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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chile was 19,764,771 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chile's population is 19,977,856 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Chile's population is 5.91 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Chile is ranked the 67th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.24% for Chile vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Chile has had an average growth rate of +1.02% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chile has increased from 16.5M people to 20M (21% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Chile vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Chile
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chile Uruguay
2100 13,542,179 2,256,741
2099 13,698,571 2,279,899
2098 13,856,954 2,303,351
2097 14,016,220 2,326,987
2096 14,178,222 2,350,799
2095 14,343,015 2,374,835
2094 14,508,995 2,398,960
2093 14,677,272 2,423,269
2092 14,845,602 2,447,646
2091 15,016,981 2,472,126
2090 15,189,722 2,496,514
2089 15,363,962 2,520,852
2088 15,538,750 2,545,052
2087 15,711,977 2,569,100
2086 15,883,706 2,592,974
2085 16,055,280 2,616,629
2084 16,223,786 2,640,001
2083 16,391,067 2,663,150
2082 16,554,768 2,686,021
2081 16,719,751 2,708,594
2080 16,883,588 2,730,883
2079 17,045,148 2,752,831
2078 17,205,047 2,774,432
2077 17,362,651 2,795,709
2076 17,517,633 2,816,677
2075 17,670,800 2,837,308
2074 17,820,437 2,857,709
2073 17,966,186 2,877,721
2072 18,109,831 2,897,543
2071 18,253,369 2,917,097
2070 18,393,628 2,936,478
2069 18,531,389 2,955,616
2068 18,668,022 2,974,445
2067 18,802,510 2,992,987
2066 18,935,536 3,011,309
2065 19,063,468 3,029,441
2064 19,189,521 3,047,343
2063 19,310,719 3,065,064
2062 19,424,785 3,082,642
2061 19,534,495 3,100,006
2060 19,638,454 3,117,149
2059 19,739,346 3,133,952
2058 19,832,760 3,150,250
2057 19,923,762 3,166,055
2056 20,008,988 3,181,373
2055 20,089,664 3,196,072
2054 20,163,300 3,210,110
2053 20,232,377 3,223,395
2052 20,293,672 3,235,973
2051 20,348,246 3,247,888
2050 20,396,141 3,259,108
2049 20,440,751 3,269,675
2048 20,480,143 3,279,610
2047 20,511,707 3,288,969
2046 20,539,410 3,297,696
2045 20,563,551 3,305,917
2044 20,580,609 3,313,556
2043 20,590,097 3,320,565
2042 20,594,631 3,326,955
2041 20,596,851 3,332,884
2040 20,592,260 3,338,277
2039 20,584,025 3,343,295
2038 20,569,754 3,347,790
2037 20,550,877 3,351,911
2036 20,523,910 3,355,671
2035 20,492,436 3,359,126
2034 20,456,957 3,362,276
2033 20,417,291 3,365,250
2032 20,370,206 3,368,057
2031 20,315,389 3,370,727
2030 20,254,305 3,373,273
2029 20,187,945 3,375,805
2028 20,116,575 3,378,198
2027 20,038,004 3,380,504
2026 19,955,555 3,382,789
2025 19,865,709 3,384,805
2024 19,764,771 3,386,588
2023 19,658,835 3,388,081
2022 19,553,036 3,390,913
2021 19,456,334 3,396,695
2020 19,370,624 3,398,968
2019 19,197,744 3,397,206
2018 18,893,191 3,394,534
2017 18,558,868 3,388,438
2016 18,267,221 3,379,283
2015 18,047,625 3,368,017
2014 17,864,195 3,356,334
2013 17,687,006 3,345,337
2012 17,519,119 3,335,401
2011 17,351,816 3,326,825
2010 17,181,464 3,318,580
2009 17,009,731 3,310,091
2008 16,838,988 3,302,177
2007 16,671,581 3,295,153
2006 16,509,195 3,289,506
2005 16,348,778 3,285,771
2004 16,187,322 3,283,148
2003 16,024,752 3,281,186
2002 15,857,925 3,278,867
2001 15,683,849 3,274,251
2000 15,503,635 3,266,206
1999 15,319,313 3,254,015
1998 15,127,799 3,239,280
1997 14,932,434 3,223,345
1996 14,734,046 3,206,324
1995 14,527,381 3,189,440
1994 14,316,256 3,172,834
1993 14,102,276 3,156,345
1992 13,884,577 3,139,702
1991 13,662,491 3,122,354
1990 13,437,176 3,104,403
1989 13,215,005 3,086,255
1988 12,999,424 3,067,961
1987 12,790,150 3,049,896
1986 12,588,914 3,032,845
1985 12,395,274 3,017,037
1984 12,207,733 3,002,488
1983 12,026,138 2,988,778
1982 11,850,214 2,975,492
1981 11,678,717 2,963,246
1980 11,508,550 2,951,953
1979 11,339,779 2,939,903
1978 11,172,695 2,925,715
1977 11,005,519 2,909,461
1976 10,838,251 2,891,392
1975 10,671,559 2,872,320
1974 10,505,817 2,853,944
1973 10,340,362 2,837,133
1972 10,174,678 2,821,644
1971 10,009,701 2,806,462
1970 9,845,344 2,790,807
1969 9,680,282 2,773,974
1968 9,514,716 2,754,606
1967 9,348,939 2,732,277
1966 9,181,722 2,707,646
1965 9,012,938 2,681,169
1964 8,842,525 2,653,180
1963 8,670,144 2,623,766
1962 8,497,059 2,593,298
1961 8,324,802 2,562,044
1960 8,153,350 2,529,957

