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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chile was 19,764,771 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chile's population is 19,977,856 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 3.58 times bigger than Chile's.
  • Chile is ranked the 67th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 1.1% of the world: 0.24% for Chile vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Chile has had an average growth rate of +1.02% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chile has increased from 16.5M people to 20M (21% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Chile vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Chile
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chile Thailand
2100 13,542,179 45,712,111
2099 13,698,571 46,056,854
2098 13,856,954 46,406,925
2097 14,016,220 46,761,683
2096 14,178,222 47,122,446
2095 14,343,015 47,487,866
2094 14,508,995 47,857,414
2093 14,677,272 48,230,566
2092 14,845,602 48,609,149
2091 15,016,981 48,988,448
2090 15,189,722 49,372,024
2089 15,363,962 49,760,635
2088 15,538,750 50,146,313
2087 15,711,977 50,536,233
2086 15,883,706 50,929,394
2085 16,055,280 51,326,092
2084 16,223,786 51,728,619
2083 16,391,067 52,131,789
2082 16,554,768 52,537,598
2081 16,719,751 52,942,608
2080 16,883,588 53,352,029
2079 17,045,148 53,766,821
2078 17,205,047 54,181,891
2077 17,362,651 54,599,508
2076 17,517,633 55,019,721
2075 17,670,800 55,442,571
2074 17,820,437 55,872,412
2073 17,966,186 56,304,891
2072 18,109,831 56,739,842
2071 18,253,369 57,177,118
2070 18,393,628 57,621,370
2069 18,531,389 58,066,637
2068 18,668,022 58,516,959
2067 18,802,510 58,967,738
2066 18,935,536 59,418,676
2065 19,063,468 59,878,082
2064 19,189,521 60,336,709
2063 19,310,719 60,797,201
2062 19,424,785 61,262,000
2061 19,534,495 61,724,999
2060 19,638,454 62,192,387
2059 19,739,346 62,656,203
2058 19,832,760 63,118,413
2057 19,923,762 63,577,864
2056 20,008,988 64,032,675
2055 20,089,664 64,478,337
2054 20,163,300 64,917,436
2053 20,232,377 65,343,383
2052 20,293,672 65,763,356
2051 20,348,246 66,167,939
2050 20,396,141 66,558,274
2049 20,440,751 66,936,876
2048 20,480,143 67,296,897
2047 20,511,707 67,641,907
2046 20,539,410 67,972,603
2045 20,563,551 68,287,399
2044 20,580,609 68,585,177
2043 20,590,097 68,870,333
2042 20,594,631 69,139,548
2041 20,596,851 69,396,419
2040 20,592,260 69,632,464
2039 20,584,025 69,854,146
2038 20,569,754 70,062,543
2037 20,550,877 70,256,027
2036 20,523,910 70,435,348
2035 20,492,436 70,604,705
2034 20,456,957 70,756,791
2033 20,417,291 70,897,217
2032 20,370,206 71,025,384
2031 20,315,389 71,140,609
2030 20,254,305 71,247,320
2029 20,187,945 71,342,891
2028 20,116,575 71,428,869
2027 20,038,004 71,505,168
2026 19,955,555 71,571,743
2025 19,865,709 71,625,629
2024 19,764,771 71,668,011
2023 19,658,835 71,702,435
2022 19,553,036 71,735,329
2021 19,456,334 71,727,332
2020 19,370,624 71,641,484
2019 19,197,744 71,522,271
2018 18,893,191 71,376,079
2017 18,558,868 71,160,187
2016 18,267,221 70,859,841
2015 18,047,625 70,540,795
2014 17,864,195 70,216,367
2013 17,687,006 69,845,114
2012 17,519,119 69,436,098
2011 17,351,816 69,007,208
2010 17,181,464 68,579,447
2009 17,009,731 68,121,080
2008 16,838,988 67,619,830
2007 16,671,581 67,102,394
2006 16,509,195 66,567,687
2005 16,348,778 66,017,420
2004 16,187,322 65,452,047
2003 16,024,752 64,868,166
2002 15,857,925 64,266,437
2001 15,683,849 63,651,141
2000 15,503,635 63,007,815
1999 15,319,313 62,299,043
1998 15,127,799 61,522,630
1997 14,932,434 60,724,584
1996 14,734,046 59,920,064
1995 14,527,381 59,098,232
1994 14,316,256 58,260,854
1993 14,102,276 57,408,198
1992 13,884,577 56,528,834
1991 13,662,491 55,637,434
1990 13,437,176 54,738,329
1989 13,215,005 53,848,956
1988 12,999,424 52,969,595
1987 12,790,150 52,074,105
1986 12,588,914 51,177,834
1985 12,395,274 50,270,753
1984 12,207,733 49,351,708
1983 12,026,138 48,423,309
1982 11,850,214 47,494,577
1981 11,678,717 46,575,855
1980 11,508,550 45,650,022
1979 11,339,779 44,718,434
1978 11,172,695 43,788,976
1977 11,005,519 42,843,974
1976 10,838,251 41,896,504
1975 10,671,559 40,940,005
1974 10,505,817 39,952,891
1973 10,340,362 38,947,787
1972 10,174,678 37,933,929
1971 10,009,701 36,937,387
1970 9,845,344 35,954,408
1969 9,680,282 34,973,782
1968 9,514,716 34,002,560
1967 9,348,939 33,037,801
1966 9,181,722 32,086,071
1965 9,012,938 31,149,337
1964 8,842,525 30,232,141
1963 8,670,144 29,342,322
1962 8,497,059 28,481,040
1961 8,324,802 27,650,334
1960 8,153,350 26,851,747

