Gender gap in average wages 2000 vs today in Chile
Chile: Gender gap in average wages 2000 vs today was 16.26 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in average wages 2000 vs today in Chile, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap in average wages 2000 vs today in Chile is 16.26, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in average wages 2000 vs today in Chile peaked at 26.48 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.23, in 2000.
That places Chile 14th out of 67 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Gender gap in average wages 2000 vs today in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.48 | — |
| 1992 | 17.25 | -34.9% |
| 1994 | 17.45 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 10.78 | -38.2% |
| 1998 | 9.14 | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 8.23 | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 16.36 | +98.8% |
| 2006 | 10.27 | -37.2% |
| 2009 | 11.03 | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 16.64 | +50.9% |
| 2011 | 14.84 | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 18.8 | +26.8% |
| 2013 | 12.4 | -34.1% |
| 2014 | 15.37 | +24.0% |
| 2015 | 16.49 | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 14.16 | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 14.33 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 14.02 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 11.27 | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 10.07 | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 9.78 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 16.56 | +69.5% |
| 2023 | 15.59 | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 16.26 | +4.3% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 16.26 is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.88, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Chile's 16.26 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.008, 2032.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap in average wages 2000 vs today in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +98.8% | 8.23 | 16.36 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.22 | 9.14 | 26.48 | 5 |
| 2000s | 11.47 | 8.23 | 16.36 | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.83 | 11.27 | 18.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.65 | 9.78 | 16.56 | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Chile
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2334 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 19,028 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,690 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 6,735 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 6,695 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 13,431 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in average wages 2000 vs today in Chile?
- Gender gap in average wages 2000 vs today in Chile was 16.26 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender gap in average wages 2000 vs today recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 26.48 in 1990.
- What is the lowest gender gap in average wages 2000 vs today recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.23 in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for gender gap in average wages 2000 vs today?
- Chile ranks 14th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap in average wages 2000 vs today rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender gap in average wages 2000 vs today. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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