Total fertility rate: births per woman in Chile
Chile: Total fertility rate: births per woman was 1.46 births per woman in 2020. ▼ Falling
Total fertility rate: births per woman in Chile, 1992–2020
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fertility rate: births per woman in Chile is 1.46 births per woman, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate: births per woman in Chile peaked at 2.5 births per woman in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.46 births per woman, in 2020.
Chile ranks 20th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3 births per woman | 2.1 births per woman | 2.5 births per woman | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.96 births per woman | 1.88 births per woman | 2.08 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8 births per woman | 1.57 births per woman | 1.96 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 births per woman | 1.46 births per woman | 1.46 births per woman | 1 |
Countries ranked near Chile
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 total fertility rate: births per woman in Chile?
- Total fertility rate: births per woman in Chile was 1.46 births per woman in 2020, according to Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 births per woman in 1992.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 births per woman in 2020.
- How does Chile rank for total fertility rate: births per woman?
- Chile ranks 20th out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
- Is total fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.