Population forecast · World Bank data
Chile population forecast
Population, total
Latest · 2025
19.86M
The population of Chile is forecast at 20.11M in 12 months (2026), with an 80% range of 19.93M to 20.45M. The latest World Bank figure is 19.86M for 2025.
In 24 months (2027) and 36 months (2028) the model projects 20.13M and 20.28M (+2.1% versus 2025).
Display-only line. World Bank data is annual: the forecasts are the yearly points marked on the chart. The monthly line between them is a straight-line interpolation for display, not a monthly forecast.
- 6 monthsinterpolated · display only
- 19.98M▲ +0.6%80%: 19.90M – 20.16M
- 12 months2026
- 20.11M▲ +1.2%80%: 19.93M – 20.45M
- 24 months2027
- 20.13M▲ +1.4%80%: 19.88M – 20.58M
- 36 months2028
- 20.28M▲ +2.1%80%: 19.99M – 20.81M
Backtest · last 5 years
How accurate has this been?
| Horizon | Tests | Avg. error | Naive error | In 80% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months | 5 | 0.12M | 0.10M | 100% |
| 24 months | 4 | 0.11M | 0.20M | 100% |
| 36 months | 3 | 0.17M | 0.30M | 100% |
We re-ran the model as if standing at past dates, using only the data available then. Avg. error is the mean absolute gap between the median and what happened; naive assumes no change from the last value. A well-calibrated 80% range contains about 80% of outcomes. Annual series have few test points, so treat these as rough. Methodology
Source data
Recent values
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.86M | +0.48% |
| 2024 | 19.76M | +0.54% |
| 2023 | 19.66M | +0.54% |
| 2022 | 19.55M | +0.50% |
| 2021 | 19.46M | +0.44% |
| 2020 | 19.37M | +0.90% |
| 2019 | 19.20M | +1.61% |
| 2018 | 18.89M | +1.80% |
| 2017 | 18.56M | +1.60% |
| 2016 | 18.27M | +1.22% |
About this forecast
- Source
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · series SP.POP.TOTL
- Data through
- 2025 · 66 observations
- Forecast updated
- Sep 28, 2026
- Model
- TimesFM 2.5 (Google Research, Apache-2.0), zero-shot
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