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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chile was 19,764,771 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chile's population is 19,977,856 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 3.66 times bigger than Chile's.
  • Chile is ranked the 67th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 1.12% of the world: 0.24% for Chile vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Chile has had an average growth rate of +1.02% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chile has increased from 16.5M people to 20M (21% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

Chile vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Chile
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chile Tanzania
2100 13,542,179 265,496,854
2099 13,698,571 263,162,785
2098 13,856,954 260,809,535
2097 14,016,220 258,412,520
2096 14,178,222 255,996,677
2095 14,343,015 253,567,416
2094 14,508,995 251,119,386
2093 14,677,272 248,628,881
2092 14,845,602 246,107,108
2091 15,016,981 243,557,182
2090 15,189,722 241,002,065
2089 15,363,962 238,416,591
2088 15,538,750 235,797,530
2087 15,711,977 233,167,455
2086 15,883,706 230,496,041
2085 16,055,280 227,800,292
2084 16,223,786 225,111,530
2083 16,391,067 222,421,279
2082 16,554,768 219,718,263
2081 16,719,751 216,995,478
2080 16,883,588 214,255,926
2079 17,045,148 211,486,253
2078 17,205,047 208,708,063
2077 17,362,651 205,918,120
2076 17,517,633 203,106,125
2075 17,670,800 200,297,474
2074 17,820,437 197,468,017
2073 17,966,186 194,642,633
2072 18,109,831 191,824,103
2071 18,253,369 188,992,017
2070 18,393,628 186,152,377
2069 18,531,389 183,311,218
2068 18,668,022 180,475,586
2067 18,802,510 177,639,469
2066 18,935,536 174,803,090
2065 19,063,468 171,913,445
2064 19,189,521 169,064,549
2063 19,310,719 166,217,933
2062 19,424,785 163,370,044
2061 19,534,495 160,537,159
2060 19,638,454 157,722,273
2059 19,739,346 154,920,005
2058 19,832,760 152,120,539
2057 19,923,762 149,325,489
2056 20,008,988 146,519,472
2055 20,089,664 143,736,540
2054 20,163,300 140,983,905
2053 20,232,377 138,262,668
2052 20,293,672 135,553,723
2051 20,348,246 132,851,383
2050 20,396,141 130,157,751
2049 20,440,751 127,495,278
2048 20,480,143 124,821,109
2047 20,511,707 122,158,290
2046 20,539,410 119,522,516
2045 20,563,551 116,914,785
2044 20,580,609 114,329,740
2043 20,590,097 111,776,234
2042 20,594,631 109,241,835
2041 20,596,851 106,748,632
2040 20,592,260 104,272,418
2039 20,584,025 101,814,304
2038 20,569,754 99,380,232
2037 20,550,877 96,983,729
2036 20,523,910 94,601,865
2035 20,492,436 92,257,269
2034 20,456,957 89,929,444
2033 20,417,291 87,654,982
2032 20,370,206 85,409,993
2031 20,315,389 83,180,507
2030 20,254,305 80,997,163
2029 20,187,945 78,838,461
2028 20,116,575 76,730,649
2027 20,038,004 74,647,063
2026 19,955,555 72,589,279
2025 19,865,709 70,552,589
2024 19,764,771 68,560,157
2023 19,658,835 66,617,606
2022 19,553,036 64,711,821
2021 19,456,334 62,830,412
2020 19,370,624 60,972,798
2019 19,197,744 59,174,891
2018 18,893,191 57,437,145
2017 18,558,868 55,652,890
2016 18,267,221 53,824,013
2015 18,047,625 52,020,962
2014 17,864,195 50,351,512
2013 17,687,006 48,824,128
2012 17,519,119 47,374,260
2011 17,351,816 46,029,367
2010 17,181,464 44,758,488
2009 17,009,731 43,633,982
2008 16,838,988 42,570,728
2007 16,671,581 41,435,512
2006 16,509,195 40,294,902
2005 16,348,778 39,182,076
2004 16,187,322 38,109,668
2003 16,024,752 37,089,555
2002 15,857,925 36,121,304
2001 15,683,849 35,198,299
2000 15,503,635 34,260,139
1999 15,319,313 33,300,330
1998 15,127,799 32,420,458
1997 14,932,434 31,578,089
1996 14,734,046 30,945,762
1995 14,527,381 30,383,497
1994 14,316,256 29,442,356
1993 14,102,276 28,332,692
1992 13,884,577 27,457,588
1991 13,662,491 26,780,436
1990 13,437,176 26,110,207
1989 13,215,005 25,438,759
1988 12,999,424 24,769,686
1987 12,790,150 24,030,378
1986 12,588,914 23,258,959
1985 12,395,274 22,501,693
1984 12,207,733 21,779,066
1983 12,026,138 21,079,874
1982 11,850,214 20,398,571
1981 11,678,717 19,784,703
1980 11,508,550 19,189,769
1979 11,339,779 18,592,038
1978 11,172,695 17,976,566
1977 11,005,519 17,352,929
1976 10,838,251 16,736,211
1975 10,671,559 16,138,361
1974 10,505,817 15,561,630
1973 10,340,362 15,010,101
1972 10,174,678 14,479,308
1971 10,009,701 13,971,451
1970 9,845,344 13,492,677
1969 9,680,282 13,036,700
1968 9,514,716 12,602,076
1967 9,348,939 12,200,109
1966 9,181,722 11,827,459
1965 9,012,938 11,470,728
1964 8,842,525 11,127,826
1963 8,670,144 10,799,528
1962 8,497,059 10,487,756
1961 8,324,802 10,187,886
1960 8,153,350 9,901,419

