Largest Urban Agglomerations and Cities by Population in Chile

These figures are from the 2017 census, 9 years old.

77 urban agglomerations and cities in Chile with 20,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by population at the census of April 19, 2017 (by National Statistics Institute, Chile). An agglomeration counts a city together with the built-up suburbs around it, as one place.

Rank	Urban Agglomeration or City	Population
1	Santiago (Santiago de Chile)	6,160,040
2	Valparaísoincl. Viña del Mar, Quilpué, Villa Alemana	901,468
3	Concepciónincl. Talcahuano, San Pedro de la Paz, Hualpén	722,929
4	La Serenaincl. Coquimbo	401,938
5	Antofagasta	352,638
6	Iquiqueincl. Alto Hospicio	294,949
7	Rancaguaincl. Machalí	290,864
8	Temucoincl. Padre Las Casas	278,513
9	Talcaincl. Culenar	237,295
10	Arica	204,078
11	Chillánincl. Chillán Viejo	191,983
12	Puerto Montt	171,136
13	Calama	158,487
14	Quillotaincl. La Calera	151,779
15	Copiapó	150,962
16	Valdivia	150,727
17	Osorno	147,826
18	Los Ángeles	143,563
19	Curicó	126,092
20	Punta Arenas	125,932
21	San Antonioincl. Cartagena	119,121
22	Coronel	113,074
23	Colina	89,037
24	Peñaflor	83,064
25	Ovalle	77,021
26	Linares	74,139
27	Melipilla	72,650
28	Los Andes	70,010
29	Buin	66,180
30	San Felipe	64,907
31	San Fernando	58,598
32	Talagante	56,990
33	Limache (San Francisco de Limache)	51,446
34	Coyhaique (Coihaique)	49,968
35	Angol	48,911
36	Vallenar	46,019
37	Lota	43,427
38	Tomé	42,647
39	Alerce	42,267
40	Placilla de Peñuelas	39,344
41	Rengo	37,932
42	Lampa	37,677
43	Molina	37,318
44	Constitución	34,097
45	Castro	34,044
46	Cauquenes	33,114
47	El Quiscoincl. Algarrobo	32,891
48	San Carlos	32,661
49	Villarrica	32,218
50	Paine	31,718
51	Parral	30,794
52	Curanilahue	30,174
53	El Monte	30,045
54	San Javier	29,358
55	Graneros	28,737
56	Ancud	28,265
57	Quintero	26,884
58	La Unión	26,662
59	Puerto Varas	26,255
60	Victoria	24,856
61	Lautaro	24,679
62	Tocopilla	24,631
63	Mulchén	24,149
64	Labranza	24,008
65	Nacimiento	23,031
66	Santa Cruz	22,824
67	Illapel	21,052
68	Lebu	20,989
69	San Vicente de Tagua Tagua	20,967
70	San Clemente	20,367
71	Hualqui	19,689
72	Cañete	19,494
73	La Ligua	19,393
74	Puerto Natales	19,180
75	La Laja	19,129
76	Nueva Imperial	18,881
77	Curacaví	18,770

Source: National Statistics Institute, Chile (2017 census), via City Population by Thomas Brinkhoff.

Why don't these match official city populations?Official figures typically count only the population within administrative boundaries. UN urban area figures cover the entire built-up area, which can include multiple cities and towns.Show moreShow less

Tokyo

33,338,852

Urban area

9,953,160

23 wards

Essen

2,709,375

Urban area

573,618

City of Essen

Ankara

3,630,865

Urban area

5,186,002

Metropolitan municipality

What counts as an urban area? The UN uses satellite imagery to map built-up land, and treats each continuous stretch of built-up land as an urban area. This means that urban areas can extend beyond official city boundaries, and may include multiple cities and towns within a single urban area.

Can an urban area be smaller than its city? Yes. While most cities have urban areas larger than their administrative boundaries, some cities have extensive administrative limits that include sparsely populated areas.

36 urban areas in Chile with 50,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by the UN's population estimates for 2026.

Rank	Urban Area	Population Estimate (2026)	Yearly Change	Land Area (km²)	Density (P/km²)	World Rank	Projections (2030)	Projections (2050)
1	Santiago	6,751,278	+0.37%	806	8,374	59	6,852,210	6,931,370
2	Valparaíso	865,708	+0.53%	155	5,578	611	883,960	903,442
3	Concepción	518,038	+0.25%	102	5,079	1,081	523,226	519,845
4	La Serena	476,091	+0.58%	117	4,062	1,178	487,155	500,506
5	Antofagasta	388,141	+0.60%	56	6,906	1,480	397,455	406,593
6	Temuco	353,053	+0.24%	62	5,658	1,633	356,464	352,427
7	Iquique	318,579	+0.84%	51	6,271	1,820	329,279	339,544
8	Rancagua	278,285	+0.16%	53	5,251	2,106	280,031	276,874
9	Talca	266,158	+0.13%	44	6,049	2,217	267,508	265,609
10	Puerto Montt	225,344	+0.19%	38	5,930	2,641	227,047	224,853
11	Chillán	177,240	+0.12%	39	4,545	3,456	178,113	175,816
12	Copiapó	175,374	+0.52%	25	7,015	3,491	178,998	186,689
13	Valdivia	151,873	+0.69%	30	5,131	4,046	156,088	155,068
14	Osorno	144,819	+0.23%	33	4,388	4,265	146,123	144,982
15	Chiguayante	144,746	+0.23%	17	8,514	4,270	146,074	145,123
16	Calama	134,454	+0.36%	24	5,602	4,587	136,392	137,170
17	Arica	133,034	+0.39%	35	3,801	4,639	135,092	136,630
18	San Antonio	131,244	+0.55%	42	3,125	4,717	134,118	137,220
19	Los Ángeles	127,104	+0.15%	29	4,383	4,867	127,887	126,402
20	Punta Arenas	114,906	−0.26%	31	3,707	5,432	113,698	103,473
21	Coronel	110,736	+0.29%	38	2,914	5,646	112,009	111,545
22	Curicó	103,816	+0.13%	22	4,719	6,032	104,376	103,052
23	Peñaflor	89,981	+0.74%	15	5,920	6,983	92,631	95,274
24	Los Andes	82,844	+0.81%	14	5,834	7,627	85,536	86,907
25	San Pedro de la Paz	78,325	+0.29%	22	3,560	8,076	79,243	78,956
26	San Felipe	74,647	+0.50%	13	5,742	8,447	76,145	78,934
27	Ovalle	74,593	+0.35%	11	6,781	8,453	75,624	75,898
28	Quillota	72,799	+2.44%	14	5,275	8,650	79,900	82,175
29	Concón	65,112	+6.13%	19	3,356	9,646	81,077	83,604
30	Melipilla	62,461	+0.24%	9.00	6,940	10,069	63,059	62,890
31	La Calera	60,682	+0.46%	13	4,668	10,332	61,802	65,895
32	Linares	59,396	+0.14%	15	3,960	10,531	59,731	58,947
33	Penco	57,009	+0.36%	14	4,072	10,954	57,835	57,845
34	Talagante	55,440	+0.43%	11	5,040	11,243	56,387	57,106
35	San Fernando	54,596	+0.23%	15	3,640	11,404	55,106	54,712
36	Coyhaique	54,440	+0.80%	10	5,444	11,437	56,189	61,340

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.

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