| Population | 16,284,741 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 24.1% (male 2,010,576/female 1,920,951)
15-64 years: 67.4% (male 5,480,703/female 5,492,988)
65 years and over: 8.5% (male 576,698/female 802,825) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 30.7 years
male: 29.8 years
female: 31.7 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 0.916% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 15.03 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 5.87 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.047 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.998 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.718 male(s)/female
total population: 0.982 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 8.36 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 9.09 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 76.96 years
male: 73.69 years
female: 80.4 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 1.97 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 26,000 (2003 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 1,400 (2003 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Chilean(s)
adjective: Chilean |
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| Ethnic groups | white and white-Amerindian 95%, Amerindian 3%, other 2% |
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| Religions | Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 15.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other Christian 1%, other 4.6%, none 8.3% (2002 census) |
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| Languages | Spanish |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.7%
male: 95.8%
female: 95.6% (2002 census) |
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