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Page last updated on February 15, 2013
Nationality:
noun: Chilean(s)
adjective:
Chilean
Ethnic groups:
white and white-Amerindian 95.4%, Mapuche 4%, other indigenous groups 0.6% (2002 census)
Languages:
Spanish (official), Mapudungun, German, English
Religions:
Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 15.1%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, other Christian 1%, other 4.6%, none 8.3% (2002 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.
Population:
17,067,369 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 62
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 21.4% (male 1,860,839/female 1,784,269)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
16.8% (male 1,464,340/female 1,405,390)
25-54 years:
43.2% (male 3,656,518/female 3,710,840)
55-64 years:
9.2% (male 740,019/female 837,400)
65 years and over:
9.4% (male 669,559/female 938,195) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 32.8 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
31.6 years
female:
34.1 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.88% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 128
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Birth rate:
14.3 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 141
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
5.8 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 170
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Net migration rate:
0.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 67
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Urbanization:
urban population: 89% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
1.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
SANTIAGO (capital) 5.883 million; Valparaiso 865,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.71 male(s)/female
total population:
0.97 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
25 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 131
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 7.4 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 159
male:
7.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.1 years
country comparison to the world: 54
male:
75.08 years
female:
81.25 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.87 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 145
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
8.2% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 52
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
1.09 physicians/1,000 population (2003)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
2.1 beds/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 98% of population
rural: 83% of population
total: 96% of population
unimproved:
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