Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Chile
Chile: Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Chile, 1987–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Chile stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.3% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Chile peaked at 21.7% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2024.
That places Chile 85th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.7% | 21.7% | 21.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 7.4% | 16.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 2.6% | 8.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.7% | 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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.9% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.102 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 21.3% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0897 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0897 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1084 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3774 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Chile?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Chile was 0.4% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty lines recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 1987.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty lines recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty lines?
- Chile ranks 85th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty lines rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.