Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in Chile

Chile: Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence was 12.34 Percentage of full-time employment in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
12.34 Percentage of full-time employment
Change on year
up 47.0%
World rank
22nd
of 37 countries
All-time high
25.47 Percentage of full-time employment
in 1998
All-time low
8.17 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2022
Years of data
14
1998–2024

Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence in Chile, 1998–2024

101520251998201120241998: 25.5 Percentage of full-time employment2000: 18.5 Percentage of full-time employment2003: 14.4 Percentage of full-time employment2006: 13 Percentage of full-time employment2009: 9.7 Percentage of full-time employment2011: 9.4 Percentage of full-time employment2013: 11.5 Percentage of full-time employment2015: 12.1 Percentage of full-time employment2017: 10.6 Percentage of full-time employment2020: 11.8 Percentage of full-time employment2021: 8.7 Percentage of full-time employment2022: 8.2 Percentage of full-time employment2023: 8.4 Percentage of full-time employment2024: 12.3 Percentage of full-time employment

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of full-time employment.

Analysis

Chile recorded 12.34 Percentage of full-time employment for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in 2024.

The figure is up 47.0% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Chile peaked at 25.47 Percentage of full-time employment in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8.17 Percentage of full-time employment, in 2022.

Chile ranks 22nd of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.47 Percentage of full-time employment 25.47 Percentage of full-time employment 25.47 Percentage of full-time employment 1
2000s 13.91 Percentage of full-time employment 9.69 Percentage of full-time employment 18.53 Percentage of full-time employment 4
2010s 10.88 Percentage of full-time employment 9.38 Percentage of full-time employment 12.1 Percentage of full-time employment 4
2020s 9.89 Percentage of full-time employment 8.17 Percentage of full-time employment 12.34 Percentage of full-time employment 5

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 19 Colombia 12.87 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  2. 20 Romania 12.62 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  3. 21 Switzerland 12.4 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  4. 23 France 11.69 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  5. 24 Belgium 11.61 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  6. 25 Luxembourg 11.42 Percentage of full-time employment compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Chile?
Incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence in Chile was 12.34 Percentage of full-time employment in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 25.47 Percentage of full-time employment in 1998.
What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 8.17 Percentage of full-time employment in 2022.
How does Chile rank for incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence?
Chile ranks 22nd out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
Is incidence of low and high pay — low pay incidence rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence
Unit
Percentage of full-time employment
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
48 places, 904 data points, 1973–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains series on the incidence of low-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning less than two-thirds of gross median earnings of all full-time workers; the incidence of high-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning more than one-and-half time gross median earnings of all full-time workers.