Chile
- Fertility
- 1.14 15 of 237 with a TFR, lowest first
- World population rank
- 66 of 237
- Regional population rank
- 7 of 50 in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Population
- 19.76m
- Annual change
- +100,681
- Natural change
- +42,359
- Migrant share
- 7.8%
What drives population change?
Births and deaths set natural change. Net migration can reinforce, reduce, or reverse that direction.
Positive net migration adds to natural growth.
Chile, 2024 projected: natural change +42,359 people, net migration +58,316, WPP adjustment +6, total population change +100,681. Positive net migration adds to natural growth.
Exact reconciliation: WPP includes a +6-person statistical adjustment. Figures are rounded to whole people.
SOURCE · UN WPP 2024 CHECKS PASSED · DETAILS⌄
Growth in this series
- Current run
- Since 1950 75 consecutive years · projected 2024
- Latest annual gain
- +100,681 0.51% of 2024 population
- Series maximum
- projected 2041 Projected from the WPP medium variant, not a forecast.
Chile observed 2023 population pyramid. Mirrored bars compare male and female population from oldest to youngest across 85+, 80–84, 75–79, 70–74, 65–69, 60–64, 55–59, 50–54, 45–49, 40–44, 35–39, 30–34, 25–29, 20–24, 15–19, 10–14, 5–9, 0–4 age bands.
| Year | Population | Annual change | Fertility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19.76m | +100,681 | 1.14 |
| 2050 | 20.32m | −47,773 | 1.24 |
| 2080 | 16.76m | −163,420 | 1.36 |
| 2100 | 13.43m | −154,144 | 1.41 |
Values after 2023 are medium-variant projections, not forecasts.
Youth and older population
Annual share of the population aged under 18 and aged 65+. The crossing shows when the older group first becomes larger in the annual source series.
- First annual crossover
- 2032 · projected
- Rule
- 65+ strictly exceeds under 18
Chile annual age balance from 1950 to 2100. Under-18 population moves from 44.9% in 1950 to 21.1% in 2023 and 12.0% in the 2100 projection. Population aged 65 and older moves from 3.3% to 13.7% and 42.1%. First annual crossover: 2032 · projected. Estimates run through 2023 and WPP Medium projections begin in 2024.
- 1950
- Under 18 · 44.9%65+ · 3.3%
- 2023 observed
- Under 18 · 21.1%65+ · 13.7%
- 2100 projected
- Under 18 · 12.0%65+ · 42.1%
Annual evidence · 151 source rows
| Year | Evidence | Under 18 | Share | 65+ | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | observed | 2,973,247 | 44.9% | 220,506 | 3.3% |
| 1951 | observed | 3,034,458 | 44.9% | 215,413 | 3.2% |
| 1952 | observed | 3,098,898 | 45.0% | 214,796 | 3.1% |
| 1953 | observed | 3,166,642 | 45.0% | 217,040 | 3.1% |
| 1954 | observed | 3,237,975 | 45.1% | 221,222 | 3.1% |
| 1955 | observed | 3,313,021 | 45.2% | 226,565 | 3.1% |
| 1956 | observed | 3,392,096 | 45.3% | 233,363 | 3.1% |
| 1957 | observed | 3,473,779 | 45.4% | 241,621 | 3.2% |
