| Population |
15,823,957 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age structure |
0-14 years: 25.8% (male 2,090,165; female 1,996,972)
15-64 years: 66.3% (male 5,235,061; female 5,261,820)
65 years and over: 7.8% (male 515,698; female 724,241) (2004 est.) |
| Median age |
total: 29.8 years
male: 28.9 years
female: 30.7 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
1.01% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate |
15.77 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate |
5.71 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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: 0.71 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
total: 9.05 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 9.81 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 76.38 years
male: 73.09 years
female: 79.82 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
2.06 children born/woman (2004 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 89%, Protestant 11%, Jewish negligible |
| Languages |
Spanish |
| Literacy |
conventional long form: republic of chile
conventional short form: chile
local long form: republica de chile
local short form: chile |