Chile: cities by population
Chile has a population of 18,729,160, with Santiago as its capital. The 50 largest of its 283 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santiago | Santiago Metropolitan | 4,837,295 |
| 2 | Puente Alto | Santiago Metropolitan | 568,106 |
| 3 | Maipú | Santiago Metropolitan | 503,635 |
| 4 | Antofagasta | Antofagasta | 401,096 |
| 5 | Viña del Mar | Valparaiso | 334,248 |
| 6 | Valparaíso | Valparaiso | 282,448 |
| 7 | San Bernardo | Santiago Metropolitan | 249,858 |
| 8 | Puerto Montt | Los Lagos Region | 245,902 |
| 9 | Arica | Arica y Parinacota Region | 241,653 |
| 10 | Peñalolén | Santiago Metropolitan | 241,599 |
| 11 | Temuco | Araucania | 238,129 |
| 12 | Concepción | Biobio | 223,574 |
| 13 | Rancagua | O'Higgins Region | 212,695 |
| 14 | Quilicura | Santiago Metropolitan | 210,410 |
| 15 | La Pintana | Santiago Metropolitan | 201,178 |
| 16 | Iquique | Tarapacá | 199,587 |
| 17 | Talca | Maule Region | 197,479 |
| 18 | Calama | Antofagasta | 166,334 |
| 19 | Coquimbo | Coquimbo Region | 161,317 |
| 20 | La Serena | Coquimbo Region | 154,521 |
| 21 | Talcahuano | Biobio | 150,499 |
| 22 | Chillán | Ñuble | 150,396 |
| 23 | Renca | Santiago Metropolitan | 147,151 |
| 24 | Colina | Santiago Metropolitan | 146,207 |
| 25 | Alto Hospicio | Tarapacá | 142,086 |
| 26 | Osorno | Los Lagos Region | 135,773 |
| 27 | Valdivia | Los Ríos Region | 133,419 |
| 28 | Villa Mercedes | Biobio | 131,936 |
| 29 | Quilpué | Valparaiso | 130,263 |
| 30 | Copiapó | Atacama | 129,280 |
| 31 | Los Ángeles | Biobio | 125,430 |
| 32 | San Pedro de la Paz | Biobio | 121,631 |
| 33 | Punta Arenas | Region of Magallanes | 117,430 |
| 34 | Coronel | Biobio | 107,759 |
| 35 | Lo Prado | Santiago Metropolitan | 104,316 |
| 36 | Curicó | Maule Region | 102,438 |
| 37 | Lampa | Santiago Metropolitan | 102,234 |
| 38 | Villa Alemana | Valparaiso | 97,320 |
| 39 | San Antonio | Valparaiso | 87,675 |
| 40 | Hualpén | Biobio | 86,639 |
| 41 | Peñaflor | Santiago Metropolitan | 85,671 |
| 42 | Chiguayante | Biobio | 84,718 |
| 43 | Ovalle | Coquimbo Region | 77,138 |
| 44 | Padre Las Casas | Araucania | 72,892 |
| 45 | Paine | Santiago Metropolitan | 72,759 |
| 46 | Linares | Maule Region | 69,535 |
| 47 | Quillota | Valparaiso | 67,779 |
| 48 | Buin | Santiago Metropolitan | 63,419 |
| 49 | Padre Hurtado | Santiago Metropolitan | 63,250 |
| 50 | Melipilla | Santiago Metropolitan | 63,100 |
Twenty years earlier: Chile in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 15,514,014.