Key demographics
- Population
- 19.6M
- Density
- 24.0/km²
- HDI
- 0.878 (Very High)
- GDP per capita
- $17,180
- Gini index (2017)
- 44.4
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 81.4 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.14
- Urban population (2025)
- 89.2%
- Literacy rate (2017)
- 96.4%
- Labor force (2025)
- 70.9%
- Gender wage gap (2024)
- 16.3%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 45.2%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 89.2%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 8.7 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 6.6 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 39.5%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.14
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 5.8 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 7.3%
- Tourism (2019)
- 5.4M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Español |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 70.0% |
| No religion | 26.0% |
| Other | 4.0% |
- Demonym (male)
- Chilean
- Demonym (female)
- Chilean
- National anthem
- Himno Nacional de Chile
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 81.4 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 67.7 yrs
- Health spending (2024)
- 10.5% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 5.8/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 84/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 1.9/1000
- Physicians (2023)
- 3.33/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 5.45/1000
- Health spending per capita (2024)
- $1,760
- Out-of-pocket (2024)
- 39.2%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2017)
- 96.4%
- Education spending (2022)
- 4.9% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 452
- Internet users (2024)
- 95.6%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 132.7/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 23.7/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 11,913/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 23.7
Geography and practical
- Area
- 756,102 km²
- Continent
- South America
- Region
- Americas
- Subregion
- South America
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC-06:00, UTC-04:00
- Calling codes
- +56
- Postal code
- #######
- TLD
- .cl
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Chile is composed of two equal horizontal bands of white and red, with a blue square of the same height as the white band superimposed in the canton. A white five-pointed star is centered in the blue square.
- National anthem
- Himno Nacional de Chile
- National holiday
- 1810-02-12