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

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The latest officially reported population of Chile was 19,859,921 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chile's population is 19,992,079 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 4.31 times bigger than Chile's.
  • Chile is ranked the 67th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.28% of the world: 0.24% for Chile vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Chile has had an average growth rate of +0.97% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chile has increased from 16.5M people to 20M (21.1% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Chile vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Chile
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chile Turkey
2100 13,538,233 64,394,191
2099 13,694,580 65,045,868
2098 13,852,916 65,690,351
2097 14,012,136 66,342,622
2096 14,174,091 66,990,674
2095 14,338,836 67,642,188
2094 14,504,768 68,296,562
2093 14,672,995 68,963,773
2092 14,841,276 69,625,957
2091 15,012,606 70,290,255
2090 15,185,296 70,960,483
2089 15,359,485 71,623,547
2088 15,534,223 72,281,102
2087 15,707,399 72,928,397
2086 15,879,078 73,576,610
2085 16,050,602 74,223,570
2084 16,219,059 74,853,312
2083 16,386,291 75,483,067
2082 16,549,944 76,111,533
2081 16,714,879 76,726,689
2080 16,878,669 77,339,541
2079 17,040,181 77,938,889
2078 17,200,034 78,532,577
2077 17,357,593 79,120,573
2076 17,512,529 79,705,459
2075 17,665,652 80,277,544
2074 17,815,245 80,848,141
2073 17,960,951 81,396,237
2072 18,104,555 81,938,080
2071 18,248,051 82,465,112
2070 18,388,269 82,981,973
2069 18,525,990 83,480,362
2068 18,662,583 83,963,140
2067 18,797,031 84,428,242
2066 18,930,019 84,886,666
2065 19,057,914 85,336,225
2064 19,183,930 85,771,285
2063 19,305,093 86,187,013
2062 19,419,125 86,587,114
2061 19,528,803 86,962,577
2060 19,632,732 87,319,314
2059 19,733,594 87,663,392
2058 19,826,981 87,973,789
2057 19,917,957 88,264,809
2056 20,003,158 88,534,755
2055 20,083,811 88,764,080
2054 20,157,425 88,972,362
2053 20,226,483 89,151,673
2052 20,287,759 89,310,785
2051 20,342,317 89,437,110
2050 20,390,198 89,541,520
2049 20,434,796 89,614,107
2048 20,474,175 89,651,068
2047 20,505,731 89,659,415
2046 20,533,426 89,634,354
2045 20,557,560 89,608,012
2044 20,574,613 89,557,421
2043 20,584,097 89,493,042
2042 20,588,631 89,404,193
2041 20,590,850 89,303,546
2040 20,586,260 89,187,952
2039 20,578,028 89,051,669
2038 20,563,761 88,901,719
2037 20,544,889 88,727,471
2036 20,517,930 88,537,927
2035 20,486,465 88,343,153
2034 20,450,997 88,139,515
2033 20,411,343 87,918,397
2032 20,364,270 87,687,495
2031 20,309,470 87,437,150
2030 20,248,404 87,166,904
2029 20,182,063 86,903,490
2028 20,110,713 86,627,469
2027 20,032,166 86,350,539
2026 19,949,741 86,093,293
2025 19,859,921 85,878,556
2024 19,764,771 85,518,661
2023 19,658,835 85,325,965
2022 19,553,036 84,979,913
2021 19,456,334 84,147,318
2020 19,370,624 83,384,680
2019 19,197,744 82,579,440
2018 18,893,191 81,407,204
2017 18,558,868 80,312,698
2016 18,267,221 79,277,962
2015 18,047,625 78,218,479
2014 17,864,195 77,181,884
2013 17,687,006 76,147,624
2012 17,519,119 75,175,827
2011 17,351,816 74,223,629
2010 17,181,464 73,142,150
2009 17,009,731 72,039,206
2008 16,838,988 71,051,678
2007 16,671,581 70,158,112
2006 16,509,195 70,045,349
2005 16,348,778 69,329,557
2004 16,187,322 68,592,617
2003 16,024,752 67,831,730
2002 15,857,925 67,048,795
2001 15,683,849 66,245,128
2000 15,503,635 65,425,961
1999 15,319,313 64,591,923
1998 15,127,799 63,734,383
1997 14,932,434 62,852,966
1996 14,734,046 61,951,134
1995 14,527,381 61,024,503
1994 14,316,256 60,033,836
1993 14,102,276 58,999,167
1992 13,884,577 57,990,118
1991 13,662,491 57,009,887
1990 13,437,176 56,015,628
1989 13,215,005 54,976,723
1988 12,999,424 53,909,626
1987 12,790,150 52,843,670
1986 12,588,914 51,777,772
1985 12,395,274 50,687,115
1984 12,207,733 49,574,069
1983 12,026,138 48,447,410
1982 11,850,214 47,322,096
1981 11,678,717 46,321,190
1980 11,508,550 45,408,815
1979 11,339,779 44,510,429
1978 11,172,695 43,645,306
1977 11,005,519 42,773,298
1976 10,838,251 41,899,984
1975 10,671,559 41,053,126
1974 10,505,817 40,210,234
1973 10,340,362 39,329,533
1972 10,174,678 38,430,221
1971 10,009,701 37,518,611
1970 9,845,344 36,638,465
1969 9,680,282 35,787,774
1968 9,514,716 34,921,684
1967 9,348,939 34,050,421
1966 9,181,722 33,177,672
1965 9,012,938 32,345,220
1964 8,842,525 31,543,072
1963 8,670,144 30,726,841
1962 8,497,059 29,916,147
1961 8,324,802 29,119,238
1960 8,153,350 28,329,898

