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Chile

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Chile is a World Bank reporting economy in Latin America & Caribbean . Its reported capital is Santiago. Explore its demographic, economic and social trends using 15 available indicators.

Latin America & Caribbean High incomeLatest observations: 2021–2025

Latest country indicators

What changed?

A decade of change, measured from each indicator’s latest available year.

Population

+10%2015 → 2025

GDP per capita

+33.9%2015 → 2025

Internet adoption

+34.5 percentage points2014 → 2024

Life expectancy

+1.6 years2014 → 2024

Changes describe direction, not performance. Percentage-point differences apply to percentage indicators; currency changes use current US dollars.

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Chile, through the years

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Demographics

Demographics / people

Population in Chile

19.9MLatest available · 2025
Chile

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Population changed by +10% between 2015 and 2025.

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Population·people· World Bank
YearChile
202519,859,921
202419,764,771
202319,658,835
202219,553,036
202119,456,334
202019,370,624
201919,197,744
201818,893,191
201718,558,868
201618,267,221
201518,047,625
201417,864,195
201317,687,006
201217,519,119
201117,351,816
201017,181,464
200917,009,731
200816,838,988
200716,671,581
200616,509,195
200516,348,778
200416,187,322
200316,024,752
200215,857,925
200115,683,849
200015,503,635
199915,319,313
199815,127,799
199714,932,434
199614,734,046
199514,527,381
199414,316,256
199314,102,276
199213,884,577
199113,662,491
199013,437,176
198913,215,005
198812,999,424
198712,790,150
198612,588,914
198512,395,274
198412,207,733
198312,026,138
198211,850,214
198111,678,717
198011,508,550
197911,339,779
197811,172,695
197711,005,519
197610,838,251
197510,671,559
197410,505,817
197310,340,362
197210,174,678
197110,009,701
19709,845,344
19699,680,282
19689,514,716
19679,348,939
19669,181,722
19659,012,938
19648,842,525
19638,670,144
19628,497,059
19618,324,802
19608,153,350

The total number of residents, based on the de facto definition of population and midyear estimates. Explore population across countries →

Demographics / %

Population growth in Chile

0.5%Latest available · 2025
Chile

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Population growth changed by -0.5 percentage points between 2015 and 2025.

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Population growth·%· World Bank
YearChile
20250.48%
20240.54%
20230.54%
20220.5%
20210.44%
20200.9%
20191.6%
20181.79%
20171.58%
20161.21%
20151.02%
20141%
20130.95%
20120.96%
20110.99%
20101%
20091.01%
20081%
20070.98%
20060.98%
20050.99%
20041.01%
20031.05%
20021.1%
20011.16%
20001.2%
19991.26%
19981.3%
19971.34%
19961.41%
19951.46%
19941.51%
19931.56%
19921.61%
19911.66%
19901.67%
19891.64%
19881.62%
19871.59%
19861.55%
19851.52%
19841.5%
19831.47%
19821.46%
19811.47%
19801.48%
19791.48%
19781.51%
19771.53%
19761.55%
19751.57%
19741.59%
19731.62%
19721.63%
19711.66%
19701.69%
19691.73%
19681.76%
19671.8%
19661.86%
19651.91%
19641.97%
19632.02%
19622.05%
19612.08%

The annual exponential rate of growth in the midyear population, expressed as a percentage. Explore population growth across countries →

Demographics / %

Urban population in Chile

89.2%Latest available · 2025
Chile

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Urban population changed by +1.7 percentage points between 2015 and 2025.

