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Chile's 2017 census reported a population of 17,574,003 people. Its rate of population growth has been decreasing since 1990, due to a declining birth rate. [6] By 2050 the population is expected to reach approximately 20.2 million people, at which point it is projected to either stagnate or begin declining. [7]
The statistics for Islam in Chile estimate a total Muslim population of 3,196, representing 0.02 percent of the population. Islam has enjoyed a long history in Chile. Aurelio Díaz Meza's Chronicles of the History of Chile , one man in discoverer Diego de Almagro 's expedition, a certain Pedro de Gasco, was a morisco (that is, a Moor from al ...
For many years, Spanish-descent settlers and religious orders imported African slaves to the country, which in the early 19th century constituted 1.5% of the national population. [39] Despite this, the Afro-Chilean population was small, reaching a height of only 2,500 — or 0.1% of the total population — during the colonial period. [ 40 ]
Irreligious people, atheists, and agnostics account for around 12% of the population. By 2015, the major religion in Chile remained Christianity (68%), with an estimated 55% of Chileans belonging to the Roman Catholic church, 13% to various Evangelical churches, and just 7% adhering to any other religion.
Scholarly estimates of the White population in Chile vary dramatically, ranging from 52% [9] to 64%. [10] According to a study by the University of Chile about 65% of the Chilean population is Caucasian, [ 11 ] while the 2011 Latinobarómetro survey shows that some 60% of Chileans consider themselves White.
People from other latitudes who have migrated to Chile recently have also been victims of racism and discrimination. Such is the case for mixed-race indigenous people from distinct parts of Latin America, [21] [22] in particular Afro-Colombians in northern cities like Antofagasta, [23] black people, [24] Palestinians, and Muslims. [25]
The list of religious populations article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others, as well as smaller religious communities.
Chile portal; Religion portal; Subcategories. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. A. Chilean agnostics (21 P) Chilean atheists (1 C, 7 P) B.