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chile increased by 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chile gained 1,724,858 people (a 9.44% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Chile was ranked 60th most populous country in 2006 and is 67th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Chile's population will grow by 1.99% to 20,390,198 people with a rank change from 67th to 75th. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Chile is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 20.6M people compared to the peak of 89.7M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Chile
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chile Turkey
2100 -1.14% -1%
2099 -1.14% -0.98%
2098 -1.14% -0.98%
2097 -1.14% -0.97%
2096 -1.15% -0.96%
2095 -1.14% -0.96%
2094 -1.15% -0.97%
2093 -1.13% -0.95%
2092 -1.14% -0.95%
2091 -1.14% -0.94%
2090 -1.13% -0.93%
2089 -1.12% -0.91%
2088 -1.1% -0.89%
2087 -1.08% -0.88%
2086 -1.07% -0.87%
2085 -1.04% -0.84%
2084 -1.02% -0.83%
2083 -0.99% -0.83%
2082 -0.99% -0.8%
2081 -0.97% -0.79%
2080 -0.95% -0.77%
2079 -0.93% -0.76%
2078 -0.91% -0.74%
2077 -0.88% -0.73%
2076 -0.87% -0.71%
2075 -0.84% -0.71%
2074 -0.81% -0.67%
2073 -0.79% -0.66%
2072 -0.79% -0.64%
2071 -0.76% -0.62%
2070 -0.74% -0.6%
2069 -0.73% -0.57%
2068 -0.72% -0.55%
2067 -0.7% -0.54%
2066 -0.67% -0.53%
2065 -0.66% -0.51%
2064 -0.63% -0.48%
2063 -0.59% -0.46%
2062 -0.56% -0.43%
2061 -0.53% -0.41%
2060 -0.51% -0.39%
2059 -0.47% -0.35%
2058 -0.46% -0.33%
2057 -0.43% -0.3%
2056 -0.4% -0.26%
2055 -0.37% -0.23%
2054 -0.34% -0.2%
2053 -0.3% -0.18%
2052 -0.27% -0.14%
2051 -0.23% -0.12%
2050 -0.22% -0.08%
2049 -0.19% -0.04%
2048 -0.15% -0.009%
2047 -0.13% 0.03%
2046 -0.12% 0.03%
2045 -0.08% 0.06%
2044 -0.05% 0.07%
2043 -0.02% 0.1%
2042 -0.01% 0.11%
2041 0.02% 0.13%
2040 0.04% 0.15%
2039 0.07% 0.17%
2038 0.09% 0.2%
2037 0.13% 0.21%
2036 0.15% 0.22%
2035 0.17% 0.23%
2034 0.19% 0.25%
2033 0.23% 0.26%
2032 0.27% 0.29%
2031 0.3% 0.31%
2030 0.33% 0.3%
2029 0.35% 0.32%
2028 0.39% 0.32%
2027 0.41% 0.3%
2026 0.45% 0.25%
2025 0.48% 0.42%
2024 0.54% 0.23%
2023 0.54% 0.41%
2022 0.5% 0.99%
2021 0.44% 0.91%
2020 0.9% 0.98%
2019 1.61% 1.44%
2018 1.8% 1.36%
2017 1.6% 1.31%
2016 1.22% 1.35%
2015 1.03% 1.34%
2014 1% 1.36%
2013 0.96% 1.29%
2012 0.96% 1.28%
2011 0.99% 1.48%
2010 1.01% 1.53%
2009 1.01% 1.39%
2008 1% 1.27%
2007 0.98% 0.16%
2006 0.98% 1.03%
2005 1% 1.07%
2004 1.01% 1.12%
2003 1.05% 1.17%
2002 1.11% 1.21%
2001 1.16% 1.25%
2000 1.2% 1.29%
1999 1.27% 1.35%
1998 1.31% 1.4%
1997 1.35% 1.46%
1996 1.42% 1.52%
1995 1.47% 1.65%
1994 1.52% 1.75%
1993 1.57% 1.74%
1992 1.63% 1.72%
1991 1.68% 1.77%
1990 1.68% 1.89%
1989 1.66% 1.98%
1988 1.64% 2.02%
1987 1.6% 2.06%
1986 1.56% 2.15%
1985 1.54% 2.25%
1984 1.51% 2.33%
1983 1.48% 2.38%
1982 1.47% 2.16%
1981 1.48% 2.01%
1980 1.49% 2.02%
1979 1.5% 1.98%
1978 1.52% 2.04%
1977 1.54% 2.08%
1976 1.56% 2.06%
1975 1.58% 2.1%
1974 1.6% 2.24%
1973 1.63% 2.34%
1972 1.65% 2.43%
1971 1.67% 2.4%
1970 1.71% 2.38%
1969 1.74% 2.48%
1968 1.77% 2.56%
1967 1.82% 2.63%
1966 1.87% 2.57%
1965 1.93% 2.54%
1964 1.99% 2.66%
1963 2.04% 2.71%
1962 2.07% 2.74%
1961 2.1% 2.79%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Chile grew by 0.48%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Chile Turkey
Current population
19992079
86225430
Population rank 67/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.24% 1.04%
One net population change
5.54 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
3.05 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
4.04 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline +261 +986
Annual growth/decline +95,150 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate +0.48% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 129/197 138/197
One migration net change every
10.2 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change +51,712 -258,205
Net migration rank 21/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 1,538,324 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 44/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.8% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 76/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chile