| 1958 | observed | 3,556,495 | 45.5% | 250,944 | 3.2% |
| 1959 | observed | 3,639,923 | 45.6% | 261,187 | 3.3% |
| 1960 | observed | 3,723,574 | 45.7% | 272,240 | 3.3% |
| 1961 | observed | 3,806,490 | 45.7% | 283,763 | 3.4% |
| 1962 | observed | 3,887,591 | 45.8% | 295,558 | 3.5% |
| 1963 | observed | 3,967,323 | 45.8% | 307,565 | 3.5% |
| 1964 | observed | 4,043,929 | 45.7% | 319,382 | 3.6% |
| 1965 | observed | 4,114,310 | 45.6% | 330,968 | 3.7% |
| 1966 | observed | 4,177,638 | 45.5% | 342,476 | 3.7% |
| 1967 | observed | 4,235,260 | 45.3% | 353,745 | 3.8% |
| 1968 | observed | 4,287,908 | 45.1% | 364,755 | 3.8% |
| 1969 | observed | 4,336,203 | 44.8% | 376,021 | 3.9% |
| 1970 | observed | 4,381,308 | 44.5% | 387,511 | 3.9% |
| 1971 | observed | 4,422,040 | 44.2% | 399,201 | 4.0% |
| 1972 | observed | 4,457,875 | 43.8% | 411,686 | 4.0% |
| 1973 | observed | 4,488,606 | 43.4% | 425,290 | 4.1% |
| 1974 | observed | 4,513,209 | 43.0% | 439,789 | 4.2% |
| 1975 | observed | 4,532,459 | 42.5% | 455,228 | 4.3% |
| 1976 | observed | 4,547,903 | 42.0% | 471,913 | 4.4% |
| 1977 | observed | 4,560,135 | 41.4% | 489,714 | 4.4% |
| 1978 | observed | 4,569,930 | 40.9% | 508,056 | 4.5% |
| 1979 | observed | 4,577,655 | 40.4% | 526,812 | 4.6% |
| 1980 | observed | 4,584,022 | 39.8% | 546,147 | 4.7% |
| 1981 | observed | 4,589,630 | 39.3% | 565,477 | 4.8% |
| 1982 | observed | 4,595,246 | 38.8% | 584,869 | 4.9% |
| 1983 | observed | 4,602,394 | 38.3% | 605,159 | 5.0% |
| 1984 | observed | 4,612,128 | 37.8% | 626,923 | 5.1% |
| 1985 | observed | 4,625,169 | 37.3% | 650,718 | 5.2% |
| 1986 | observed | 4,642,186 | 36.9% | 676,577 | 5.4% |
| 1987 | observed | 4,663,891 | 36.5% | 704,608 | 5.5% |
| 1988 | observed | 4,690,380 | 36.1% | 735,781 | 5.7% |
| 1989 | observed | 4,721,484 | 35.7% | 771,423 | 5.8% |
| 1990 | observed | 4,756,910 | 35.4% | 811,381 | 6.0% |
| 1991 | observed | 4,794,772 | 35.1% | 855,611 | 6.3% |
| 1992 | observed | 4,830,513 | 34.8% | 903,830 | 6.5% |
| 1993 | observed | 4,862,290 | 34.5% | 953,907 | 6.8% |
| 1994 | observed | 4,890,708 | 34.2% | 1,003,149 | 7.0% |
| 1995 | observed | 4,916,441 | 33.8% | 1,050,337 | 7.2% |
| 1996 | observed | 4,938,165 | 33.5% | 1,095,561 | 7.4% |
| 1997 | observed | 4,952,328 | 33.2% | 1,138,760 | 7.6% |
| 1998 | observed | 4,959,683 | 32.8% | 1,181,218 | 7.8% |
| 1999 | observed | 4,959,608 | 32.4% | 1,224,167 | 8.0% |
| 2000 | observed | 4,952,498 | 31.9% | 1,267,717 | 8.2% |
| 2001 | observed | 4,939,889 | 31.5% | 1,311,735 | 8.4% |
| 2002 | observed | 4,918,275 | 31.0% | 1,355,986 | 8.6% |
| 2003 | observed | 4,886,546 | 30.5% | 1,399,316 | 8.7% |
| 2004 | observed | 4,846,442 | 29.9% | 1,442,384 | 8.9% |
| 2005 | observed | 4,799,856 | 29.4% | 1,486,070 | 9.1% |
| 2006 | observed | 4,748,039 | 28.8% | 1,529,778 | 9.3% |
