Chile Demographics Profile 2008

Population

16,454,143 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 23.6% (male 1,987,962/female 1,899,489)
15-64 years: 67.6% (male 5,556,867/female 5,563,666)
65 years and over: 8.8% (male 602,789/female 843,370) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 31.1 years
male: 30.1 years
female: 32.1 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

0.905% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

14.82 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

5.77 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

NA

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 7.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 77.15 years
male: 73.88 years
female: 80.59 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.95 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.3% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

26,000 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

1,400 (2003 est.)

Nationality

noun: Chilean(s)
adjective: Chilean

Ethnic groups

white and white-Amerindian 95%, Amerindian 3%, other 2%

Religions

Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 15.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other Christian 1%, other 4.6%, none 8.3% (2002 census)

Languages

Spanish (official), Mapudungun, German, English

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.7%
male: 95.8%
female: 95.6% (2002 census)