Number of people living in extreme poverty in Chile
Chile: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 19.69 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Chile, 1987–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people living in extreme poverty in Chile stood at 19.69 million people. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Chile peaked at 19.69 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.01 million people, in 1987.
Chile ranks 45th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Chile, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 10.01 million people | — |
| 1990 | 11.28 million people | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 12.35 million people | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 12.82 million people | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 13.56 million people | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 14.01 million people | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 14.17 million people | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 14.75 million people | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 15.96 million people | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 16.56 million people | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 17.06 million people | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 17.55 million people | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 17.93 million people | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 18.47 million people | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 19.04 million people | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 19.43 million people | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 19.69 million people | +1.3% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 19.69 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.58 million people, 2.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Chile's 19.69 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.75 million people, 1.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.01 million people | 10.01 million people | 10.01 million people | 1 |
| 1990s | 12.80 million people | 11.28 million people | 14.01 million people | 5 |
| 2000s | 15.36 million people | 14.17 million people | 16.56 million people | 4 |
| 2010s | 17.75 million people | 17.06 million people | 18.47 million people | 4 |
| 2020s | 19.38 million people | 19.04 million people | 19.69 million people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More poverty & inequality data for Chile
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.17 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,606 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.88 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Chile?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Chile was 19.69 million people in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 19.69 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.01 million people in 1987.
- How does Chile rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Chile ranks 45th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $3 per day.