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/thailand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chile increased by 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chile gained 1,710,635 people (a 9.36% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Chile was ranked 60th most populous country in 2006 and is 67th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Chile is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 20.6M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Chile
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chile Thailand
2100 -1.14% -0.75%
2099 -1.14% -0.75%
2098 -1.14% -0.76%
2097 -1.14% -0.77%
2096 -1.15% -0.77%
2095 -1.14% -0.77%
2094 -1.15% -0.77%
2093 -1.13% -0.78%
2092 -1.14% -0.77%
2091 -1.14% -0.78%
2090 -1.13% -0.78%
2089 -1.12% -0.77%
2088 -1.1% -0.77%
2087 -1.08% -0.77%
2086 -1.07% -0.77%
2085 -1.04% -0.78%
2084 -1.02% -0.77%
2083 -0.99% -0.77%
2082 -0.99% -0.76%
2081 -0.97% -0.77%
2080 -0.95% -0.77%
2079 -0.93% -0.77%
2078 -0.91% -0.76%
2077 -0.88% -0.76%
2076 -0.87% -0.76%
2075 -0.84% -0.77%
2074 -0.81% -0.77%
2073 -0.79% -0.77%
2072 -0.79% -0.76%
2071 -0.76% -0.77%
2070 -0.74% -0.77%
2069 -0.73% -0.77%
2068 -0.72% -0.76%
2067 -0.7% -0.76%
2066 -0.67% -0.77%
2065 -0.66% -0.76%
2064 -0.63% -0.76%
2063 -0.59% -0.76%
2062 -0.56% -0.75%
2061 -0.53% -0.75%
2060 -0.51% -0.74%
2059 -0.47% -0.73%
2058 -0.46% -0.72%
2057 -0.43% -0.71%
2056 -0.4% -0.69%
2055 -0.37% -0.68%
2054 -0.34% -0.65%
2053 -0.3% -0.64%
2052 -0.27% -0.61%
2051 -0.23% -0.59%
2050 -0.22% -0.57%
2049 -0.19% -0.53%
2048 -0.15% -0.51%
2047 -0.13% -0.49%
2046 -0.12% -0.46%
2045 -0.08% -0.43%
2044 -0.05% -0.41%
2043 -0.02% -0.39%
2042 -0.01% -0.37%
2041 0.02% -0.34%
2040 0.04% -0.32%
2039 0.07% -0.3%
2038 0.09% -0.28%
2037 0.13% -0.25%
2036 0.15% -0.24%
2035 0.17% -0.21%
2034 0.19% -0.2%
2033 0.23% -0.18%
2032 0.27% -0.16%
2031 0.3% -0.15%
2030 0.33% -0.13%
2029 0.35% -0.12%
2028 0.39% -0.11%
2027 0.41% -0.09%
2026 0.45% -0.08%
2025 0.51% -0.06%
2024 0.54% -0.05%
2023 0.54% -0.05%
2022 0.5% 0.01%
2021 0.44% 0.12%
2020 0.9% 0.17%
2019 1.61% 0.2%
2018 1.8% 0.3%
2017 1.6% 0.42%
2016 1.22% 0.45%
2015 1.03% 0.46%
2014 1% 0.53%
2013 0.96% 0.59%
2012 0.96% 0.62%
2011 0.99% 0.62%
2010 1.01% 0.67%
2009 1.01% 0.74%
2008 1% 0.77%
2007 0.98% 0.8%
2006 0.98% 0.83%
2005 1% 0.86%
2004 1.01% 0.9%
2003 1.05% 0.94%
2002 1.11% 0.97%
2001 1.16% 1.02%
2000 1.2% 1.14%
1999 1.27% 1.26%
1998 1.31% 1.31%
1997 1.35% 1.34%
1996 1.42% 1.39%
1995 1.47% 1.44%
1994 1.52% 1.49%
1993 1.57% 1.56%
1992 1.63% 1.6%
1991 1.68% 1.64%
1990 1.68% 1.65%
1989 1.66% 1.66%
1988 1.64% 1.72%
1987 1.6% 1.75%
1986 1.56% 1.8%
1985 1.54% 1.86%
1984 1.51% 1.92%
1983 1.48% 1.96%
1982 1.47% 1.97%
1981 1.48% 2.03%
1980 1.49% 2.08%
1979 1.5% 2.12%
1978 1.52% 2.21%
1977 1.54% 2.26%
1976 1.56% 2.34%
1975 1.58% 2.47%
1974 1.6% 2.58%
1973 1.63% 2.67%
1972 1.65% 2.7%
1971 1.67% 2.73%
1970 1.71% 2.8%
1969 1.74% 2.86%
1968 1.77% 2.92%
1967 1.82% 2.97%
1966 1.87% 3.01%
1965 1.93% 3.03%
1964 1.99% 3.03%
1963 2.04% 3.02%
1962 2.07% 3%
1961 2.1% 2.97%

