Bolivia → Chile
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Bolivia
- To
- Chile
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 13,699
- Change since 2018
- -66.0%
- Share of all arrivals in Chile, 2023
- 15.41%
Inflow 202313,699OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Bolivia to Chile
Inflows of nationals of Bolivia recorded by Chile; stock of nationals of Bolivia living there; and acquisitions of Chile's nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2000 | 805 |
| 2001 | 967 |
| 2002 | 940 |
| 2003 | 1,329 |
| 2004 | 1,406 |
| 2005 | 1,833 |
| 2006 | 1,613 |
| 2007 | 5,194 |
| 2008 | 3,371 |
| 2009 | 2,053 |
| 2010 | 4,632 |
| 2011 | 6,238 |
| 2012 | 13,609 |
| 2013 | 26,975 |
| 2014 | 27,486 |
| 2015 | 28,401 |
| 2016 | 21,694 |
| 2017 | 28,461 |
| 2018 | 40,331 |
| 2019 | 29,139 |
| 2020 | 17,417 |
| 2021 | 7,658 |
| 2022 | 24,272 |
| 2023 | 13,699 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13,699 | 180,266 | 79 |
| 2022 | 24,272 | 163,905 | 94 |
| 2021 | 7,658 | 143,691 | 222 |
| 2020 | 17,417 | 131,643 | 31 |
| 2019 | 29,139 | 123,539 | 29 |
| 2018 | 40,331 | 110,594 | 241 |
| 2017 | 28,461 | 73,796 | 224 |
| 2016 | 21,694 | — | 63 |
| 2015 | 28,401 | — | 54 |
| 2014 | 27,486 | — | 92 |
| 2013 | 26,975 | — | 58 |
| 2012 | 13,609 | — | 119 |
| 2011 | 6,238 | — | 135 |
| 2010 | 4,632 | — | 94 |
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
Migrant population
People born in Bolivia who live in Chile: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).
Migrant population by year
Data table
| 1990 | 6,803 |
| 1995 | 8,138 |
| 2000 | 10,099 |
| 2005 | 13,226 |
| 2010 | 23,413 |
| 2015 | 52,293 |
| 2020 | 119,938 |
| 2024 | 150,155 |
- Estimate, 2024
- 150,155
- Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
- 9.8%
- Rank among countries of birth, 2024
- 5
- Counted by
- country of birth, refugees added
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in Chile, 2023; Bolivia ranks 3.
- Venezuela25,116
- Colombia15,049
- Bolivia13,699
- Peru10,802
- Haiti4,411
- Argentina4,295
- Ecuador3,385
- China1,632
- Brazil1,443
- Cuba1,354
- Dominican Republic1,343
- Spain1,043
- Spain8,999
- United States1,610
- Germany373
- Japan307
- Italy249
- Switzerland144
- Canada130
- Mexico123
- France100
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
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