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General Information

Region		South America
Population (000, 2021)		19 212^a
Pop. density (per km2, 2021)		25.8^a
Capital city		Santiago
Capital city pop. (000, 2021)		6 723.5^c,b
UN membership date		24-Oct-45
Surface area (km2)		756 102^b
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		97.3^a
National currency		Chilean Peso (CLP)
Exchange rate (per US$)		729^d

Economic indicators

	2010	2015	2021
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	218 538	243 919	282 318^b
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)	5.8	2.3	1.1^b
GDP per capita (current US$)	12 808.1	13 574.2	14 896.5^b
Economy: Agriculture^e (% of Gross Value Added)	3.9	4	3.9^b
Economy: Industry^f,g (% of Gross Value Added)	38.8	32.6	32^b
Economy: Services and other activity^h (% of GVA)	57.3	63.4	64.1^b
Employment in agriculture (% of employed)	10.6	9.4	8.8^i,d
Employment in industry (% of employed)	23	23.3	22^i,d
Employment in services (% employed)	66.4	67.3	69.2^i,d
Unemploymentⁱ (% of labour force)	8.4	6.5	7.1^d
Labour force participation rateⁱ (female/male pop. %)	46.9 / 74.6	50.1 / 74.7	52.0 / 74.1^d
CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)	100	118	136^d
Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100)	93	101	103^b
International trade: exports (million current US$)	71 106	62 033	59 804^i,d
International trade: imports (million current US$)	59 007	62 387	59 367^i,d
International trade: balance (million current US$)	12 099	-354	438^i,d
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	3 069	- 5 735	3 370^d

Social indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Population growth rate^j (average annual %)	1.1	1	1.2^d
Urban population (% of total population)	87.1	87.4	87.6^b
Urban population growth rate^j (average annual %)	1.1	1	...
Fertility rate, total^j (live births per woman)	1.9	1.8	1.6^d
Life expectancy at birth^j (females/males, years)	81.1 / 75.1	82.1 / 76.3	82.3 / 77.4^d
Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)	22.1 / 13.3	20.6 / 15.3	19.0 / 18.0^a
International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)	375.4 / 2.2	639.7 / 3.6	1 645.0 / 8.6^d
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	1.9^k	2.5	467.6^d
Infant mortality rate^j (per 1 000 live births)	7.7	7.2	6.7^d
Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)	6.8	8.3^l	9.1^l,m
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	2.9	4.3	5.2^m
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)	4.2	4.9	5.4ⁿ
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	102.2 / 105.2	99.1 / 102.2	100.7 / 103.6^m
Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	91.4 / 88.7	102.1 / 101.5	102.4 / 102.3^m
Education: Upper secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	88.3 / 84.1	101.0 / 99.1	103.4 / 101.9^m
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	3.2	3.4	4.4^m
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	14.2	15.8	22.6^o

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)	45^i,p	76.6	82.3^q,n
Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)	0.3	0.4	0.4^r,n
Threatened species (number)	145	182	275
Forested area (% of land area)	22.5	23.7ⁱ	24.2^i,m
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	68.6 / 4.0	81.1 / 4.5	94.2 / 4.9^b
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	386	541	571^m
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	75	84	87^m
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders^s (000)	2 801	4 478	4 518^b
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	30.9	33.4	36.4^d
Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %)	98.6 / ...	98.7 / ...	98.8 / ...^d
Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)	64.8 / ...	73.3 / ...	81.4 / ...^d
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)	0.09	0.02	0.03ⁿ

Footnotes

a		Projected estimate (medium fertility variant).
b		2019
c		Refers to the urban population of Santiago Metropolitan Area Region.
d		2020
e		Excludes irrigation canals and landscaping care.
f		Excludes publishing activities.
g		Includes irrigation canals.
h		Excludes repair of personal and household goods.
i		Estimate.
j		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
k		Data as at the end of December.
l		Data are based on SHA2011.
m		2018
n		2017
o		Data are as at 1 January of reporting year.
p		Population aged 5 years and over.
q		Population aged 15 years and over.
r		Provisional data.
s		Including nationals residing abroad.