Chile has an annual birth rate of 8.96 births per 1,000 people, compared to 28.5 for Eritrea. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 1.17 in Chile and 3.71 in Eritrea — 218.2% difference.
1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -75.2% in Chile and by -42.7% in Eritrea — in 1960, it was 4.7 and 6.48, respectively.
Birth rates facts compared:
- Chile is ranked 164/196 by birth rate compared to 37/196 for Eritrea.
- The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 31.5 in Chile — it's 29.1 in Eritrea.
- Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 6.54 in Chile vs 65.2 in Eritrea.
- In Chile, 25.2% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 24.8% in Eritrea.
- Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.25% in Chile and +2.25% in Eritrea.
Birth rate data compared
Chile
|
Eritrea
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate | 1.17 | 3.71 |
| Birth rate | 8.96 | 28.5 |
| Birth rate rank | 164/196 | 37/196 |
| Age at first childbirth | n/a | 21.3 years |
| Average age at childbearing | 31.5 years | 29.1 years |
| Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 4.9 | 64.2 |
| Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 | 44.3 | 170.8 |
| Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ | 16.6 | 51.8 |
| Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population | 25.2% | 24.8% |
| Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 | 69.8% | 7.1% |
| Share of births attended by skilled health staff | 99.8% | 34.1% |
| Maternal mortality per live birth | 0.01% | 0.29% |
| Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) | 0.46% | 1.64% |
| Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) | 0.62% | 2.55% |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births | 0.72% | 3.54% |
| Population change due to births and deaths | +48,518 | +78,073 |
| Natural population change rank | 96/196 | 84/196 |
| Natural population change rate | +0.25% | +2.25% |
| Population growth | +0.54% | +1.88% |
| Population growth rank | 131/197 | 60/197 |
| Life expectancy | 81.5 years | 69.2 years |
Fertility rate in Chile vs Eritrea 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 3.71 in Eritrea in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.
Check Chile vs Eritrea population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.
The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.
Chile
Factual
UN forecast
Eritrea
Factual
UN forecast
Births per woman
| Year | Fertility rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Chile
|
Eritrea
|
|
| 1960 | 4.7 | 6.48 |
| 1961 | 4.66 | 6.47 |
| 1962 | 4.6 | 6.5 |
| 1963 | 4.54 | 6.48 |
| 1964 | 4.46 | 6.49 |
| 1965 | 4.36 | 6.49 |
| 1966 | 4.26 | 6.5 |
| 1967 | 4.14 | 6.5 |
| 1968 | 4.03 | 6.5 |
| 1969 | 3.9 | 6.5 |
| 1970 | 3.78 | 6.54 |
| 1971 | 3.65 | 6.54 |
| 1972 | 3.53 | 6.54 |
| 1973 | 3.41 | 6.55 |
| 1974 | 3.29 | 6.57 |
| 1975 | 3.18 | 6.59 |
| 1976 | 3.08 | 6.6 |
| 1977 | 2.98 | 6.61 |
| 1978 | 2.89 | 6.61 |
| 1979 | 2.81 | 6.62 |
| 1980 | 2.74 | 6.61 |
| 1981 | 2.69 | 6.62 |
| 1982 | 2.65 | 6.63 |
| 1983 | 2.62 | 6.65 |
| 1984 | 2.6 | 6.62 |
| 1985 | 2.59 | 6.59 |
| 1986 | 2.59 | 6.56 |
| 1987 | 2.59 | 6.52 |
| 1988 | 2.59 | 6.47 |
| 1989 | 2.59 | 6.41 |
| 1990 | 2.58 | 6.34 |
| 1991 | 2.56 | 6.24 |
| 1992 | 2.48 | 6.16 |
| 1993 | 2.43 | 6.07 |
| 1994 | 2.38 | 6.01 |
| 1995 | 2.35 | 5.94 |
| 1996 | 2.28 | 5.84 |
| 1997 | 2.2 | 5.74 |
| 1998 | 2.15 | 5.63 |
| 1999 | 2.07 | 5.52 |
| 2000 | 2.05 | 5.4 |
| 2001 | 2.01 | 5.31 |
| 2002 | 1.93 | 5.23 |
| 2003 | 1.89 | 5.14 |
| 2004 | 1.84 | 5.04 |
| 2005 | 1.83 | 4.93 |
| 2006 | 1.8 | 4.88 |
| 2007 | 1.83 | 4.81 |
| 2008 | 1.85 | 4.74 |
| 2009 | 1.86 | 4.66 |
| 2010 | 1.84 | 4.57 |
| 2011 | 1.82 | 4.49 |
| 2012 | 1.8 | 4.41 |
| 2013 | 1.79 | 4.34 |
| 2014 | 1.77 | 4.27 |
| 2015 | 1.74 | 4.22 |
| 2016 | 1.69 | 4.16 |
| 2017 | 1.56 | 4.11 |
| 2018 | 1.54 | 4.06 |
