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Population Pyramid of Chile2024

Total population
19.8M
Median age
37.5
Peak year
2041
Peak population
20.5M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 6.6M · median age 20.4
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 11.5M · median age 23
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 15.5M · median age 29
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 19.8M · median age 37.5
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 20.3M · median age 49.9
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 13.4M · median age 58.4
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Chile presently shows a stationary pyramid typical of post-transition populations, with roughly equal cohorts at most ages below retirement. The median age in 2024 is 37.5 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 17.0% of the population; people 65 and older account for 14.1%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place Chile's peak population in 2041.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 6.6 million with median age 20.4. Projected 2100 values are 13.4 million and median age 58.4.

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