Chile vs China: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Chile
35.2%
in 2025
China
32.7%
in 2025
Chile rank
28th
China rank
31st
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Chile
- China
How they compare
Chile currently reports 35.2% against 32.7% in China, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times China's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 28th and China ranks 31st of 121 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.4% | 8.3% | 17.1% | Chile |
| 1970s | 29.2% | 7.8% | 21.4% | Chile |
| 1980s | 33.7% | 9.0% | 24.6% | Chile |
| 1990s | 35.1% | 12.9% | 22.2% | Chile |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 19.8% | 17.0% | Chile |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 25.7% | 10.3% | Chile |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 30.9% | 4.2% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Chile or China?
- Chile, at 35.2% against 32.7% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Chile and China?
- 2.5%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and China?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Chile and China rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Chile ranks 28th and China ranks 31st of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.