Birth seasonality in Chile
Chile: Birth seasonality was 30.71 births per million people in 2019. ▼ Falling
Birth seasonality in Chile, 1947–2019
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per million people.
Analysis
Chile recorded 30.71 births per million people for birth seasonality in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 72 years on record.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth seasonality in Chile peaked at 56.85 births per million people in 1989 and was at its lowest, 30.71 births per million people, in 2019.
Chile ranks 4th of 40 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 72 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 41.84 births per million people | 41.1 births per million people | 42.28 births per million people | 3 |
| 1950s | 45.61 births per million people | 40.13 births per million people | 49.88 births per million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 52.18 births per million people | 46.03 births per million people | 56.35 births per million people | 9 |
| 1970s | 46.48 births per million people | 41.65 births per million people | 50.57 births per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.54 births per million people | 43.97 births per million people | 56.85 births per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.47 births per million people | 45.66 births per million people | 56.46 births per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.95 births per million people | 39.18 births per million people | 46.04 births per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.84 births per million people | 30.71 births per million people | 42.49 births per million people | 10 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 1 Israel 61.22 births per million people compare
- 2 Russia 34.89 births per million people compare
- 3 Belarus 30.75 births per million people compare
- 5 Australia 30.39 births per million people compare
- 6 New Zealand 29.85 births per million people compare
- 7 Ukraine 28.56 births per million people compare
More population data for Chile
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 411,277 people (2100)
- Population density 18.06 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.14 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 2,443 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.14 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.14 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.17 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth seasonality in Chile?
- Birth seasonality in Chile was 30.71 births per million people in 2019, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth seasonality recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 56.85 births per million people in 1989.
- What is the lowest birth seasonality recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.71 births per million people in 2019.
- How does Chile rank for birth seasonality?
- Chile ranks 4th out of 40 countries with data for 2019.
- Is birth seasonality rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. 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 Birth seasonality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average daily number of births, per million people, calculated for December.