| Total population | 19,800,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 19,760,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 19,760,000 people |
| Median age | 36.4 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024] |
| Life expectancy | 81.2–81.4 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 81.36 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 81.17 years |
| Ethnic groups | White and non-Indigenous 88.9%, Mapuche 9.1%, Aymara 0.7%, other Indigenous groups 1% (includes Rapa Nui, Likan Antai, Quechua, Colla, Diaguita, Kawesqar, Yagan or Yamana), unspecified 0.3% (2012 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Languages | Spanish 99.5% (official), English 10.2%, Indigenous 1% (includes Mapudungun, Aymara, Quechua, Rapa Nui), other 2.3%, unspecified 0.2% (2012 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Religions | Catholic 57%, none 25.7%, Evangelical or Protestant 16.2%, other Christians and traditions related to Christ 1.3%; less than 1%: Buddhist, Catholic Orthodox, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Islam, Judaism, other religions, no religion (2024)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Urbanization | 88% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Population growth | 0.537 %World Bank WDI [2024] |
| Birth rate | 8.72 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024] |
| Death rate | 6.58 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024] |
| Urban population | 89 %World Bank WDI [2024] |
| Languages (structured) | Alacalufe-Austral / Central Aymara / Chilean Quechua / Chilean Sign Language / Chono / Fayjatases / Haush / Huilliche / Kakauhua / Kunza / Mapudungun / Qawasqar / Rapanui / South Bolivian Quechua / Southern Aymara / Spanish / Teushen / YámanaGlottolog [2026] |