Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Brazil
Brazil: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 3.01 in 2024. β Volatile
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Brazil, 1981β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Brazil stood at 3.01.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.9% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Brazil peaked at 37.73 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 2.77, in 2020.
Brazil ranks 47th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 29.41 | 16.68 | 37.73 | 9 |
| 1990s | 23.46 | 19.13 | 30.34 | 8 |
| 2000s | 13.29 | 8.44 | 17.55 | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.27 | 4.77 | 7.12 | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.38 | 2.77 | 7.46 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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 share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Brazil?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Brazil was 3.01 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 37.73 in 1983.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.77 in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Brazil ranks 47th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. 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 Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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