The major ethnic groups in Chile are Mestizo (mixed native American and European ancestry), which comprise 66 percent of the population; Europeans, which compromise 25 percent of the population and native American who make up 7 percent. Literacy is very high in Chile, and the majority of the people are Roman Catholic.
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1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2018 | |
Population, total (millions) | 13.27 | 15.34 | 17.06 | 18.73 |
Population growth (annual %) | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.4 |
Surface area (sq. km) (thousands) | 756.1 | 756.1 | 756.1 | 756.7 |
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) | 17.9 | 20.6 | 22.9 | 25.2 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) | .. | 36 | 22.2 | 8.6 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) | 8.1 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
Income share held by lowest 20% | 3.4 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5.8 |
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | 74 | 76 | 79 | 80 |
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) | 66 | 60 | 54 | 40 |
Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) | 56 | 61 | .. | 76 |
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) | 99 | 99 | 100 | 100 |
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) | 19 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) | .. | 0.7 | 0.5 | .. |
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) | 97 | 97 | 93 | 93 |
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) | .. | .. | 96 | 95 |
School enrollment, primary (% gross) | 102.6 | 103 | 103.8 | 101.4 |
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) | 74 | 86 | 90 | 102 |
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
Environment | ||||
Forest area (sq. km) (thousands) | 152.6 | 158.3 | 162.3 | 180.4 |
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) | .. | .. | .. | 27 |
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) | 2.3 | .. | 4 | .. |
Urban population growth (annual %) | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) | 1,055 | 1,640 | 1,808 | 2,006 |
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) | 2.51 | 3.83 | 4.23 | 4.71 |
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) | 1,238 | 2,499 | 3,307 | .. |
Net migration (thousands) | 4 | 42 | 164 | 559 |