Annual birth rate and peak birth month in Chile

Chile: Annual birth rate and peak birth month was 10.94 births per 1,000 people in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
10.94 births per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
7th
of 41 countries
All-time high
21.02 births per 1,000 people
in 1992
All-time low
10.94 births per 1,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
29
1992–2020

Annual birth rate and peak birth month in Chile, 1992–2020

051015201992200620201992: 21 births per 1,000 people1993: 20.5 births per 1,000 people1994: 20 births per 1,000 people1995: 19.1 births per 1,000 people1996: 18.8 births per 1,000 people1997: 18.2 births per 1,000 people1998: 17.8 births per 1,000 people1999: 17.1 births per 1,000 people2000: 16.8 births per 1,000 people2001: 16.5 births per 1,000 people2002: 15.8 births per 1,000 people2003: 15.4 births per 1,000 people2004: 15 births per 1,000 people2005: 14.8 births per 1,000 people2006: 14.7 births per 1,000 people2007: 15.1 births per 1,000 people2008: 15.4 births per 1,000 people2009: 15.6 births per 1,000 people2010: 15.3 births per 1,000 people2011: 14.9 births per 1,000 people2012: 14.6 births per 1,000 people2013: 14.3 births per 1,000 people2014: 14.7 births per 1,000 people2015: 14.2 births per 1,000 people2016: 13.3 births per 1,000 people2017: 12.5 births per 1,000 people2018: 12.6 births per 1,000 people2019: 11.9 births per 1,000 people2020: 10.9 births per 1,000 people

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for annual birth rate and peak birth month in Chile is 10.94 births per 1,000 people, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual birth rate and peak birth month in Chile peaked at 21.02 births per 1,000 people in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10.94 births per 1,000 people, in 2020.

Chile ranks 7th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19.06 births per 1,000 people 17.12 births per 1,000 people 21.02 births per 1,000 people 8
2000s 15.51 births per 1,000 people 14.71 births per 1,000 people 16.82 births per 1,000 people 10
2010s 13.84 births per 1,000 people 11.86 births per 1,000 people 15.29 births per 1,000 people 10
2020s 10.94 births per 1,000 people 10.94 births per 1,000 people 10.94 births per 1,000 people 1

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 4 Iceland 11.5 births per 1,000 people compare
  2. 5 New Zealand 11.5 births per 1,000 people compare
  3. 6 Ukraine 11.1 births per 1,000 people compare
  4. 8 United States 10.72 births per 1,000 people compare
  5. 9 Estonia 10.64 births per 1,000 people compare
  6. 10 Czechia 10.61 births per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual birth rate and peak birth month in Chile?
Annual birth rate and peak birth month in Chile was 10.94 births per 1,000 people in 2020, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual birth rate and peak birth month recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 21.02 births per 1,000 people in 1992.
What is the lowest annual birth rate and peak birth month recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 10.94 births per 1,000 people in 2020.
How does Chile rank for annual birth rate and peak birth month?
Chile ranks 7th out of 41 countries with data for 2020.
Is annual birth rate and peak birth month rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual birth rate and peak birth month. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual birth rate and peak birth month
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
41 places, 3,818 data points, 1751–2024
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