Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Chile
Chile: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 13.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Chile, 1987–2024
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 13.9% for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Chile peaked at 20.8% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2015.
Chile ranks 41st of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 20.8% | — |
| 1990 | 20.3% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 18.8% | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 20.3% | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 19.6% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 20.4% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 19.3% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | -0.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 13.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.6%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Chile's 13.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.0%, 77% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 19.9% | 18.8% | 20.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 15.2% | 19.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 13.9% | 14.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 13.9% | 15.5% | 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 proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Chile?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Chile was 13.9% in 2024, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 1987.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2015.
- How does Chile rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Chile ranks 41st out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2021 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.