| 2019 | 1.43 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1.31 | 3.93 |
| 2021 | 1.18 | 3.87 |
| 2022 | 1.25 | 3.79 |
| 2023 | 1.17 | 3.71 |
| 2024 | 1.14 | 3.68 |
| 2025 | 1.13 | 3.61 |
| 2026 | 1.12 | 3.55 |
| 2027 | 1.12 | 3.49 |
| 2028 | 1.12 | 3.43 |
| 2029 | 1.12 | 3.38 |
| 2030 | 1.13 | 3.32 |
| 2031 | 1.13 | 3.27 |
| 2032 | 1.14 | 3.22 |
| 2033 | 1.15 | 3.18 |
| 2034 | 1.15 | 3.13 |
| 2035 | 1.16 | 3.09 |
| 2036 | 1.17 | 3.04 |
| 2037 | 1.17 | 3.01 |
| 2038 | 1.18 | 2.97 |
| 2039 | 1.19 | 2.93 |
| 2040 | 1.19 | 2.9 |
| 2041 | 1.2 | 2.86 |
| 2042 | 1.2 | 2.83 |
| 2043 | 1.21 | 2.8 |
| 2044 | 1.21 | 2.77 |
| 2045 | 1.22 | 2.74 |
| 2046 | 1.22 | 2.71 |
| 2047 | 1.22 | 2.68 |
| 2048 | 1.23 | 2.65 |
| 2049 | 1.24 | 2.63 |
| 2050 | 1.24 | 2.6 |
Children 0-14 years as share of population
Chile
Factual
UN forecast
Eritrea
Factual
UN forecast
| Year | Share of people 0-14 years old | |
|---|---|---|
|
Chile
|
Eritrea
|
|
| 1960 | 39.7% | 41.5% |
| 1961 | 39.7% | 41.4% |
| 1962 | 39.7% | 41.4% |
| 1963 | 39.6% | 41.5% |
| 1964 | 39.4% | 41.6% |
| 1965 | 39.2% | 41.8% |
| 1966 | 39% | 42.1% |
| 1967 | 38.8% | 42.4% |
| 1968 | 38.5% | 42.8% |
| 1969 | 38.3% | 43% |
| 1970 | 38% | 43.3% |
| 1971 | 37.6% | 43.6% |
| 1972 | 37.2% | 43.8% |
| 1973 | 36.8% | 44% |
| 1974 | 36.3% | 44.1% |
| 1975 | 35.8% | 44.1% |
| 1976 | 35.3% | 44.2% |
| 1977 | 34.8% | 44.3% |
| 1978 | 34.3% | 44.3% |
| 1979 | 33.8% | 44.4% |
| 1980 | 33.3% | 44.4% |
| 1981 | 32.9% | 44.4% |
| 1982 | 32.4% | 44.4% |
| 1983 | 32% | 44.4% |
| 1984 | 31.5% | 44.2% |
| 1985 | 31.2% | 44.1% |
| 1986 | 30.8% | 44% |
| 1987 | 30.5% | 44% |
| 1988 | 30.2% | 44.2% |
| 1989 | 30% | 44.3% |
| 1990 | 29.8% | 44.5% |
| 1991 | 29.6% | 44.6% |
| 1992 | 29.3% | 44.7% |
| 1993 | 29.1% | 44.5% |
| 1994 | 28.9% | 44.4% |
| 1995 | 28.6% | 43.5% |
| 1996 | 28.3% | 42.9% |
| 1997 | 28% | 43.7% |
| 1998 | 27.7% | 44.4% |
| 1999 | 27.3% | 44.9% |
| 2000 | 26.8% | 45.2% |
| 2001 | 26.3% | 45% |
| 2002 | 25.8% | 44.4% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | 43.7% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | 43% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | 42.9% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | 43.1% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | 43.3% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | 43% |
| 2009 | 22% | 42.7% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | 42.6% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | 42.3% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | 42.1% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | 42% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | 42% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | 42.1% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | 42.1% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | 41.9% |
| 2018 | 19% | 41.5% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | 41% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | 40.4% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | 39.8% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | 39.2% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | 38.7% |
| 2024 | 17% | 38.1% |
| 2025 | 16.5% | 37.6% |
| 2026 | 16.1% | 37.1% |
| 2027 | 15.7% | 36.6% |
| 2028 | 15.3% | 36.3% |
| 2029 | 14.9% | 35.9% |
| 2030 | 14.4% | 35.7% |
| 2031 | 14% | 35.5% |
| 2032 | 13.7% | 35.3% |
| 2033 | 13.4% | 35.2% |
| 2034 | 13.1% | 35% |
| 2035 | 12.8% | 34.8% |
| 2036 | 12.7% | 34.7% |
| 2037 | 12.5% | 34.4% |
| 2038 | 12.4% | 34.2% |
| 2039 | 12.3% | 34% |
| 2040 | 12.2% | 33.7% |
| 2041 | 12.1% | 33.4% |
| 2042 | 12% | 33.1% |
| 2043 | 12% | 32.7% |
| 2044 | 11.9% | 32.3% |
| 2045 | 11.8% | 31.9% |
| 2046 | 11.7% | 31.5% |
| 2047 | 11.7% | 31.1% |
| 2048 | 11.6% | 30.7% |
| 2049 | 11.5% | 30.3% |
| 2050 | 11.5% | 29.9% |
Children aged 0-14 make up 17% of the population in Chile and 38.1% in Eritrea in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 44.5% respectively in 1990.
