Fertility Rate: Chile
Chile's fertility rate is currently 1.14 births per woman as of 2024. # Chile Fertility Rate Chile's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.14 births per woman
-2.3% y/y
Peak (1960)
4.697 births per woman
Low (2024)
1.14 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Chile
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Chile
Analysis# Chile Fertility Rate
Chile's fertility rate stands at 1.14 births per woman in 2024, marking an historic low and representing a dramatic 75.7% decline since 1960, when the rate peaked at 4.697 births per woman. The country now sits well below the replacement level of 2.1 births per woman, placing it among the world's lowest fertility nations. This transformation reflects decades of sustained decline across Latin America's most developed economy.
The sharpest descent occurred between 2015 and 2021, when the fertility rate dropped from 1.737 to 1.176 births per woman—a steeper fall than the preceding five years. A slight uptick to 1.255 in 2022 proved temporary; subsequent years returned to downward trajectory. Continued decline appears likely given Chile's high urbanization, advanced healthcare access, and economic development patterns that typically correlate with lower fertility rates.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.14 births per woman | -2.31% |
| 2023 | 1.167 births per woman | -7.01% |
| 2022 | 1.255 births per woman | +6.72% |
| 2021 | 1.176 births per woman | -10.02% |
| 2020 | 1.307 births per woman | -8.60% |
| 2019 | 1.43 births per woman | -7.32% |
| 2018 | 1.543 births per woman | -1.28% |
| 2017 | 1.563 births per woman | -7.30% |
| 2016 | 1.686 births per woman | -2.94% |
| 2015 | 1.737 births per woman | -2.09% |
| 2014 | 1.774 births per woman | -0.67% |
| 2013 | 1.786 births per woman | -0.67% |
| 2012 | 1.798 births per woman | -1.37% |
| 2011 | 1.823 births per woman | -1.14% |
| 2010 | 1.844 births per woman | -0.59% |
| 2009 | 1.855 births per woman | +0.27% |
| 2008 | 1.85 births per woman | +1.31% |
| 2007 | 1.826 births per woman | +1.56% |
| 2006 | 1.798 births per woman | -1.48% |
| 2005 | 1.825 births per woman | -1.03% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.844 births per woman | -2.18% |
| 2003 | 1.885 births per woman | -2.53% |
| 2002 | 1.934 births per woman | -3.64% |
| 2001 | 2.007 births per woman | -1.91% |
| 2000 | 2.046 births per woman | -1.35% |
| 1999 | 2.074 births per woman | -3.49% |
| 1998 | 2.149 births per woman | -2.41% |
| 1997 | 2.202 births per woman | -3.59% |
| 1996 | 2.284 births per woman | -2.93% |
| 1995 | 2.353 births per woman | -1.01% |
| 1994 | 2.377 births per woman | -2.18% |
| 1993 | 2.43 births per woman | -1.94% |
| 1992 | 2.478 births per woman | -3.13% |
| 1991 | 2.558 births per woman | -0.81% |
| 1990 | 2.579 births per woman | -0.39% |
| 1989 | 2.589 births per woman | -0.08% |
| 1988 | 2.591 births per woman | +0.04% |
| 1987 | 2.59 births per woman | +0.04% |
| 1986 | 2.589 births per woman | -0.12% |
| 1985 | 2.592 births per woman | -0.35% |
| 1984 | 2.601 births per woman | -0.69% |
| 1983 | 2.619 births per woman | -1.10% |
| 1982 | 2.648 births per woman | -1.52% |
| 1981 | 2.689 births per woman | -2.00% |
| 1980 | 2.744 births per woman | -2.42% |
| 1979 | 2.812 births per woman | -2.77% |
| 1978 | 2.892 births per woman | -2.99% |
| 1977 | 2.981 births per woman | -3.15% |
| 1976 | 3.078 births per woman | -3.27% |
| 1975 | 3.182 births per woman | -3.37% |
| 1974 | 3.293 births per woman | -3.40% |
| 1973 | 3.409 births per woman | -3.43% |
| 1972 | 3.53 births per woman | -3.39% |
| 1971 | 3.654 births per woman | -3.28% |
| 1970 | 3.778 births per woman | -3.18% |
| 1969 | 3.902 births per woman | -3.06% |
| 1968 | 4.025 births per woman | -2.87% |
| 1967 | 4.144 births per woman | -2.70% |
| 1966 | 4.259 births per woman | -2.41% |
| 1965 | 4.364 births per woman | -2.09% |
| 1964 | 4.457 births per woman | -1.74% |
| 1963 | 4.536 births per woman | -1.43% |
| 1962 | 4.602 births per woman | -1.14% |
| 1961 | 4.655 births per woman | -0.89% |
| 1960 | 4.697 births per woman | — |
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