Chile People:
Population:
15,980,912 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 25.2% (male:2,062,735; female:1,970,913)
15-64 years: 66.7% (male:5,320,870; female:5,342,771)
65 years and over: 8% (male:534,737; female:748,886) (2005)
Median age:
total: 30.07 years
male: 29.17 years
female: 31.05 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
0.97% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
15.44 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
5.76 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 8.8 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 9.55 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 8.01 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 76.58 years (2005 est.)
male: 73.3 years
female: 80.03 years
Total fertility rate:
2.02 children born/woman (2005 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 NEGL%
Languages:
Spanish
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.2%
male: 96.4%
female: 96.1% (2003)
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