330
1978 11,172,695 36,864,898
1977 11,005,519 36,511,638
1976 10,838,251 36,137,812
1975 10,671,559 35,757,900
1974 10,505,817 35,373,335
1973 10,340,362 34,988,947
1972 10,174,678 34,604,469
1971 10,009,701 34,224,490
1970 9,845,344 33,814,531
1969 9,680,282 33,441,054
1968 9,514,716 33,113,134
1967 9,348,939 32,682,947
1966 9,181,722 32,283,194
1965 9,012,938 31,954,292
1964 8,842,525 31,609,195
1963 8,670,144 31,296,651
1962 8,497,059 31,023,366
1961 8,324,802 30,739,250
1960 8,153,350 30,455,000

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/spain | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chile increased by 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chile gained 1,710,635 people (a 9.36% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

Chile was ranked 60th most populous country in 2006 and is 67th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Chile is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 20.6M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Chile
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chile Spain
2100 -1.14% -0.52%
2099 -1.14% -0.51%
2098 -1.14% -0.5%
2097 -1.14% -0.48%
2096 -1.15% -0.48%
2095 -1.14% -0.47%
2094 -1.15% -0.46%
2093 -1.13% -0.46%
2092 -1.14% -0.46%
2091 -1.14% -0.48%
2090 -1.13% -0.48%
2089 -1.12% -0.47%
2088 -1.1% -0.46%
2087 -1.08% -0.46%
2086 -1.07% -0.48%
2085 -1.04% -0.49%
2084 -1.02% -0.5%
2083 -0.99% -0.51%
2082 -0.99% -0.53%
2081 -0.97% -0.55%
2080 -0.95% -0.57%
2079 -0.93% -0.58%
2078 -0.91% -0.61%
2077 -0.88% -0.64%
2076 -0.87% -0.67%
2075 -0.84% -0.7%
2074 -0.81% -0.71%
2073 -0.79% -0.74%
2072 -0.79% -0.74%
2071 -0.76% -0.77%
2070 -0.74% -0.76%
2069 -0.73% -0.79%
2068 -0.72% -0.78%
2067 -0.7% -0.79%
2066 -0.67% -0.78%
2065 -0.66% -0.8%
2064 -0.63% -0.78%
2063 -0.59% -0.79%
2062 -0.56% -0.77%
2061 -0.53% -0.73%
2060 -0.51% -0.72%
2059 -0.47% -0.69%
2058 -0.46% -0.69%
2057 -0.43% -0.68%
2056 -0.4% -0.62%
2055 -0.37% -0.59%
2054 -0.34% -0.58%
2053 -0.3% -0.54%
2052 -0.27% -0.49%
2051 -0.23% -0.47%
2050 -0.22% -0.47%
2049 -0.19% -0.42%
2048 -0.15% -0.4%
2047 -0.13% -0.38%
2046 -0.12% -0.36%
2045 -0.08% -0.33%
2044 -0.05% -0.3%
2043 -0.02% -0.3%
2042 -0.01% -0.28%
2041 0.02% -0.27%
2040 0.04% -0.26%
2039 0.07% -0.24%
2038 0.09% -0.23%
2037 0.13% -0.23%
2036 0.15% -0.22%
2035 0.17% -0.2%
2034 0.19% -0.19%
2033 0.23% -0.19%
2032 0.27% -0.19%
2031 0.3% -0.17%
2030 0.33% -0.14%
2029 0.35% -0.12%
2028 0.39% -0.1%
2027 0.41% -0.1%
2026 0.45% -0.06%
2025 0.51% -0.02%
2024 0.54% 1.03%
2023 0.54% 1.19%
2022 0.5% 0.72%
2021 0.44% 0.18%
2020 0.9% 0.51%
2019 1.61% 0.72%
2018 1.8% 0.45%
2017 1.6% 0.24%
2016 1.22% 0.08%
2015 1.03% -0.08%
2014 1% -0.31%
2013 0.96% -0.36%
2012 0.96% 0.06%
2011 0.99% 0.36%
2010 1.01% 0.46%
2009 1.01% 0.89%
2008 1% 1.61%
2007 0.98% 1.87%
2006 0.98% 1.7%
2005 1% 1.7%
2004 1.01% 1.74%
2003 1.05% 1.82%
2002 1.11% 1.42%
2001 1.16% 0.7%
2000 1.2% 0.45%
1999 1.27% 0.41%
1998 1.31% 0.41%
1997 1.35% 0.42%
1996 1.42% 0.42%
1995 1.47% 0.44%
1994 1.52% 0.48%
1993 1.57% 0.52%
1992 1.63% 0.49%
1991 1.68% 0.25%
1990 1.68% 0.1%
1989 1.66% 0.16%
1988 1.64% 0.21%
1987 1.6% 0.26%
1986 1.56% 0.3%
1985 1.54% 0.36%
1984 1.51% 0.42%
1983 1.48% 0.49%
1982 1.47% 0.6%
1981 1.48% 0.71%
1980 1.49% 0.81%
1979 1.5% 0.89%
1978 1.52% 0.97%
1977 1.54% 1.03%
1976 1.56% 1.06%
1975 1.58% 1.09%
1974 1.6% 1.1%
1973 1.63% 1.11%
1972 1.65% 1.11%
1971 1.67% 1.21%
1970 1.71% 1.12%
1969 1.74% 0.99%
1968 1.77% 1.32%
1967 1.82% 1.24%
1966 1.87% 1.03%
1965 1.93% 1.09%
1964 1.99% 1%
1963 2.04% 0.88%
1962 2.07% 0.92%
1961 2.1% 0.93%

