Strategic Lens

Diaspora and mobility: Argentina and Chile

First country

Second country

In 2024, 77 thousand people born in Argentina lived in Chile, and 141 thousand people born in Chile lived in Argentina.

Benefits

  • BothThe number of people born in Argentina who live in Chile rose from 29 thousand in 1990 to 77 thousand in 2024.

Constraints

  • BothThe number of people born in Chile who live in Argentina fell from 214 thousand in 1990 to 141 thousand in 2024.

Sources: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

People born in Argentina living in Chile

people · 1990 to 2024, mid-year estimates

1990: 28,579Low 28,579 / High 76,9952024: 76,995

199028,579
199536,352
200044,702
200552,768
201058,190
201565,360
202076,640
202476,995

Sources: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

People born in Chile living in Argentina

people · 1990 to 2024, mid-year estimates

1990: 214,148Low 141,348 / High 214,1482024: 141,348

1990214,148
1995213,391
2000212,646
2005203,538
2010191,797
2015172,916
2020155,359
2024141,348

Sources: UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026