Largest cities in Chile, 1975 to 2050

Santiago leads Chile with 6.73 million people in 2025, ahead of Valparaíso at 0.86 million in the UN city ranking.

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What the data shows

In 2025, Santiago ranks #1 with 6.73M, ahead of Valparaíso (0.86M) and Concepción (0.52M).
By 2050, on the UN's projections, Santiago is projected to rank #1 with 6.93M, ahead of Valparaíso (0.90M) and Concepción (0.52M).
Santiago holds #1 for the whole period, 1975 to 2025.
Biggest climber: La Serena, from #14 in 1975 to #4 in 2050.
Santiago grew 2.4× between 1975 and 2025.

About this chart

Santiago stands well above the other cities in Chile: its 6.73 million people in 2025 are about 7.83 times the 0.86 million in second-place Valparaíso. Santiago also led the 1975 ranking, when the UN series put it at 2.83 million. Concepción occupies third place in 2025 at 0.52 million. These are populations of urban areas defined consistently by the UN, rather than administrative city limits.

The UN projects Santiago to lead in 2050 at 6.93 million people. The figures after 2025 are projections. The Degree of Urbanization identifies contiguous dense settlements, so these totals can differ from municipal and metropolitan statistics. The historical ranking is useful for comparing positions; changing settlement boundaries mean it should not be treated as a measure of growth within fixed city limits.

The data

Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision (File 21), city population, millions, 1975–2050 (projected after 2025). Retrieved November 5, 2026. Cities as defined by the Degree of Urbanization (contiguous dense areas), so figures differ from city-proper or metro counts. Blank cells indicate that the source supplies no city value for that year, not zero population.

