In 2022, the total fertility rate in Chile did not change in comparison to the previous year. The total fertility rate remained at 1.54 children per woman. The total fertility rate is the average number of children that a woman of childbearing age (generally considered 15 to 44 years) is expected to have throughout her reproductive years. Unlike birth rates, which are based on the actual number of live births in a given population, fertility rates are estimates (similar to life expectancy) that apply to a hypothetical woman, as they assume that current patterns in age-specific fertility will remain constant throughout her reproductive years.Find more statistics on other topics about Chile with key insights such as infant mortality rate, crude birth rate, and total life expectancy at birth.

In 1840, the total fertility rate of Chile was estimated to be six children per woman, meaning that women born in Chile in that year could expect to have six children over the course of their reproductive years. Fertility would fluctuate greatly in the second half of the 19th century, as intermittent wars, epidemics, and economic crises would see fertility shift dramatically from year to year. However, as the situation in Chile would begin to stabilize, fertility declined more steadily from the 20th century onward, albeit after returning to just over six children per woman.

Apart from a brief jump in the 1950s, during the global baby boom that followed the Second World War, Chile's total fertility rate has fallen consistently. The rate of decline was fastest between the 1960s and 1990s, as a series of social and economic reforms would see women’s education increase, as well as major declines in child mortality from a series of welfare and healthcare programs. Fertility fell below replacement level in the early 2000s, and the rate is estimated to be below 1.7 births per woman in 2020.

Throughout the second half of the 19th century, Chile's annual crude birth rate fluctuated between 35 and 45 births per thousand people, meaning that approximately four percent of the population was born in each year. A variety of factors caused this fluctuation, such as political and economic instability, and intermittent epidemics. Chile's birth rate then jumped to 46 births per thousand people in the early 1900s, before the rate of decline then became more gradual. Apart from a brief increase during the global baby boom that followed the Second World War, Chile's birth rate has fallen consistently in each five-year period since then (although it did stagnate in the 1980s). In 2020, it is estimated that Chile has a crude birth rate of 12.5 births per thousand people.

In 2022, the crude birth rate in Chile remained nearly unchanged at around 11.76 live births per 1,000 inhabitants. But still, the rate reached its lowest value of the observation period in 2022. The crude birth rate is the annual number of live births divided by the total population, expressed per 1,000 people.Find more statistics on other topics about Chile with key insights such as total fertility rate, death rate, and infant mortality rate.

Graph and download economic data for Crude Birth Rate for Chile (SPDYNCBRTINCHL) from 1960 to 2022 about Chile, birth, crude, and rate.

Chile CL: Adolescent Fertility Rate: Births per 1000 Women Aged 15-19 data was reported at 7.687 Ratio in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.892 Ratio for 2021. Chile CL: Adolescent Fertility Rate: Births per 1000 Women Aged 15-19 data is updated yearly, averaging 66.314 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2022, with 63 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 93.043 Ratio in 1970 and a record low of 7.687 Ratio in 2022. Chile CL: Adolescent Fertility Rate: Births per 1000 Women Aged 15-19 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chile – Table CL.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.;United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects.;Weighted average;This is the Sustainable Development Goal indicator 3.7.2 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/].

This line chart displays fertility rate (births per woman) by date and is filtered where the country is Chile. The data is about countries per year.

Chart and table of the Chile fertility rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

The crude birth rate in Chile saw no significant changes in 2022 in comparison to the previous year 2021 and remained at around 11.76 live births per 1,000 inhabitants. But still, the rate reached its lowest value of the observation period in 2022. The crude birth rate is the annual number of live births in a given population, expressed per 1,000 people. When looked at in unison with the crude death rate, the rate of natural increase can be determined.

CL: Survival To Age 65: Female: % of Cohort data was reported at 89.210 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 88.965 % for 2021. CL: Survival To Age 65: Female: % of Cohort data is updated yearly, averaging 85.264 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2022, with 63 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 90.289 % in 2017 and a record low of 59.088 % in 1961. CL: Survival To Age 65: Female: % of Cohort data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chile – Table CL.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Weighted average;

15,6 (Births per 1'000 Population) in 2010. Total country and regional values are calculated as live births according to the development of new correction factors (methodology explained in Appendix B of Vital Statistics Yearbook 2009). For the calculation of these rates estimated population as of June 30 of the current year is used according to the current Administrative Policy Division and considering the INE population estimates and projections, based on the 2002 Census. 2010: provisional figures.

