Population aged 65 and above, rural in Chile

Chile: Population aged 65 and above, rural was 0.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.2%
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
30th
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2017
All-time low
0.1%
in 1987
Years of data
14
1987–2017

Population aged 65 and above, rural in Chile, 1987–2017

00.050.10.151987200220171987: 0.069 % of rural population1990: 0.075 % of rural population1992: 0.076 % of rural population1994: 0.083 % of rural population1996: 0.091 % of rural population1998: 0.09 % of rural population2000: 0.096 % of rural population2003: 0.101 % of rural population2006: 0.117 % of rural population2009: 0.127 % of rural population2011: 0.13 % of rural population2013: 0.146 % of rural population2015: 0.149 % of rural population2017: 0.163 % of rural population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural population.

Analysis

Chile recorded 0.2% for population aged 65 and above, rural in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 65 and above, rural in Chile peaked at 0.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1987.

Chile ranks 30th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Population aged 65 and above, rural in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 65 and above, rural (% of rural population) in Chile, 1987 to 2017.
Year % of rural population Change
1987 0.1%
1990 0.1% +8.4%
1992 0.1% +1.1%
1994 0.1% +10.0%
1996 0.1% +8.9%
1998 0.1% -0.6%
2000 0.1% +6.9%
2003 0.1% +5.1%
2006 0.1% +15.2%
2009 0.1% +9.1%
2011 0.1% +2.4%
2013 0.1% +12.4%
2015 0.1% +2.0%
2017 0.2% +9.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 5
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 4
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 27 Republic of Moldova 0.2% compare
  2. 28 Hungary 0.2% compare
  3. 29 Ukraine 0.2% compare
  4. 31 Slovakia 0.2% compare
  5. 32 Poland 0.2% compare
  6. 33 Norway 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 65 and above, rural in Chile?
Population aged 65 and above, rural in Chile was 0.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 65 and above, rural recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
What is the lowest population aged 65 and above, rural recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1987.
How does Chile rank for population aged 65 and above, rural?
Chile ranks 30th out of 96 countries with data for 2017.
Is population aged 65 and above, rural rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. 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 Population aged 65 and above, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 65 and above, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,344 data points, 1970–2021
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