Largest cities in Chile, Population in millions, 1975–2050; projected after 2025, 1975–2050
Date	🇨🇱 Santiago	🇨🇱 Valparaíso	🇨🇱 Concepción	🇨🇱 Antofagasta	🇨🇱 Chillán	🇨🇱 Talca	🇨🇱 Punta Arenas	🇨🇱 Rancagua	🇨🇱 Temuco	🇨🇱 Valdivia	🇨🇱 Arica	🇨🇱 Iquique	🇨🇱 La Serena	🇨🇱 Puerto Montt
1975	2.83M	0.56M	0.35M	0.16M	0.12M	0.12M	0.12M	0.09M	0.09M	0.08M	0.08M	0.06M	0.05M	0.06M
1976	2.95M	0.57M	0.35M	0.16M	0.12M	0.12M	0.12M	0.09M	0.09M	0.08M	0.08M	0.06M	0.05M	0.06M
1977	3.06M	0.58M	0.36M	0.17M	0.12M	0.12M	0.11M	0.10M	0.09M	0.08M	0.08M	0.06M	0.05M	0.06M
1978	3.17M	0.59M	0.36M	0.17M	0.12M	0.12M	0.11M	0.10M	0.10M	0.08M	0.09M	0.06M	0.05M	0.06M
1979	3.28M	0.60M	0.37M	0.18M	0.12M	0.12M	0.11M	0.11M	0.10M	0.08M	0.09M	0.07M	0.06M	0.06M
1980	3.39M	0.61M	0.37M	0.18M	0.11M	0.12M	0.11M	0.11M	0.10M	0.08M	0.09M	0.07M	0.06M	0.06M
1981	3.48M	0.62M	0.38M	0.18M	0.11M	0.12M	0.11M	0.11M	0.10M	0.08M	0.10M	0.07M	0.06M	0.06M
1982	3.58M	0.62M	0.38M	0.19M	0.12M	0.12M	0.11M	0.12M	0.11M	0.08M	0.10M	0.07M	0.06M	0.07M
1983	3.67M	0.63M	0.38M	0.19M	0.12M	0.12M	0.11M	0.12M	0.11M	0.09M	0.10M	0.08M	0.06M	0.07M
1984	3.77M	0.64M	0.39M	0.19M	0.12M	0.12M	0.11M	0.13M	0.12M	0.09M	0.10M	0.08M	0.06M	0.07M
1985	3.86M	0.65M	0.39M	0.20M	0.12M	0.13M	0.11M	0.13M	0.12M	0.09M	0.11M	0.08M	0.06M	0.07M
1986	3.94M	0.66M	0.40M	0.20M	0.12M	0.13M	0.11M	0.14M	0.12M	0.09M	0.11M	0.08M	0.06M	0.07M
1987	4.02M	0.66M	0.40M	0.20M	0.12M	0.13M	0.11M	0.14M	0.13M	0.09M	0.11M	0.09M	0.06M	0.07M
1988	4.10M	0.67M	0.41M	0.21M	0.12M	0.13M	0.11M	0.15M	0.13M	0.09M	0.11M	0.09M	0.07M	0.07M
1989	4.18M	0.68M	0.42M	0.21M	0.12M	0.13M	0.11M	0.15M	0.14M	0.09M	0.11M	0.09M	0.07M	0.08M
1990	4.26M	0.69M	0.42M	0.21M	0.12M	0.14M	0.12M	0.15M	0.14M	0.09M	0.12M	0.09M	0.07M	0.08M
1991	4.36M	0.69M	0.43M	0.21M	0.12M	0.14M	0.12M	0.16M	0.15M	0.09M	0.12M	0.11M	0.09M	0.08M
1992	4.46M	0.70M	0.43M	0.22M	0.12M	0.14M	0.12M	0.16M	0.15M	0.09M	0.13M	0.12M	0.10M	0.09M
1993	4.55M	0.70M	0.43M	0.23M	0.13M	0.15M	0.12M	0.17M	0.16M	0.09M	0.14M	0.14M	0.12M	0.09M
1994	4.65M	0.70M	0.44M	0.23M	0.13M	0.15M	0.12M	0.17M	0.16M	0.10M	0.14M	0.16M	0.14M	0.09M
1995	4.75M	0.71M	0.44M	0.24M	0.13M	0.16M	0.12M	0.17M	0.17M	0.10M	0.15M	0.17M	0.16M	0.10M
1996	4.86M	0.72M	0.45M	0.24M	0.13M	0.16M	0.12M	0.18M	0.18M	0.10M	0.15M	0.18M	0.16M	0.10M
1997	4.97M	0.72M	0.45M	0.25M	0.13M	0.16M	0.12M	0.18M	0.18M	0.10M	0.15M	0.18M	0.17M	0.10M
1998	5.08M	0.73M	0.46M	0.25M	0.13M	0.17M	0.12M	0.19M	0.19M	0.11M	0.16M	0.19M	0.18M	0.10M
1999	5.19M	0.73M	0.46M	0.26M	0.13M	0.17M	0.12M	0.19M	0.19M	0.11M	0.16M	0.19M	0.19M	0.11M
2000	5.31M	0.74M	0.47M	0.27M	0.13M	0.17M	0.11M	0.20M	0.20M	0.11M	0.16M	0.19M	0.20M	0.11M
2001	5.39M	0.74M	0.47M	0.27M	0.14M	0.18M	0.11M	0.20M	0.21M	0.11M	0.16M	0.20M	0.21M	0.11M
2002	5.47M	0.74M	0.47M	0.28M	0.14M	0.18M	0.11M	0.21M	0.22M	0.11M	0.16M	0.21M	0.23M	0.12M
