Fertility & birth rates in Chile and Dominica

Fertility rate in Chile vs Dominica chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Chile was 1.17 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.48 in Dominica in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Chile vs Dominica population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Chile	Dominica
1960	4.7	6.18
1961	4.66	6.16
1962	4.6	6.12
1963	4.54	6.08
1964	4.46	6.03
1965	4.36	5.95
1966	4.26	5.86
1967	4.14	5.74
1968	4.03	5.59
1969	3.9	5.41
1970	3.78	5.22
1971	3.65	4.99
1972	3.53	4.67
1973	3.41	4.28
1974	3.29	3.84
1975	3.18	3.46
1976	3.08	3.19
1977	2.98	3.02
1978	2.89	2.96
1979	2.81	2.96
1980	2.74	3.04
1981	2.69	3.11
1982	2.65	3.17
1983	2.62	3.18
1984	2.6	3.15
1985	2.59	3.12
1986	2.59	3.08
1987	2.59	3.06
1988	2.59	3.06
1989	2.59	3.06
1990	2.58	3.09
1991	2.56	3.15
1992	2.48	3.18
1993	2.43	3.2
1994	2.38	2.96
1995	2.35	2.71
1996	2.28	2.55
1997	2.2	2.41
1998	2.15	2.32
1999	2.07	2.46
2000	2.05	2.35
2001	2.01	2.4
2002	1.93	2.16
2003	1.89	2.08
2004	1.84	2.02
2005	1.83	2
2006	1.8	2.07
2007	1.83	2.02
2008	1.85	1.97
2009	1.86	1.92
2010	1.84	1.89
2011	1.82	1.86
2012	1.8	1.83
2013	1.79	1.78
2014	1.77	1.71
2015	1.74	1.65
2016	1.69	1.58
2017	1.56	1.54
2018	1.54	1.52
2019	1.43	1.5
2020	1.31	1.5
2021	1.18	1.48
2022	1.25	1.48
2023	1.17	1.48
2024	1.14	1.48
2025	1.13	1.47
2026	1.12	1.46
2027	1.12	1.46
2028	1.12	1.46
2029	1.12	1.46
2030	1.13	1.46
2031	1.13	1.46
2032	1.14	1.46
2033	1.15	1.46
2034	1.15	1.46
2035	1.16	1.46
2036	1.17	1.46
2037	1.17	1.47
2038	1.18	1.47
2039	1.19	1.47
2040	1.19	1.47
2041	1.2	1.48
2042	1.2	1.48
2043	1.21	1.48
2044	1.21	1.48
2045	1.22	1.49
2046	1.22	1.49
2047	1.22	1.49
2048	1.23	1.49
2049	1.24	1.5
2050	1.24	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Chile	Dominica
1960	39.7%	44.7%
1961	39.7%	45%
1962	39.7%	45.3%
1963	39.6%	45.6%
1964	39.4%	46%
1965	39.2%	46.4%
1966	39%	46.9%
1967	38.8%	47.5%
1968	38.5%	48.1%
1969	38.3%	48.7%
1970	38%	48.7%
1971	37.6%	48.1%
1972	37.2%	47.3%
1973	36.8%	46.5%
1974	36.3%	45.7%
1975	35.8%	44.9%
1976	35.3%	44.1%
1977	34.8%	43.3%
1978	34.3%	42.5%
1979	33.8%	41.7%
1980	33.3%	40.7%
1981	32.9%	39.6%
1982	32.4%	38.2%
1983	32%	36.9%
1984	31.5%	35.8%
1985	31.2%	34.9%
1986	30.8%	34.2%
1987	30.5%	33.6%
1988	30.2%	33.2%
1989	30%	33.1%
1990	29.8%	33.1%
1991	29.6%	33.2%
1992	29.3%	33%
1993	29.1%	32.8%
1994	28.9%	32.6%
1995	28.6%	32.3%
1996	28.3%	31.9%
1997	28%	31.5%
1998	27.7%	31.1%
1999	27.3%	30.6%
2000	26.8%	30%
2001	26.3%	29.3%
2002	25.8%	28.7%
2003	25.3%	28%
2004	24.7%	27.4%
2005	24.1%	26.8%
2006	23.5%	26.2%
2007	22.9%	25.5%
2008	22.4%	24.7%
2009	22%	24.1%
2010	21.5%	23.5%
2011	21.1%	23.1%
2012	20.8%	22.6%
2013	20.5%	22.5%
2014	20.2%	22.3%
2015	19.9%	21.7%
2016	19.7%	20.8%
2017	19.3%	19.9%
2018	19%	19.5%
2019	18.7%	19.2%
2020	18.4%	18.8%
2021	18.1%	18.5%
2022	17.8%	18.3%
2023	17.4%	18.1%
2024	17%	17.9%
2025	16.5%	17.6%
2026	16.1%	17.4%
2027	15.7%	17.1%
2028	15.3%	16.8%
2029	14.9%	16.5%
2030	14.4%	16.3%
2031	14%	16%
2032	13.7%	15.9%
2033	13.4%	15.7%
2034	13.1%	15.6%
2035	12.8%	15.5%
2036	12.7%	15.4%
2037	12.5%	15.3%
2038	12.4%	15.3%
2039	12.3%	15.2%
2040	12.2%	15.2%
2041	12.1%	15.2%
2042	12%	15.1%
2043	12%	15.1%
2044	11.9%	15.1%
2045	11.8%	15.1%
2046	11.7%	15.1%
2047	11.7%	15%
2048	11.6%	15%
2049	11.5%	15%
2050	11.5%	14.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17% of the population in Chile and 17.9% in Dominica in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 33.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Chile and Dominica compared.

