Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Chile
Chile: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month was 35.46 births per million people in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
35.46 births per million people
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
4th
of 40 countries
All-time high
65.14 births per million people
in 1989
All-time low
35.07 births per million people
in 2018
Years of data
72
1947–2019
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Chile, 1947–2019
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per million people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Chile is 35.46 births per million people, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Chile peaked at 65.14 births per million people in 1989 and was at its lowest, 35.07 births per million people, in 2018.
That places Chile 4th out of 40 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 72 years of available data.
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Chile, year by year
| Year | births per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 45.32 births per million people | — |
| 1948 | 46.48 births per million people | +2.6% |
| 1949 | 46 births per million people | -1.0% |
| 1950 | 45.46 births per million people | -1.2% |
| 1951 | 48.05 births per million people | +5.7% |
| 1952 | 47.63 births per million people | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 51.41 births per million people | +7.9% |
| 1954 | 50.81 births per million people | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 53.77 births per million people | +5.8% |
| 1956 | 55.28 births per million people | +2.8% |
| 1957 | 57.02 births per million people | +3.1% |
| 1958 | 60.33 births per million people | +5.8% |
| 1959 | 61.13 births per million people | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 61.27 births per million people | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 62.83 births per million people | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 64.9 births per million people | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 62.14 births per million people | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 62.76 births per million people | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 62.29 births per million people | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 61.2 births per million people | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 54.71 births per million people | -10.6% |
| 1969 | 52.22 births per million people | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 55.48 births per million people | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 57.45 births per million people | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 57.21 births per million people | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 57.33 births per million people | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 55.62 births per million people | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 53.94 births per million people | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 50.34 births per million people | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 47.93 births per million people | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 48.38 births per million people | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 48.03 births per million people | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 51.99 births per million people | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 57.91 births per million people | +11.4% |
| 1982 | 57.31 births per million people | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 54.49 births per million people | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 56.8 births per million people | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 56.62 births per million people | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 59.12 births per million people | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 61.39 births per million people | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 64.83 births per million people | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 65.14 births per million people | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 63.73 births per million people | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 62.37 births per million people | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 61.55 births per million people | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 60.22 births per million people | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 58.78 births per million people | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 53.89 births per million people | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 55.09 births per million people | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 53.48 births per million people | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 52.77 births per million people | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 48.82 births per million people | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 48.94 births per million people | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 47.19 births per million people | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 45.87 births per million people | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 45.02 births per million people | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 43.47 births per million people | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 42.55 births per million people | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 41.9 births per million people | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 42.75 births per million people | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 44.44 births per million people | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 44.55 births per million people | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 43.86 births per million people | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 43.75 births per million people | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 41.34 births per million people | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 40.68 births per million people | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 41.67 births per million people | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 41.74 births per million people | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 39.88 births per million people | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 35.71 births per million people | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 35.07 births per million people | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 35.46 births per million people | +1.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 35.46 births per million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.49 births per million people, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 45.93 births per million people | 45.32 births per million people | 46.48 births per million people | 3 |
| 1950s | 53.09 births per million people | 45.46 births per million people | 61.13 births per million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 60.48 births per million people | 52.22 births per million people | 64.9 births per million people | 9 |
| 1970s | 53.17 births per million people | 47.93 births per million people | 57.45 births per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.56 births per million people | 51.99 births per million people | 65.14 births per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.07 births per million people | 48.82 births per million people | 63.73 births per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.67 births per million people | 41.9 births per million people | 48.94 births per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.92 births per million people | 35.07 births per million people | 43.86 births per million people | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Chile?
- Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Chile was 35.46 births per million people in 2019, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 65.14 births per million people in 1989.
- What is the lowest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.07 births per million people in 2018.
- How does Chile rank for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Chile ranks 4th out of 40 countries with data for 2019.
- Is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. 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 Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Highest average daily number of births, per million people, recorded in the given year.