Chile vs Peru

Chile vs Peru: Population

Population in 2023: 19.7 million people in Chile and 33.9 million people in Peru, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Peru, by 14.2 million people, or 1.72 times that in Chile.

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Chile vs Peru: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 19.7 million people in Chile and 33.9 million people in Peru, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Peru, by 14.2 million people, or 1.72 times that in Chile.
ChilePeruEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Peru has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Chile ranked 65 and Peru ranked 45 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Chile at 13.4 million people and Peru at 38.2 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearChilePeruWorld
202319.7 million33.9 million8.09 billion
202219.6 million33.5 million8.02 billion
202119.5 million33.2 million7.95 billion
202019.4 million32.8 million7.89 billion
201919.2 million32.5 million7.81 billion
201818.9 million31.9 million7.73 billion
201718.6 million31.3 million7.65 billion
201618.3 million30.9 million7.56 billion
201518.1 million30.5 million7.47 billion
201417.9 million30.1 million7.38 billion
201317.7 million29.8 million7.29 billion
201217.5 million29.6 million7.2 billion
201117.4 million29.3 million7.11 billion
201017.2 million29.1 million7.02 billion
200917 million28.9 million6.93 billion
200816.8 million28.7 million6.84 billion
200716.7 million28.5 million6.76 billion
200616.5 million28.3 million6.67 billion
200516.4 million28.1 million6.59 billion
200416.2 million27.9 million6.5 billion
200316 million27.6 million6.42 billion
200215.9 million27.3 million6.34 billion
200115.7 million27 million6.26 billion
200015.5 million26.6 million6.17 billion
199915.3 million26.2 million6.09 billion
199815.1 million25.7 million6.01 billion
199714.9 million25.3 million5.93 billion
199614.7 million24.8 million5.84 billion
199514.5 million24.4 million5.76 billion
199414.3 million23.9 million5.68 billion
199314.1 million23.4 million5.59 billion
199213.9 million23 million5.51 billion
199113.7 million22.5 million5.42 billion
199013.4 million22 million5.33 billion
198913.2 million21.5 million5.23 billion
198813 million21.1 million5.14 billion
198712.8 million20.6 million5.05 billion
198612.6 million20.1 million4.96 billion
198512.4 million19.7 million4.87 billion
198412.2 million19.2 million4.78 billion
198312 million18.7 million4.7 billion
198211.9 million18.3 million4.61 billion
198111.7 million17.8 million4.53 billion
198011.5 million17.4 million4.45 billion
197911.3 million16.9 million4.37 billion
197811.2 million16.5 million4.29 billion
197711 million16.1 million4.22 billion
197610.8 million15.7 million4.14 billion
197510.7 million15.3 million4.07 billion
197410.5 million15 million4 billion
197310.3 million14.6 million3.92 billion
197210.2 million14.2 million3.85 billion
197110 million13.8 million3.77 billion
19709.85 million13.5 million3.7 billion
19699.68 million13.2 million3.62 billion
19689.52 million12.8 million3.55 billion
19679.35 million12.5 million3.47 billion
19669.18 million12.1 million3.4 billion
19659.01 million11.8 million3.34 billion
19648.84 million11.4 million3.26 billion
19638.67 million11.1 million3.19 billion
19628.5 million10.8 million3.12 billion
19618.33 million10.5 million3.07 billion
19608.15 million10.2 million3.02 billion
19597.98 million9.88 million2.97 billion
19587.82 million9.6 million2.91 billion
19577.65 million9.33 million2.85 billion
19567.49 million9.07 million2.8 billion
19557.33 million8.82 million2.74 billion
19547.18 million8.58 million2.69 billion
19537.03 million8.35 million2.63 billion
19526.89 million8.12 million2.58 billion
19516.76 million7.89 million2.54 billion