Natural population change in Chile vs Eritrea by year
For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.45% in Chile and +2.29% in Eritrea. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.
Chile
Eritrea
Natural population change
| Year | Population change due to births and deaths | |
|---|---|---|
|
Chile
|
Eritrea
|
|
| 1960 | 198,461 | 21,424 |
| 1961 | 198,788 | 22,351 |
| 1962 | 200,905 | 23,478 |
| 1963 | 202,370 | 24,393 |
| 1964 | 202,741 | 25,327 |
| 1965 | 203,341 | 26,285 |
| 1966 | 204,661 | 24,713 |
| 1967 | 204,377 | 27,992 |
| 1968 | 203,577 | 28,777 |
| 1969 | 202,764 | 29,535 |
| 1970 | 200,402 | 30,686 |
| 1971 | 198,523 | 31,490 |
| 1972 | 198,162 | 30,951 |
| 1973 | 197,666 | 31,969 |
| 1974 | 196,322 | 30,111 |
| 1975 | 196,890 | 30,971 |
| 1976 | 196,986 | 36,250 |
| 1977 | 197,163 | 37,295 |
| 1978 | 196,483 | 38,353 |
| 1979 | 197,198 | 39,577 |
| 1980 | 198,281 | 41,392 |
| 1981 | 198,211 | 42,924 |
| 1982 | 199,522 | 44,146 |
| 1983 | 202,352 | 33,420 |
| 1984 | 205,407 | 35,101 |
| 1985 | 208,910 | 37,362 |
| 1986 | 213,571 | 39,470 |
| 1987 | 218,034 | 52,229 |
| 1988 | 221,602 | 54,163 |
| 1989 | 224,854 | 54,299 |
| 1990 | 226,941 | 56,903 |
| 1991 | 227,180 | 57,741 |
| 1992 | 219,224 | 51,443 |
| 1993 | 215,003 | 51,679 |
| 1994 | 209,834 | 56,288 |
| 1995 | 208,017 | 56,157 |
| 1996 | 199,897 | 66,557 |
| 1997 | 190,433 | 63,953 |
| 1998 | 185,815 | 55,332 |
| 1999 | 177,995 | 45,120 |
| 2000 | 175,362 | 60,274 |
| 2001 | 171,659 | 61,180 |
| 2002 | 162,322 | 65,436 |
| 2003 | 154,287 | 66,291 |
| 2004 | 150,138 | 72,147 |
| 2005 | 147,009 | 72,930 |
| 2006 | 142,277 | 74,470 |
| 2007 | 145,043 | 73,101 |
| 2008 | 147,105 | 73,391 |
| 2009 | 147,576 | 76,206 |
| 2010 | 145,527 | 76,098 |
| 2011 | 141,053 | 76,806 |
| 2012 | 134,617 | 76,416 |
| 2013 | 133,785 | 75,562 |
| 2014 | 131,373 | 75,729 |
| 2015 | 127,074 | 73,682 |
| 2016 | 120,545 | 73,002 |
| 2017 | 106,268 | 72,291 |
| 2018 | 103,950 | 72,511 |
| 2019 | 86,006 | 73,572 |
| 2020 | 52,378 | 73,362 |
| 2021 | 27,530 | 74,394 |
| 2022 | 41,041 | 76,221 |
| 2023 | 48,518 | 78,073 |
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Fertility rate
Maternal mortality chart: Chile vs Eritrea
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 291 deaths in Eritrea.