2003	5.56M	0.75M	0.46M	0.29M	0.14M	0.18M	0.11M	0.21M	0.23M	0.12M	0.16M	0.21M	0.25M	0.12M
2004	5.64M	0.75M	0.46M	0.30M	0.14M	0.19M	0.11M	0.21M	0.25M	0.12M	0.16M	0.22M	0.27M	0.13M
2005	5.73M	0.75M	0.46M	0.31M	0.14M	0.19M	0.11M	0.22M	0.26M	0.12M	0.16M	0.23M	0.28M	0.13M
2006	5.78M	0.76M	0.46M	0.32M	0.14M	0.19M	0.11M	0.22M	0.26M	0.12M	0.16M	0.23M	0.30M	0.14M
2007	5.83M	0.76M	0.46M	0.32M	0.15M	0.20M	0.11M	0.22M	0.27M	0.12M	0.16M	0.24M	0.31M	0.14M
2008	5.89M	0.76M	0.46M	0.33M	0.15M	0.20M	0.11M	0.23M	0.28M	0.12M	0.15M	0.25M	0.32M	0.15M
2009	5.94M	0.76M	0.46M	0.33M	0.15M	0.21M	0.11M	0.23M	0.28M	0.13M	0.15M	0.25M	0.33M	0.16M
2010	5.99M	0.77M	0.46M	0.34M	0.15M	0.21M	0.11M	0.23M	0.29M	0.13M	0.15M	0.26M	0.34M	0.16M
2011	6.04M	0.77M	0.47M	0.34M	0.16M	0.22M	0.11M	0.24M	0.30M	0.13M	0.15M	0.26M	0.35M	0.17M
2012	6.09M	0.77M	0.47M	0.35M	0.16M	0.22M	0.11M	0.24M	0.30M	0.13M	0.15M	0.27M	0.36M	0.17M
2013	6.14M	0.78M	0.47M	0.35M	0.16M	0.23M	0.11M	0.25M	0.31M	0.13M	0.14M	0.27M	0.37M	0.18M
2014	6.18M	0.78M	0.47M	0.35M	0.16M	0.23M	0.11M	0.25M	0.31M	0.13M	0.14M	0.28M	0.38M	0.18M
2015	6.23M	0.79M	0.48M	0.36M	0.16M	0.24M	0.11M	0.26M	0.32M	0.14M	0.14M	0.28M	0.40M	0.19M
2016	6.30M	0.80M	0.48M	0.36M	0.16M	0.24M	0.11M	0.26M	0.32M	0.14M	0.14M	0.28M	0.41M	0.19M
2017	6.37M	0.81M	0.49M	0.36M	0.17M	0.25M	0.11M	0.26M	0.33M	0.14M	0.13M	0.29M	0.42M	0.20M
2018	6.43M	0.82M	0.50M	0.37M	0.17M	0.25M	0.11M	0.27M	0.34M	0.14M	0.13M	0.29M	0.43M	0.21M
2019	6.50M	0.82M	0.50M	0.37M	0.17M	0.26M	0.12M	0.27M	0.34M	0.14M	0.13M	0.30M	0.44M	0.21M
2020	6.57M	0.83M	0.51M	0.37M	0.17M	0.26M	0.12M	0.27M	0.35M	0.15M	0.13M	0.30M	0.45M	0.22M
2021	6.60M	0.84M	0.51M	0.38M	0.17M	0.26M	0.12M	0.27M	0.35M	0.15M	0.13M	0.31M	0.46M	0.22M
2022	6.63M	0.84M	0.51M	0.38M	0.17M	0.26M	0.12M	0.28M	0.35M	0.15M	0.13M	0.31M	0.46M	0.22M
2023	6.66M	0.85M	0.51M	0.38M	0.18M	0.26M	0.12M	0.28M	0.35M	0.15M	0.13M	0.31M	0.47M	0.22M
2024	6.69M	0.86M	0.51M	0.38M	0.18M	0.27M	0.12M	0.28M	0.35M	0.15M	0.13M	0.31M	0.47M	0.22M
2025	6.73M	0.86M	0.52M	0.39M	0.18M	0.27M	0.12M	0.28M	0.35M	0.15M	0.13M	0.32M	0.47M	0.22M
2026	6.75M	0.87M	0.52M	0.39M	0.18M	0.27M	0.11M	0.28M	0.35M	0.15M	0.13M	0.32M	0.48M	0.23M
2027	6.78M	0.87M	0.52M	0.39M	0.18M	0.27M	0.11M	0.28M	0.35M	0.15M	0.13M	0.32M	0.48M	0.23M
2028	6.80M	0.87M	0.52M	0.39M	0.18M	0.27M	0.11M	0.28M	0.35M	0.15M	0.13M	0.32M	0.48M	0.23M
2029	6.83M	0.88M	0.52M	0.40M	0.18M	0.27M	0.11M	0.28M	0.36M	0.16M	0.13M	0.33M	0.48M	0.23M
2030	6.85M	0.88M	0.52M	0.40M	0.18M	0.27M	0.11M	0.28M	0.36M	0.16M	0.14M	0.33M	0.49M	0.23M
2031	6.87M	0.89M	0.52M	0.40M	0.18M	0.27M	0.11M	0.28M	0.36M	0.16M	0.14M	0.33M	0.49M	0.23M
2032	6.88M	0.89M	0.52M	0.40M	0.18M	0.27M	0.11M	0.28M	0.36M	0.16M	0.14M	0.33M	0.49M	0.23M
2033	6.90M	0.89M	0.52M	0.40M	0.18M	0.27M	0.11M	0.28M	0.36M	0.16M	0.14M	0.33M	0.49M	0.23M
