Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Chile
Chile: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line was 6.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Chile, 1987–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Chile recorded 6.5% for proportion of population living below the national poverty line in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 39.3% on the previous year and down 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Chile peaked at 45.1% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2022.
Chile ranks 56th of 63 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 45.1% | — |
| 1990 | 38.6% | -14.4% |
| 1992 | 32.8% | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 27.7% | -15.5% |
| 1996 | 23.2% | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 21.6% | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 36.0% | +66.7% |
| 2003 | 35.4% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 28.7% | -18.9% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | -35.9% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -24.1% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +25.9% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -39.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.1% | 45.1% | 45.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 28.8% | 21.6% | 38.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 24.8% | 36.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 8.5% | 21.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 6.5% | 10.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 53 Iceland 8.8% compare
- 54 Jamaica 8.2% compare
- 55 Russian Federation 7.2% compare
- 57 Azerbaijan 6.0% compare
- 58 Uzbekistan 5.8% compare
- 59 Thailand 5.4% 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 proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Chile?
- Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Chile was 6.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 1987.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2022.
- How does Chile rank for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Chile ranks 56th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of population living below the national poverty line rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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