Low pay rate in Chile
Chile: Low pay rate was 12.34 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Low pay rate in Chile, 1990–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low pay rate in Chile is 12.34, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 47.0% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low pay rate in Chile peaked at 21.26 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.17, in 2022.
Chile ranks 64th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Low pay rate in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.23 | — |
| 1992 | 16.53 | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 14.4 | -12.9% |
| 1996 | 18.64 | +29.4% |
| 1998 | 14.52 | -22.1% |
| 2000 | 11.45 | -21.1% |
| 2006 | 12.7 | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 10.66 | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 19.82 | +86.0% |
| 2011 | 13.74 | -30.7% |
| 2012 | 21.26 | +54.7% |
| 2013 | 13.04 | -38.7% |
| 2014 | 20.62 | +58.1% |
| 2015 | 12.1 | -41.3% |
| 2016 | 18.08 | +49.4% |
| 2017 | 10.57 | -41.5% |
| 2018 | 18.43 | +74.4% |
| 2020 | 11.81 | -35.9% |
| 2021 | 8.73 | -26.1% |
| 2022 | 8.17 | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 8.39 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 12.34 | +47.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.27 | 14.4 | 18.64 | 5 |
| 2000s | 11.6 | 10.66 | 12.7 | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.41 | 10.57 | 21.26 | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.89 | 8.17 | 12.34 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More gender data for Chile
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,924 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 84,176 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 86,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 90,628 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 94,357 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 90,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 94,703 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low pay rate in Chile?
- Low pay rate in Chile was 12.34 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest low pay rate recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 21.26 in 2012.
- What is the lowest low pay rate recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.17 in 2022.
- How does Chile rank for low pay rate?
- Chile ranks 64th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is low pay rate rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Low pay rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the proportion of employees whose hourly earnings at all jobs were less than two-thirds of median hourly earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.