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/spain | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chile grew by 0.54%, while Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Chile Spain
Current population
19977856
48806901
Population rank 67/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.24% 0.59%
One net population change
4.96 minutes
1.06 minutes
One birth every
2.98 minutes
1.62 minutes
One death every
4.12 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +290 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +105,936 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +0.54% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 100/197
One migration net change every
10.2 minutes
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change +51,712 +96,630
Net migration rank 21/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 1,538,324 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 44/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.8% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 76/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chile
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chile Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 51,712 - 96,630
2024 - 58,316 - 111,674
2023 48,518 62,679 -111,211 119,099
2022 41,041 59,374 -133,801 299,779
2021 27,530 65,480 -113,865 144,385
2020 52,378 26,042 -151,551 236,854
2019 86,006 181,339 -56,542 464,783
2018 103,950 237,807 -56,139 337,467
2017 106,268 220,621 -32,600 201,135
2016 120,545 135,864 0 106,474
2015 127,074 55,689 -4,642 -1,979
2014 131,373 52,702 32,522 -97,870
2013 133,785 36,529 37,284 -250,741
2012 134,617 30,870 51,450 -153,486
2011 141,053 28,086 84,137 60,761
2010 145,527 26,048 102,469 69,406
2009 147,576 24,324 106,635 129,557
2008 147,105 22,488 133,267 434,135
2007 145,043 20,170 108,545 772,317
2006 142,277 17,285 110,994 659,720
2005 147,009 14,289 78,576 629,803
2004 150,138 11,495 85,844 661,158
2003 154,287 9,225 54,844 658,428
2002 162,322 7,824 53,861 737,880
2001 171,659 6,346 44,936 181,307
2000 175,362 7,067 36,512 176,269
1999 177,995 8,226 8,077 178,559
1998 185,815 10,984 4,022 182,926
1997 190,433 3,504 20,028 165,345
1996 199,897 2,942 11,967 162,704
1995 208,017 2,454 15,889 162,434
1994 209,834 1,930 31,639 160,407
1993 215,003 1,164 47,234 160,907
1992 219,224 0 62,652 177,544
1991 227,180 -2,207 58,450 122,841
1990 226,941 -1,274 66,075 -30,684
1989 224,854 -6,186 81,538 -25,892
1988 221,602 -9,131 100,794 -17,663
1987 218,034 -11,958 116,054 -12,681
1986 213,571 -17,148 131,188 -13,540
1985 208,910 -18,047 146,184 -589
1984 205,407 -21,188 172,487 2,754
1983 202,352 -23,386 183,223 1,241
1982 199,522 -26,646 231,714 -7,384
1981 198,211 -28,096 237,879 2,563
1980 198,281 -28,060 281,184 20,166
1979 197,198 -29,873 312,407 -5,929
1978 196,483 -29,644 339,157 -2,504
1977 197,163 -29,651 361,465 -1,332
1976 196,986 -29,967 375,834 2,804
1975 196,890 -30,524 371,882 -218
1974 196,322 -31,211 396,182 105,838
1973 197,666 -31,878 374,381 8,624
1972 198,162 -32,584 391,030 7,935
1971 198,523 -34,147 369,625 7,363
1970 200,402 -36,079 378,723 -60,580
1969 202,764 -36,976 367,851 -49,956
1968 203,577 -38,224 387,423 -46,088
1967 204,377 -38,159 402,001 -42,344
1966 204,661 -36,446 397,084 -41,467
1965 203,341 -33,988 405,819 -42,476
1964 202,741 -31,261 429,885 -41,461
1963 202,370 -29,082 394,338 -44,446
1962 200,905 -28,023 384,690 -45,211
1961 198,788 -27,159 396,537 -46,517
1960 198,461 -27,184 398,960 -154,869

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

GeoRank.org/population/chile/spain | 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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 1,538,324 residents or 7.8% of the population were not native-born in Chile, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

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
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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