Population: 14 787 781 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 28% (male 2 134 701; female 2 043 112)
15-64 years: 65% (male 4 768 366; female 4 811 403)
65 years and over: 7% (male 426 924; female 603 275) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.27% (1998 est.)

Birth rate: 18.28 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate: 5.55 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 10.39 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.16 years
male: 72.01 years
female: 78.48 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.3 children born/woman (1998 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

Languages: Spanish

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.2%
male: 95.4%
female: 95% (1995 est.)