Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Chile
Chile: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 4.51 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Chile, 1987–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Chile stood at 4.51. 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, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Chile peaked at 64.39 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 4.51, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.39 | 64.39 | 64.39 | 1 |
| 1990s | 49.56 | 41.59 | 58.48 | 5 |
| 2000s | 36.81 | 27.57 | 44.46 | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.63 | 8.98 | 23.46 | 4 |
| 2020s | 7.3 | 4.51 | 11.3 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More poverty & inequality data for Chile
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 4 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.17 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,606 (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 revenues vs income inequality 18.88 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -15.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.102 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Chile?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Chile was 4.51 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 64.39 in 1987.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.51 in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Chile ranks 81st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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