Cities: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects 2025 (CC BY 3.0 IGO), size by population · sources and licences
Largest cities
36 cities of 50,000+
#
City
Population 2025
1975
2050*
1
Santiago (capital)
6,726,045
2,834,965
6,931,370
2
Valparaíso (capital)
861,145
556,334
903,442
3
Concepción
516,741
346,492
519,845
4
La Serena
473,325
53,236
500,506
5
Antofagasta
385,812
159,780
406,593
6
Temuco
352,200
86,841
352,427
7
Iquique
315,904
56,083
339,544
8
Rancagua
277,848
88,323
276,874
9
Talca
265,820
116,689
265,609
10
Puerto Montt
224,918
62,031
224,853
Cities as urban centres under the UN Degree of Urbanisation, not municipal boundaries. * UN projection.
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects 2025, CC BY 3.0 IGO.Sources and licences
Over time
vs world and South America median
Life expectancy at birth
years · 1960-2024
Chile
World
South America median
Fertility rate
1960-2024
Chile
World
South America median
GDP per capita
US$ · 1960-2025
Chile
World
South America median
Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)
% · 1991-2025
Chile
World
South America median
Individuals using the internet
% · 2005-2024
Chile
World
South America median
CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)
t · 1970-2024
Chile
World
South America median
Population outlook
UN World Population Prospects
Population, 2026
19.9 mn
2050: 20.3 mn · 2100: 13.4 mn
peak 20.5 mn in 2041
Median age
37.4 years
2050: 48.9 years
Aged 65 and over
15.1 %
2050: 26.7 %
Dependency ratio
45
per 100 aged 15-64 · 2050: 62
Age structure
% of population · men left, women right
* UN projection, medium variant. Scale is the same for all years.
Population, 1950-2100
millions
Median age, 1950-2100
years
People aged 65 and over, 1950-2100
% of population
Dependency ratio, 1950-2100
per 100 people aged 15-64
Estimates until 2023, then the UN medium-variant projection (dashed).
The dependency ratio is the number of children (0-14) and older people (65+) per 100 people
of working age (15-64). Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs,
Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, licensed under
CC BY 3.0 IGO;
ratios and shares computed by StatsNode. Sources and licences.
Population
12 indicators
Population
19.9 mn
+0.5% vs 2024
65th of 215 in the world 6th of 12 in South America
World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report),
UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the
UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Many World Bank series come from other
organisations (ILO, IMF, WHO); each indicator page names the original source.
Sources and licences.
Ranks are computed in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have
a value. Where less is better (unemployment, emissions), the lowest value ranks first.
The continent figure is the median of its countries.
