Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Chile
Chile: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median was 21.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Chile, 1987–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 21.5% for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Chile peaked at 27.5% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2015.
That places Chile 31st out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 27.5% | — |
| 1990 | 27.2% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 25.7% | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 27.3% | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 26.8% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 27.3% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 26.4% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 23.6% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 22.2% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 21.5% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.5% | 27.5% | 27.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 26.8% | 25.7% | 27.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 22.6% | 26.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 21.4% | 22.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 21.5% | 22.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 28 Montenegro 22.7% compare
- 29 Palestine, State of 22.5% compare
- 30 Dominican Republic 22.3% compare
- 32 Italy 21.2% compare
- 33 Spain 21.0% compare
- 34 Uganda 20.8% 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 relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Chile?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median in Chile was 21.5% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 1987.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2015.
- How does Chile rank for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median?
- Chile ranks 31st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 60% of the median.