What is the population of Chile?
Population | 18,664,652 |
Population: Male/Female |
male: 9,169,736 female: 9,494,916 |
Population Growth Rate | 0.61% |
Population Distribution | 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 |
urban population: 88% of total population rate of urbanization: 0.78% annual rate of change |
Population in Major Urban Areas | 6.903 million SANTIAGO (capital), 1.009 million Valparaiso, 912,000 Concepcion |
Nationality Noun |
noun: Chilean(s) adjective: Chilean |
Ethnic Groups | 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% |
Language Note | 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 |
Demographic profile |
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. |
What is school like in Chile?
What are the health conditions in Chile?
Life Expectancy at Birth |
total population: 80.3 years male: 77.3 years female: 83.3 years |
Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population | 6.6 |
Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births |
total: 6.3 deaths/1,000 live births male: 6.9 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.7 deaths/1,000 live births |
Health Expenditures - percent of GDP | 9.8% |
Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population | 2.84 |
Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population | 2.1 |
Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved |
improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population |
Tobacco Use |
total: 29.2% male: 31.6% female: 26.8% |
Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births | 15 |
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 12-49 | 76.3% |
Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman | 1.75 |
Gross reproduction rate | 1 |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 28% |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved |
improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population |
Underweight - percent of children under five years | 0.5% |
Alcohol consumption per capita |
total: 7.8 liters of pure alcohol beer: 2.76 liters of pure alcohol wine: 2.61 liters of pure alcohol spirits: 2.43 liters of pure alcohol other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol |
Currently married women (ages 15-49) | 46.3% |
How long do people live in Chile?
Life Expectancy at Birth |
total population: 80.3 years male: 77.3 years female: 83.3 years |
Median Age |
total: 36.9 years male: 35.8 years female: 38.2 years |
Gross reproduction rate | 1 |
Contraceptive Prevalance Rate - female 12-49 | 76.3% |
Infant Mortality Rate |
total: 6.3 deaths/1,000 live births male: 6.9 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.7 deaths/1,000 live births |
Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births | 15 |
Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman | 1.75 |
Birth Rate - births/1,000 population | 12 |
Median Age |
total: 36.9 years male: 35.8 years female: 38.2 years |
Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population | .3 |
Population Growth Rate | 0.61% |
Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female |
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female |
Age Structure |
0-14 years: 19.2% (male 1,822,908/female 1,751,528) 15-64 years: 67.3% (male 6,274,620/female 6,278,467) 65 years and over: 13.6% |
Contraceptive Prevalance Rate - female 12-49 | 76.3% |
Gross reproduction rate | 1 |
Infant Mortality Rate |
total: 6.3 deaths/1,000 live births male: 6.9 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.7 deaths/1,000 live births |
Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births | 15 |
Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman | 1.75 |
What are the health conditions in Chile?
What is school like in Chile?
Education Expenditures - percent of GDP | 5.6% |
Literacy - female | 97% |
Literacy - male | 97.1% |
Literacy - total population | 97% |
Literacy Definition | age 15 and over can read and write |
Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary) |
total: 17 years male: 16 years female: 17 years |
Can people in Chile read?
Literacy - female | 97% |
Literacy - male | 97.1% |
Literacy - total population | 97% |
Literacy Definition | age 15 and over can read and write |
Is Chile a safe place to visit?