Chile — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Chile, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Chile was 0.48% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.08% in 1961. The lowest was 0.44% in 2021 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.27% per year.
Chile ranks 136 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 63%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 0.48%, so Chile sits level with it. It peaked in 1961 and has fallen 77% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 53%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 21 of 42 economies; Antigua and Barbuda (0.46%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 51% in 2021. That is 50% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 121st of 216 in 1961 → 137th of 216 in 1970 → 130th of 216 in 1980 → 121st of 216 in 1990 → 121st of 217 in 2000 → 121st of 217 in 2010 → 112th of 217 in 2020 → 136th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.48% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 0.54% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 0.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 0.44% | -0.5 pp |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -0.7 pp |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 1.79% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 1.58% | +0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 1.21% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 1.02% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 1% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 0.95% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 0.96% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 0.99% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 1% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 1.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 1% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 0.98% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 0.98% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 0.99% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 1.01% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 1.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 1.16% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 1.26% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 1.34% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 1.41% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 1.46% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 1.51% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 1.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 1.61% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 1.66% | -0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 1.67% | +0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 1.64% | +0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 1.62% | +0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 1.59% | +0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 1.55% | +0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 1.52% | +0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 1.5% | +0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 1.47% | +0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 1.46% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 1.47% | -0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 1.48% | -0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 1.48% | -0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 1.51% | -0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 1.53% | -0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 1.55% | -0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 1.57% | -0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 1.59% | -0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 1.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 1.63% | -0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 1.66% | -0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 1.69% | -0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 1.73% | -0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 1.76% | -0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 1.8% | -0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 1.86% | -0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 1.91% | -0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 1.97% | -0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 2.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 2.05% | -0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 2.08% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Chile’s Population growth in 1962?
2.05% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Chile’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -76.9% in total — about 2.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.48%; 2024: 0.54%; 2023: 0.54%; 2022: 0.5%; 2021: 0.44%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.