Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Chile
Chile: Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage was 17,133 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Chile, 1990–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Chile is 17,133 Persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Chile peaked at 17,133 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8,538 Persons, in 1993.
That places Chile 15th out of 34 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Chile, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,729 Persons | — |
| 1991 | 9,414 Persons | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 8,789 Persons | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 8,538 Persons | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 8,644 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 8,637 Persons | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 8,673 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 8,753 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 9,138 Persons | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 9,404 Persons | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 10,158 Persons | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 10,156 Persons | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 10,327 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 10,580 Persons | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 10,911 Persons | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 11,150 Persons | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 11,848 Persons | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 12,221 Persons | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 12,625 Persons | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 12,596 Persons | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 12,700 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 13,200 Persons | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 13,374 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 13,449 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 13,466 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 13,256 Persons | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 13,714 Persons | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 13,914 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 14,103 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 14,842 Persons | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 15,142 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 15,234 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 15,614 Persons | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 16,230 Persons | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 16,752 Persons | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 17,133 Persons | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,972 Persons | 8,538 Persons | 9,729 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,257 Persons | 10,156 Persons | 12,625 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,602 Persons | 12,700 Persons | 14,842 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,017 Persons | 15,142 Persons | 17,133 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More health data for Chile
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4062 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,755 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 115 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.4646 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3459 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.4296 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6886 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Chile?
- Healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Chile was 17,133 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 17,133 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,538 Persons in 1993.
- How does Chile rank for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage?
- Chile ranks 15th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of a population covered for a core set of health services offers an initial measure of access to care and financial protection. Most OECD countries have achieved universal or near-universal coverage for a core set of health services, which usually include consultations with doctors, tests and examinations, and hospital care. This dataset presents the latest data for government (compulsory) health insurance, and for the various types of voluntary health insurance coverage. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.