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Urban population·%· World Bank
YearChile
202589.18%
202489%
202388.82%
202288.64%
202188.47%
202088.3%
201988.13%
201887.96%
201787.8%
201687.63%
201587.47%
201487.31%
201387.18%
201287.08%
201187.01%
201086.96%
200986.91%
200886.88%
200786.84%
200686.81%
200586.78%
200486.73%
200386.68%
200286.61%
200186.49%
200086.27%
199985.97%
199885.61%
199785.22%
199684.81%
199584.42%
199484.05%
199383.73%
199283.5%
199183.33%
199083.19%
198983.08%
198882.98%
198782.89%
198682.8%
198582.7%
198482.58%
198382.44%
198282.27%
198182.03%
198081.68%
197981.25%
197880.73%
197780.14%
197679.5%
197578.81%
197478.1%
197377.38%
197276.65%
197175.94%
197075.26%
196974.59%
196873.91%
196773.22%
196672.5%
196571.78%
196471.03%
196370.26%
196269.48%
196168.67%
196067.84%

The share of the total population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Explore urban population across countries →

Demographics / births per woman

Fertility rate in Chile

1.1 birthsLatest available · 2024
Chile

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Fertility rate changed by -0.6 births per woman between 2014 and 2024.

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Fertility rate·births per woman· World Bank
YearChile
20241.14 births
20231.17 births
20221.26 births
20211.18 births
20201.31 births
20191.43 births
20181.54 births
20171.56 births
20161.69 births
20151.74 births
20141.77 births
20131.79 births
20121.8 births
20111.82 births
20101.84 births
20091.86 births
20081.85 births
20071.83 births
20061.8 births
20051.83 births
20041.84 births
20031.89 births
20021.93 births
20012.01 births
20002.05 births
19992.07 births
19982.15 births
19972.2 births
19962.28 births
19952.35 births
19942.38 births
19932.43 births
19922.48 births
19912.56 births
19902.58 births
19892.59 births
19882.59 births
19872.59 births
19862.59 births
19852.59 births
19842.6 births
19832.62 births
19822.65 births
19812.69 births
19802.74 births
19792.81 births
19782.89 births
19772.98 births
19763.08 births
19753.18 births
19743.29 births
19733.41 births
19723.53 births
19713.65 births
19703.78 births
19693.9 births
19684.03 births
19674.14 births
19664.26 births
19654.36 births
19644.46 births
19634.54 births
19624.6 births
19614.66 births
19604.7 births

The number of children a woman would have if she experienced current age-specific fertility rates throughout her childbearing years. Explore fertility rate across countries →

Economy

Economy / USD

GDP in Chile

$357.4BLatest available · 2025
Chile

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GDP changed by +47.4% between 2015 and 2025.

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GDP·USD· World Bank
YearChile
2025$357,371,159,574.86
2024$329,260,633,698.73
2023$335,802,745,366.38
2022$301,099,244,104
2021$315,507,493,783.26
2020$254,103,710,483.32
2019$278,308,438,545.12
2018$295,857,562,991.71
2017$276,154,259,981.1
2016$249,344,863,928.44
2015$242,450,355,830.88
2014$259,560,978,224.36
2013$277,395,018,842.42
2012$267,024,782,486.86
2011$251,382,573,893.87
2010$217,051,209,238.53
2009$171,777,900,623.89
2008$179,894,594,475.41
2007$172,491,076,033.86
2006$153,843,518,170.86
2005$122,294,145,163.19
2004$99,075,985,773.67
2003$76,492,579,644.06
2002$70,264,045,939.28
2001$71,574,739,561.43
2000$78,339,750,721.36
1999$75,578,685,735.52
1998$81,990,010,704.06
1997$85,741,415,285.17
1996$78,584,098,983.64
1995$73,820,425,701.66
1994$57,438,273,591.05
1993$49,934,943,320.88
1992$46,538,895,685.81
1991$38,232,330,917.2
1990$33,428,580,448.27
1989$30,101,767,991.11
1988$26,174,858,613.85
1987$22,605,488,850.9
1986$19,197,818,084.68
1985$17,933,557,359.8
1984$19,974,595,028.16
1983$20,629,678,694.07
1982$19,710,229,067.29
1981$35,180,322,211.29
1980$29,586,676,576.1
1979$22,249,574,627.69
1978$16,373,093,553.72
1977$14,272,711,436.75
1976$10,523,479,088.81
1975$7,812,161,793.12
1974$16,584,311,220.14
1973$17,237,336,172.79
1972$12,057,501,634.98
1971$10,999,807,567.12
1970$9,261,006,540.16
1969$8,456,519,044.38
1968$7,286,820,526.02
1967$7,145,068,067.64
1966$7,256,882,086.2
1965$6,183,988,944.35
1964$6,065,708,668.33
1963$5,702,520,146.03
1962$5,765,971,144.47
1961$4,948,564,550.91
1960$4,211,103,676.74