| 2007 | observed | 4,694,519 | 28.2% | 1,574,029 | 9.4% |
| 2008 | observed | 4,643,261 | 27.6% | 1,619,580 | 9.6% |
| 2009 | observed | 4,594,169 | 27.0% | 1,667,480 | 9.8% |
| 2010 | observed | 4,549,396 | 26.5% | 1,717,744 | 10.0% |
| 2011 | observed | 4,508,923 | 26.0% | 1,770,495 | 10.2% |
| 2012 | observed | 4,470,452 | 25.5% | 1,826,716 | 10.4% |
| 2013 | observed | 4,433,565 | 25.1% | 1,888,751 | 10.7% |
| 2014 | observed | 4,401,260 | 24.6% | 1,956,948 | 11.0% |
| 2015 | observed | 4,375,389 | 24.2% | 2,030,296 | 11.2% |
| 2016 | observed | 4,357,832 | 23.9% | 2,108,928 | 11.5% |
| 2017 | observed | 4,349,197 | 23.4% | 2,192,376 | 11.8% |
| 2018 | observed | 4,345,511 | 23.0% | 2,279,208 | 12.1% |
| 2019 | observed | 4,333,895 | 22.6% | 2,366,324 | 12.3% |
| 2020 | observed | 4,295,815 | 22.2% | 2,445,897 | 12.6% |
| 2021 | observed | 4,238,610 | 21.8% | 2,520,848 | 13.0% |
| 2022 | observed | 4,187,007 | 21.4% | 2,600,567 | 13.3% |
| 2023 | observed | 4,138,196 | 21.1% | 2,691,947 | 13.7% |
| 2024 | projected | 4,085,032 | 20.7% | 2,793,767 | 14.1% |
| 2025 | projected | 4,028,574 | 20.3% | 2,897,516 | 14.6% |
| 2026 | projected | 3,964,301 | 19.9% | 3,002,669 | 15.1% |
| 2027 | projected | 3,894,715 | 19.4% | 3,109,368 | 15.5% |
| 2028 | projected | 3,822,120 | 19.0% | 3,217,529 | 16.0% |
| 2029 | projected | 3,748,094 | 18.6% | 3,326,679 | 16.5% |
| 2030 | projected | 3,673,603 | 18.2% | 3,436,524 | 17.0% |
| 2031 | projected | 3,597,855 | 17.7% | 3,546,796 | 17.5% |
| 2032 | projected | 3,519,677 | 17.3% | 3,657,036 | 18.0% |
| 2033 | projected | 3,440,219 | 16.9% | 3,766,741 | 18.5% |
| 2034 | projected | 3,362,528 | 16.5% | 3,875,388 | 19.0% |
| 2035 | projected | 3,292,656 | 16.1% | 3,982,720 | 19.5% |
| 2036 | projected | 3,227,878 | 15.8% | 4,088,239 | 20.0% |
| 2037 | projected | 3,167,533 | 15.4% | 4,191,595 | 20.4% |
| 2038 | projected | 3,120,199 | 15.2% | 4,292,782 | 20.9% |
| 2039 | projected | 3,088,834 | 15.0% | 4,391,522 | 21.4% |
| 2040 | projected | 3,059,219 | 14.9% | 4,488,083 | 21.8% |
| 2041 | projected | 3,028,402 | 14.7% | 4,583,015 | 22.3% |
| 2042 | projected | 3,004,944 | 14.6% | 4,676,749 | 22.8% |
| 2043 | projected | 2,983,994 | 14.5% | 4,769,497 | 23.2% |
| 2044 | projected | 2,963,796 | 14.4% | 4,861,071 | 23.7% |
| 2045 | projected | 2,943,345 | 14.4% | 4,951,944 | 24.2% |
| 2046 | projected | 2,922,653 | 14.3% | 5,042,841 | 24.6% |
| 2047 | projected | 2,901,939 | 14.2% | 5,134,250 | 25.1% |
| 2048 | projected | 2,880,605 | 14.1% | 5,226,983 | 25.6% |
| 2049 | projected | 2,858,521 | 14.0% | 5,321,920 | 26.1% |
| 2050 | projected | 2,836,089 | 14.0% | 5,419,647 | 26.7% |
| 2051 | projected | 2,813,130 | 13.9% | 5,520,573 | 27.2% |
| 2052 | projected | 2,789,038 | 13.8% | 5,624,971 | 27.8% |
| 2053 | projected | 2,763,388 | 13.7% | 5,732,617 | 28.5% |
