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Urban population share in Chile

Urban population share in Chile was 89.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.2 pts from 2024. That is the 34th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202589.2%
Change on 2024+0.2 pts
Rank34th of 215Countries ranked
Series high89.22025
Series low67.81960

Urban population share in Chile, 1960 to 2025

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657075808590196019701980199020002010202020251960: 67.8 %1961: 68.7 %1962: 69.5 %1963: 70.3 %1964: 71 %1965: 71.8 %1966: 72.5 %1967: 73.2 %1968: 73.9 %1969: 74.6 %1970: 75.3 %1971: 75.9 %1972: 76.7 %1973: 77.4 %1974: 78.1 %1975: 78.8 %1976: 79.5 %1977: 80.1 %1978: 80.7 %1979: 81.2 %1980: 81.7 %1981: 82 %1982: 82.3 %1983: 82.4 %1984: 82.6 %1985: 82.7 %1986: 82.8 %1987: 82.9 %1988: 83 %1989: 83.1 %1990: 83.2 %1991: 83.3 %1992: 83.5 %1993: 83.7 %1994: 84 %1995: 84.4 %1996: 84.8 %1997: 85.2 %1998: 85.6 %1999: 86 %2000: 86.3 %2001: 86.5 %2002: 86.6 %2003: 86.7 %2004: 86.7 %2005: 86.8 %2006: 86.8 %2007: 86.8 %2008: 86.9 %2009: 86.9 %2010: 87 %2011: 87 %2012: 87.1 %2013: 87.2 %2014: 87.3 %2015: 87.5 %2016: 87.6 %2017: 87.8 %2018: 88 %2019: 88.1 %2020: 88.3 %2021: 88.5 %2022: 88.6 %2023: 88.8 %2024: 89 %2025: 89.2 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202589.2
202489
202388.8
202288.6
202188.5
202088.3
201988.1
201888
201787.8
201687.6
201587.5
201487.3
201387.2
201287.1
201187
201087
200986.9
200886.9
200786.8
200686.8
200586.8
200486.7
200386.7
200286.6
200186.5
200086.3
199986
199885.6
199785.2
199684.8
199584.4
199484
199383.7
199283.5
199183.3
199083.2
198983.1
198883
198782.9
198682.8
198582.7
198482.6
198382.4
198282.3
198182
198081.7
197981.2
197880.7
197780.1
197679.5
197578.8
197478.1
197377.4
197276.7
197175.9
197075.3
196974.6
196873.9
196773.2
196672.5
196571.8
196471
196370.3
196269.5
196168.7
196067.8

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Chile?

Urban population share in Chile was 89.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.2 pts from 2024. That is the 34th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Chile?

89.2% in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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