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/tanzania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chile increased by 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chile gained 1,710,635 people (a 9.36% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

Chile was ranked 60th most populous country in 2006 and is 67th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Chile is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 20.6M people compared to the peak of 265M people in 2100 for Tanzania.

Population growth rate by year

Chile
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chile Tanzania
2100 -1.14% 0.89%
2099 -1.14% 0.9%
2098 -1.14% 0.93%
2097 -1.14% 0.94%
2096 -1.15% 0.96%
2095 -1.14% 0.97%
2094 -1.15% 1%
2093 -1.13% 1.02%
2092 -1.14% 1.05%
2091 -1.14% 1.06%
2090 -1.13% 1.08%
2089 -1.12% 1.11%
2088 -1.1% 1.13%
2087 -1.08% 1.16%
2086 -1.07% 1.18%
2085 -1.04% 1.19%
2084 -1.02% 1.21%
2083 -0.99% 1.23%
2082 -0.99% 1.25%
2081 -0.97% 1.28%
2080 -0.95% 1.31%
2079 -0.93% 1.33%
2078 -0.91% 1.35%
2077 -0.88% 1.38%
2076 -0.87% 1.4%
2075 -0.84% 1.43%
2074 -0.81% 1.45%
2073 -0.79% 1.47%
2072 -0.79% 1.5%
2071 -0.76% 1.53%
2070 -0.74% 1.55%
2069 -0.73% 1.57%
2068 -0.72% 1.6%
2067 -0.7% 1.62%
2066 -0.67% 1.68%
2065 -0.66% 1.69%
2064 -0.63% 1.71%
2063 -0.59% 1.74%
2062 -0.56% 1.76%
2061 -0.53% 1.78%
2060 -0.51% 1.81%
2059 -0.47% 1.84%
2058 -0.46% 1.87%
2057 -0.43% 1.92%
2056 -0.4% 1.94%
2055 -0.37% 1.95%
2054 -0.34% 1.97%
2053 -0.3% 2%
2052 -0.27% 2.03%
2051 -0.23% 2.07%
2050 -0.22% 2.09%
2049 -0.19% 2.14%
2048 -0.15% 2.18%
2047 -0.13% 2.21%
2046 -0.12% 2.23%
2045 -0.08% 2.26%
2044 -0.05% 2.28%
2043 -0.02% 2.32%
2042 -0.01% 2.34%
2041 0.02% 2.37%
2040 0.04% 2.41%
2039 0.07% 2.45%
2038 0.09% 2.47%
2037 0.13% 2.52%
2036 0.15% 2.54%
2035 0.17% 2.59%
2034 0.19% 2.59%
2033 0.23% 2.63%
2032 0.27% 2.68%
2031 0.3% 2.7%
2030 0.33% 2.74%
2029 0.35% 2.75%
2028 0.39% 2.79%
2027 0.41% 2.83%
2026 0.45% 2.89%
2025 0.51% 2.91%
2024 0.54% 2.92%
2023 0.54% 2.95%
2022 0.5% 2.99%
2021 0.44% 3.05%
2020 0.9% 3.04%
2019 1.61% 3.03%
2018 1.8% 3.21%
2017 1.6% 3.4%
2016 1.22% 3.47%
2015 1.03% 3.32%
2014 1% 3.13%
2013 0.96% 3.06%
2012 0.96% 2.92%
2011 0.99% 2.84%
2010 1.01% 2.58%
2009 1.01% 2.5%
2008 1% 2.74%
2007 0.98% 2.83%
2006 0.98% 2.84%
2005 1% 2.81%
2004 1.01% 2.75%
2003 1.05% 2.68%
2002 1.11% 2.62%
2001 1.16% 2.74%
2000 1.2% 2.88%
1999 1.27% 2.71%
1998 1.31% 2.67%
1997 1.35% 2.04%
1996 1.42% 1.85%
1995 1.47% 3.2%
1994 1.52% 3.92%
1993 1.57% 3.19%
1992 1.63% 2.53%
1991 1.68% 2.57%
1990 1.68% 2.64%
1989 1.66% 2.7%
1988 1.64% 3.08%
1987 1.6% 3.32%
1986 1.56% 3.37%
1985 1.54% 3.32%
1984 1.51% 3.32%
1983 1.48% 3.34%
1982 1.47% 3.1%
1981 1.48% 3.1%
1980 1.49% 3.21%
1979 1.5% 3.42%
1978 1.52% 3.59%
1977 1.54% 3.68%
1976 1.56% 3.7%
1975 1.58% 3.71%
1974 1.6% 3.67%
1973 1.63% 3.67%
1972 1.65% 3.63%
1971 1.67% 3.55%
1970 1.71% 3.5%
1969 1.74% 3.45%
1968 1.77% 3.29%
1967 1.82% 3.15%
1966 1.87% 3.11%
1965 1.93% 3.08%
1964 1.99% 3.04%
1963 2.04% 2.97%
1962 2.07% 2.94%
1961 2.1% 2.89%

