Chile: Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)

Key figures

Over five years it is down 2 percentage points from 8.5% in 2017. Since 1987 it is down 38.6 percentage points from 45.1% in 1987. The World Bank has no value for 20 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2022, Chile had the 8th highest value of the 10 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Chile in the 2022 ranking

• Sweden — 5th of 10: 16.1%
• Slovenia — 6th of 10: 12.7%
• Finland — 7th of 10: 12.2%
• Thailand — 9th of 10: 5.4%
• Viet Nam — 10th of 10: 4.2%

What this measures

National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a population-weighted average.

All 16 values

Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) in nearby economies

• Argentina — 28.2% (2025)
• Bolivia — 44.7% (2025)
• Colombia — 31.8% (2024)
• Costa Rica — 17.1% (2025)
• Dominican Republic — 17.3% (2025)
• Ecuador — 21.4% (2025)
• Jamaica — 7.8% (2024)
• Panama — 21.7% (2023)
• Peru

More poverty data for Chile

• Income share held by second 20% — 9.9% (2024)
• Income share held by third 20% — 14% (2024)
• Income share held by fourth 20% — 20.3% (2024)
• Income share held by highest 20% — 49.9% (2024)
• Income share held by highest 10% — 34.3% (2024)
• Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%) — 13.9% (2024)
• Income share held by lowest 10% — 2.3% (2024)
• Income share held by lowest 20% — 5.8% (2024)
• Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population) — 0.4% (2024)
• Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (%)

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Questions people ask

What is Chile's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)?

6.5% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1987?

It is down 38.6 percentage points from 45.1% in 1987. The highest value was 45.1% in 1987 and the lowest 6.5% in 2022.

How does Chile rank?

8th highest of 10 economies with data for 2022.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SI.POV.NAHC, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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