Gross domestic product measures the value of goods and services produced in an economy, in current US dollars. Explore gdp across countries →

Economy / USD

GDP per capita in Chile

$18KLatest available · 2025
Chile

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GDP per capita changed by +33.9% between 2015 and 2025.

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GDP per capita·USD· World Bank
YearChile
2025$17,994.59
2024$16,658.97
2023$17,081.52
2022$15,399.1
2021$16,216.18
2020$13,117.99
2019$14,496.93
2018$15,659.48
2017$14,879.91
2016$13,649.85
2015$13,433.92
2014$14,529.68
2013$15,683.55
2012$15,241.91
2011$14,487.39
2010$12,632.87
2009$10,098.8
2008$10,683.22
2007$10,346.41
2006$9,318.66
2005$7,480.32
2004$6,120.59
2003$4,773.4
2002$4,430.85
2001$4,563.6
2000$5,052.99
1999$4,933.56
1998$5,419.82
1997$5,741.96
1996$5,333.5
1995$5,081.47
1994$4,012.1
1993$3,540.91
1992$3,351.84
1991$2,798.34
1990$2,487.77
1989$2,277.85
1988$2,013.54
1987$1,767.41
1986$1,524.98
1985$1,446.81
1984$1,636.22
1983$1,715.4
1982$1,663.28
1981$3,012.34
1980$2,570.84
1979$1,962.08
1978$1,465.46
1977$1,296.87
1976$970.96
1975$732.05
1974$1,578.58
1973$1,667
1972$1,185.05
1971$1,098.91
1970$940.65
1969$873.58
1968$765.85
1967$764.27
1966$790.36
1965$686.12
1964$685.97
1963$657.72
1962$678.58
1961$594.44
1960$516.49

Gross domestic product divided by the midyear population, expressed in current US dollars. Explore gdp per capita across countries →

Economy / %

GDP growth in Chile

2.5%Latest available · 2025
Chile

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GDP growth changed by +0.3 percentage points between 2015 and 2025.

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GDP growth·%· World Bank
YearChile
20252.46%
20242.81%
20230.68%
20222.06%
202111.34%
2020-6.14%
20190.64%
20183.99%
20171.36%
20161.75%
20152.15%
20141.79%
20133.31%
20126.16%
20116.22%
20105.85%
2009-1.12%
20083.79%
20075.17%
20066.05%
20055.84%
20046.67%
20034.72%
20023.2%
20013.15%
20004.97%
1999-0.27%
19984.18%
19977.39%
19967.11%
19959.26%
19945.08%
19936.69%
199211.5%
19917.76%
19903.6%
198910.36%
19887.35%
19876.74%
19865.41%
19853.55%
19843.98%
1983-4.94%
1982-11.5%
19816.72%
19808.17%
19798.44%
19788.03%
197711.15%
19763.6%
1975-12.27%
19741.25%
1973-5.04%
1972-0.71%
19719.57%
19701.69%
19694.1%
19683.57%
19673.59%
196611.46%
19650.67%
19642.46%
19635.69%
19623.93%
19615.52%

Annual percentage growth of GDP at market prices based on constant local currency. Explore gdp growth across countries →

Economy / %

Inflation in Chile

4.2%Latest available · 2025
Chile

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Inflation changed by -0.1 percentage points between 2015 and 2025.

