Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Chile
Chile: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education was 1.17 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.17 live births per woman
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
221st
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.84 live births per woman
in 1950
All-time low
1.17 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Chile, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Chile recorded 1.17 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Chile peaked at 4.84 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.17 live births per woman, in 2023.
Chile ranks 221st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Chile, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.84 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 4.8 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 4.78 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 4.79 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 4.77 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 4.78 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 4.79 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 4.77 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 4.75 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 4.73 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 4.7 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 4.66 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 4.6 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 4.54 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 4.46 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 4.36 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 4.26 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 4.14 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 4.03 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 3.9 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 3.78 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 3.65 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 3.53 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 3.41 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 3.29 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 3.18 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 3.08 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 2.98 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 2.89 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 2.81 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 2.74 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 2.69 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 2.65 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 2.62 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 2.6 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 2.59 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 2.59 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 2.59 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.59 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.59 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 2.58 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 2.56 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 2.48 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 2.43 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 2.38 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 2.35 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 2.28 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 2.2 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 2.15 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.07 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 2.05 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 2.01 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.93 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.89 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.84 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.82 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.8 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.83 live births per woman | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.85 live births per woman | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.85 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.84 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.82 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.8 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.79 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.77 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.74 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.69 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.56 live births per woman | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 1.54 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.43 live births per woman | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 1.31 live births per woman | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 1.18 live births per woman | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 1.25 live births per woman | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 1.17 live births per woman | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.78 live births per woman | 4.73 live births per woman | 4.84 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.36 live births per woman | 3.9 live births per woman | 4.7 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.26 live births per woman | 2.81 live births per woman | 3.78 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.63 live births per woman | 2.59 live births per woman | 2.74 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.35 live births per woman | 2.07 live births per woman | 2.58 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.89 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | 2.05 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7 live births per woman | 1.43 live births per woman | 1.84 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 live births per woman | 1.17 live births per woman | 1.31 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 96,048 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,633 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 280,113 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 264,101 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.63 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Chile?
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Chile was 1.17 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 4.84 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Chile rank for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education?
- Chile ranks 221st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.