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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Chile was 19,764,771 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Chile's population is 19,977,856 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 5.12 times bigger than Chile's.
  • Chile is ranked the 67th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.48% of the world: 0.24% for Chile vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Chile has had an average growth rate of +1.02% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Chile has increased from 16.5M people to 20M (21% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Chile vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Chile
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Chile Vietnam
2100 13,542,179 92,239,801
2099 13,698,571 92,735,968
2098 13,856,954 93,227,318
2097 14,016,220 93,703,343
2096 14,178,222 94,178,675
2095 14,343,015 94,640,859
2094 14,508,995 95,098,747
2093 14,677,272 95,558,233
2092 14,845,602 96,015,030
2091 15,016,981 96,474,248
2090 15,189,722 96,938,026
2089 15,363,962 97,399,661
2088 15,538,750 97,858,300
2087 15,711,977 98,324,127
2086 15,883,706 98,788,452
2085 16,055,280 99,249,444
2084 16,223,786 99,710,990
2083 16,391,067 100,178,339
2082 16,554,768 100,650,389
2081 16,719,751 101,120,279
2080 16,883,588 101,584,408
2079 17,045,148 102,046,677
2078 17,205,047 102,496,244
2077 17,362,651 102,944,347
2076 17,517,633 103,374,514
2075 17,670,800 103,799,405
2074 17,820,437 104,214,107
2073 17,966,186 104,623,307
2072 18,109,831 105,022,092
2071 18,253,369 105,401,255
2070 18,393,628 105,773,681
2069 18,531,389 106,126,787
2068 18,668,022 106,471,025
2067 18,802,510 106,811,324
2066 18,935,536 107,143,716
2065 19,063,468 107,459,475
2064 19,189,521 107,761,108
2063 19,310,719 108,055,355
2062 19,424,785 108,339,650
2061 19,534,495 108,607,597
2060 19,638,454 108,859,065
2059 19,739,346 109,104,391
2058 19,832,760 109,337,395
2057 19,923,762 109,546,926
2056 20,008,988 109,732,352
2055 20,089,664 109,903,830
2054 20,163,300 110,052,946
2053 20,232,377 110,173,868
2052 20,293,672 110,270,266
2051 20,348,246 110,338,539
2050 20,396,141 110,361,987
2049 20,440,751 110,356,819
2048 20,480,143 110,313,849
2047 20,511,707 110,228,852
2046 20,539,410 110,108,051
2045 20,563,551 109,943,449
2044 20,580,609 109,748,671
2043 20,590,097 109,514,717
2042 20,594,631 109,242,604
2041 20,596,851 108,936,706
2040 20,592,260 108,611,523
2039 20,584,025 108,254,640
2038 20,569,754 107,877,983
2037 20,550,877 107,480,286
2036 20,523,910 107,075,099
2035 20,492,436 106,647,378
2034 20,456,957 106,206,100
2033 20,417,291 105,762,219
2032 20,370,206 105,299,476
2031 20,315,389 104,826,346
2030 20,254,305 104,330,461
2029 20,187,945 103,835,790
2028 20,116,575 103,316,499
2027 20,038,004 102,775,814
2026 19,955,555 102,213,157
2025 19,865,709 101,614,413
2024 19,764,771 100,987,686
2023 19,658,835 100,352,192
2022 19,553,036 99,680,655
2021 19,456,334 98,935,098
2020 19,370,624 98,079,191
2019 19,197,744 97,173,776
2018 18,893,191 96,237,319
2017 18,558,868 95,176,977
2016 18,267,221 94,000,117
2015 18,047,625 92,823,254
2014 17,864,195 91,679,578
2013 17,687,006 90,573,104
2012 17,519,119 89,510,356
2011 17,351,816 88,468,314
2010 17,181,464 87,455,152
2009 17,009,731 86,460,018
2008 16,838,988 85,175,788
2007 16,671,581 83,633,375
2006 16,509,195 82,167,897
2005 16,348,778 81,088,313
2004 16,187,322 80,338,971
2003 16,024,752 79,563,777
2002 15,857,925 78,772,224
2001 15,683,849 77,969,361
2000 15,503,635 77,154,011
1999 15,319,313 76,287,452
1998 15,127,799 75,299,660
1997 14,932,434 74,226,889
1996 14,734,046 73,156,447
1995 14,527,381 72,049,940
1994 14,316,256 70,854,391
1993 14,102,276 69,586,384
1992 13,884,577 68,260,337
1991 13,662,491 66,891,775
1990 13,437,176 65,504,552
1989 13,215,005 64,147,348
1988 12,999,424 62,843,228
1987 12,790,150 61,584,651
1986 12,588,914 60,347,048
1985 12,395,274 59,060,622
1984 12,207,733 57,706,067
1983 12,026,138 56,337,921
1982 11,850,214 55,011,289
1981 11,678,717 53,738,141
1980 11,508,550 52,490,101
1979 11,339,779 51,378,211
1978 11,172,695 50,249,552
1977 11,005,519 48,954,872
