Ecuador → Chile
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Ecuador
- To
- Chile
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 3,385
- Change since 2018
- -62.9%
- Share of all arrivals in Chile, 2023
- 3.81%
Inflow 20233,385OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Ecuador to Chile
Inflows of nationals of Ecuador recorded by Chile; stock of nationals of Ecuador living there; and acquisitions of Chile's nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2000 | 1,847 |
| 2001 | 3,502 |
| 2002 | 2,609 |
| 2003 | 1,968 |
| 2004 | 1,824 |
| 2005 | 2,151 |
| 2006 | 1,749 |
| 2007 | 2,117 |
| 2008 | 2,030 |
| 2009 | 1,804 |
| 2010 | 1,573 |
| 2011 | 1,890 |
| 2012 | 3,701 |
| 2013 | 4,157 |
| 2014 | 4,316 |
| 2015 | 5,215 |
| 2016 | 5,987 |
| 2017 | 8,247 |
| 2018 | 9,119 |
| 2019 | 6,919 |
| 2020 | 4,647 |
| 2021 | 2,715 |
| 2022 | 8,057 |
| 2023 | 3,385 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3,385 | 50,460 | 106 |
| 2022 | 8,057 | 47,632 | 140 |
| 2021 | 2,715 | 44,306 | 309 |
| 2020 | 4,647 | 41,290 | 64 |
| 2019 | 6,919 | 40,338 | 53 |
| 2018 | 9,119 | 37,658 | 268 |
| 2017 | 8,247 | 27,692 | 272 |
| 2016 | 5,987 | — | 95 |
| 2015 | 5,215 | — | 83 |
| 2014 | 4,316 | — | 127 |
| 2013 | 4,157 | — | 95 |
| 2012 | 3,701 | — | 174 |
| 2011 | 1,890 | — | 116 |
| 2010 | 1,573 | — | 89 |
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
Migrant population
People born in Ecuador who live in Chile: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).
Migrant population by year
Data table
| 1990 | 1,863 |
| 1995 | 3,396 |
| 2000 | 7,168 |
| 2005 | 11,332 |
| 2010 | 18,583 |
| 2015 | 25,157 |
| 2020 | 40,005 |
| 2024 | 46,245 |
- Estimate, 2024
- 46,245
- Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
- 3.0%
- Rank among countries of birth, 2024
- 7
- 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
Embassy and consulates
Missions of Chile in Ecuador, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.
| Mission | City | Official website |
|---|---|---|
| Embassy | Quito | chile.gob.cl |
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in Chile, 2023; Ecuador ranks 7.
- Spain21,762
- United States11,660
- Italy1,591
- Germany1,190
- Canada775
- Mexico601
- Belgium211
- Switzerland202
- Netherlands151
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
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