Share of births outside marriage in Chile

Chile: Share of births outside marriage was 75.08 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
75.08
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
1st
of 42 countries
All-time high
75.08
in 2019
All-time low
52.22
in 2002
Years of data
15
2002–2019

Share of births outside marriage in Chile, 2002–2019

0204060802002201020192002: 52.22006: 61.22007: 63.12008: 65.12009: 67.42010: 68.52011: 69.32012: 70.32013: 71.12014: 71.92015: 71.52016: 72.72017: 73.72018: 74.82019: 75.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Chile recorded 75.08 for share of births outside marriage in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of births outside marriage in Chile peaked at 75.08 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 52.22, in 2002.

That places Chile 1st out of 42 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 61.79 52.22 67.35 5
2010s 71.88 68.46 75.08 10

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 2 Costa Rica 72.53 compare
  2. 3 Mexico 70.43 compare
  3. 4 Iceland 69.4 compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of births outside marriage in Chile?
Share of births outside marriage in Chile was 75.08 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of births outside marriage recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 75.08 in 2019.
What is the lowest share of births outside marriage recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 52.22 in 2002.
How does Chile rank for share of births outside marriage?
Chile ranks 1st out of 42 countries with data for 2019.
Is share of births outside marriage rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of births outside marriage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of births outside marriage
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
42 places, 2,139 data points, 1960–2021
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