Demographics of Chile

Religions and Ethnicity

ReligionsRoman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 15.1%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, other Christian 1%, other 4.6%, none 8.3% (2002 census)

Ethnic groupswhite and white-Amerindian 95.4%, Mapuche 4%, other indigenous groups 0.6% (2002 census)

Demographics

Total fertility rate1.87 children born/woman (2012)

Diabetes prevalence9.50 % of population ages 20 to 79

GINI index52.1 51.8 54.6

Intentional homicides3.10 per 100,000 people (2012)3.70 per 100,000 people (2011)3.20 per 100,000 people (2010)

Total Population17.4 Million (2014)17.2 Million (2013)17.1 Million (2012)

Population Growth0.84 % (2014)0.86 % (2013)0.88 % (2012)

Land per Capita0.04 Square kilometer per capita

Population density23.0 capita per square kilometer (2014)22.8 capita per square kilometer (2013)22.6 capita per square kilometer (2012)

Technology and Infrastructure

Vehicles per 1000 people198 per 1,000 people (2011)184 per 1,000 people (2010)173 per 1,000 people (2009)

Vehicles per km of road44.0 per km of road (2011)40.6 per km of road (2010)37.7 per km of road (2009)

Mobile cellular subscriptions134 per 100 people (2013)137 per 100 people (2012)129 per 100 people (2011)

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers12.3 per 100 people (2013)12.3 per 100 people (2012)11.5 per 100 people (2011)

Internet users66.5 per 100 people (2013)61.4 per 100 people (2012)52.2 per 100 people (2011)