Chile vs Peru: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Chile
35.2%
in 2025
Peru
33.3%
in 2025
Chile rank
28th
Peru rank
30th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Chile
- Peru
How they compare
Chile currently reports 35.2% against 33.3% in Peru, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 28th and Peru ranks 30th of 121 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.4% | 19.2% | 6.1% | Chile |
| 1970s | 29.2% | 23.9% | 5.3% | Chile |
| 1980s | 33.7% | 26.0% | 7.6% | Chile |
| 1990s | 35.1% | 27.0% | 8.1% | Chile |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 28.7% | 8.1% | Chile |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 31.9% | 4.1% | Chile |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 33.0% | 2.1% | 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 Peru?
- Chile, at 35.2% against 33.3% in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Chile and Peru?
- 1.9%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Peru?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Peru rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Chile ranks 28th and Peru ranks 30th 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.