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/tanzania | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chile grew by 0.54%, while Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

Chile Tanzania
Current population
19977856
73145892
Population rank 67/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.24% 0.88%
One net population change
4.96 minutes
16.2 seconds
One birth every
2.98 minutes
13.4 seconds
One death every
4.12 minutes
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +290 +5,322
Annual growth/decline +105,936 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate +0.54% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 18/197
One migration net change every
10.2 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change +51,712 -12,730
Net migration rank 21/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 1,538,324 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 44/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.8% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 76/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chile
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chile Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 51,712 - -12,730
2024 - 58,316 - -29,865
2023 48,518 62,679 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 41,041 59,374 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 27,530 65,480 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 52,378 26,042 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 86,006 181,339 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 103,950 237,807 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 106,268 220,621 1,726,909 119,142
2016 120,545 135,864 1,659,502 152,194
2015 127,074 55,689 1,592,882 201,495
2014 131,373 52,702 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 133,785 36,529 1,509,008 1,241
2012 134,617 30,870 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 141,053 28,086 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 145,527 26,048 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 147,576 24,324 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 147,105 22,488 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 145,043 20,170 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 142,277 17,285 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 147,009 14,289 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 150,138 11,495 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 154,287 9,225 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 162,322 7,824 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 171,659 6,346 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 175,362 7,067 985,185 -9,701
1999 177,995 8,226 948,659 -4,489
1998 185,815 10,984 920,806 -105,184
1997 190,433 3,504 882,544 -13,400
1996 199,897 2,942 868,524 -473,007
1995 208,017 2,454 838,980 -109,971
1994 209,834 1,930 803,953 349,348
1993 215,003 1,164 778,044 288,004
1992 219,224 0 767,961 -83,825
1991 227,180 -2,207 762,011 -91,851
1990 226,941 -1,274 750,825 -80,529
1989 224,854 -6,186 743,854 -71,268
1988 221,602 -9,131 736,551 -71,012
1987 218,034 -11,958 718,580 94,498
1986 213,571 -17,148 705,677 24,101
1985 208,910 -18,047 697,867 86,864
1984 205,407 -21,188 687,435 -26,938
1983 202,352 -23,386 679,720 58,161
1982 199,522 -26,646 662,627 -37,883
1981 198,211 -28,096 645,496 -42,485
1980 198,281 -28,060 629,444 -42,588
1979 197,198 -29,873 613,388 -4,792
1978 196,483 -29,644 595,024 27,307
1977 197,163 -29,651 574,938 49,997
1976 196,986 -29,967 553,617 54,875
1975 196,890 -30,524 533,906 53,290
1974 196,322 -31,211 515,152 51,127
1973 197,666 -31,878 488,429 48,363
1972 198,162 -32,584 467,305 57,489
1971 198,523 -34,147 449,014 41,900
1970 200,402 -36,079 427,988 38,635
1969 202,764 -36,976 408,322 37,006
1968 203,577 -38,224 389,467 34,455
1967 204,377 -38,159 374,763 5,265
1966 204,661 -36,446 360,229 5,049
1965 203,341 -33,988 343,456 4,742
1964 202,741 -31,261 328,527 9,090
1963 202,370 -29,082 314,644 4,333
1962 200,905 -28,023 300,663 3,916
1961 198,788 -27,159 286,839 8,338
1960 198,461 -27,184 275,814 1,946

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

GeoRank.org/population/chile/tanzania | 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 Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 1,538,324 residents or 7.8% of the population were not native-born in Chile, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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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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