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chile increased by 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chile gained 1,710,635 people (a 9.36% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Chile was ranked 60th most populous country in 2006 and is 67th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Chile is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 20.6M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Chile
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chile Uruguay
2100 -1.14% -1.02%
2099 -1.14% -1.02%
2098 -1.14% -1.02%
2097 -1.14% -1.01%
2096 -1.15% -1.01%
2095 -1.14% -1.01%
2094 -1.15% -1%
2093 -1.13% -1%
2092 -1.14% -0.99%
2091 -1.14% -0.98%
2090 -1.13% -0.97%
2089 -1.12% -0.95%
2088 -1.1% -0.94%
2087 -1.08% -0.92%
2086 -1.07% -0.9%
2085 -1.04% -0.89%
2084 -1.02% -0.87%
2083 -0.99% -0.85%
2082 -0.99% -0.83%
2081 -0.97% -0.82%
2080 -0.95% -0.8%
2079 -0.93% -0.78%
2078 -0.91% -0.76%
2077 -0.88% -0.74%
2076 -0.87% -0.73%
2075 -0.84% -0.71%
2074 -0.81% -0.7%
2073 -0.79% -0.68%
2072 -0.79% -0.67%
2071 -0.76% -0.66%
2070 -0.74% -0.65%
2069 -0.73% -0.63%
2068 -0.72% -0.62%
2067 -0.7% -0.61%
2066 -0.67% -0.6%
2065 -0.66% -0.59%
2064 -0.63% -0.58%
2063 -0.59% -0.57%
2062 -0.56% -0.56%
2061 -0.53% -0.55%
2060 -0.51% -0.54%
2059 -0.47% -0.52%
2058 -0.46% -0.5%
2057 -0.43% -0.48%
2056 -0.4% -0.46%
2055 -0.37% -0.44%
2054 -0.34% -0.41%
2053 -0.3% -0.39%
2052 -0.27% -0.37%
2051 -0.23% -0.34%
2050 -0.22% -0.32%
2049 -0.19% -0.3%
2048 -0.15% -0.28%
2047 -0.13% -0.26%
2046 -0.12% -0.25%
2045 -0.08% -0.23%
2044 -0.05% -0.21%
2043 -0.02% -0.19%
2042 -0.01% -0.18%
2041 0.02% -0.16%
2040 0.04% -0.15%
2039 0.07% -0.13%
2038 0.09% -0.12%
2037 0.13% -0.11%
2036 0.15% -0.1%
2035 0.17% -0.09%
2034 0.19% -0.09%
2033 0.23% -0.08%
2032 0.27% -0.08%
2031 0.3% -0.08%
2030 0.33% -0.08%
2029 0.35% -0.07%
2028 0.39% -0.07%
2027 0.41% -0.07%
2026 0.45% -0.06%
2025 0.51% -0.05%
2024 0.54% -0.04%
2023 0.54% -0.08%
2022 0.5% -0.17%
2021 0.44% -0.07%
2020 0.9% 0.05%
2019 1.61% 0.08%
2018 1.8% 0.18%
2017 1.6% 0.27%
2016 1.22% 0.33%
2015 1.03% 0.35%
2014 1% 0.33%
2013 0.96% 0.3%
2012 0.96% 0.26%
2011 0.99% 0.25%
2010 1.01% 0.26%
2009 1.01% 0.24%
2008 1% 0.21%
2007 0.98% 0.17%
2006 0.98% 0.11%
2005 1% 0.08%
2004 1.01% 0.06%
2003 1.05% 0.07%
2002 1.11% 0.14%
2001 1.16% 0.25%
2000 1.2% 0.37%
1999 1.27% 0.45%
1998 1.31% 0.49%
1997 1.35% 0.53%
1996 1.42% 0.53%
1995 1.47% 0.52%
1994 1.52% 0.52%
1993 1.57% 0.53%
1992 1.63% 0.56%
1991 1.68% 0.58%
1990 1.68% 0.59%
1989 1.66% 0.6%
1988 1.64% 0.59%
1987 1.6% 0.56%
1986 1.56% 0.52%
1985 1.54% 0.48%
1984 1.51% 0.46%
1983 1.48% 0.45%
1982 1.47% 0.41%
1981 1.48% 0.38%
1980 1.49% 0.41%
1979 1.5% 0.48%
1978 1.52% 0.56%
1977 1.54% 0.62%
1976 1.56% 0.66%
1975 1.58% 0.64%
1974 1.6% 0.59%
1973 1.63% 0.55%
1972 1.65% 0.54%
1971 1.67% 0.56%
1970 1.71% 0.61%
1969 1.74% 0.7%
1968 1.77% 0.82%
1967 1.82% 0.91%
1966 1.87% 0.99%
1965 1.93% 1.05%
1964 1.99% 1.12%
1963 2.04% 1.17%
1962 2.07% 1.22%
1961 2.1% 1.27%

