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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chile was 19,764,771 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chile's population is 19,977,856 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Taiwan's population is 1.16 times bigger than Chile's.
  • Chile is ranked the 67th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 0.52% of the world: 0.24% for Chile vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Chile has had an average growth rate of +1.02% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chile has increased from 16.5M people to 20M (21% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Chile vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Chile
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chile Taiwan
2100 13,542,179 10,150,338
2099 13,698,571 10,273,881
2098 13,856,954 10,399,680
2097 14,016,220 10,527,804
2096 14,178,222 10,657,536
2095 14,343,015 10,789,978
2094 14,508,995 10,925,075
2093 14,677,272 11,062,491
2092 14,845,602 11,202,670
2091 15,016,981 11,346,131
2090 15,189,722 11,494,369
2089 15,363,962 11,644,743
2088 15,538,750 11,799,177
2087 15,711,977 11,956,109
2086 15,883,706 12,116,149
2085 16,055,280 12,281,248
2084 16,223,786 12,451,872
2083 16,391,067 12,625,681
2082 16,554,768 12,803,442
2081 16,719,751 12,986,931
2080 16,883,588 13,174,137
2079 17,045,148 13,366,920
2078 17,205,047 13,564,788
2077 17,362,651 13,765,770
2076 17,517,633 13,969,802
2075 17,670,800 14,178,904
2074 17,820,437 14,391,331
2073 17,966,186 14,606,033
2072 18,109,831 14,824,987
2071 18,253,369 15,045,310
2070 18,393,628 15,266,143
2069 18,531,389 15,488,280
2068 18,668,022 15,714,125
2067 18,802,510 15,940,945
2066 18,935,536 16,167,553
2065 19,063,468 16,396,032
2064 19,189,521 16,625,600
2063 19,310,719 16,854,355
2062 19,424,785 17,084,600
2061 19,534,495 17,314,450
2060 19,638,454 17,541,998
2059 19,739,346 17,767,014
2058 19,832,760 17,988,239
2057 19,923,762 18,208,151
2056 20,008,988 18,423,453
2055 20,089,664 18,639,554
2054 20,163,300 18,853,384
2053 20,232,377 19,063,428
2052 20,293,672 19,270,076
2051 20,348,246 19,474,323
2050 20,396,141 19,677,203
2049 20,440,751 19,878,438
2048 20,480,143 20,073,645
2047 20,511,707 20,267,326
2046 20,539,410 20,454,154
2045 20,563,551 20,640,565
2044 20,580,609 20,819,477
2043 20,590,097 20,995,111
2042 20,594,631 21,166,213
2041 20,596,851 21,331,710
2040 20,592,260 21,491,361
2039 20,584,025 21,645,911
2038 20,569,754 21,794,529
2037 20,550,877 21,939,617
2036 20,523,910 22,077,701
2035 20,492,436 22,211,115
2034 20,456,957 22,340,809
2033 20,417,291 22,463,465
2032 20,370,206 22,582,449
2031 20,315,389 22,698,460
2030 20,254,305 22,809,605
2029 20,187,945 22,916,803
2028 20,116,575 23,022,058
2027 20,038,004 23,127,410
2026 19,955,555 23,229,461
2025 19,865,709 23,331,886
2024 19,764,771 23,410,331
2023 19,658,835 23,342,541
2022 19,553,036 23,319,977
2021 19,456,334 23,468,275
2020 19,370,624 23,582,179
2019 19,197,744 23,596,027
2018 18,893,191 23,580,080
2017 18,558,868 23,555,522
2016 18,267,221 23,515,945
2015 18,047,625 23,462,914
2014 17,864,195 23,403,635
2013 17,687,006 23,344,670
2012 17,519,119 23,270,367
2011 17,351,816 23,193,518
2010 17,181,464 23,140,948
2009 17,009,731 23,078,402
2008 16,838,988 22,997,696
2007 16,671,581 22,917,444
2006 16,509,195 22,823,455
2005 16,348,778 22,729,753
2004 16,187,322 22,646,836
2003 16,024,752 22,562,663
2002 15,857,925 22,463,172
2001 15,683,849 22,341,120
2000 15,503,635 22,184,530
1999 15,319,313 22,010,489
1998 15,127,799 21,835,703