Natural population change in Chile vs Dominica by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.45% in Chile and -0.03% in Dominica. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Chile	Dominica
1960	198,461	1,720
1961	198,788	1,762
1962	200,905	1,786
1963	202,370	1,796
1964	202,741	1,792
1965	203,341	1,778
1966	204,661	1,752
1967	204,377	1,716
1968	203,577	1,673
1969	202,764	1,628
1970	200,402	1,574
1971	198,523	1,549
1972	198,162	1,497
1973	197,666	1,400
1974	196,322	1,267
1975	196,890	1,142
1976	196,986	1,050
1977	197,163	996
1978	196,483	991
1979	197,198	981
1980	198,281	1,090
1981	198,211	1,169
1982	199,522	1,250
1983	202,352	1,301
1984	205,407	1,308
1985	208,910	1,302
1986	213,571	1,285
1987	218,034	1,256
1988	221,602	1,222
1989	224,854	1,178
1990	226,941	1,138
1991	227,180	1,103
1992	219,224	1,111
1993	215,003	1,130
1994	209,834	1,002
1995	208,017	853
1996	199,897	753
1997	190,433	662
1998	185,815	595
1999	177,995	647
2000	175,362	561
2001	171,659	556
2002	162,322	429
2003	154,287	387
2004	150,138	360
2005	147,009	339
2006	142,277	364
2007	145,043	319
2008	147,105	272
2009	147,576	220
2010	145,527	171
2011	141,053	121
2012	134,617	167
2013	133,785	110
2014	131,373	257
2015	127,074	157
2016	120,545	177
2017	106,268	-124
2018	103,950	-60
2019	86,006	-75
2020	52,378	-88
2021	27,530	-205
2022	41,041	-118
2023	48,518	-111

Maternal mortality chart: Chile vs Dominica

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 10 deaths per 100,000 live births in Chile, compared to 36 deaths in Dominica.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Chile	Dominica
1985	73	61
1986	70	63
1987	67	63
1988	64	68
1989	62	69
1990	56	77
1991	54	81
1992	52	80
1993	49	79
1994	47	77
1995	44	73
1996	41	71
1997	39	67
1998	36	64
1999	35	64
2000	33	61
2001	32	58
2002	30	56
2003	29	55
2004	28	54
2005	27	54
2006	27	54
2007	26	53
2008	24	53
2009	24	50
2010	22	50
2011	20	49
2012	18	51
2013	17	50
2014	16	53
2015	14	63
2016	13	48
2017	12	44
2018	11	43
2019	11	41
2020	12	47
2021	14	110
2022	12	44
2023	10	36

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.72% in Chile and 3.55% in Dominica. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Chile	Dominica
1960	15.3%	13.6%
1961	14.9%	12.4%
1962	14.3%	11.3%
1963	13.6%	10.3%
1964	12.7%	9.41%
1965	11.6%	8.59%
1966	10.4%	7.84%
1967	9.36%	7.16%
1968	8.69%	6.54%
1969	8.26%	5.98%
1970	8.01%	5.48%
1971	7.86%	5.02%
1972	7.73%	4.61%
1973	7.54%	4.24%
1974	7.14%	3.91%
1975	6.46%	3.61%
1976	5.63%	3.35%
1977	4.85%	3.12%
1978	4.2%	2.92%
1979	3.69%	2.74%
1980	3.29%	2.58%
1981	2.98%	2.45%
1982	2.71%	2.33%
1983	2.47%	2.22%
1984	2.3%	2.14%
1985	2.23%	2.06%
1986	2.22%	2%
1987	2.2%	1.95%
1988	2.14%	1.91%
1989	2.03%	1.88%
1990	1.91%	1.85%
1991	1.76%	1.84%
1992	1.63%	1.82%
1993	1.5%	1.82%
1994	1.39%	1.82%
1995	1.31%	1.83%
1996	1.26%	1.84%
1997	1.22%	1.86%
1998	1.19%	1.88%
1999	1.15%	1.91%
2000	1.09%	1.94%
2001	1.03%	1.97%
2002	0.98%	2.01%
2003	0.95%	2.06%
2004	0.93%	2.11%
2005	0.91%	2.16%
2006	0.9%	2.22%
2007	0.89%	2.28%
2008	0.89%	2.35%
2009	0.88%	2.42%
2010	0.87%	2.5%
2011	0.86%	2.57%
2012	0.84%	2.66%
2013	0.82%	2.74%
2014	0.81%	2.83%
2015	0.79%	2.93%
2016	0.77%	3.02%
2017	0.75%	3.12%
2018	0.72%	3.21%
2019	0.7%	3.3%
2020	0.68%	3.38%
2021	0.67%	3.45%
2022	0.68%	3.51%
2023	0.72%	3.55%