Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Chile
Chile: Total population living in extreme poverty by world region was 78,995 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Chile, 1987–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Chile stood at 78,995. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 37.6% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Chile peaked at 2.78 million in 1987 and was at its lowest, 78,995, in 2024.
Chile ranks 72nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 2.78 million | — |
| 1990 | 2.15 million | -22.5% |
| 1992 | 1.54 million | -28.6% |
| 1994 | 1.50 million | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.17 million | -21.9% |
| 1998 | 1.12 million | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 1.33 million | +19.2% |
| 2003 | 1.27 million | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 550,805 | -56.7% |
| 2009 | 450,469 | -18.2% |
| 2011 | 287,367 | -36.2% |
| 2013 | 138,032 | -52.0% |
| 2015 | 121,776 | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 89,596 | -26.4% |
| 2020 | 333,569 | +272.3% |
| 2022 | 126,565 | -62.1% |
| 2024 | 78,995 | -37.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.78 million | 2.78 million | 2.78 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.50 million | 1.12 million | 2.15 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 901,958 | 450,469 | 1.33 million | 4 |
| 2010s | 159,193 | 89,596 | 287,367 | 4 |
| 2020s | 179,710 | 78,995 | 333,569 | 3 |
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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 total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Chile?
- Total population living in extreme poverty by world region in Chile was 78,995 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total population living in extreme poverty by world region recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 2.78 million in 1987.
- What is the lowest total population living in extreme poverty by world region recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 78,995 in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for total population living in extreme poverty by world region?
- Chile ranks 72nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total population living in extreme poverty by world region rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. 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 Total population living in extreme poverty by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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