Chile vs Syrian Arab Republic: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Chile
7.00 million
in 2025
Syrian Arab Republic
6.80 million
in 2025
Chile rank
42nd
Syrian Arab Republic rank
44th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

  • Chile
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 7.00 million against 6.80 million in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 197,410.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 42nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 44th of 121 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 2.27 million 1.49 million 773,236 Chile
1970s 3.10 million 2.28 million 818,728 Chile
1980s 4.15 million 3.27 million 885,012 Chile
1990s 5.06 million 4.35 million 711,736 Chile
2000s 5.98 million 5.81 million 169,904 Chile
2010s 6.50 million 5.15 million 1.34 million Chile
2020s 6.88 million 6.16 million 717,415 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
Chile, at 7.00 million against 6.80 million in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Chile and Syrian Arab Republic?
197,410, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Syrian Arab Republic?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Chile and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
Chile ranks 42nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 44th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Source
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 7,986 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.