Share of population living below national poverty lines in Chile
Chile: Share of population living below national poverty lines was 6.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Chile, 1987–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2022, share of population living below national poverty lines in Chile stood at 6.5%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 39.3% on the previous year and down 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living below national poverty lines in Chile peaked at 45.1% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2022.
Chile ranks 62nd of 70 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 45.1% | — |
| 1990 | 38.6% | -14.4% |
| 1992 | 32.8% | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 27.7% | -15.5% |
| 1996 | 23.2% | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 21.6% | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 36.0% | +66.7% |
| 2003 | 35.4% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 28.7% | -18.9% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | -35.9% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -24.1% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +25.9% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -39.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.1% | 45.1% | 45.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 28.8% | 21.6% | 38.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 24.8% | 36.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 8.5% | 21.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 6.5% | 10.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 59 Iceland 8.8% compare
- 60 Jamaica 8.2% compare
- 61 Russian Federation 7.2% compare
- 63 Azerbaijan 6.0% compare
- 64 Uzbekistan 5.8% compare
- 65 Thailand 5.4% 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 share of population living below national poverty lines in Chile?
- Share of population living below national poverty lines in Chile was 6.5% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 1987.
- What is the lowest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2022.
- How does Chile rank for share of population living below national poverty lines?
- Chile ranks 62nd out of 70 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of population living below national poverty lines rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living below national poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.