| People | Chile |
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Population:
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16,601,707 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 88% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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23 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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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:
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total: 31.4 years
male: 30.4 years
female: 32.4 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.881% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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14.64 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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5.77 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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NA (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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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:
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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:
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total population: 77.34 years
male: 74.07 years
female: 80.77 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.92 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.3% (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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31,000 (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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1,100 (2007 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Chilean(s)
adjective: Chilean |
Ethnic groups:
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white and white-Amerindian 95.4%, Mapuche 4%, other indigenous groups 0.6% (2002 census) |
Religions:
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Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 15.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other Christian 1%, other 4.6%, none 8.3% (2002 census) |
Languages:
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Spanish (official), Mapudungun, German, English |
Literacy:
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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):
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total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 14 years (2006) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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3.2% of GDP (2006) |
People - note:
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void |
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