Which has higher population, total, Chile or Romania?

Chile, at 19.86 million against 19.02 million in Romania as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Romania?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chile vs Romania: Population, total

Chile

19.86 million

in 2025

Romania

19.02 million

in 2025

Chile rank

65th

Romania rank

67th

Population, total over time

Chile
Romania

How they compare

Chile currently reports 19.86 million against 19.02 million in Romania, a difference of 839,600.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Romania ahead.

Chile ranks 65th and Romania ranks 67th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	8.92 million	19.09 million	10.17 million	Romania
1970s	10.59 million	21.19 million	10.60 million	Romania
1980s	12.33 million	22.70 million	10.37 million	Romania
1990s	14.40 million	22.73 million	8.33 million	Romania
2000s	16.26 million	21.36 million	5.10 million	Romania
2010s	18.06 million	19.83 million	1.77 million	Romania
2020s	19.61 million	19.09 million	515,733	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, Chile or Romania?: Chile, at 19.86 million against 19.02 million in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between Chile and Romania?: 839,600, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Romania?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Chile and Romania rank globally for population, total?: Chile ranks 65th and Romania ranks 67th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.