People
Population:
14,333,258 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
29% (male 2,071,816; female 2,041,417)
15-64 years:
65% (male 4,599,173; female 4,651,030)
65 years and over:
6% (male 403,019; female 566,803) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.24% (1996 est.)
Birth rate:
18.09 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate:
5.68 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.71 male(s)/female
all ages:
0.97 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
13.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
74.49 years
male:
71.26 years
female:
77.72 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.23 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Chilean(s)
adjective:
Chilean
Ethnic divisions:
European and European-Indian 95%, Indian 3%, other 2%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 11%, Jewish
Languages:
Spanish
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.)
total population:
95.2%
male:
95.4%
female:
95%
