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Chile: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 19,603,733 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 0.566 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 45.666 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 87.912 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 5.6 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 78.944 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 84.72 billion kWh (2021) #39
Consumption 81.4 billion kWh (2021) #38
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 0 billion kWh (2021) #118
Renewable Electricity Generation 40.68 billion kWh (2021) #26

Oil

Ranking
Production 19.33 thousand bbl/day (2021) #78
Consumption 366.64 thousand bbl/day (2021) #38
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 165.9 thousand bbl/day (2013) #33
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0.15 billion bbl (2021) #61

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 38.564 billion cu ft (2015) #71
Consumption (Dry) 238.6 billion cu ft (2021) #56
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 162.08 billion cu ft (2021) #39
Proved Reserves 3.46 trillion cu ft (2021) #52

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 481 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 25,178,981 (2018 est.)
Highways 77,801 km (2016)
Internet Users 11,650,840 (2016 est.)
Railways 7,282 km (2014)
Telephones 2,997,192 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationSouthern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru
Total Area756,102 sq. km
Land Area743,812 sq. km
Water Area12,290 sq. km
Coastline6,435 km
Climatetemperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region; cool and damp in south
Terrainlow coastal mountains; fertile central valley; rugged Andes in east
Lowest PointPacific Ocean 0 m
Highest Point Nevado Ojos del Salado 6,880 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020