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Inflation·%· World Bank
YearChile
20254.21%
20244.3%
20237.58%
202211.64%
20214.52%
20203.05%
20192.56%
20182.43%
20172.18%
20163.79%
20154.35%
20144.72%
20131.79%
20123.01%
20113.34%
20101.41%
20090.35%
20088.72%
20074.41%
20063.39%
20053.05%
20041.05%
20032.81%
20022.49%
20013.57%
20003.84%
19993.34%
19985.11%
19976.13%
19967.36%
19958.23%
199411.44%
199312.73%
199215.43%
199121.78%
199026.04%
198917.03%
198814.68%
198719.88%
198619.48%
198530.7%
198419.86%
198327.26%
19829.94%
198119.69%
198035.14%
197933.39%
197840.09%
197791.95%
1976211.92%
1975374.74%
1974504.74%
1973352.81%
197277.8%
197120.05%

The annual percentage change in the cost of a basket of goods and services for the average consumer. Explore inflation across countries →

Economy / %

Unemployment in Chile

9%Latest available · 2025
Chile

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Unemployment changed by +2.4 percentage points between 2015 and 2025.

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Unemployment·%· World Bank
YearChile
20258.97%
20248.72%
20239.01%
20228.25%
20219.28%
202010.93%
20197.49%
20187.62%
20177.26%
20166.93%
20156.61%
20146.76%
20136.36%
20126.79%
20117.49%
20108.55%
200911.31%
20089.29%
20078.43%
20069.02%
20059.34%
200410.16%
20039.77%
200210.17%
200110.39%
200010.49%
199911.16%
19987.31%
19977.14%
19967.41%
19954.7%
19945.87%
19934.49%
19924.35%
19915.23%

The share of the labor force without work but available for and seeking employment, using modeled ILO estimates. Explore unemployment across countries →

Health

Health / years

Life expectancy in Chile

81.4 yearsLatest available · 2024
Chile

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Life expectancy changed by +1.6 years between 2014 and 2024.

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Life expectancy·years· World Bank
YearChile
202481.36 years
202381.17 years
202279.18 years
202178.88 years
202079.35 years
201980.32 years
201880.56 years
201780.61 years
201680.3 years
201580.01 years
201479.71 years
201379.55 years
201279.22 years
201179.24 years
201079.1 years
200978.89 years
200878.75 years
200778.65 years
200678.53 years
200578.46 years
200478.28 years
200377.88 years
200277.84 years
200177.58 years
200077.13 years
199976.74 years
199876.32 years
199775.83 years
199675.56 years
199575.3 years
199474.97 years
199374.68 years
199274.37 years
199174.08 years
199073.68 years
198973.19 years
198872.79 years
198772.47 years
198672.06 years
198571.62 years
198471.22 years
198370.83 years
198270.29 years
198169.82 years
198069.48 years
197968.86 years
197868.04 years
197767.53 years
197666.82 years
197566.04 years
197465.09 years
197364.42 years
197263.72 years
197163.07 years
197062.63 years
196962.34 years
196861.68 years
196761.05 years
196660.37 years
196559.47 years
196458.81 years
196358.35 years
196257.81 years
196157.31 years
196057.22 years

The years a newborn would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at birth remained the same throughout life. Explore life expectancy across countries →

Health / %

Health expenditure in Chile

10.5%Latest available · 2024
Chile

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Health expenditure changed by +2.7 percentage points between 2014 and 2024.

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Health expenditure·%· World Bank
YearChile
202410.53%
202310.17%
202210.01%
20219.72%
20209.7%
20199.31%
20189.15%
20179.09%
20168.56%
20158.35%
20147.84%
20137.48%
20127.02%
20116.8%
20106.82%
20097.25%
20086.74%
20076.21%
20066.07%
20056.62%
20046.91%
20037.25%
20027.21%
20017.1%
20007%

Current health expenditure as a share of GDP, including public and private spending on healthcare goods and services. Explore health expenditure across countries →

Technology

Technology / %

Internet adoption in Chile

95.6%Latest available · 2024
Chile

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Internet adoption changed by +34.5 percentage points between 2014 and 2024.

