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NOTE: 1) The information regarding Chile on this page is re-published from the 2018 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Chile People 2018 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Chile People 2018 should be addressed to the CIA.
17,789,267 (July 2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 65
[see also: Population country ranks ]
noun: Chilean(s)
adjective: Chilean
white and non-indigenous 88.9%, Mapuche 9.1%, Aymara 0.7%, other indigenous groups 1% (includes Rapa Nui, Likan Antai, Quechua, Colla, Diaguita, Kawesqar, Yagan or Yamana), unspecified 0.3% (2012 est.)
Spanish 99.5% (official), English 10.2%, indigenous 1% (includes Mapudungun, Aymara, Quechua, Rapa Nui), other 2.3%, unspecified 0.2%
note: shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2012 est.)
Roman Catholic 66.7%, Evangelical or Protestant 16.4%, Jehovah's Witness 1%, other 3.4%, none 11.5%, unspecified 1.1% (2012 est.)
Chile is in the advanced stages of demographic transition and is becoming an aging society - with fertility below replacement level, low mortality rates, and life expectancy on par with developed countries. Nevertheless, with its dependency ratio nearing its low point, Chile could benefit from its favorable age structure. It will need to keep its large working-age population productively employed, while preparing to provide for the needs of its growing proportion of elderly people, especially as women - the traditional caregivers - increasingly enter the workforce. Over the last two decades, Chile has made great strides in reducing its poverty rate, which is now lower than most Latin American countries. However, its severe income inequality ranks as the worst among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Unequal access to quality education perpetuates this uneven income distribution.
Chile has historically been a country of emigration but has slowly become more attractive to immigrants since transitioning to democracy in 1990 and improving its economic stability (other regional destinations have concurrently experienced deteriorating economic and political conditions). Most of Chile's small but growing foreign-born population consists of transplants from other Latin American countries, especially Peru.
0-14 years: 20.11% (male 1,825,254/female 1,751,735)
[see also: Age structure - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 15.04% (male 1,364,831/female 1,311,216)
[see also: Age structure - 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 43.08% (male 3,830,538/female 3,832,989)
[see also: Age structure - 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 10.96% (male 918,559/female 1,031,153)
[see also: Age structure - 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 10.81% (male 805,880/female 1,117,112) (2017 est.)
A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends.
For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page under the References tab.
total dependency ratio: 45.5
[see also: Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio country ranks ]
youth dependency ratio: 30.3
[see also: Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio country ranks ]
elderly dependency ratio: 15.2
[see also: Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio country ranks ]
potential support ratio: 6.6 (2015 est.)
[see also: Dependency ratios - potential support ratio country ranks ]
total: 34.4 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 33.2 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 35.6 years (2017 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 85
0.77% (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 135
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
13.6 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 143
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
6.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 155
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 66
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
90% of the population is located in the middle third of the country around the capital of Santiago; the far north (anchored by the Atacama Desert) and the extreme south are relatively underpopulated
urban population: 89.9% of total population (2017)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 0.96% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]
SANTIAGO (capital) 6.507 million; Valparaiso 907,000; Concepcion 816,000 (2015)
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 0.89 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]
22 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 128
[see also: Maternal mortality ratio country ranks ]
total: 6.6 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male: 7.1 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 6.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 164
total population: 78.9 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male: 75.9 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 82.1 years (2017 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 51
[See also: Healthy Life Expectancy ]
[See also: Health Performance ]
1.8 children born/woman (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 152
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
7.8% of GDP (2014)
country comparison to the world: 60
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
1.03 physicians/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
2.2 beds/1,000 population (2013)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
improved:
urban: 99.7% of population
rural: 93.3% of population
total: 99% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.3% of population
rural: 6.7% of population
total: 1% of population (2015 est.)
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 90.9% of population
total: 99.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 9.1% of population
total: 0.9% of population (2015 est.)
0.5% (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 63
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
61,000 (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 53
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
28% (2016)
country comparison to the world: 32
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
0.5% (2014)
country comparison to the world: 137
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]
4.8% of GDP (2014)
country comparison to the world: 90
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.5%
[see also: Literacy - total population country ranks ]
male: 97.6%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female: 97.4% (2015 est.)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]
total: 16 years
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - total country ranks ]
male: 16 years
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - male country ranks ]
female: 17 years (2015)
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - female country ranks ]
total: 15.4%
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total country ranks ]
male: 14.3%
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male country ranks ]
female: 17% (2015 est.)
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 86
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