Chile Population Clock

Chile records about 474 births and 358 deaths a day. That is a natural increase of roughly 116 people per day, or about 42,369 a year before migration is counted.

Net migration runs at about 51,712 over the reported period, with more people arriving than leaving. That is equivalent to about 122% of its natural change.

If the current rate held indefinitely, Chile would take roughly 145 years to double in size — a projection of today's rate, not a forecast.

Over the 9 years from 2016 to 2025, the population rose from 18.3 million to 19.9 million — a gain of 1.59 million, or 8.7%.

With about 26 people per square kilometre, Chile is sparsely populated, well below the world average of 62. That ranks 94th of the 115 countries here. Its closest comparisons on density are Peru and Sudan.

Chile covers about 742,832 km² of land, which is what turns a population of 19.9 million into that density figure.

About 89.2% of people live in urban areas, making Chile almost entirely urban, above the world average of 57.8%. That works out to roughly 17.7 million town and city dwellers and 2.15 million living rurally.

Chile has an ageing population: about 16.5% are under 15 and 14.6% are 65 or older.

The total fertility rate is about 1.14 births per woman, below the ~2.1 replacement level, so without net immigration the population would eventually decline. The world figure is about 2.19.

Life expectancy at birth is about 81.4 years, roughly 7.9 years above the global average of 73.5.