Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Brazil
Brazil: Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh was 34.34 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Brazil, 1981–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Brazil is 34.34 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Brazil peaked at 34.34 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.48 million, in 1992.
That places Brazil 9th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.41 million | 3.71 million | 10.86 million | 9 |
| 1990s | 9.80 million | 3.48 million | 12.69 million | 8 |
| 2000s | 15.80 million | 13.63 million | 19.25 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 25.76 million | 21.15 million | 28.12 million | 9 |
| 2020s | 29.03 million | 24.41 million | 34.34 million | 5 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Brazil
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.62 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,003 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 32.73 (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.39 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 16.99 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1007 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1007 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1341 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.4373 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Brazil?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Brazil was 34.34 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 34.34 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.48 million in 1992.
- How does Brazil rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh?
- Brazil ranks 9th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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