19506.63 million7.68 million2.49 billion
19496.49 million7.52 million–
19486.37 million7.38 million–
19476.25 million7.26 million–
19466.14 million7.13 million–
19456.02 million7.01 million–
19445.91 million6.9 million–
19435.8 million6.78 million–
19425.7 million6.66 million–
19415.59 million6.55 million–
19405.49 million6.45 million–
19395.4 million6.34 million–
19385.3 million6.24 million–
19375.21 million6.14 million–
19365.13 million6.04 million–
19355.04 million5.94 million–
19344.96 million5.85 million–
19334.87 million5.75 million–
19324.79 million5.66 million–
19314.71 million5.57 million–
19304.64 million5.48 million–
19294.57 million5.4 million–
19284.5 million5.31 million–
19274.44 million5.23 million–
19264.38 million5.15 million–
19254.32 million5.07 million–
19244.27 million4.99 million–
19234.21 million4.92 million–
19224.15 million4.84 million–
19214.1 million4.77 million–
19204.04 million4.7 million–
19193.99 million4.64 million–
19183.95 million4.57 million–
19173.9 million4.52 million–
19163.85 million4.46 million–
19153.8 million4.41 million–
19143.76 million4.35 million–
19133.71 million4.3 million–
19123.66 million4.24 million–
19113.62 million4.19 million–
19103.57 million4.14 million–
19093.53 million4.09 million–
19083.48 million4.04 million–
19073.44 million3.98 million–
19063.39 million3.94 million–
19053.35 million3.89 million–
19043.31 million3.84 million–
19033.27 million3.79 million–
19023.23 million3.74 million–
19013.19 million3.7 million–
19003.15 million3.66 million–
18993.1 million3.62 million–
18983.06 million3.59 million–
18973.02 million3.56 million–
18962.98 million3.52 million–
18952.94 million3.49 million–
18942.9 million3.46 million–
18932.86 million3.43 million–
18922.82 million3.41 million–
18912.78 million3.37 million–
18902.74 million3.34 million–
18892.7 million3.3 million–
18882.66 million3.26 million–
18872.62 million3.22 million–
18862.58 million3.18 million–
18852.54 million3.14 million–
18842.5 million3.11 million–
18832.46 million3.07 million–
18822.42 million3.03 million–
18812.39 million2.99 million–
18802.35 million2.95 million–
18792.31 million2.92 million–
18782.28 million2.88 million–
18772.24 million2.85 million–
18762.2 million2.81 million–
18752.17 million2.77 million–
18742.13 million2.74 million–
18732.1 million2.71 million–
18722.06 million2.67 million–
18712.03 million2.64 million–
18701.99 million2.62 million–
18691.96 million2.6 million–
18681.93 million2.58 million–
18671.9 million2.57 million–
18661.86 million2.56 million–
18651.83 million2.55 million–
18641.8 million2.54 million–
18631.77 million2.52 million–
18621.74 million2.51 million–
18611.71 million2.52 million–
18601.68 million2.54 million–
18591.65 million2.59 million–
18581.62 million2.65 million–
18571.6 million2.73 million–
18561.57 million2.81 million–
18551.54 million2.9 million–
18541.51 million2.99 million–
18531.49 million3.08 million–
18521.46 million3.18 million–
18511.44 million3.23 million–
18501.41 million3.23 million–
18491.39 million3.18 million–
18481.36 million3.09 million–
18471.34 million2.96 million–
18461.31 million2.83 million–
18451.29 million2.7 million–
18441.27 million2.58 million–
18431.25 million2.47 million–
18421.22 million2.36 million–
18411.2 million2.26 million–
18401.18 million2.16 million–
18391.16 million2.06 million–
18381.14 million1.97 million–
18371.11 million1.89 million–
18361.09 million1.8 million–
18351.07 million1.72 million–
18341.05 million1.65 million–
18331.03 million1.58 million–
18321.01 million1.51 million–
1831984,8001.45 million–
1830964,3001.41 million–
1829943,8001.38 million–
1828923,3001.36 million–
1827902,9001.36 million–
1826882,9001.35 million–
1825863,3001.35 million–
1824844,2001.34 million–
1823825,5001.33 million–
1822807,2001.33 million–
