Chile birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Chile chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Chile was 1.17 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1999. In 1993, the fertility rate was 2.43 — a -52% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Chile	World
1960	4.7	4.69
1961	4.66	4.56
1962	4.6	5.02
1963	4.54	5.31
1964	4.46	5.13
1965	4.36	5.08
1966	4.26	4.97
1967	4.14	4.87
1968	4.03	4.98
1969	3.9	4.88
1970	3.78	4.84
1971	3.65	4.69
1972	3.53	4.55
1973	3.41	4.42
1974	3.29	4.26
1975	3.18	4.07
1976	3.08	3.97
1977	2.98	3.84
1978	2.89	3.77
1979	2.81	3.76
1980	2.74	3.73
1981	2.69	3.71
1982	2.65	3.72
1983	2.62	3.59
1984	2.6	3.57
1985	2.59	3.53
1986	2.59	3.51
1987	2.59	3.48
1988	2.59	3.39
1989	2.59	3.35
1990	2.58	3.31
1991	2.56	3.13
1992	2.48	3.04
1993	2.43	2.97
1994	2.38	2.92
1995	2.35	2.87
1996	2.28	2.82
1997	2.2	2.78
1998	2.15	2.75
1999	2.07	2.72
2000	2.05	2.73
2001	2.01	2.69
2002	1.93	2.66
2003	1.89	2.64
2004	1.84	2.63
2005	1.83	2.61
2006	1.8	2.61
2007	1.83	2.6
2008	1.85	2.6
2009	1.86	2.59
2010	1.84	2.57
2011	1.82	2.55
2012	1.8	2.56
2013	1.79	2.53
2014	1.77	2.52
2015	1.74	2.49
2016	1.69	2.49
2017	1.56	2.46
2018	1.54	2.39
2019	1.43	2.35
2020	1.31	2.28
2021	1.18	2.25
2022	1.25	2.22
2023	1.17	2.2
2024	1.14	2.19
2025	1.13	2.18
2026	1.12	2.18
2027	1.12	2.17
2028	1.12	2.16
2029	1.12	2.15
2030	1.13	2.14
2031	1.13	2.13
2032	1.14	2.12
2033	1.15	2.12
2034	1.15	2.11
2035	1.16	2.1
2036	1.17	2.09
2037	1.17	2.09
2038	1.18	2.08
2039	1.19	2.08
2040	1.19	2.08
2041	1.2	2.07
2042	1.2	2.07
2043	1.21	2.07
2044	1.21	2.07
2045	1.22	2.06
2046	1.22	2.06
2047	1.22	2.06
2048	1.23	2.05
2049	1.24	2.05
2050	1.24	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 1.72% were to women under 20 years old, 36% to women ages 20-29, and 62.3% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 14.6%, 56.9%, and 28.5% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Chile by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Chile	World
1960	39.7%	37.4%
1961	39.7%	37.5%
1962	39.7%	37.6%
1963	39.6%	37.8%
1964	39.4%	38%
1965	39.2%	38%
1966	39%	38%
1967	38.8%	38%
1968	38.5%	37.9%
1969	38.3%	37.8%
1970	38%	37.7%
1971	37.6%	37.6%
1972	37.2%	37.5%
1973	36.8%	37.3%
1974	36.3%	37.2%
1975	35.8%	37.1%
1976	35.3%	36.9%
1977	34.8%	36.7%
1978	34.3%	36.3%
1979	33.8%	35.9%
1980	33.3%	35.5%
1981	32.9%	35.2%
1982	32.4%	34.9%
1983	32%	34.6%
1984	31.5%	34.3%
1985	31.2%	34%
1986	30.8%	33.8%
1987	30.5%	33.6%
1988	30.2%	33.4%
1989	30%	33.2%
1990	29.8%	33%
1991	29.6%	32.9%
1992	29.3%	32.7%
1993	29.1%	32.5%
1994	28.9%	32.3%
1995	28.6%	32.1%
1996	28.3%	31.8%
1997	28%	31.5%
1998	27.7%	31.1%
1999	27.3%	30.8%
2000	26.8%	30.4%
2001	26.3%	30%
2002	25.8%	29.6%
2003	25.3%	29.2%
2004	24.7%	28.8%
2005	24.1%	28.5%
2006	23.5%	28.1%
2007	22.9%	27.9%
2008	22.4%	27.6%
2009	22%	27.5%
2010	21.5%	27.3%
2011	21.1%	27.1%
2012	20.8%	27%
2013	20.5%	26.9%
2014	20.2%	26.8%
2015	19.9%	26.6%
2016	19.7%	26.5%
2017	19.3%	26.4%
2018	19%	26.2%
2019	18.7%	26%
2020	18.4%	25.8%
2021	18.1%	25.6%
2022	17.8%	25.3%
2023	17.4%	25%
2024	17%	24.7%
2025	16.5%	24.4%
2026	16.1%	24.1%
2027	15.7%	23.8%
2028	15.3%	23.4%
2029	14.9%	23.1%
2030	14.4%	22.8%
2031	14%	22.6%
2032	13.7%	22.3%
2033	13.4%	22.1%
2034	13.1%	21.9%
2035	12.8%	21.7%
2036	12.7%	21.6%
2037	12.5%	21.5%
2038	12.4%	21.4%
2039	12.3%	21.3%
2040	12.2%	21.2%
2041	12.1%	21.1%
