Survival ages across the population in Chile
Chile: Survival ages across the population was 25.08 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Survival ages across the population in Chile, 1992–2020
Source: Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2020, survival ages across the population in Chile stood at 25.08 years. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival ages across the population in Chile peaked at 25.08 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.85 years, in 1992.
Chile ranks 37th of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Survival ages across the population in Chile, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 10.85 years | — |
| 1993 | 13.69 years | +26.2% |
| 1994 | 15.3 years | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 15.4 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 16.71 years | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 17.72 years | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 17.84 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 19.04 years | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 19.59 years | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 18.9 years | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 19.77 years | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 20.51 years | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 20.13 years | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 20.85 years | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 21.29 years | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 21.28 years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 21.02 years | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 21.39 years | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 22.05 years | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 22.54 years | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 23.25 years | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 23.29 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 23.33 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 23.73 years | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 23.91 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 24.38 years | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 24.49 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 23.96 years | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 25.08 years | +4.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 25.08 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.14 years, 76% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival ages across the population in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +26.2% | 10.85 years | 13.69 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.82 years | 10.85 years | 19.04 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 20.47 years | 18.9 years | 21.39 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.49 years | 22.05 years | 24.49 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.08 years | 25.08 years | 25.08 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More population data for Chile
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5123 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -5.32 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.323 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival ages across the population in Chile?
- Survival ages across the population in Chile was 25.08 years in 2020, according to Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest survival ages across the population recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 25.08 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival ages across the population recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.85 years in 1992.
- How does Chile rank for survival ages across the population?
- Chile ranks 37th out of 41 countries with data for 2020.
- Is survival ages across the population rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Survival ages across the population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age until which the 1st percentile (99% of the population) of the population would survive until, if they experienced the same age-specific death rates throughout their whole lives as the age-specific death rates seen in that particular year.