Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita in Chile
Chile: Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita was 16.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita in Chile, 1990–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita in Chile stood at 16.3%.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita in Chile peaked at 26.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2000.
Chile ranks 14th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 9.1% | 26.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 8.2% | 16.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 11.3% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 9.8% | 16.6% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Chile
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 73.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 52.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 70.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita in Chile?
- Gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita in Chile was 16.3% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita?
- Chile ranks 14th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender wage gap vs. gdp per capita 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 International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.