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chile Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 51,712 - -258,205
2024 42,356 58,316 453,249 -275,952
2023 48,518 62,679 426,630 -318,070
2022 41,041 59,374 535,373 -301,544
2021 27,530 65,480 521,713 20,283
2020 52,378 26,042 608,708 37,934
2019 86,006 181,339 751,472 -15,690
2018 103,950 237,807 830,353 187,570
2017 106,268 220,621 875,408 659,846
2016 120,545 135,864 895,841 352,063
2015 127,074 55,689 930,799 1,063,140
2014 131,373 52,702 957,055 1,033,384
2013 133,785 36,529 921,386 438,618
2012 134,617 30,870 917,145 258,623
2011 141,053 28,086 875,839 68,849
2010 145,527 26,048 892,334 55,532
2009 147,576 24,324 900,491 24,276
2008 147,105 22,488 868,749 47,915
2007 145,043 20,170 876,626 -186,402
2006 142,277 17,285 897,351 -190,194
2005 147,009 14,289 898,650 -174,177
2004 150,138 11,495 896,025 -146,574
2003 154,287 9,225 893,683 -121,383
2002 162,322 7,824 922,927 -129,444
2001 171,659 6,346 980,560 -166,759
2000 175,362 7,067 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 177,995 8,226 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 185,815 10,984 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 190,433 3,504 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 199,897 2,942 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 208,017 2,454 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 209,834 1,930 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 215,003 1,164 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 219,224 0 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 227,180 -2,207 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 226,941 -1,274 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 224,854 -6,186 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 221,602 -9,131 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 218,034 -11,958 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 213,571 -17,148 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 208,910 -18,047 1,098,846 8,960
1984 205,407 -21,188 1,096,529 21,787
1983 202,352 -23,386 1,095,106 39,871
1982 199,522 -26,646 1,091,863 23,728
1981 198,211 -28,096 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 198,281 -28,060 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 197,198 -29,873 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 196,483 -29,644 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 197,163 -29,651 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 196,986 -29,967 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 196,890 -30,524 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 196,322 -31,211 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 197,666 -31,878 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 198,162 -32,584 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 198,523 -34,147 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 200,402 -36,079 991,950 -150,924
1969 202,764 -36,976 970,958 -110,578
1968 203,577 -38,224 950,778 -78,973
1967 204,377 -38,159 936,727 -65,993
1966 204,661 -36,446 925,790 -50,999
1965 203,341 -33,988 904,016 -113,911
1964 202,741 -31,261 884,152 -69,978
1963 202,370 -29,082 862,626 -44,317
1962 200,905 -28,023 837,473 -34,353
1961 198,788 -27,159 816,911 -26,187
1960 198,461 -27,184 773,009 14,948

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 40.7% of the population change in Chile is from natural causes (a gain of 755,666 people) and 59.3% is from migration (a gain of 1,103,211 people). In Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 1,538,324 residents or 7.8% of the population were not native-born in Chile, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

Biggest cities by population

Chile
City Population
Santiago 6.26M
Puente Alto 568K
Antofagasta 349K
Vina del Mar 333K
San Bernardo 301K
Valparaiso 297K
Temuco 282K
Talcahuano 270K
Talca 232K
Rancagua 231K
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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