Chile Demographics Profile 2009

Population

16,601,707 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 23.2% (male 1,966,017/female 1,877,963)
15-64 years: 67.8% (male 5,625,963/female 5,628,146)
65 years and over: 9.1% (male 627,746/female 875,872) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 31.4 years
male: 30.4 years
female: 32.4 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

0.881% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

14.64 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

5.84 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

NA (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 88% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

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: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 7.71 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.49 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 77.34 years
male: 74.07 years
female: 80.77 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.92 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.3% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

31,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

1,100 (2007 est.)

Nationality

noun: Chilean(s)
adjective: Chilean

Ethnic groups

white and white-Amerindian 95.4%, Mapuche 4%, other indigenous groups 0.6% (2002 census)

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)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 14 years (2006)

Education expenditures

3.2% of GDP (2006)