1821792,7001.32 million–
1820782,0001.32 million–
1819774,9001.32 million–
1818771,4001.31 million–
1817771,4001.31 million–
1816771,4001.31 million–
1815771,4001.31 million–
1814771,4001.3 million–
1813771,4001.3 million–
1812771,4001.3 million–
1811771,4001.3 million–
1810771,4001.29 million–
1809771,4001.29 million–
1808771,4001.29 million–
1807771,4001.29 million–
1806771,4001.29 million–
1805771,4001.28 million–
1804771,4001.28 million–
1803771,4001.28 million–
1802771,4001.28 million–
1801771,4001.27 million–
1800771,4001.27 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearChilePeruWorld
202419.8 million19.7 million–19.8 million34.2 million34.2 million–34.3 million8.16 billion
202519.9 million19.8 million–20 million34.6 million34.4 million–34.8 million8.23 billion
202620 million19.8 million–20.1 million34.9 million34.5 million–35.3 million8.3 billion
202720 million19.8 million–20.3 million35.3 million34.7 million–35.8 million8.37 billion
202820.1 million19.7 million–20.5 million35.6 million34.8 million–36.3 million8.44 billion
202920.2 million19.7 million–20.6 million35.9 million34.9 million–36.8 million8.5 billion
203020.2 million19.7 million–20.8 million36.2 million35 million–37.4 million8.57 billion
203120.3 million19.6 million–21 million36.5 million35.1 million–37.9 million8.63 billion
203220.3 million19.5 million–21.2 million36.8 million35.2 million–38.4 million8.7 billion
203320.4 million19.5 million–21.4 million37.1 million35.2 million–39 million8.76 billion
203420.4 million19.4 million–21.5 million37.3 million35.2 million–39.6 million8.82 billion
203520.5 million19.3 million–21.7 million37.6 million35.2 million–40.1 million8.89 billion
203620.5 million19.2 million–21.9 million37.9 million35.2 million–40.6 million8.95 billion
203720.5 million19.1 million–22.1 million38.1 million35.2 million–41.2 million9.01 billion
203820.5 million19 million–22.2 million38.3 million35.2 million–41.7 million9.06 billion
203920.5 million18.9 million–22.4 million38.6 million35.1 million–42.3 million9.12 billion
204020.5 million18.8 million–22.5 million38.8 million35.2 million–42.8 million9.18 billion
204120.5 million18.7 million–22.7 million39 million35.2 million–43.4 million9.23 billion
204220.5 million18.5 million–22.9 million39.2 million35.1 million–43.9 million9.29 billion
204320.5 million18.4 million–23.1 million39.4 million35 million–44.4 million9.34 billion
204420.5 million18.2 million–23.3 million39.6 million34.9 million–45 million9.39 billion
204520.5 million18.1 million–23.5 million39.8 million34.9 million–45.5 million9.44 billion
204620.5 million17.9 million–23.6 million40 million34.8 million–46.1 million9.49 billion
204720.4 million17.7 million–23.8 million40.1 million34.7 million–46.6 million9.54 billion
204820.4 million17.5 million–24 million40.3 million34.6 million–47.3 million9.58 billion
204920.4 million17.4 million–24.1 million40.4 million34.6 million–47.9 million9.62 billion
205020.3 million17.2 million–24.3 million40.6 million34.5 million–48.7 million9.66 billion
205120.3 million17 million–24.5 million40.7 million34.4 million–49.4 million9.7 billion
205220.2 million16.9 million–24.7 million40.8 million34.3 million–49.9 million9.74 billion
205320.2 million16.6 million–24.8 million41 million34.2 million–50.5 million9.78 billion
205420.1 million16.4 million–24.9 million41.1 million34 million–51 million9.81 billion
205520 million16.2 million–25.1 million41.2 million33.9 million–51.6 million9.85 billion
205619.9 million16 million–25.2 million41.3 million33.7 million–52.2 million9.88 billion
205719.8 million15.7 million–25.4 million41.3 million33.4 million–52.7 million9.91 billion
205819.7 million15.5 million–25.5 million41.4 million33.2 million–53.2 million9.94 billion
205919.6 million15.3 million–25.6 million41.5 million33.1 million–53.8 million9.96 billion
