Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Chile: key statistics
Chile has 19.9m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $17,995. Below: 79 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Santiago
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- Chilean peso CLP
- Languages
- Spanish
- ISO codes
- CLCHL
Population19.9m2025 · rank 65 of 217GDP$357bn2025 · rank 45 of 211GDP per capita$17,9952025 · rank 83 of 211Life expectancy81.4 yrs2024 · rank 43 of 217Internet users95.6%2024 · rank 25 of 188Fertility1.142024 · rank 204 of 217CO₂ per person3.94 t2024 · rank 74 of 203Inflation4.2%2025 · rank 52 of 180
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Chile, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Chile by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Latin America & Caribbean.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 19.9m | 2025 | 65/217 | 7/42 | +10% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.48% | 2025 | 136/217 | 21/42 | −0.5 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 89.2% | 2025 | 34/217 | 11/42 | +1.7 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.14 | 2024 | 204/217 | 40/42 | −36% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 14.6% | 2025 | 69/217 | 9/42 | +3.3 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 16.5% | 2025 | 158/217 | 33/42 | −3.4 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 26.6 | 2024 | 179/216 | 34/42 | +11% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 8.7 | 2024 | 175/217 | 37/42 | −35% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 756,556 km² | 2024 | 37/216 | 8/42 | +0.1% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $357bn | 2025 | 45/211 | 5/41 | +47% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $17,995 | 2025 | 83/211 | 18/41 | +34% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $37,774 | 2025 | 68/199 | 11/38 | +68% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $16,960 | 2025 | 74/201 | 16/38 | +20% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 2.5% | 2025 | 133/210 | 27/41 | +0.3 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 2.0% | 2025 | 118/210 | 24/41 | +0.9 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 3.5% | 2025 | 120/198 | 21/37 | −0.3 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 31.4% | 2025 | 48/201 | 7/38 | +3.5 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 55.5% | 2025 | 118/201 | 30/38 | −2.8 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 24.1% | 2025 | 81/175 | 10/25 | −1.5 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 22.8% | 2025 | 78/163 | 7/22 | +0.1 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 4.2% | 2025 | 52/180 | 9/31 | −0.1 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 2.5% | 2018 | 95/136 | 25/31 | −10.4 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 4.2% | 2018 | 129/136 | 31/31 | −9.1 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 951.33 | 2025 | 27/210 | 4/39 | +45% | — | |
| Government debt | 13.1% | 2000 | — | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenue | 18.3% | 2024 | 59/142 | 4/20 | +1.2 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 24.6% | 2023 | 81/142 | 10/20 | +4.4 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 1.52% | 2025 | 88/156 | 4/22 | −0.4 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 34.6% | 2025 | 99/184 | 15/27 | +5.4 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 30.4% | 2025 | 132/184 | 17/27 | +0.3 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 65.0% | 2025 | 120/184 | 16/27 | +5.6 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -1.2% | 2025 | 92/185 | 18/35 | +1.5 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 4.1% | 2025 | 53/197 | 12/38 | −3.3 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.0% | 2025 | 174/178 | 35/35 | ±0.0 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 5.4m | 2019 | 34/196 | 5/41 | +49% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 9.0% | 2025 | 46/187 | 7/31 | +2.4 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 21.6% | 2025 | 41/187 | 7/31 | +5.8 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 62.3% | 2025 | 87/187 | 17/31 | ±0.0 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 52.9% | 2025 | 95/187 | 14/31 | +2.5 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $70.3m | 2017 | 123/145 | 21/32 | −34% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.0% | 2017 | 135/139 | 29/30 | ±0.0 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $3.8 | 2017 | 135/145 | 29/32 | −41% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 0.4% | 2024 | 109/151 | 20/22 | −0.4 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 0.7% | 2024 | 114/151 | 20/22 | −1.3 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 6.5% | 2022 | 135/145 | 23/23 | −15.2 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 43.0 | 2024 | 25/151 | 11/22 | −8.1% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 115/167 | 24/28 | −1.1 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 33.5% | 2025 | 53/190 | 12/32 | +17.7 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 96.4% | 2017 | 53/141 | 9/26 | +0.7 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 96.3% | 2017 | 45/147 | 7/28 | +0.7 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 99.5% | 2024 | 104/191 | 19/39 | −2.4 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 105.6% | 2024 | 37/176 | 9/37 | +5.7 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 110.2% | 2024 | 7/172 | 1/31 | +26.5 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 99.1% | 2024 | 43/168 | 11/33 | +1.0 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 17.8 | 2017 | 90/173 | 14/30 | −29% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 4.9% | 2022 | 64/184 | 12/38 | +0.9 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 81.4 yrs | 2024 | 43/217 | 2/42 | +2.1% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 5.8 | 2024 | 142/196 | 34/35 | −16% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 6.8 | 2024 | 143/196 | 34/35 | −16% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 10 | 2023 | 149/194 | 34/34 | −41% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 10.5% | 2024 | 23/193 | 1/33 | +2.7 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $1,760 | 2024 | 45/193 | 3/33 | +55% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 3.33 | 2023 | 52/180 | 7/29 | +78% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 93% | 2024 | 75/193 | 11/33 | −4.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.7% | 2024 | 53/153 | 14/29 | +0.3 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 1.8% | 2014 | 146/154 | 28/28 | −0.6 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 99.1% | 2024 | 79/206 | 13/35 | +1.1 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 100.0% | 2024 | 17/203 | 3/34 | +2.1 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 95.6% | 2024 | 25/188 | 1/34 | +34.5 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 132.7 | 2024 | 51/210 | 11/40 | +0.1% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 23.7 | 2024 | 79/208 | 14/39 | +70% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 99.0% | 2024 | 135/215 | 27/42 | −1.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 96.0% | 2024 | 77/192 | 11/33 | +4.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 3.94 t | 2024 | 74/203 | 9/39 | −11% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 24.2% | 2021 | 94/212 | 14/41 | −4.6 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 48.1% | 2021 | 65/206 | 14/41 | +8.4 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 24.5% | 2024 | 120/214 | 32/42 | ±0.0 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 1.9% | 2024 | 172/206 | 34/39 | −0.1 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 4.0% | 2022 | 113/177 | 18/33 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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