Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Chile
Chile: Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age was 0.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Chile, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Chile stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 61.5% on the previous year and down 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Chile peaked at 5.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.
Chile ranks 27th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.7% | — |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -71.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -36.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -62.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -72.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +160.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -61.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.2%, 8% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 0.9% | 5.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 24 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
- 25 Mongolia 0.3% compare
- 26 Montenegro 0.3% compare
- 27 Albania 0.1% compare
- 27 Azerbaijan 0.1% compare
- 27 Belarus 0.1% compare
- 27 China 0.1% compare
- 27 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
- 27 Kazakhstan 0.1% compare
- 27 Paraguay 0.1% compare
- 27 State of Palestine 0.1% compare
- 27 Thailand 0.1% compare
- 27 Türkiye 0.1% compare
- 27 Ukraine 0.1% compare
- 27 Uruguay 0.1% compare
- 27 Turkey 0.1% compare
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 employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Chile?
- Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Chile was 0.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- How does Chile rank for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age?
- Chile ranks 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2022.
- Is employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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