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Internet adoption·%· World Bank
YearChile
202495.59%
202394.46%
202292.32%
202190.23%
202087.46%
201985.02%
201884.9%
201782.33%
201683.56%
201576.63%
201461.11%
201358%
201255.05%
201152.25%
201045%
200941.56%
200837.3%
200735.9%
200634.5%
200531.18%
200428.18%
200325.47%
200222.1%
200119.1%
200016.6%
19994.1%
19981.66%
19971.06%
19960.68%
19950.35%
19940.14%
19930.07%
19920.04%
19900%

The percentage of individuals who have used the Internet from any location in the last three months. Explore internet adoption across countries →

Environment

Environment / %

Renewable energy in Chile

24.2%Latest available · 2021
Chile

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Renewable energy changed by -4.6 percentage points between 2011 and 2021.

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Renewable energy·%· World Bank
YearChile
202124.2%
202026.7%
201925.3%
201825.5%
201724.1%
201624.6%
201525.1%
201427%
201330.2%
201230.3%
201128.8%
201027%
200931.5%
200830.8%
200730.5%
200632.9%
200532.3%
200431.4%
200331.6%
200233.1%
200132.1%
200031.4%
199929.1%
199829.8%
199730%
199632.2%
199534.2%
199434.8%
199335.8%
199238.6%
199137.3%
199034%

Renewable energy consumption as a share of total final energy consumption. Explore renewable energy across countries →

Environment / %

Access to electricity in Chile

99%Latest available · 2024
Chile

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Access to electricity changed by -1 percentage points between 2014 and 2024.

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Access to electricity·%· World Bank
YearChile
202499%
2023100%
2022100%
2021100%
2020100%
2019100%
2018100%
201799.7%
2016100%
201599.7%
2014100%
201399.6%
2012100%
201199.6%
201099.5%
200999.6%
200898.2%
200798%
200699.4%
200597.7%
200497.5%
200398.8%
200297.3%
200197.1%
200097.9%
199996.7%
199897.24%
199796.24%
199695.62%
199595.76%
199495.52%
199395.27%
199294.56%
199194.78%
199092.26%

The percentage of the population with access to electricity, based on household surveys and other sources. Explore access to electricity across countries →

Trade

Trade / %

Trade in Chile

65%Latest available · 2025
Chile

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Trade changed by +5.6 percentage points between 2015 and 2025.

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Trade·%· World Bank
YearChile
202564.98%
202463.96%
202360.68%
202275.23%
202164.84%
202058.17%
201957.61%
201858.18%
201756.03%
201656.06%
201559.35%
201465.63%
201365.14%
201268.16%
201172.48%
201069.72%
200966.69%
200880.68%
200776.98%
200673.71%
200572.06%
200469.89%
200365.69%
200262.48%
200162.14%
200058.71%
199954.7%
199853.84%
199754.1%
199653.92%
199554.69%
199452.81%
199352.91%
199255.54%
199157.51%
199061.21%
198962.63%
198858.16%
198753.34%
198651.24%
198549.97%
198446.55%
198344.24%
198239.5%
198140.96%
198047.23%
197946.73%
197842.46%
197740.85%
197643.47%
197549.45%
197437.96%
197328.01%
197222.3%
197122.62%
197027.97%
196929.8%
196826.45%
196726.62%
196627.38%
196525.62%
196425.05%
196326.54%
196223.59%
196126.28%
196028.2%

The sum of exports and imports of goods and services, measured as a share of gross domestic product. Explore trade across countries →

Source: World Bank · World Development IndicatorsRetrieved 2026-09-23

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