1997 14,932,434 21,634,124
1996 14,734,046 21,441,432
1995 14,527,381 21,267,653
1994 14,316,256 21,086,645
1993 14,102,276 20,899,019
1992 13,884,577 20,704,227
1991 13,662,491 20,503,568
1990 13,437,176 20,278,946
1989 13,215,005 20,055,492
1988 12,999,424 19,839,704
1987 12,790,150 19,617,046
1986 12,588,914 19,411,454
1985 12,395,274 19,191,510
1984 12,207,733 18,929,866
1983 12,026,138 18,653,146
1982 11,850,214 18,354,855
1981 11,678,717 18,029,982
1980 11,508,550 17,704,538
1979 11,339,779 17,372,779
1978 11,172,695 17,042,272
1977 11,005,519 16,730,895
1976 10,838,251 16,401,413
1975 10,671,559 16,075,128
1974 10,505,817 15,784,817
1973 10,340,362 15,505,121
1972 10,174,678 15,220,495
1971 10,009,701 14,913,564
1970 9,845,344 14,582,944
1969 9,680,282 14,068,984
1968 9,514,716 13,548,537
1967 9,348,939 13,210,344
1966 9,181,722 12,874,153
1965 9,012,938 12,511,863
1964 8,842,525 12,137,143
1963 8,670,144 11,762,101
1962 8,497,059 11,392,513
1961 8,324,802 11,030,385
1960 8,153,350 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chile increased by 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth), while Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chile gained 1,710,635 people (a 9.36% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Chile was ranked 60th most populous country in 2006 and is 67th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Chile is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 20.6M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Chile
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chile Taiwan
2100 -1.14% -1.2%
2099 -1.14% -1.21%
2098 -1.14% -1.22%
2097 -1.14% -1.22%
2096 -1.15% -1.23%
2095 -1.14% -1.24%
2094 -1.15% -1.24%
2093 -1.13% -1.25%
2092 -1.14% -1.26%
2091 -1.14% -1.29%
2090 -1.13% -1.29%
2089 -1.12% -1.31%
2088 -1.1% -1.31%
2087 -1.08% -1.32%
2086 -1.07% -1.34%
2085 -1.04% -1.37%
2084 -1.02% -1.38%
2083 -0.99% -1.39%
2082 -0.99% -1.41%
2081 -0.97% -1.42%
2080 -0.95% -1.44%
2079 -0.93% -1.46%
2078 -0.91% -1.46%
2077 -0.88% -1.46%
2076 -0.87% -1.47%
2075 -0.84% -1.48%
2074 -0.81% -1.47%
2073 -0.79% -1.48%
2072 -0.79% -1.46%
2071 -0.76% -1.45%
2070 -0.74% -1.43%
2069 -0.73% -1.44%
2068 -0.72% -1.42%
2067 -0.7% -1.4%
2066 -0.67% -1.39%
2065 -0.66% -1.38%
2064 -0.63% -1.36%
2063 -0.59% -1.35%
2062 -0.56% -1.33%
2061 -0.53% -1.3%
2060 -0.51% -1.27%
2059 -0.47% -1.23%
2058 -0.46% -1.21%
2057 -0.43% -1.17%
2056 -0.4% -1.16%
2055 -0.37% -1.13%
2054 -0.34% -1.1%
2053 -0.3% -1.07%
2052 -0.27% -1.05%
2051 -0.23% -1.03%
2050 -0.22% -1.01%
2049 -0.19% -0.97%
2048 -0.15% -0.96%
2047 -0.13% -0.91%
2046 -0.12% -0.9%
2045 -0.08% -0.86%
2044 -0.05% -0.84%
2043 -0.02% -0.81%
2042 -0.01% -0.78%
2041 0.02% -0.74%
2040 0.04% -0.71%
2039 0.07% -0.68%
2038 0.09% -0.66%
2037 0.13% -0.63%
2036 0.15% -0.6%
2035 0.17% -0.58%
2034 0.19% -0.55%
2033 0.23% -0.53%
2032 0.27% -0.51%
2031 0.3% -0.49%
2030 0.33% -0.47%
2029 0.35% -0.46%
2028 0.39% -0.46%
2027 0.41% -0.44%
2026 0.45% -0.44%
2025 0.51% -0.34%
2024 0.54% 0.29%
2023 0.54% 0.1%
2022 0.5% -0.63%
2021 0.44% -0.48%
2020 0.9% -0.06%
2019 1.61% 0.07%
2018 1.8% 0.1%
2017 1.6% 0.17%
2016 1.22% 0.23%
2015 1.03% 0.25%
2014 1% 0.25%
2013 0.96% 0.32%
2012 0.96% 0.33%
2011 0.99% 0.23%
2010 1.01% 0.27%
2009 1.01% 0.35%
2008 1% 0.35%
2007 0.98% 0.41%
2006 0.98% 0.41%
2005 1% 0.37%
2004 1.01% 0.37%
2003 1.05% 0.44%
2002 1.11% 0.55%
2001 1.16% 0.71%
2000 1.2% 0.79%
1999 1.27% 0.8%
1998 1.31% 0.93%
1997 1.35% 0.9%
1996 1.42% 0.82%
1995 1.47% 0.86%
1994 1.52% 0.9%
1993 1.57% 0.94%
1992 1.63% 0.98%
1991 1.68% 1.11%
1990 1.68% 1.11%
1989 1.66% 1.09%