| 2054 | projected | 2,736,452 | 13.6% | 5,843,116 | 29.1% |
| 2055 | projected | 2,708,243 | 13.5% | 5,955,759 | 29.8% |
| 2056 | projected | 2,678,719 | 13.5% | 6,069,150 | 30.5% |
| 2057 | projected | 2,647,897 | 13.4% | 6,178,839 | 31.2% |
| 2058 | projected | 2,616,066 | 13.3% | 6,282,877 | 31.8% |
| 2059 | projected | 2,583,296 | 13.2% | 6,382,111 | 32.5% |
| 2060 | projected | 2,549,543 | 13.1% | 6,477,073 | 33.2% |
| 2061 | projected | 2,514,950 | 12.9% | 6,566,222 | 33.8% |
| 2062 | projected | 2,479,341 | 12.8% | 6,645,578 | 34.4% |
| 2063 | projected | 2,442,884 | 12.7% | 6,715,054 | 35.0% |
| 2064 | projected | 2,405,870 | 12.6% | 6,774,372 | 35.5% |
| 2065 | projected | 2,369,014 | 12.5% | 6,824,480 | 36.0% |
| 2066 | projected | 2,332,529 | 12.4% | 6,866,804 | 36.5% |
| 2067 | projected | 2,296,587 | 12.3% | 6,898,513 | 36.9% |
| 2068 | projected | 2,261,752 | 12.2% | 6,919,030 | 37.3% |
| 2069 | projected | 2,228,316 | 12.1% | 6,930,509 | 37.6% |
| 2070 | projected | 2,196,451 | 12.0% | 6,935,445 | 37.9% |
| 2071 | projected | 2,166,025 | 11.9% | 6,935,369 | 38.2% |
| 2072 | projected | 2,137,528 | 11.9% | 6,933,791 | 38.5% |
| 2073 | projected | 2,111,417 | 11.8% | 6,934,263 | 38.9% |
| 2074 | projected | 2,087,118 | 11.8% | 6,935,612 | 39.2% |
| 2075 | projected | 2,064,262 | 11.8% | 6,935,919 | 39.5% |
| 2076 | projected | 2,043,061 | 11.7% | 6,933,897 | 39.9% |
| 2077 | projected | 2,023,516 | 11.7% | 6,928,929 | 40.2% |
| 2078 | projected | 2,005,263 | 11.7% | 6,921,800 | 40.5% |
| 2079 | projected | 1,988,245 | 11.8% | 6,913,763 | 40.9% |
| 2080 | projected | 1,972,343 | 11.8% | 6,903,591 | 41.2% |
| 2081 | projected | 1,957,163 | 11.8% | 6,888,952 | 41.5% |
| 2082 | projected | 1,942,731 | 11.8% | 6,864,960 | 41.8% |
| 2083 | projected | 1,928,483 | 11.9% | 6,834,354 | 42.0% |
| 2084 | projected | 1,913,811 | 11.9% | 6,797,304 | 42.2% |
| 2085 | projected | 1,898,514 | 11.9% | 6,745,915 | 42.4% |
| 2086 | projected | 1,882,527 | 11.9% | 6,678,075 | 42.4% |
| 2087 | projected | 1,866,011 | 12.0% | 6,607,927 | 42.4% |
| 2088 | projected | 1,848,727 | 12.0% | 6,538,456 | 42.4% |
| 2089 | projected | 1,830,897 | 12.0% | 6,461,930 | 42.4% |
| 2090 | projected | 1,812,719 | 12.0% | 6,383,521 | 42.4% |
| 2091 | projected | 1,794,113 | 12.0% | 6,304,697 | 42.3% |
| 2092 | projected | 1,775,286 | 12.1% | 6,226,378 | 42.3% |
| 2093 | projected | 1,756,157 | 12.1% | 6,149,034 | 42.2% |
| 2094 | projected | 1,736,589 | 12.1% | 6,073,024 | 42.2% |
| 2095 | projected | 1,716,599 | 12.1% | 5,998,500 | 42.2% |
| 2096 | projected | 1,696,399 | 12.1% | 5,925,666 | 42.1% |
| 2097 | projected | 1,676,270 | 12.1% | 5,854,678 | 42.1% |
| 2098 | projected | 1,655,984 | 12.0% | 5,785,242 | 42.1% |
| 2099 | projected | 1,635,596 | 12.0% | 5,717,274 | 42.1% |
| 2100 | projected | 1,615,390 | 12.0% | 5,650,815 | 42.1% |