Chile

Chile People

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.)

Median age
total: 29.8 years
male: 28.9 years
female: 30.7 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate
1.01% (2004 est.)

Birth rate
15.77 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate
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
total: 9.05 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 9.81 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 8.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 76.38 years
male: 73.09 years
female: 79.82 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate
2.06 children born/woman (2004 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
0.3% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
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.)



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