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

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In 2024, the population of Chile grew by 0.54%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Chile Uruguay
Current population
19977856
3382789
Population rank 67/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.24% 0.04%
One net population change
4.96 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
2.98 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
4.12 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +290 -4
Annual growth/decline +105,936 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +0.54% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 167/197
One migration net change every
10.2 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change +51,712 -1,338
Net migration rank 21/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 1,538,324 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 44/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.8% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 76/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chile
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chile Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 51,712 - -1,338
2024 - 58,316 - -1,348
2023 48,518 62,679 298 -1,501
2022 41,041 59,374 -2,964 -1,501
2021 27,530 65,480 -5,621 -1,482
2020 52,378 26,042 4,048 -1,482
2019 86,006 181,339 3,873 -2,899
2018 103,950 237,807 7,322 -2,963
2017 106,268 220,621 10,907 -3,091
2016 120,545 135,864 14,008 -3,506
2015 127,074 55,689 16,194 -4,157
2014 131,373 52,702 16,238 -4,919
2013 133,785 36,529 16,318 -5,647
2012 134,617 30,870 15,520 -6,317
2011 141,053 28,086 14,934 -6,982
2010 145,527 26,048 16,231 -7,696
2009 147,576 24,324 16,947 -8,510
2008 147,105 22,488 16,838 -9,458
2007 145,043 20,170 17,422 -10,750
2006 142,277 17,285 17,783 -13,161
2005 147,009 14,289 18,926 -16,086
2004 150,138 11,495 18,067 -15,668
2003 154,287 9,225 18,628 -17,105
2002 162,322 7,824 20,073 -16,957
2001 171,659 6,346 20,729 -14,620
2000 175,362 7,067 21,060 -11,076
1999 177,995 8,226 21,844 -7,441
1998 185,815 10,984 22,114 -7,048
1997 190,433 3,504 23,737 -6,938
1996 199,897 2,942 24,635 -7,397
1995 208,017 2,454 24,872 -8,339
1994 209,834 1,930 24,637 -7,955
1993 215,003 1,164 24,212 -7,922
1992 219,224 0 24,847 -7,850
1991 227,180 -2,207 25,422 -7,714
1990 226,941 -1,274 25,699 -7,499
1989 224,854 -6,186 25,322 -7,229
1988 221,602 -9,131 25,071 -6,582
1987 218,034 -11,958 24,469 -6,833
1986 213,571 -17,148 24,505 -8,046
1985 208,910 -18,047 23,988 -8,832
1984 205,407 -21,188 23,684 -9,730
1983 202,352 -23,386 24,146 -10,671
1982 199,522 -26,646 25,224 -12,131
1981 198,211 -28,096 24,968 -13,577
1980 198,281 -28,060 25,451 -14,252
1979 197,198 -29,873 27,456 -14,552
1978 196,483 -29,644 30,076 -14,611
1977 197,163 -29,651 31,321 -14,280
1976 196,986 -29,967 33,199 -14,096
1975 196,890 -30,524 33,393 -14,350
1974 196,322 -31,211 32,221 -14,512
1973 197,666 -31,878 30,213 -14,312
1972 198,162 -32,584 28,896 -13,817
1971 198,523 -34,147 28,584 -13,288
1970 200,402 -36,079 28,737 -12,727
1969 202,764 -36,976 28,805 -11,149
1968 203,577 -38,224 29,103 -8,028
1967 204,377 -38,159 29,514 -5,938
1966 204,661 -36,446 30,293 -4,599
1965 203,341 -33,988 30,807 -3,542
1964 202,741 -31,261 31,340 -2,623
1963 202,370 -29,082 31,824 -1,707
1962 200,905 -28,023 31,441 -623
1961 198,788 -27,159 30,975 703
1960 198,461 -27,184 30,438 2,057

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

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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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 1,538,324 residents or 7.8% of the population were not native-born in Chile, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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