2042	12%	21%
2043	12%	21%
2044	11.9%	20.9%
2045	11.8%	20.8%
2046	11.7%	20.7%
2047	11.7%	20.7%
2048	11.6%	20.6%
2049	11.5%	20.5%
2050	11.5%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Chile was 39.7% in 1960, 29.1% in 1993, and 17% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Chile.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Chile, excluding migration, has been +0.45% annually. On average, 84,468 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Chile
1960	198,461
1961	198,788
1962	200,905
1963	202,370
1964	202,741
1965	203,341
1966	204,661
1967	204,377
1968	203,577
1969	202,764
1970	200,402
1971	198,523
1972	198,162
1973	197,666
1974	196,322
1975	196,890
1976	196,986
1977	197,163
1978	196,483
1979	197,198
1980	198,281
1981	198,211
1982	199,522
1983	202,352
1984	205,407
1985	208,910
1986	213,571
1987	218,034
1988	221,602
1989	224,854
1990	226,941
1991	227,180
1992	219,224
1993	215,003
1994	209,834
1995	208,017
1996	199,897
1997	190,433
1998	185,815
1999	177,995
2000	175,362
2001	171,659
2002	162,322
2003	154,287
2004	150,138
2005	147,009
2006	142,277
2007	145,043
2008	147,105
2009	147,576
2010	145,527
2011	141,053
2012	134,617
2013	133,785
2014	131,373
2015	127,074
2016	120,545
2017	106,268
2018	103,950
2019	86,006
2020	52,378
2021	27,530
2022	41,041
2023	48,518

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Chile was 10 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.01% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -69.7% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Chile	World
1985	73	460
1986	70	438
1987	67	429
1988	64	414
1989	62	401
1990	56	391
1991	54	395
1992	52	395
1993	49	389
1994	47	382
1995	44	371
1996	41	366
1997	39	358
1998	36	360
1999	35	340
2000	33	328
2001	32	321
2002	30	311
2003	29	301
2004	28	291
2005	27	283
2006	27	276
2007	26	269
2008	24	264
2009	24	258
2010	22	253
2011	20	247
2012	18	239
2013	17	235
2014	16	231
2015	14	228
2016	13	220
2017	12	215
2018	11	211
2019	11	207
2020	12	211
2021	14	242
2022	12	203
2023	10	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Chile was 7.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.72% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 10.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Chile	World
1960	15.3%	18.5%
1961	14.9%	18.1%
1962	14.3%	17.8%
1963	13.6%	17.5%
1964	12.7%	17.7%
1965	11.6%	17.5%
1966	10.4%	17.3%
1967	9.36%	17%
1968	8.69%	16.5%
1969	8.26%	15.5%
1970	8.01%	15.2%
1971	7.86%	15.1%
1972	7.73%	14.4%
1973	7.54%	14.1%
1974	7.14%	13.7%
1975	6.46%	13.4%
1976	5.63%	13%
1977	4.85%	12.5%
1978	4.2%	12.1%
1979	3.69%	11.7%
1980	3.29%	11.4%
1981	2.98%	11%
1982	2.71%	10.8%
1983	2.47%	10.6%
1984	2.3%	10.4%
1985	2.23%	10.1%
1986	2.22%	9.81%
1987	2.2%	9.47%
1988	2.14%	9.31%
1989	2.03%	9.02%
1990	1.91%	8.81%
1991	1.76%	8.66%
1992	1.63%	8.46%
1993	1.5%	8.19%
1994	1.39%	7.98%
1995	1.31%	7.76%
1996	1.26%	7.52%
1997	1.22%	7.28%
1998	1.19%	7.05%
1999	1.15%	6.76%
2000	1.09%	6.48%
2001	1.03%	6.21%
2002	0.98%	5.94%
2003	0.95%	5.65%
2004	0.93%	5.43%
2005	0.91%	5.16%
2006	0.9%	4.92%
2007	0.89%	4.7%
2008	0.89%	4.5%
2009	0.88%	4.31%
2010	0.87%	4.11%
2011	0.86%	3.97%
2012	0.84%	3.77%
2013	0.82%	3.61%
2014	0.81%	3.48%
2015	0.79%	3.35%
2016	0.77%	3.23%
2017	0.75%	3.11%
2018	0.72%	2.97%
2019	0.7%	2.86%
2020	0.68%	2.75%
2021	0.67%	2.66%
2022	0.68%	2.59%
2023	0.72%	2.49%