2034	6.91M	0.90M	0.53M	0.40M	0.18M	0.27M	0.11M	0.28M	0.36M	0.16M	0.14M	0.33M	0.49M	0.23M
2035	6.92M	0.90M	0.53M	0.40M	0.18M	0.27M	0.11M	0.28M	0.36M	0.16M	0.14M	0.34M	0.49M	0.23M
2036	6.93M	0.90M	0.53M	0.40M	0.18M	0.27M	0.11M	0.28M	0.36M	0.16M	0.14M	0.34M	0.50M	0.23M
2037	6.94M	0.90M	0.53M	0.41M	0.18M	0.27M	0.11M	0.28M	0.36M	0.16M	0.14M	0.34M	0.50M	0.23M
2038	6.95M	0.90M	0.53M	0.41M	0.18M	0.27M	0.11M	0.28M	0.36M	0.16M	0.14M	0.34M	0.50M	0.23M
2039	6.96M	0.91M	0.53M	0.41M	0.18M	0.27M	0.11M	0.28M	0.36M	0.16M	0.14M	0.34M	0.50M	0.23M
2040	6.97M	0.91M	0.53M	0.41M	0.18M	0.27M	0.11M	0.28M	0.36M	0.16M	0.14M	0.34M	0.50M	0.23M
2041	6.97M	0.91M	0.53M	0.41M	0.18M	0.27M	0.11M	0.28M	0.36M	0.16M	0.14M	0.34M	0.50M	0.23M
2042	6.98M	0.91M	0.52M	0.41M	0.18M	0.27M	0.11M	0.28M	0.36M	0.16M	0.14M	0.34M	0.50M	0.23M
2043	6.98M	0.91M	0.52M	0.41M	0.18M	0.27M	0.11M	0.28M	0.36M	0.16M	0.14M	0.34M	0.50M	0.23M
2044	6.98M	0.91M	0.52M	0.41M	0.18M	0.27M	0.11M	0.28M	0.36M	0.16M	0.14M	0.34M	0.50M	0.23M
2045	6.98M	0.91M	0.52M	0.41M	0.18M	0.27M	0.11M	0.28M	0.36M	0.16M	0.14M	0.34M	0.50M	0.23M
2046	6.97M	0.91M	0.52M	0.41M	0.18M	0.27M	0.11M	0.28M	0.36M	0.16M	0.14M	0.34M	0.50M	0.23M
2047	6.96M	0.91M	0.52M	0.41M	0.18M	0.27M	0.11M	0.28M	0.35M	0.16M	0.14M	0.34M	0.50M	0.23M
2048	6.95M	0.91M	0.52M	0.41M	0.18M	0.27M	0.10M	0.28M	0.35M	0.16M	0.14M	0.34M	0.50M	0.23M
2049	6.94M	0.90M	0.52M	0.41M	0.18M	0.27M	0.10M	0.28M	0.35M	0.16M	0.14M	0.34M	0.50M	0.23M
2050	6.93M	0.90M	0.52M	0.41M	0.18M	0.27M	0.10M	0.28M	0.35M	0.16M	0.14M	0.34M	0.50M	0.22M

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Frequently asked questions

What is the largest city in Chile?

Santiago is the largest city in Chile in the UN 2025 series, with about 6.73 million people. Valparaíso follows at 0.86 million. These figures use the UN Degree of Urbanization definition, not municipal boundaries.

Which city is projected to be largest in Chile in 2050?

The UN projects Santiago to rank first in 2050, with about 6.93 million people. This is a projection, not an observed population count.

Was Santiago also the largest city in 1975?

The 1975 ranking was led by Santiago, with 2.83 million people. The table preserves every city that reached the top ten in any year shown, including cities outside the top ten today.

Where does this data come from?

UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision (File 21), city population, millions, 1975–2050 (projected after 2025). Retrieved November 5, 2026. Cities as defined by the Degree of Urbanization (contiguous dense areas), so figures differ from city-proper or metro counts. Blank cells indicate that the source supplies no city value for that year, not zero population. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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