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/thailand | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chile grew by 0.54%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Chile Thailand
Current population
19977856
71571743
Population rank 67/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.24% 0.86%
One net population change
4.96 minutes
15.3 minutes
One birth every
2.98 minutes
53.3 seconds
One death every
4.12 minutes
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +290 -94
Annual growth/decline +105,936 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +0.54% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 168/197
One migration net change every
10.2 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change +51,712 +27,509
Net migration rank 21/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 1,538,324 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 44/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.8% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 76/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chile
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chile Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 51,712 - 27,509
2024 - 58,316 - 23,321
2023 48,518 62,679 -46,105 19,648
2022 41,041 59,374 -61,046 21,683
2021 27,530 65,480 57,382 -2,093
2020 52,378 26,042 84,107 32,277
2019 86,006 181,339 116,867 5,221
2018 103,950 237,807 159,383 10,984
2017 106,268 220,621 194,695 66,805
2016 120,545 135,864 226,255 112,978
2015 127,074 55,689 266,362 32,500
2014 131,373 52,702 294,628 55,358
2013 133,785 36,529 325,059 67,452
2012 134,617 30,870 351,485 74,033
2011 141,053 28,086 365,670 66,607
2010 145,527 26,048 370,466 52,791
2009 147,576 24,324 382,636 110,883
2008 147,105 22,488 401,730 107,333
2007 145,043 20,170 425,362 100,486
2006 142,277 17,285 441,211 102,362
2005 147,009 14,289 456,378 100,542
2004 150,138 11,495 466,542 107,199
2003 154,287 9,225 488,003 105,917
2002 162,322 7,824 504,299 105,215
2001 171,659 6,346 524,230 96,817
2000 175,362 7,067 543,884 121,640
1999 177,995 8,226 578,073 173,924
1998 185,815 10,984 617,318 183,471
1997 190,433 3,504 644,834 150,411
1996 199,897 2,942 661,397 152,397
1995 208,017 2,454 682,703 147,226
1994 209,834 1,930 712,589 132,271
1993 215,003 1,164 737,696 122,746
1992 219,224 0 754,999 143,318
1991 227,180 -2,207 760,508 124,034
1990 226,941 -1,274 760,808 152,916
1989 224,854 -6,186 774,563 90,497
1988 221,602 -9,131 765,252 128,469
1987 218,034 -11,958 774,498 122,791
1986 213,571 -17,148 783,430 111,820
1985 208,910 -18,047 776,935 141,963
1984 205,407 -21,188 779,856 139,345
1983 202,352 -23,386 794,239 143,393
1982 199,522 -26,646 817,951 101,885
1981 198,211 -28,096 839,297 78,337
1980 198,281 -28,060 845,575 88,478
1979 197,198 -29,873 843,434 85,693
1978 196,483 -29,644 847,799 82,011
1977 197,163 -29,651 871,232 88,937
1976 196,986 -29,967 894,072 40,656
1975 196,890 -30,524 911,980 66,306
1974 196,322 -31,211 923,151 72,801
1973 197,666 -31,878 933,540 80,704
1972 198,162 -32,584 940,420 73,082
1971 198,523 -34,147 936,215 43,400
1970 200,402 -36,079 937,116 49,221
1969 202,764 -36,976 948,314 26,551
1968 203,577 -38,224 953,806 13,718
1967 204,377 -38,159 944,980 17,005
1966 204,661 -36,446 929,469 12,016
1965 203,341 -33,988 909,000 22,995
1964 202,741 -31,261 885,137 17,249
1963 202,370 -29,082 860,728 16,494
1962 200,905 -28,023 828,741 16,605
1961 198,788 -27,159 801,140 14,968
1960 198,461 -27,184 774,190 6,886

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

GeoRank.org/population/chile/thailand | 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 Thailand 78.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,292,528 people) and 21.6% is from migration (a gain of 355,361 people).

As of 2024, 1,538,324 residents or 7.8% of the population were not native-born in Chile, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

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
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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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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