Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Chile
Chile: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 13.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Chile, 1987–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Chile stood at 13.9%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Chile peaked at 20.8% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2015.
Chile ranks 40th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 20.8% | — |
| 1990 | 20.3% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 18.8% | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 20.3% | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 19.6% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 20.4% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 19.3% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | -0.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 13.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Chile's 13.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.8%, 78% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 19.9% | 18.8% | 20.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 15.2% | 19.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 13.9% | 14.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 13.9% | 15.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More infrastructure data for Chile
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 26.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.66 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.74 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.79 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0879 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -12.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Chile?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Chile was 13.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 1987.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2015.
- How does Chile rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Chile ranks 40th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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