Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Chile
Chile: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 4.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 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, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Chile stood at 4.5%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.0% on the previous year and down 68.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 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.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 64.4% | — |
| 1990 | 58.5% | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 53.3% | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 49.8% | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 44.6% | -10.4% |
| 1998 | 41.6% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 44.5% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 43.2% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | -26.0% |
| 2009 | 27.6% | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | -38.7% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | -18.6% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | -23.2% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | +25.8% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -46.0% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | -26.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 4.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 3.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Chile's 4.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.1%, 20% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.4% | 64.4% | 64.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 49.6% | 41.6% | 58.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 27.6% | 44.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 9.0% | 23.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 4.5% | 11.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More poverty & inequality data for Chile
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Chile?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 1987.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Chile ranks 81st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day. 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.