Chile
Destination country · migration, permits and visas
- Inflow of foreign nationals, 2023 (OECD)
- 88,897
- Largest group, 2023
- Venezuela
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Who moves to Chile
Inflows of foreign nationals recorded by Chile, by nationality (OECD).
All inflows by year
Data table
| 2000 | 18,692 |
| 2001 | 28,850 |
| 2002 | 29,898 |
| 2003 | 29,475 |
| 2004 | 31,697 |
| 2005 | 40,526 |
| 2006 | 36,865 |
| 2007 | 52,861 |
| 2008 | 43,371 |
| 2009 | 35,628 |
| 2010 | 41,217 |
| 2011 | 50,471 |
| 2012 | 106,837 |
| 2013 | 134,960 |
| 2014 | 139,311 |
| 2015 | 172,854 |
| 2016 | 179,343 |
| 2017 | 262,627 |
| 2018 | 438,086 |
| 2019 | 328,018 |
| 2020 | 198,344 |
| 2021 | 98,743 |
| 2022 | 250,784 |
| 2023 | 88,897 |
Foreign nationals living in Chile
Stock of foreign nationals by nationality (latest year reported) and acquisitions of Chile's nationality (OECD).
Acquisitions of nationality by year
Data table
| 2000 | 187 |
| 2001 | 339 |
| 2002 | 243 |
| 2003 | 328 |
| 2004 | 370 |
| 2005 | 517 |
| 2006 | 491 |
| 2007 | 697 |
| 2008 | 615 |
| 2009 | 806 |
| 2010 | 737 |
| 2011 | 1,020 |
| 2012 | 1,218 |
| 2013 | 674 |
| 2014 | 1,042 |
| 2015 | 689 |
| 2016 | 791 |
| 2017 | 2,989 |
| 2018 | 1,799 |
| 2019 | 354 |
| 2020 | 487 |
| 2021 | 2,615 |
| 2022 | 1,753 |
| 2023 | 3,053 |
International migrants
People living in Chile who were born in another country, or who hold foreign citizenship where country of birth is not recorded: mid-year estimates (UN DESA).
- Venezuela427,821
- Peru261,522
- Colombia189,185
- Haiti172,050
- Bolivia150,155
- Argentina76,995
- Ecuador46,245
- Brazil19,238
- Dominican Republic18,210
- Spain18,086
- Cuba17,467
- United States14,042
International migrants by year
Data table
| 1990 | 100,133 |
| 1995 | 125,754 |
| 2000 | 166,608 |
| 2005 | 241,522 |
| 2010 | 361,531 |
| 2015 | 598,039 |
| 2020 | 1,476,240 |
| 2024 | 1,538,324 |
- International migrants, 2024
- 1,538,324
- Share of the population, 2024
- 7.8%
- Counted by
- country of birth, refugees added
Migrants in the labour market
Labour force survey results for Chile: residents aged 15 and over who were born abroad, compared with those born in the country (ILOSTAT).
| Indicator | Born in the country | Born abroad |
|---|---|---|
| Employment-to-population ratio, 2025 | 55.2% | 74.6% |
| Unemployment rate, 2025 | 9.0% | 7.9% |
- Born abroad: share of all workers, 2025
- 11.7%
- Born abroad: share of high-skill jobs, 2025
- 8.1%
- Born abroad: share of medium-skill jobs, 2025
- 13.1%
- Born abroad: share of elementary jobs, 2025
- 15.8%
Chile's embassies and consulates abroad
Countries in which Chile has an embassy or consulate, as recorded in Wikidata.
| Country | Embassies | Consulates-general | Consulates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1 | — | — |
| Argentina | 1 | — | — |
| Australia | 1 | — | — |
| Austria | 1 | — | — |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | — | — |
| Belgium | 1 | — | — |
| Brazil | 1 | — | — |
| Canada | 1 | — | — |
| China | 1 | 1 | — |
| Colombia | 1 | — | — |
| Costa Rica | 1 | — | — |
| Croatia | 1 | — | — |
| Cuba | 1 | — | — |
| Czechia | 1 | — | — |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | — | — |
| Ecuador | 1 | — | — |
| Egypt | 1 | — | — |
| El Salvador | 1 | — | — |
| Ethiopia | 1 | — | — |
| Finland | 1 | — | — |
| France | 1 | — | — |
| Germany | 1 | — | — |
| Ghana | 1 | — | — |
| Greece | 1 | — | — |
| Guatemala | 1 | — | — |
| Guyana | 1 | — | — |
| Haiti | 1 | — | — |
| Honduras | 1 | — | — |
| Hungary | 1 | — | — |
| India | 1 | — | — |
| Indonesia | 1 | — | — |
| Iran | 1 | — | — |
| Ireland | 1 | — | — |
| Israel | 1 | — | — |
| Italy | 2 | — | — |
| Jamaica | 1 | — | — |
| Japan | 1 | — | — |
| Jordan | 1 | — | — |
| Kenya | 1 | — | — |
| Lebanon | 1 | — | — |
| Malaysia | 1 | — | — |
| Mexico | 1 | — | — |
| Morocco | 1 | — | — |
| New Zealand | 1 | — | — |
| Nicaragua | 1 | — | — |
| Norway | 1 | — | — |
| Panama | 1 | — | — |
| Paraguay | 1 | — | — |
| Peru | 1 | — | — |
| Philippines | 1 | — | — |
| Poland | 1 | — | — |
| Portugal | 1 | — | — |
| Romania | 1 | — | — |
| Russia | 1 | — | — |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | — | — |
| Singapore | 1 | — | — |
| South Africa | 1 | — | — |
| South Korea | 1 | — | — |
| Spain | 1 | 1 | — |
| Sweden | 1 | — | — |
| Switzerland | 1 | — | — |
| Syria | 1 | — | — |
| Thailand | 1 | — | — |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | — | — |
| Türkiye | 1 | — | — |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | — | — |
| United Kingdom | 1 | — | — |
| United States | 1 | — | — |
| Uruguay | 1 | — | — |
| Venezuela | 1 | — | — |
| Vietnam | 1 | — | — |
- Countries
- 71
- Missions
- 74
Remittances sent abroad
Personal remittances paid from Chile to other countries, in current US dollars (World Bank).
Remittances paid by year, US$ million
Data table
| 2000 | 16 |
| 2001 | 16 |
| 2002 | 16 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 104 |
| 2010 | 149 |
| 2011 | 177 |
| 2012 | 238 |
| 2013 | 310 |
| 2014 | 304 |
| 2015 | 386 |
| 2016 | 346 |
| 2017 | 492 |
| 2018 | 624 |
| 2019 | 723 |
| 2020 | 616 |
| 2021 | 637 |
| 2022 | 673 |
| 2023 | 682 |
| 2024 | 692 |
| 2025 | 691 |
- Remittances paid, 2025
- US$691 million
- Average cost of sending US$200 from Chile, 2023
- 5.1%
Corridors into Chile
Nationalities with a dedicated corridor page.
- Venezuela → Chile
- Colombia → Chile
- Bolivia → Chile
- Peru → Chile
- Haiti → Chile
- Argentina → Chile
- Ecuador → Chile
- China → Chile
- Brazil → Chile
- Cuba → Chile
- Dominican Republic → Chile
- Spain → Chile
- Paraguay → Chile
- United States → Chile
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