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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chile was 19,764,771 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chile's population is 19,977,856 people compared to 10,680,056 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Chile's population is 1.87 times bigger than Sweden's.
  • Chile is ranked the 67th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 91st.
  • The countries together account for 0.37% of the world: 0.24% for Chile vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Chile has had an average growth rate of +1.02% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chile has increased from 16.5M people to 20M (21% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.6% growth).

Chile vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Chile
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chile Sweden
2100 13,542,179 11,357,586
2099 13,698,571 11,361,443
2098 13,856,954 11,365,725
2097 14,016,220 11,366,889
2096 14,178,222 11,368,572
2095 14,343,015 11,371,525
2094 14,508,995 11,374,169
2093 14,677,272 11,376,054
2092 14,845,602 11,378,099
2091 15,016,981 11,379,549
2090 15,189,722 11,381,475
2089 15,363,962 11,384,408
2088 15,538,750 11,387,073
2087 15,711,977 11,390,874
2086 15,883,706 11,398,223
2085 16,055,280 11,403,279
2084 16,223,786 11,408,050
2083 16,391,067 11,411,588
2082 16,554,768 11,416,796
2081 16,719,751 11,418,438
2080 16,883,588 11,420,629
2079 17,045,148 11,420,158
2078 17,205,047 11,418,032
2077 17,362,651 11,415,948
2076 17,517,633 11,412,112
2075 17,670,800 11,407,978
2074 17,820,437 11,404,682
2073 17,966,186 11,401,754
2072 18,109,831 11,398,056
2071 18,253,369 11,393,134
2070 18,393,628 11,389,416
2069 18,531,389 11,385,560
2068 18,668,022 11,384,165
2067 18,802,510 11,383,331
2066 18,935,536 11,383,335
2065 19,063,468 11,382,611
2064 19,189,521 11,381,643
2063 19,310,719 11,381,489
2062 19,424,785 11,382,109
2061 19,534,495 11,379,849
2060 19,638,454 11,378,661
2059 19,739,346 11,376,317
2058 19,832,760 11,372,527
2057 19,923,762 11,367,109
2056 20,008,988 11,361,843
2055 20,089,664 11,354,884
2054 20,163,300 11,347,343
2053 20,232,377 11,336,678
2052 20,293,672 11,322,876
2051 20,348,246 11,306,983
2050 20,396,141 11,287,973
2049 20,440,751 11,268,461
2048 20,480,143 11,247,615
2047 20,511,707 11,225,655
2046 20,539,410 11,202,749
2045 20,563,551 11,178,920
2044 20,580,609 11,153,887
2043 20,590,097 11,128,417
2042 20,594,631 11,102,505
2041 20,596,851 11,078,898
2040 20,592,260 11,054,498
2039 20,584,025 11,031,322
2038 20,569,754 11,008,943
2037 20,550,877 10,987,323
2036 20,523,910 10,964,438
2035 20,492,436 10,941,953
2034 20,456,957 10,919,289
2033 20,417,291 10,895,104
2032 20,370,206 10,869,796
2031 20,315,389 10,844,434
2030 20,254,305 10,815,888
2029 20,187,945 10,784,274
2028 20,116,575 10,749,191
2027 20,038,004 10,710,226
2026 19,955,555 10,668,870
2025 19,865,709 10,621,495
2024 19,764,771 10,569,709
2023 19,658,835 10,536,632
2022 19,553,036 10,486,941
2021 19,456,334 10,415,811
2020 19,370,624 10,353,442
2019 19,197,744 10,278,887
2018 18,893,191 10,175,214
2017 18,558,868 10,057,698
2016 18,267,221 9,923,085
2015 18,047,625 9,799,186
2014 17,864,195 9,696,110
2013 17,687,006 9,600,379
2012 17,519,119 9,519,374
2011 17,351,816 9,449,213
2010 17,181,464 9,378,126
2009 17,009,731 9,298,515
2008 16,838,988 9,219,637
2007 16,671,581 9,148,092
2006 16,509,195 9,080,505
2005 16,348,778 9,029,572
2004 16,187,322 8,993,531
2003 16,024,752 8,958,229
2002 15,857,925 8,924,958
2001 15,683,849 8,895,960
2000 15,503,635 8,872,109
1999 15,319,313 8,857,874
1998 15,127,799 8,850,974
1997 14,932,434 8,846,062
1996 14,734,046 8,840,998
1995 14,527,381 8,826,939
1994 14,316,256 8,780,745
1993 14,102,276 8,718,561
1992 13,884,577 8,668,067
1991 13,662,491 8,617,375
1990 13,437,176 8,558,835
1989 13,215,005 8,492,964
1988 12,999,424 8,436,489
1987 12,790,150 8,397,804
1986 12,588,914 8,369,829
1985 12,395,274 8,350,386
1984 12,207,733 8,336,605
1983 12,026,138 8,329,033
1982 11,850,214 8,325,263
1981 11,678,717 8,320,503
1980 11,508,550 8,310,531
1979 11,339,779 8,293,678
1978 11,172,695 8,275,599
1977 11,005,519 8,251,540
1976 10,838,251 8,222,286
1975 10,671,559 8,192,437
1974 10,505,817 8,159,955
1973 10,340,362 8,136,312
1972 10,174,678 8,122,300
1971 10,009,701 8,098,334
1970 9,845,344 8,042,801
1969 9,680,282 7,968,072
1968 9,514,716 7,912,273
1967 9,348,939 7,867,931
1966 9,181,722 7,807,797
1965 9,012,938 7,733,853
1964 8,842,525 7,661,354
1963 8,670,144 7,604,328
1962 8,497,059 7,561,588
1961 8,324,802 7,519,998
1960 8,153,350 7,484,656

