🌆 Largest Cities in Chile
Cities of Chile with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).
Santiago37%
Puente Alto4.3%
Maipú3.8%
Antofagasta3%
Viña del Mar
Valparaíso
Ñuñoa
San Bernardo
Puerto Montt
Arica
Peñalolén1.8%
Temuco1.8%
Concepción
Rancagua
Quilicura
La Pintana
Iquique
Talca
Calama
Coquimbo
La Serena
Talcahuano
Chillán
Renca
Colina
Alto Hospicio
Osorno
Valdivia
Villa Mercedes
Quilpué
Copiapó
Los Ángeles
San Pedro de la Paz
Punta Arenas
Coronel
Lo Prado
Curicó
Lampa
10 others5.6%
1
SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan
4,837,295
2
Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan
568,106
3
MaipúSantiago Metropolitan
503,635
4
AntofagastaAntofagasta
401,096
5
Viña del MarValparaiso
334,248
6
ValparaísoValparaiso
282,448
7
ÑuñoaSantiago Metropolitan
255,823
8
San BernardoSantiago Metropolitan
249,858
9
Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region
245,902
10
AricaArica y Parinacota Region
241,653
11
PeñalolénSantiago Metropolitan
241,599
12
TemucoAraucania
238,129
13
ConcepciónBiobio
223,574
14
RancaguaO'Higgins Region
212,695
15
QuilicuraSantiago Metropolitan
210,410
16
La PintanaSantiago Metropolitan
201,178
17
IquiqueTarapacá
199,587
18
TalcaMaule Region
197,479
19
CalamaAntofagasta
166,334
20
CoquimboCoquimbo Region
161,317
21
La SerenaCoquimbo Region
154,521
22
TalcahuanoBiobio
150,499
23
ChillánÑuble
150,396
24
RencaSantiago Metropolitan
147,151
25
ColinaSantiago Metropolitan
146,207
26
Alto HospicioTarapacá
142,086
27
OsornoLos Lagos Region
135,773
28
ValdiviaLos Ríos Region
133,419
29
Villa MercedesBiobio
131,936
30
QuilpuéValparaiso
130,263
31
CopiapóAtacama
129,280
32
Los ÁngelesBiobio
125,430
33
San Pedro de la PazBiobio
121,631
34
Punta ArenasRegion of Magallanes
117,430
35
CoronelBiobio
107,759
36
Lo PradoSantiago Metropolitan
104,316
37
CuricóMaule Region
102,438
38
LampaSantiago Metropolitan
102,234
39
Villa AlemanaValparaiso
97,320
40
San AntonioValparaiso
87,675
41
HualpénBiobio
86,639
42
PeñaflorSantiago Metropolitan
85,671
43
ChiguayanteBiobio
84,718
44
OvalleCoquimbo Region
77,138
45
Padre Las CasasAraucania
72,892
46
PaineSantiago Metropolitan
72,759
47
LinaresMaule Region
69,535
48
QuillotaValparaiso
67,779
49
BuinSantiago Metropolitan
63,419
50
Padre HurtadoSantiago Metropolitan
63,250
Highlights
Within Chile, Santiago ranks first in 2026 with 4,837,295, followed by Puente Alto (568,106) and Maipú (503,635).
Santiago is 8.5 times higher than Puente Alto, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 4,837,295 (Santiago) to 63,250 (Padre Hurtado), with a median of 144,147.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.