Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Chile
Chile: Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption was 4.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Chile, 1987–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Chile is 4.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 26.0% on the previous year and down 68.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Chile peaked at 64.4% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2024.
That places Chile 81st 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.
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 64.4% | — |
| 1990 | 58.5% | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 53.3% | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 49.8% | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 44.6% | -10.4% |
| 1998 | 41.6% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 44.5% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 43.2% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | -26.0% |
| 2009 | 27.6% | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | -38.7% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | -18.6% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | -23.2% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | +25.8% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -46.0% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | -26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.4% | 64.4% | 64.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 49.6% | 41.6% | 58.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 27.6% | 44.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 9.0% | 23.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 4.5% | 11.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More poverty & inequality data for Chile
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Chile?
- Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Chile was 4.5% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 1987.
- What is the lowest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption?
- Chile ranks 81st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.6%. 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 living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.