Country profile · South America · CHL
Chile: area, population and density
Chile has 742,832 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 19,859,921; calculated population density is 27 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Chile ranks 38th of 196 by land area, 66th by population and 161st by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 742,832 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 19,859,921World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 27 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Chile in the country comparison set
Chile has 742,832 sq km of land area and a population value of 19,859,921 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 38th by land area, 66th by population, and 161st by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
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