Population: 16,601,707 (July 2009 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 23.2% (male 1,966,017/female 1,877,963) 15-64 years: 67.8% (male 5,625,963/female 5,628,146) 65 years and over: 9.1% (male 627,746/female 875,872) (2009 est.)
Median age: total: 31.4 years male: 30.4 years female: 32.4 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.881% (2009 est.)
Death rate: 5.77 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Net migration rate: NA (2009 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: 0.72 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate: total: 7.71 deaths/1,000 live births male: 8.49 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.34 years male: 74.07 years female: 80.77 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.92 children born/woman (2009 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.3% (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 31,000 (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths: 1,100 (2007 est.)
Nationality: noun: Chilean(s) adjective: Chilean
Ethnic groups: white and white-Amerindian 95.4%, Mapuche 4%, other indigenous groups 0.6% (2002 census)
Religions: Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 15.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other Christian 1%, other 4.6%, none 8.3% (2002 census)
Languages: Spanish (official), Mapudungun, German, English
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95.7% male: 95.8% female: 95.6% (2002 census)