1988 1.64% 1.14%
1987 1.6% 1.06%
1986 1.56% 1.15%
1985 1.54% 1.38%
1984 1.51% 1.48%
1983 1.48% 1.63%
1982 1.47% 1.8%
1981 1.48% 1.84%
1980 1.49% 1.91%
1979 1.5% 1.94%
1978 1.52% 1.86%
1977 1.54% 2.01%
1976 1.56% 2.03%
1975 1.58% 1.84%
1974 1.6% 1.8%
1973 1.63% 1.87%
1972 1.65% 2.06%
1971 1.67% 2.27%
1970 1.71% 3.65%
1969 1.74% 3.84%
1968 1.77% 2.56%
1967 1.82% 2.61%
1966 1.87% 2.9%
1965 1.93% 3.09%
1964 1.99% 3.19%
1963 2.04% 3.24%
1962 2.07% 3.28%
1961 2.1% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2025, the population of Chile grew by 0.54%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Chile Taiwan
Current population
19977856
23229461
Population rank 67/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.24% 0.28%
One net population change
4.96 minutes
6.72 minutes
One birth every
2.98 minutes
3.9 minutes
One death every
4.12 minutes
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +290 -215
Annual growth/decline +105,936 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +0.54% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 180/197
One migration net change every
10.2 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change +51,712 +47,029
Net migration rank 21/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 1,538,324 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 44/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.8% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 76/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chile
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chile Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 51,712 - -
2024 - 58,316 -67,188 47,029
2023 48,518 62,679 -69,794 225,599
2022 41,041 59,374 -68,327 -42,430
2021 27,530 65,480 -30,039 -156,010
2020 52,378 26,042 -7,782 -33,978
2019 86,006 181,339 1,416 12,718
2018 103,950 237,807 8,725 8,888
2017 106,268 220,621 22,613 8,809
2016 120,545 135,864 35,980 11,707
2015 127,074 55,689 49,741 8,581
2014 131,373 52,702 - -
2013 133,785 36,529 - -
2012 134,617 30,870 - -
2011 141,053 28,086 43,836 19,077
2010 145,527 26,048 - -
2009 147,576 24,324 - -
2008 147,105 22,488 - -
2007 145,043 20,170 - -
2006 142,277 17,285 - -
2005 147,009 14,289 - -
2004 150,138 11,495 - -
2003 154,287 9,225 - -
2002 162,322 7,824 - -
2001 171,659 6,346 132,707 -3,811
2000 175,362 7,067 - -
1999 177,995 8,226 - -
1998 185,815 10,984 - -
1997 190,433 3,504 - -
1996 199,897 2,942 - -
1995 208,017 2,454 - -
1994 209,834 1,930 - -
1993 215,003 1,164 - -
1992 219,224 0 - -
1991 227,180 -2,207 215,698 -12,128
1990 226,941 -1,274 - -
1989 224,854 -6,186 - -
1988 221,602 -9,131 - -
1987 218,034 -11,958 - -
1986 213,571 -17,148 - -
1985 208,910 -18,047 - -
1984 205,407 -21,188 - -
1983 202,352 -23,386 - -
1982 199,522 -26,646 - -
1981 198,211 -28,096 326,883 4,508
1980 198,281 -28,060 - -
1979 197,198 -29,873 - -
1978 196,483 -29,644 - -
1977 197,163 -29,651 - -
1976 196,986 -29,967 - -
1975 196,890 -30,524 - -
1974 196,322 -31,211 - -
1973 197,666 -31,878 - -
1972 198,162 -32,584 - -
1971 198,523 -34,147 - -
1970 200,402 -36,079 - -
1969 202,764 -36,976 - -
1968 203,577 -38,224 - -
1967 204,377 -38,159 - -
1966 204,661 -36,446 346,958 18,774
1965 203,341 -33,988 - -
1964 202,741 -31,261 - -
1963 202,370 -29,082 - -
1962 200,905 -28,023 - -
1961 198,788 -27,159 - -
1960 198,461 -27,184 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

GeoRank.org/population/chile/taiwan | 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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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