1976 10,838,251 47,684,931
1975 10,671,559 46,482,903
1974 10,505,817 45,413,537
1973 10,340,362 44,409,861
1972 10,174,678 43,429,168
1971 10,009,701 42,449,276
1970 9,845,344 41,475,230
1969 9,680,282 40,582,096
1968 9,514,716 39,734,609
1967 9,348,939 38,895,080
1966 9,181,722 38,024,836
1965 9,012,938 37,129,656
1964 8,842,525 36,201,563
1963 8,670,144 35,249,101
1962 8,497,059 34,288,560
1961 8,324,802 33,409,059
1960 8,153,350 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Chile increased by 1,758,026 people (a 10.6% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Chile gained 1,710,635 people (a 9.36% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Chile was ranked 60th most populous country in 2006 and is 67th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Chile is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 20.6M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Chile
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Chile Vietnam
2100 -1.14% -0.54%
2099 -1.14% -0.53%
2098 -1.14% -0.51%
2097 -1.14% -0.5%
2096 -1.15% -0.49%
2095 -1.14% -0.48%
2094 -1.15% -0.48%
2093 -1.13% -0.48%
2092 -1.14% -0.48%
2091 -1.14% -0.48%
2090 -1.13% -0.47%
2089 -1.12% -0.47%
2088 -1.1% -0.47%
2087 -1.08% -0.47%
2086 -1.07% -0.46%
2085 -1.04% -0.46%
2084 -1.02% -0.47%
2083 -0.99% -0.47%
2082 -0.99% -0.46%
2081 -0.97% -0.46%
2080 -0.95% -0.45%
2079 -0.93% -0.44%
2078 -0.91% -0.44%
2077 -0.88% -0.42%
2076 -0.87% -0.41%
2075 -0.84% -0.4%
2074 -0.81% -0.39%
2073 -0.79% -0.38%
2072 -0.79% -0.36%
2071 -0.76% -0.35%
2070 -0.74% -0.33%
2069 -0.73% -0.32%
2068 -0.72% -0.32%
2067 -0.7% -0.31%
2066 -0.67% -0.29%
2065 -0.66% -0.28%
2064 -0.63% -0.27%
2063 -0.59% -0.26%
2062 -0.56% -0.25%
2061 -0.53% -0.23%
2060 -0.51% -0.22%
2059 -0.47% -0.21%
2058 -0.46% -0.19%
2057 -0.43% -0.17%
2056 -0.4% -0.16%
2055 -0.37% -0.14%
2054 -0.34% -0.11%
2053 -0.3% -0.09%
2052 -0.27% -0.06%
2051 -0.23% -0.02%
2050 -0.22% 0.005%
2049 -0.19% 0.04%
2048 -0.15% 0.08%
2047 -0.13% 0.11%
2046 -0.12% 0.15%
2045 -0.08% 0.18%
2044 -0.05% 0.21%
2043 -0.02% 0.25%
2042 -0.01% 0.28%
2041 0.02% 0.3%
2040 0.04% 0.33%
2039 0.07% 0.35%
2038 0.09% 0.37%
2037 0.13% 0.38%
2036 0.15% 0.4%
2035 0.17% 0.42%
2034 0.19% 0.42%
2033 0.23% 0.44%
2032 0.27% 0.45%
2031 0.3% 0.48%
2030 0.33% 0.48%
2029 0.35% 0.5%
2028 0.39% 0.53%
2027 0.41% 0.55%
2026 0.45% 0.59%
2025 0.51% 0.62%
2024 0.54% 0.63%
2023 0.54% 0.67%
2022 0.5% 0.75%
2021 0.44% 0.87%
2020 0.9% 0.93%
2019 1.61% 0.97%
2018 1.8% 1.11%
2017 1.6% 1.25%
2016 1.22% 1.27%
2015 1.03% 1.25%
2014 1% 1.22%
2013 0.96% 1.19%
2012 0.96% 1.18%
2011 0.99% 1.16%
2010 1.01% 1.15%
2009 1.01% 1.51%
2008 1% 1.84%
2007 0.98% 1.78%
2006 0.98% 1.33%
2005 1% 0.93%
2004 1.01% 0.97%
2003 1.05% 1%
2002 1.11% 1.03%
2001 1.16% 1.06%
2000 1.2% 1.14%
1999 1.27% 1.31%
1998 1.31% 1.45%
1997 1.35% 1.46%
1996 1.42% 1.54%
1995 1.47% 1.69%
1994 1.52% 1.82%
1993 1.57% 1.94%
1992 1.63% 2.05%
1991 1.68% 2.12%
1990 1.68% 2.12%
1989 1.66% 2.08%
1988 1.64% 2.04%
1987 1.6% 2.05%
1986 1.56% 2.18%
1985 1.54% 2.35%
1984 1.51% 2.43%
1983 1.48% 2.41%
1982 1.47% 2.37%
1981 1.48% 2.38%
1980 1.49% 2.16%
1979 1.5% 2.25%
1978 1.52% 2.64%
1977 1.54% 2.66%
1976 1.56% 2.59%
1975 1.58% 2.35%
1974 1.6% 2.26%
1973 1.63% 2.26%
1972 1.65% 2.31%
1971 1.67% 2.35%
1970 1.71% 2.2%
1969 1.74% 2.13%
1968 1.77% 2.16%
1967 1.82% 2.29%
1966 1.87% 2.41%
1965 1.93% 2.56%
1964 1.99% 2.7%
1963 2.04% 2.8%
1962 2.07% 2.63%
1961 2.1% 2.7%

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/vietnam | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Chile grew by 0.54%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Chile Vietnam
Current population
19977856
102365351
Population rank 67/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.24% 1.24%
One net population change
4.96 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
2.98 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
4.12 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +290 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +105,936 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +0.54% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 123/197
One migration net change every