17,5 (Births per 1'000 Population) in 2010. Total country and regional values are calculated as live births according to the development of new correction factors (methodology explained in Appendix B of Vital Statistics Yearbook 2009). For the calculation of these rates estimated population as of June 30 of the current year is used according to the current Administrative Policy Division and considering the INE population estimates and projections, based on the 2002 Census. 2010: provisional figures.

The health and survival of women and their new-born babies in low income countries is a key public health priority, but basic and consistent subnational data on the number of live births to support decision making has been lacking. WorldPop integrates small area data on the distribution of women of childbearing age and age-specific fertility rates to map the estimated distributions of births for each 1x1km grid square across all low and middle income countries. Further details on the methods can be found in Tatem et al. and James et al..
Data for earlier dates is available directly from WorldPop.

WorldPop (www.worldpop.org - School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton). 2017. Chile 1km births. Version 2.0 2015 estimates of numbers of live births per grid square, with national totals adjusted to match UN national estimates on numbers of live births (http://esa.un.org/wpp/). DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/WP00344

18,1 (Births per 1'000 Population) in 2010. Total country and regional values are calculated as live births according to the development of new correction factors (methodology explained in Appendix B of Vital Statistics Yearbook 2009). For the calculation of these rates estimated population as of June 30 of the current year is used according to the current Administrative Policy Division and considering the INE population estimates and projections, based on the 2002 Census. 2010: provisional figures.

12,3 (Births per 1'000 Population) in 2020. Total country and regional values are calculated as live births according to the development of new correction factors (methodology explained in Appendix B of Vital Statistics Yearbook 2009). For the calculation of these rates estimated population as of June 30 of the current year is used according to the current Administrative Policy Division and considering the INE population estimates and projections, based on the 2002 Census. 2010: provisional figures.

Version 2.0 2015 estimates of numbers of pregnancies per grid square, with national totals adjusted to match national estimates on numbers of pregnancies made by the Guttmacher Institute (http://www.guttmacher.org)

CL: Prevalence of Stunting: Height for Age: Female: % of Children Under 5 data was reported at 1.600 % in 2014. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1.600 % for 2013. CL: Prevalence of Stunting: Height for Age: Female: % of Children Under 5 data is updated yearly, averaging 1.600 % from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2014, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.800 % in 2008 and a record low of 1.600 % in 2014. CL: Prevalence of Stunting: Height for Age: Female: % of Children Under 5 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chile – Table CL.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Prevalence of stunting, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.;UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology.;;Undernourished children have lower resistance to infection and are more likely to die from common childhood ailments such as diarrheal diseases and respiratory infections. Frequent illness saps the nutritional status of those who survive, locking them into a vicious cycle of recurring sickness and faltering growth (UNICEF). Estimates are from national survey data. Being even mildly underweight increases the risk of death and inhibits cognitive development in children. And it perpetuates the problem across generations, as malnourished women are more likely to have low-birth-weight babies. Stunting, or being below median height for age, is often used as a proxy for multifaceted deprivation and as an indicator of long-term changes in malnutrition.

13,8 (Births per 1'000 Population) in 2010. Total country and regional values are calculated as live births according to the development of new correction factors (methodology explained in Appendix B of Vital Statistics Yearbook 2009). For the calculation of these rates estimated population as of June 30 of the current year is used according to the current Administrative Policy Division and considering the INE population estimates and projections, based on the 2002 Census. 2010: provisional figures.

The total life expectancy at birth in Chile saw no significant changes in 2022 in comparison to the previous year 2021 and remained at around 79.52 years. Life expectancy at birth refers to the number of years the average newborn is expected to live, providing that mortality patterns at the time of birth do not change thereafter.Find more statistics on other topics about Chile with key insights such as death rate, crude birth rate, and total fertility rate.

18,0 (Births per 1'000 Population) in 2010. Total country and regional values are calculated as live births according to the development of new correction factors (methodology explained in Appendix B of Vital Statistics Yearbook 2009). For the calculation of these rates estimated population as of June 30 of the current year is used according to the current Administrative Policy Division and considering the INE population estimates and projections, based on the 2002 Census. 2010: provisional figures.