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/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chile increased by 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chile gained 1,710,635 people (a 9.36% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth).

Chile was ranked 60th most populous country in 2006 and is 67th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 91st 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 Sweden will increase by 5.69% to 11,287,973 people and rank change from 91st to 93rd.

Chile is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 20.6M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2080 for Sweden.

Population growth rate by year

Chile
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chile Sweden
2100 -1.14% -0.03%
2099 -1.14% -0.04%
2098 -1.14% -0.01%
2097 -1.14% -0.01%
2096 -1.15% -0.03%
2095 -1.14% -0.02%
2094 -1.15% -0.02%
2093 -1.13% -0.02%
2092 -1.14% -0.01%
2091 -1.14% -0.02%
2090 -1.13% -0.03%
2089 -1.12% -0.02%
2088 -1.1% -0.03%
2087 -1.08% -0.06%
2086 -1.07% -0.04%
2085 -1.04% -0.04%
2084 -1.02% -0.03%
2083 -0.99% -0.05%
2082 -0.99% -0.01%
2081 -0.97% -0.02%
2080 -0.95% 0.004%
2079 -0.93% 0.02%
2078 -0.91% 0.02%
2077 -0.88% 0.03%
2076 -0.87% 0.04%
2075 -0.84% 0.03%
2074 -0.81% 0.03%
2073 -0.79% 0.03%
2072 -0.79% 0.04%
2071 -0.76% 0.03%
2070 -0.74% 0.03%
2069 -0.73% 0.01%
2068 -0.72% 0.007%
2067 -0.7% -0%
2066 -0.67% 0.006%
2065 -0.66% 0.009%
2064 -0.63% 0.001%
2063 -0.59% -0.005%
2062 -0.56% 0.02%
2061 -0.53% 0.01%
2060 -0.51% 0.02%
2059 -0.47% 0.03%
2058 -0.46% 0.05%
2057 -0.43% 0.05%
2056 -0.4% 0.06%
2055 -0.37% 0.07%
2054 -0.34% 0.09%
2053 -0.3% 0.12%
2052 -0.27% 0.14%
2051 -0.23% 0.17%
2050 -0.22% 0.17%
2049 -0.19% 0.19%
2048 -0.15% 0.2%
2047 -0.13% 0.2%
2046 -0.12% 0.21%
2045 -0.08% 0.22%
2044 -0.05% 0.23%
2043 -0.02% 0.23%
2042 -0.01% 0.21%
2041 0.02% 0.22%
2040 0.04% 0.21%
2039 0.07% 0.2%
2038 0.09% 0.2%
2037 0.13% 0.21%
2036 0.15% 0.21%
2035 0.17% 0.21%
2034 0.19% 0.22%
2033 0.23% 0.23%
2032 0.27% 0.23%
2031 0.3% 0.26%
2030 0.33% 0.29%
2029 0.35% 0.33%
2028 0.39% 0.36%
2027 0.41% 0.39%
2026 0.45% 0.45%
2025 0.51% 0.49%
2024 0.54% 0.31%
2023 0.54% 0.47%
2022 0.5% 0.68%
2021 0.44% 0.6%
2020 0.9% 0.73%
2019 1.61% 1.02%
2018 1.8% 1.17%
2017 1.6% 1.36%
2016 1.22% 1.26%
2015 1.03% 1.06%
2014 1% 1%
2013 0.96% 0.85%
2012 0.96% 0.74%
2011 0.99% 0.76%
2010 1.01% 0.86%
2009 1.01% 0.86%
2008 1% 0.78%
2007 0.98% 0.74%
2006 0.98% 0.56%
2005 1% 0.4%
2004 1.01% 0.39%
2003 1.05% 0.37%
2002 1.11% 0.33%
2001 1.16% 0.27%
2000 1.2% 0.16%
1999 1.27% 0.08%
1998 1.31% 0.06%
1997 1.35% 0.06%
1996 1.42% 0.16%
1995 1.47% 0.53%
1994 1.52% 0.71%
1993 1.57% 0.58%
1992 1.63% 0.59%
1991 1.68% 0.68%
1990 1.68% 0.78%
1989 1.66% 0.67%
1988 1.64% 0.46%
1987 1.6% 0.33%
1986 1.56% 0.23%
1985 1.54% 0.17%
1984 1.51% 0.09%
1983 1.48% 0.05%
1982 1.47% 0.06%
1981 1.48% 0.12%
1980 1.49% 0.2%
1979 1.5% 0.22%
1978 1.52% 0.29%
1977 1.54% 0.36%
1976 1.56% 0.36%
1975 1.58% 0.4%
1974 1.6% 0.29%
1973 1.63% 0.17%
1972 1.65% 0.3%
1971 1.67% 0.69%
1970 1.71% 0.94%
1969 1.74% 0.71%
1968 1.77% 0.56%
1967 1.82% 0.77%
1966 1.87% 0.96%
1965 1.93% 0.95%
1964 1.99% 0.75%
1963 2.04% 0.57%
1962 2.07% 0.55%
1961 2.1% 0.47%

