Chile, a country in construction
People

Population 2006

16.400.000

     Men

  8.100.000

     Women

  8.300.000

Population projection for 2010

 17.000.000

Population projection for 2020

18.500.000

Life expectancy at birth

 

     men

75 years old

     women

81 years old

Inhabitants per sq m

21

Average years of school studies

9,7 years

Illiteracy rate of population of 15 y.o. and more

3,45

Ranking of Chile in Human Development Index of PNUD 2006

38

 

 

SOURCE: INE, PNDU, MINEDUC.