Urban population, total in Chile
Chile: Urban population, total was 0.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
7th
of 103 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2017
All-time low
0.8%
in 1987
Years of data
14
1987–2017
Urban population, total in Chile, 1987–2017
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2017, urban population, total in Chile stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, total in Chile peaked at 0.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1987.
Chile ranks 7th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Urban population, total in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.8% | — |
| 1990 | 0.8% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More reference data data for Chile
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2204 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, total in Chile?
- Urban population, total in Chile was 0.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest urban population, total recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest urban population, total recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1987.
- How does Chile rank for urban population, total?
- Chile ranks 7th out of 103 countries with data for 2017.
- Is urban population, total rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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