10.2 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change +51,712 -48,171
Net migration rank 21/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 1,538,324 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 44/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.8% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 76/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Chile
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Chile Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 51,712 - -48,171
2024 - 58,316 - -59,645
2023 48,518 62,679 727,955 -81,789
2022 41,041 59,374 775,914 -78,977
2021 27,530 65,480 799,593 -5,418
2020 52,378 26,042 924,004 -6,457
2019 86,006 181,339 895,262 -2,051
2018 103,950 237,807 882,977 96,650
2017 106,268 220,621 1,001,833 139,245
2016 120,545 135,864 1,045,094 167,652
2015 127,074 55,689 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 131,373 52,702 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 133,785 36,529 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 134,617 30,870 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 141,053 28,086 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 145,527 26,048 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 147,576 24,324 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 147,105 22,488 1,008,141 571,113
2007 145,043 20,170 981,689 523,784
2006 142,277 17,285 943,041 482,399
2005 147,009 14,289 942,084 -208,337
2004 150,138 11,495 985,438 -220,458
2003 154,287 9,225 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 162,322 7,824 991,427 -193,766
2001 171,659 6,346 985,610 -177,586
2000 175,362 7,067 966,894 -144,298
1999 177,995 8,226 925,519 -15,010
1998 185,815 10,984 959,016 106,091
1997 190,433 3,504 1,028,116 52,382
1996 199,897 2,942 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 208,017 2,454 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 209,834 1,930 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 215,003 1,164 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 219,224 0 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 227,180 -2,207 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 226,941 -1,274 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 224,854 -6,186 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 221,602 -9,131 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 218,034 -11,958 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 213,571 -17,148 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 208,910 -18,047 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 205,407 -21,188 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 202,352 -23,386 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 199,522 -26,646 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 198,211 -28,096 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 198,281 -28,060 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 197,198 -29,873 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 196,483 -29,644 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 197,163 -29,651 1,259,315 49,655
1976 196,986 -29,967 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 196,890 -30,524 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 196,322 -31,211 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 197,666 -31,878 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 198,162 -32,584 921,524 -1,920
1971 198,523 -34,147 963,259 76,961
1970 200,402 -36,079 905,902 1,997
1969 202,764 -36,976 878,359 0
1968 203,577 -38,224 815,116 1,489
1967 204,377 -38,159 862,071 394
1966 204,661 -36,446 876,283 1,769
1965 203,341 -33,988 913,761 -1,438
1964 202,741 -31,261 950,219 -6,328
1963 202,370 -29,082 961,067 0
1962 200,905 -28,023 960,046 0
1961 198,788 -27,159 798,978 0
1960 198,461 -27,184 955,268 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/chile/vietnam | 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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 1,538,324 residents or 7.8% of the population were not native-born in Chile, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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