Average age, total in Chile

Chile: Average age, total was 37.18 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
37.18
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
52nd
of 113 countries
All-time high
37.18
in 2017
All-time low
28.69
in 1987
Years of data
14
1987–2017

Average age, total in Chile, 1987–2017

0102030401987200220171987: 28.71990: 28.91992: 29.81994: 29.91996: 29.81998: 30.12000: 30.72003: 31.52006: 332009: 34.42011: 34.82013: 35.52015: 362017: 37.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age, total in Chile is 37.18, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, total in Chile peaked at 37.18 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 28.69, in 1987.

That places Chile 52nd out of 113 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Average age, total in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Average age, total in Chile, 1987 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1987 28.69
1990 28.94 +0.9%
1992 29.79 +2.9%
1994 29.89 +0.3%
1996 29.81 -0.3%
1998 30.11 +1.0%
2000 30.7 +2.0%
2003 31.51 +2.7%
2006 32.97 +4.6%
2009 34.36 +4.2%
2011 34.81 +1.3%
2013 35.47 +1.9%
2015 36.03 +1.6%
2017 37.18 +3.2%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 37.18 is below the median for high income countries, which is 41.53, 90% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 37.18 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.57, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 28.69 28.69 28.69 1
1990s 29.71 28.94 30.11 5
2000s 32.38 30.7 34.36 4
2010s 35.87 34.81 37.18 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 49 Puerto Rico 37.4 compare
  2. 50 Uruguay 37.4 compare
  3. 51 Ireland 37.2 compare
  4. 53 Mauritius 37.16 compare
  5. 54 Costa Rica 36.88 compare
  6. 55 Sri Lanka 35.59 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, total in Chile?
Average age, total in Chile was 37.18 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, total recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 37.18 in 2017.
What is the lowest average age, total recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 28.69 in 1987.
How does Chile rank for average age, total?
Chile ranks 52nd out of 113 countries with data for 2017.
Is average age, total rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,668 data points, 1970–2021
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