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PEOPLE
In general the
chilean people are very friendly and open minded regarding
to foreigners. If you have to ask for the way or something
else you can be sure to get helped. Itīs easy to make new
acquaintances and you will really enjoy the affability of
the Chileans.
In the following you find a lot of numbers about the
chilenien population.
Population:
14,787,781 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 28% (male 2,134,701; female 2,043,112)
15-64 years: 65% (male 4,768,366; female 4,811,403)
65 years and over: 7% (male 426,924; female 603,275) (July
1998 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.27% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 18.28 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 5.55 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
10.39 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.16 years
male: 72.01 years
female: 78.48 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.3 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Chilean(s)
adjective: Chilean
Ethnic groups:
white and white-Amerindian 95%, Amerindian 3%, other 2%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 11%, Jewish
Languages:
Spanish
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.2%
male: 95.4%
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