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Chile
The world's longest and narrowest country stretches over 4,300 km along South America's western edge between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean. Santiago, the capital, is home to over a third of the nation's population. Chile's extraordinary geographic diversity ranges from the Atacama Desert — the driest place on Earth — to Patagonian glaciers, and it is the world's largest copper producer.
Major cities: Santiago, Valparaíso, Concepción, La Serena
2024
19.8M
UN
2050
20.3M
UN
2100
13.4M
UN
~2200
5.0M
GPU
~2500
1.0M
GPU
Population19.8M
Fertility (TFR)1.14
Life expectancy81.4
Median age36.0
Infant mortality6.2 per 1,000
Pop. density26/km²
Urbanization89%
Youth share (0-14)17%
Land area742,832 km²
LanguageSpanish
ReligionChristian
HDI0.878 (#45)
RegionSouth America
Latest available year is shown in parentheses where the source series varies across indicators. Governance metrics use World Bank percentile ranks; battle deaths and military spending are context variables, not direct fertility drivers.
UN WPP 2024 — verified data through 2100
| Year | Population | TFR | Life Exp. | CBR | CDR | Net Migration | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.63M | 4.84 | 53.2 | 37.5 | 15.0 | -25K | 2.3% |
| 1955 | 7.33M | 4.78 | 54.9 | 36.8 | 12.4 | -25K | 2.4% |
| 1960 | 8.15M | 4.70 | 57.2 | 35.3 | 11.0 | -27K | 2.4% |
| 1965 | 9.01M | 4.36 | 59.5 | 32.4 | 9.8 | -34K | 2.3% |
| 1970 | 9.85M | 3.78 | 62.6 | 28.8 | 8.4 | -36K | 2.0% |
| 1975 | 10.7M | 3.18 | 66.0 | 25.5 | 7.0 | -31K | 1.8% |
| 1980 | 11.5M | 2.74 | 69.5 | 23.2 | 6.0 | -28K | 1.7% |
| 1985 | 12.4M | 2.59 | 71.6 | 22.5 | 5.6 | -18K | 1.7% |
| 1990 | 13.4M | 2.58 | 73.7 | 22.1 | 5.2 | -1K | 1.7% |
| 1995 | 14.5M | 2.35 | 75.3 | 19.5 | 5.2 | +2K | 1.4% |
| 2000 | 15.5M | 2.05 | 77.1 | 16.3 | 5.0 | +7K | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 16.3M | 1.82 | 78.5 | 14.2 | 5.2 | +14K | 0.9% |
| 2010 | 17.2M | 1.84 | 79.1 | 14.2 | 5.8 | +26K | 0.8% |
| 2015 | 18.0M | 1.74 | 80.0 | 13.1 | 6.1 | +56K | 0.7% |
| 2020 | 19.4M | 1.31 | 79.3 | 10.1 | 7.4 | +26K | 0.3% |
| 2024Now | 19.8M | 1.14 | 81.4 | 8.7 | 6.6 | +58K | 0.2% |
| 2025 | 19.9M | 1.13 | 81.5 | 8.6 | 6.7 | +52K | 0.2% |
| 2030 | 20.2M | 1.13 | 82.4 | 8.2 | 7.2 | +40K | 0.1% |
| 2035 | 20.5M | 1.16 | 83.3 | 7.9 | 7.8 | +30K | 0.0% |
| 2040 | 20.5M | 1.19 | 84.1 | 7.6 | 8.6 | +25K | -0.1% |
| 2045 | 20.5M | 1.22 | 84.8 | 7.3 | 9.5 | +19K | -0.2% |
| 2050 | 20.3M | 1.24 | 85.5 | 7.1 | 10.3 | +19K | -0.3% |
| 2055 | 20.0M | 1.26 | 86.2 | 6.6 | 11.2 | +12K | -0.5% |
| 2060 | 19.5M | 1.29 | 86.8 | 6.2 | 12.1 | +11K | -0.6% |
| 2065 | 19.0M | 1.31 | 87.4 | 6.0 | 13.0 | +5K | -0.7% |
| 2070 | 18.3M | 1.33 | 88.0 | 6.0 | 14.0 | +6K | -0.8% |
| 2075 | 17.5M | 1.34 | 88.6 | 6.0 | 15.1 | +6K | -0.9% |
| 2080 | 16.8M | 1.36 | 89.1 | 6.1 | 16.1 | +5K | -1.0% |
| 2085 | 15.9M | 1.37 | 89.7 | 6.1 | 17.0 | +4K | -1.1% |
| 2090 | 15.1M | 1.38 | 90.2 | 6.0 | 17.6 | +2K | -1.2% |
| 2095 | 14.2M | 1.40 | 90.7 | 6.0 | 17.7 | +2K | -1.2% |
| 2100 | 13.4M | 1.41 | 91.3 | 6.0 | 17.6 | +2K | -1.2% |