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/sweden | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chile grew by 0.54%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Chile Sweden
Current population
19977856
10680056
Population rank 67/197 91/197
Percent of world population 0.24% 0.13%
One net population change
4.96 minutes
15.9 minutes
One birth every
2.98 minutes
5.25 minutes
One death every
4.12 minutes
5.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline +290 +91
Annual growth/decline +105,936 +33,077
Annual growth/decline rate +0.54% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 149/197
One migration net change every
10.2 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change +51,712 +47,079
Net migration rank 21/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 1,538,324 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 44/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.8% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 76/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chile
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chile Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 51,712 - 47,079
2024 - 58,316 - 50,115
2023 48,518 62,679 5,269 55,209
2022 41,041 59,374 10,487 58,955
2021 27,530 65,480 22,914 51,947
2020 52,378 26,042 14,495 37,302
2019 86,006 181,339 25,697 72,619
2018 103,950 237,807 23,403 87,517
2017 106,268 220,621 24,138 102,671
2016 120,545 135,864 25,800 119,234
2015 127,074 55,689 23,518 80,534
2014 131,373 52,702 26,179 77,654
2013 133,785 36,529 23,041 66,760
2012 134,617 30,870 20,943 52,879
2011 141,053 28,086 21,733 46,049
2010 145,527 26,048 25,320 51,175
2009 147,576 24,324 21,387 63,638
2008 147,105 22,488 18,439 56,452
2007 145,043 20,170 15,552 54,907
2006 142,277 17,285 15,436 51,675
2005 147,009 14,289 9,030 27,030
2004 150,138 11,495 9,893 25,842
2003 154,287 9,225 6,271 29,161
2002 162,322 7,824 893 31,364
2001 171,659 6,346 -1,779 28,856
2000 175,362 7,067 -2,662 24,900
1999 177,995 8,226 -6,201 13,940
1998 185,815 10,984 -3,541 11,325
1997 190,433 3,504 -3,539 6,047
1996 199,897 2,942 1,768 5,773
1995 208,017 2,454 9,710 11,621
1994 209,834 1,930 20,196 51,545
1993 215,003 1,164 20,924 32,725
1992 219,224 0 28,605 20,507
1991 227,180 -2,207 29,299 25,314
1990 226,941 -1,274 29,100 35,668
1989 224,854 -6,186 24,629 44,565
1988 221,602 -9,131 15,186 30,064
1987 218,034 -11,958 11,757 21,335
1986 213,571 -17,148 9,206 15,211
1985 208,910 -18,047 4,175 11,464
1984 205,407 -21,188 3,335 8,668
1983 202,352 -23,386 833 2,105
1982 199,522 -26,646 1,665 2,524
1981 198,211 -28,096 1,664 3,209
1980 198,281 -28,060 5,818 10,040
1979 197,198 -29,873 4,976 13,895
1978 196,483 -29,644 4,138 13,807
1977 197,163 -29,651 7,426 23,528
1976 196,986 -29,967 8,222 20,324
1975 196,890 -30,524 14,746 16,564
1974 196,322 -31,211 23,664 9,217
1973 197,666 -31,878 24,409 -9,551
1972 198,162 -32,584 28,428 -13,519
1971 198,523 -34,147 31,583 2,334
1970 200,402 -36,079 30,563 47,242
1969 202,764 -36,976 23,904 48,824
1968 203,577 -38,224 30,858 8,545
1967 204,377 -38,159 41,700 11,075
1966 204,661 -36,446 45,286 24,920
1965 203,341 -33,988 44,857 32,444
1964 202,741 -31,261 45,968 23,581
1963 202,370 -29,082 35,741 11,009
1962 200,905 -28,023 30,246 9,627
1961 198,788 -27,159 30,832 14,401
1960 198,461 -27,184 27,693 1,080

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

GeoRank.org/population/chile/sweden | 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 Sweden 21.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 201,900 people) and 78.6% is from migration (a gain of 743,642 people).

As of 2024, 1,538,324 residents or 7.8% of the population were not native-born in Chile, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

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
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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