Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Brazil
Brazil: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 6.38 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Brazil, 1981–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 6.38 million people for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in 2024.
That represents a change of down 20.6% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Brazil peaked at 49.01 million people in 1984 and was at its lowest, 5.77 million people, in 2020.
Brazil ranks 22nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 39.60 million people | 23.07 million people | 49.01 million people | 9 |
| 1990s | 37.62 million people | 31.56 million people | 45.36 million people | 8 |
| 2000s | 24.35 million people | 16.22 million people | 30.94 million people | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.64 million people | 9.53 million people | 14.59 million people | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.20 million people | 5.77 million people | 15.63 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More poverty & inequality data for Brazil
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.62 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,003 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 32.7% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.39 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1007 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1007 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1341 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.0% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4373 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Brazil?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Brazil was 6.38 million people in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 49.01 million people in 1984.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.77 million people in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
- Brazil ranks 22nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.