Population of Chile 1800-2020

The population in Chile at the beginning of the 19^th century was approximately 770,000, and growth was relatively low until Chile’s successful breakaway from the Spanish empire in the 1830s, when it became an independent republic. The population of the country would proceed to triple to over three million by the end of the century and would continue to grow rapidly throughout the 20^th and into the 21^st century. This rate of increase has been falling slowly since 1990, however, as a result of declining birth rates in the country, and in 2020, Chile is estimated to have a population of just over 19 million.