206019.5 million15 million–25.8 million41.5 million32.8 million–54.3 million9.99 billion
206119.4 million14.8 million–26 million41.6 million32.6 million–54.8 million10 billion
206219.3 million14.6 million–26.1 million41.6 million32.3 million–55.5 million10 billion
206319.2 million14.3 million–26.2 million41.7 million32.1 million–55.9 million10.1 billion
206419.1 million14.1 million–26.4 million41.7 million31.9 million–56.4 million10.1 billion
206519 million13.8 million–26.5 million41.7 million31.6 million–56.8 million10.1 billion
206618.8 million13.6 million–26.6 million41.7 million31.3 million–57.1 million10.1 billion
206718.7 million13.3 million–26.8 million41.7 million31 million–57.4 million10.1 billion
206818.6 million13.1 million–27 million41.7 million30.7 million–57.7 million10.2 billion
206918.4 million12.8 million–27.2 million41.7 million30.4 million–58 million10.2 billion
207018.3 million12.6 million–27.3 million41.6 million29.9 million–58.4 million10.2 billion
207118.1 million12.3 million–27.4 million41.6 million29.6 million–58.8 million10.2 billion
207218 million12.1 million–27.4 million41.6 million29.3 million–59.4 million10.2 billion
207317.9 million11.9 million–27.6 million41.5 million29 million–59.8 million10.2 billion
207417.7 million11.6 million–27.8 million41.5 million28.7 million–60.4 million10.2 billion
207517.6 million11.3 million–27.9 million41.4 million28.4 million–60.9 million10.3 billion
207617.4 million11.1 million–28 million41.3 million28.1 million–61.3 million10.3 billion
207717.2 million10.8 million–28 million41.3 million27.7 million–61.8 million10.3 billion
207817.1 million10.6 million–28.1 million41.2 million27.2 million–62.4 million10.3 billion
207916.9 million10.4 million–28.2 million41.1 million26.7 million–62.9 million10.3 billion
208016.8 million10.1 million–28.3 million41 million26.4 million–63.2 million10.3 billion
208116.6 million9.91 million–28.4 million40.9 million26.1 million–63.6 million10.3 billion
208216.4 million9.7 million–28.5 million40.8 million25.8 million–63.9 million10.3 billion
208316.3 million9.46 million–28.4 million40.7 million25.5 million–64.4 million10.3 billion
208416.1 million9.19 million–28.5 million40.5 million25.1 million–65 million10.3 billion
208515.9 million8.91 million–28.5 million40.4 million24.7 million–65.4 million10.3 billion
208615.8 million8.66 million–28.5 million40.3 million24.4 million–65.7 million10.3 billion
208715.6 million8.42 million–28.5 million40.2 million24 million–66 million10.3 billion
208815.4 million8.17 million–28.6 million40 million23.7 million–66.2 million10.3 billion
208915.2 million7.92 million–28.7 million39.9 million23.3 million–66.3 million10.3 billion
209015.1 million7.7 million–28.8 million39.7 million22.9 million–66.6 million10.3 billion
209114.9 million7.49 million–28.8 million39.6 million22.5 million–67 million10.3 billion
209214.7 million7.28 million–29 million39.4 million22.2 million–67.5 million10.3 billion
209314.6 million7.1 million–29.2 million39.3 million21.9 million–68.2 million10.3 billion
209414.4 million6.89 million–29.1 million39.1 million21.5 million–68.8 million10.2 billion
209514.2 million6.66 million–29.3 million39 million21.1 million–69.1 million10.2 billion
209614.1 million6.41 million–29.4 million38.8 million20.8 million–69.4 million10.2 billion
209713.9 million6.19 million–29.4 million38.7 million20.3 million–69.7 million10.2 billion
209813.7 million5.96 million–29.4 million38.5 million19.9 million–70.1 million10.2 billion
209913.6 million5.75 million–29.4 million38.3 million19.4 million–70.7 million10.2 billion
210013.4 million5.59 million–29.5 million38.2 million19 million–71.3 million10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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