Chile
Eritrea
| Year | Maternal mortality per 100K births | |
|---|---|---|
|
Chile
|
Eritrea
|
|
| 1985 | 73 | 1,678 |
| 1986 | 70 | 1,625 |
| 1987 | 67 | 1,555 |
| 1988 | 64 | 1,499 |
| 1989 | 62 | 1,473 |
| 1990 | 56 | 1,352 |
| 1991 | 54 | 1,384 |
| 1992 | 52 | 1,149 |
| 1993 | 49 | 1,040 |
| 1994 | 47 | 998 |
| 1995 | 44 | 854 |
| 1996 | 41 | 878 |
| 1997 | 39 | 817 |
| 1998 | 36 | 865 |
| 1999 | 35 | 734 |
| 2000 | 33 | 741 |
| 2001 | 32 | 651 |
| 2002 | 30 | 636 |
| 2003 | 29 | 588 |
| 2004 | 28 | 588 |
| 2005 | 27 | 567 |
| 2006 | 27 | 555 |
| 2007 | 26 | 541 |
| 2008 | 24 | 530 |
| 2009 | 24 | 515 |
| 2010 | 22 | 498 |
| 2011 | 20 | 478 |
| 2012 | 18 | 458 |
| 2013 | 17 | 443 |
| 2014 | 16 | 430 |
| 2015 | 14 | 413 |
| 2016 | 13 | 395 |
| 2017 | 12 | 379 |
| 2018 | 11 | 363 |
| 2019 | 11 | 351 |
| 2020 | 12 | 334 |
| 2021 | 14 | 338 |
| 2022 | 12 | 301 |
| 2023 | 10 | 291 |
Under-five mortality rates
The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.72% in Chile and 3.54% in Eritrea. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.
Chile
Eritrea
Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five
| Year | Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births | |
|---|---|---|
|
Chile
|
Eritrea
|
|
| 1960 | 15.3% | - |
| 1961 | 14.9% | - |
| 1962 | 14.3% | - |
| 1963 | 13.6% | - |
| 1964 | 12.7% | - |
| 1965 | 11.6% | - |
| 1966 | 10.4% | - |
| 1967 | 9.36% | - |
| 1968 | 8.69% | - |
| 1969 | 8.26% | - |
| 1970 | 8.01% | - |
| 1971 | 7.86% | - |
| 1972 | 7.73% | - |
| 1973 | 7.54% | - |
| 1974 | 7.14% | 25.6% |
| 1975 | 6.46% | 25% |
| 1976 | 5.63% | 20.8% |
| 1977 | 4.85% | 20.4% |
| 1978 | 4.2% | 20% |
| 1979 | 3.69% | 19.7% |
| 1980 | 3.29% | 19.4% |
| 1981 | 2.98% | 19.1% |
| 1982 | 2.71% | 18.8% |
| 1983 | 2.47% | 27.8% |
| 1984 | 2.3% | 27.2% |
| 1985 | 2.23% | 26.2% |
| 1986 | 2.22% | 25.6% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | 17.1% |
| 1988 | 2.14% | 16.6% |
| 1989 | 2.03% | 16% |
| 1990 | 1.91% | 15.4% |
| 1991 | 1.76% | 14.7% |
| 1992 | 1.63% | 13.9% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | 13.1% |
| 1994 | 1.39% | 12.3% |
| 1995 | 1.31% | 11.5% |
| 1996 | 1.26% | 10.8% |
| 1997 | 1.22% | 10.1% |
| 1998 | 1.19% | 9.51% |
| 1999 | 1.15% | 10.9% |
| 2000 | 1.09% | 8.53% |
| 2001 | 1.03% | 8.11% |
| 2002 | 0.98% | 7.73% |
| 2003 | 0.95% | 7.38% |
| 2004 | 0.93% | 7.05% |
| 2005 | 0.91% | 6.75% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | 6.46% |
| 2007 | 0.89% | 6.19% |
| 2008 | 0.89% | 5.94% |
| 2009 | 0.88% | 5.71% |
| 2010 | 0.87% | 5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.86% | 5.31% |
| 2012 | 0.84% | 5.12% |
| 2013 | 0.82% | 4.94% |
| 2014 | 0.81% | 4.78% |
| 2015 | 0.79% | 4.61% |
| 2016 | 0.77% | 4.46% |
| 2017 | 0.75% | 4.32% |
| 2018 | 0.72% | 4.17% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | 4.03% |
| 2020 | 0.68% | 3.91% |
| 2021 | 0.67% | 3.79% |
| 2022 | 0.68% | 3.66% |
| 2023 | 0.72% | 3.54% |
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