Chile's cities at a glance
Dots sized by population · Santiago in orange
Chile has 1 city with more than a million inhabitants and 25 with more than 100,000 (city-proper figures). The largest is Santiago with 4,837,295 people, followed by Antofagasta (401,096) and Viña del Mar (334,248). The three largest cities together hold about 27.9% of the country's 20 million people.
The capital, Santiago, is also the largest city.
By region, the most large cities are in Biobio (8), Valparaiso (3), Antofagasta (2).
Country-level figures — live population, births and deaths, growth, density and history — are on the Chile population page; provinces, terrain, rivers and society maps are in the Chile atlas.
Chile cities by population
| # | City | Region | Population | Share of Chile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SantiagoCapital | Santiago Metropolitan | 4,837,295 | 24.2% |
| 2 | Antofagasta | Antofagasta | 401,096 | 2% |
| 3 | Viña del Mar | Valparaiso | 334,248 | 1.7% |
| 4 | Valparaíso | Valparaiso | 282,448 | 1.4% |
| 5 | Puerto Montt | Los Lagos Region | 245,902 | 1.2% |
| 6 | Arica | Arica y Parinacota Region | 241,653 | 1.2% |
| 7 | Temuco | Araucania | 238,129 | 1.2% |
| 8 | Concepción | Biobio | 223,574 | 1.1% |
| 9 | Rancagua | O'Higgins Region | 212,695 | 1.1% |
| 10 | Iquique | Tarapacá | 199,587 | 1% |
| 11 | Talca | Maule Region | 197,479 | 1% |
| 12 | Calama | Antofagasta | 166,334 | 0.8% |
| 13 | Coquimbo | Coquimbo Region | 161,317 | 0.8% |
| 14 | Talcahuano | Biobio | 150,499 | 0.8% |
| 15 | Chillán | Ñuble | 150,396 | 0.8% |
| 16 | Alto Hospicio | Tarapacá | 142,086 | 0.7% |
| 17 | Osorno | Los Lagos Region | 135,773 | 0.7% |
| 18 | Valdivia | Los Ríos Region | 133,419 | 0.7% |
| 19 | Villa Mercedes | Biobio | 131,936 | 0.7% |
| 20 | Copiapó | Atacama | 129,280 | 0.6% |
| 21 | Los Ángeles | Biobio | 125,430 | 0.6% |
| 22 | San Pedro de la Paz | Biobio | 121,631 | 0.6% |
| 23 | Punta Arenas | Region of Magallanes | 117,430 | 0.6% |
| 24 | Coronel | Biobio | 107,759 | 0.5% |
| 25 | Curicó | Maule Region | 102,438 | 0.5% |
| 26 | San Antonio | Valparaiso | 87,675 | 0.4% |
| 27 | Hualpén | Biobio | 86,639 | 0.4% |
| 28 | Chiguayante | Biobio | 84,718 | 0.4% |
| 29 | Ovalle | Coquimbo Region | 77,138 | 0.4% |
| 30 | Padre Las Casas | Araucania | 72,892 | 0.4% |
Cities with 300,000 or more people link to their own page. The list keeps every city of 100,000+ and at least the 30 largest places of the country.
Frequently asked questions
What is the largest city in Chile?
Santiago, with about 4,837,295 inhabitants (city proper).
What is the capital of Chile?
Santiago — population 4,837,295, the largest city in the country.
How many cities in Chile have over one million people?
1: Santiago.
Are these metropolitan-area populations?
No. They are city-proper figures (the administrative city) from GeoNames, based on the latest census or official estimate. Metropolitan areas, which include suburbs and satellite towns, are larger — often several times larger for the biggest cities.
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Glostats. (2026). Largest Cities in Chile 2026: Population Ranking. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://glostats.com/cities/chile/<a href="https://glostats.com/cities/chile/">Largest Cities in Chile 2026: Population Ranking</a> — GlostatsFigures on this page may be quoted, charted or republished as long as the page is credited with a link. Terms · Download the data as CSV · Embed a live counter.
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