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Chile

Americas · 2024

Chile Overview & Key Indicators

Chile is in the Americas region. Population is 19,764,771. Total GDP is $329.3B. GDP per capita is $16,659. Life expectancy is 81.4 years.

Population

19,764,771

World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.POP.TOTL · 2024

Total GDP

$329.3B

World Bank World Development Indicators · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · 2024

GDP per Capita

$16,659

World Bank World Development Indicators · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · 2024

Life Expectancy

81.4

World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024

Historical Trends
World Bank and UNDP series from 2000 through 2024. Missing years are omitted.
Chile Demographics

Median Age (years)

36.4

UN World Population Prospects · MedianAgePop · 2024

Population Growth

0.54%

World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.POP.GROW · 2024

Urbanization

89.0%

World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · 2024

Net Migration

3.0

World Bank World Development Indicators · derived · 2024

Chile Economy

Unemployment Rate

8.7%

World Bank World Development Indicators · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · 2024

Inflation Rate

4.3%

World Bank World Development Indicators · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2024

Gini Index

43.0

World Bank World Development Indicators · SI.POV.GINI · 2024

Poverty Rate

0.4%

World Bank World Development Indicators · SI.POV.DDAY · 2024

Military Expenditure (% of GDP)

1.6%

World Bank World Development Indicators · MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · 2024

Chile Social & Health

Life Expectancy

81.4

World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024

Literacy Rate

96.4%

Data year 2017

World Bank World Development Indicators · SE.ADT.LITR.ZS · 2017

Human Development Index

0.878

Data year 2023

UNDP Human Development Report · hdi · 2023

Education Index

0.846

Data year 2023

UNDP Human Development Report · education_index · 2023

Chile Environment

CO₂ Emissions

3.94

World Bank World Development Indicators · EN.ATM.CO2E.PC · 2024

Renewable Energy Share

24.2%

Data year 2021

World Bank World Development Indicators · EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · 2021

Forest Area

25.0%

Data year 2023

World Bank World Development Indicators · AG.LND.FRST.ZS · 2023

PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)

23.1

Data year 2023

World Bank World Development Indicators · EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3 · 2023

Chile Technology

Internet Users

95.6%

World Bank World Development Indicators · IT.NET.USER.ZS · 2024

Mobile Subscriptions

132.7

World Bank World Development Indicators · IT.CEL.SETS.P2 · 2024

Data Sources & Accuracy

World Development Indicators, The World Bank, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Human Development Index and Education Index inputs, UNDP Human Development Report Office, licensed under CC BY 3.0 IGO. Median age, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Population Prospects, licensed under CC BY 3.0 IGO.

Headline figures use 2024 where available. Older values show their year on the card. Missing values are shown as “No data”; they are never filled in with zeros.

Last checked: September 30, 2026