Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Chile
Chile: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 8.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 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
Chile recorded 8.0% for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.7% on the previous year and down 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Chile peaked at 70.7% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2024.
That places Chile 79th 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 | 70.7% | 70.7% | 70.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 57.6% | 50.3% | 65.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 37.6% | 53.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 14.8% | 32.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 8.0% | 17.2% | 3 |
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More reference data data for Chile
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1995 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.21 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.32 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5729 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.2404 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 185.48 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Chile?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Chile was 8.0% 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 $10 a day recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 70.7% in 1987.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Chile ranks 79th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.6%. 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 $10 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.