Short facts about people of Chile

Population:

15,328,467 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  27.25% (male 2,135,755; female 2,041,552) 15-64 years:  65.39% (male 4,993,416; female 5,029,739) 65 years and over:  7.36% (male 467,477; female 660,528) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.13% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

16.8 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

5.55 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.71 male(s)/female total population:  0.98 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

9.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  75.94 years male:  72.63 years female:  79.42 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.16 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.19% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

15,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

1,000 (1999 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 NEGL%

Languages:

Spanish

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  95.2% male:  95.4% female:  95% (1995 est.)

Source: World Factbook