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

00.20.40.60.81987200220171987: 0.805 % of total population1990: 0.83 % of total population1992: 0.838 % of total population1994: 0.844 % of total population1996: 0.852 % of total population1998: 0.858 % of total population2000: 0.865 % of total population2003: 0.869 % of total population2006: 0.871 % of total population2009: 0.872 % of total population2011: 0.872 % of total population2013: 0.873 % of total population2015: 0.873 % of total population2017: 0.873 % of total population

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

Annual values for Urban population, total (% of total population) in Chile, 1987 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 4 Uruguay 0.9% compare
  2. 5 Djibouti 0.9% compare
  3. 6 Jordan 0.9% compare
  4. 8 Brazil 0.9% compare
  5. 9 Germany 0.9% compare
  6. 10 Australia 0.9% compare

See the full ranking of 103 places →

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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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Indicator
Urban population, total (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,485 data points, 1970–2021
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