| 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.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
1.01% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
15.77 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
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 / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 9.05 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 76.38 years
male: 73.09 years
female: 79.82 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
2.06 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
0.3% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
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 : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.2%
male: 96.4%
female: 96.1% (2003 est.) |
