The population of Chile is expected to grow by 118,000 in 2025 and reach 19,215,000 in 2026. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 15,133 people yearly. On average there are 229,341 births and 127,715 deaths in Chile per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 0.53 percent per year. The population density of Chile has changed from 15.2 in 1980 to 25.4 in 2023.
| Current population | 19,162,244 people at present (Friday 18th of July 2025) | |
| Median Age | 38.4 years |
| Life expectancy | 81.2 years | |
| Population density | 25.7 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19,099,000 | 118,000 (0.6%) | 15,133 | 38.4 | 1.73 | 26 | 17,364,000 (90.9%) |
| 2024 | 18,981,000 | 122,000 (0.6%) | 15,310 | 38.1 | 26 | 17,235,000 (90.8%) | |
| 2023 | 18,859,000 | 125,000 (0.7%) | 15,310 | 37.8 | 25 | 17,102,000 (90.7%) | |
| 2022 | 18,734,000 | 129,000 (0.7%) | 15,310 | 37.5 | 25 | 16,966,000 (90.6%) | |
| 2021 | 18,605,000 | 132,000 (0.7%) | 15,310 | 37.2 | 25 | 16,825,000 (90.4%) | |
| 2020 | 18,473,000 | 136,000 (0.7%) | 15,310 | 36.9 | 1.75 | 25 | 16,681,000 (90.3%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 17,057 | 36.6 | 1.75 | 25 | 16,532,000 (90.2%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 17,057 | 36.4 | 1.76 | 25 | 16,379,000 (90.0%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 17,057 | 36.1 | 1.77 | 24 | 16,223,000 (89.9%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 17,057 | 35.8 | 1.78 | 24 | 16,064,512 (89.7%) |
| 2015 | 17,762,681 | 148,883 (0.8%) | 17,057 | 35.5 | 1.79 | 24 | 15,902,928 (89.5%) |
| 2010 | 16,993,354 | 163,912 (1.0%) | 16,164 | 34.0 | 1.88 | 23 | 15,053,733 (88.6%) |
| 2005 | 16,147,064 | 173,286 (1.1%) | 11,877 | 32.6 | 1.98 | 22 | 14,119,477 (87.4%) |
| 2000 | 15,262,754 | 185,802 (1.2%) | 7,472 | 31.1 | 2.11 | 21 | 13,137,110 (86.1%) |
| 1995 | 14,296,613 | 205,224 (1.4%) | 4,691 | 29.8 | 2.31 | 19 | 12,087,071 (84.5%) |
| 1990 | 13,242,132 | 216,335 (1.6%) | 2,730 | 28.7 | 2.55 | 18 | 11,026,856 (83.3%) |
| 1985 | 12,181,028 | 195,370 (1.6%) | -4,191 | 27.9 | 2.67 | 16 | 10,064,453 (82.6%) |
| 1980 | 11,266,226 | 169,358 (1.5%) | -12,703 | 27.0 | 2.78 | 15 | 9,153,020 (81.2%) |
| 1975 | 10,435,534 | 168,478 (1.6%) | -15,322 | 26.2 | 3.22 | 14 | 8,179,998 (78.4%) |
| 1970 | 9,563,865 | 185,622 (1.9%) | -12,505 | 25.6 | 4.02 | 13 | 7,194,609 (75.2%) |
| 1965 | 8,617,077 | 186,239 (2.2%) | -8,117 | 25.5 | 4.75 | 12 | 6,178,100 (71.7%) |
| 1960 | 7,716,625 | 173,531 (2.2%) | -8,999 | 25.6 | 5.10 | 10 | 5,234,650 (67.8%) |
In 2024 the population of Chile was 18,981,000 and the average age increased from 25.6 in 1960 to 38.1. Urban population has increased from 13,137,110 (86.1%) in 2000 to 17,364,000 (90.9%) in the current year. The population density of Chile has changed from 15.2 in 1980 to 25.4 in 2023.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 15,310 | 36.9 | 1.75 | 25 | 16,681,000 (90.3%) |
| 2025 | 19,099,000 | 118,000 (0.6%) | 15,133 | 38.4 | 1.73 | 26 | 17,364,000 (90.9%) |
| 2030 | 19,637,000 | 98,000 (0.5%) | 11,653 | 39.7 | 1.72 | 26 | 17,950,000 (91.4%) |
| 2035 | 20,059,000 | 76,000 (0.4%) | 11,653 | 41.1 | 1.72 | 27 | 18,427,000 (91.9%) |
| 2040 | 20,379,000 | 56,000 (0.3%) | 11,653 | 42.4 | 1.72 | 27 | 18,810,000 (92.3%) |
| 2045 | 20,598,000 | 36,000 (0.2%) | 11,653 | 43.5 | 1.73 | 28 | 19,097,000 (92.7%) |
| 2050 | 20,718,000 | 16,000 (0.1%) | 11,653 | 44.4 | 1.74 | 28 | 19,290,000 (93.1%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 85.3 (83.8 years for male and 86.9 years for females). Population density will go up to 27.9 people per square kilometer.
The demographics of Chile constitutes of 9,624,000 women and 9,475,000 men, which means there are 985 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 25.1% of population (4,799,579) is 19 or younger, 60.6% of population (11,566,354) is between age 20 and 64 and 14.3% of population (2,725,427) is over 65.