Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Brazil
Brazil: Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines was 3.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Brazil, 1981–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Brazil stood at 3.0%.
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 poverty relative to different poverty lines in Brazil peaked at 37.7% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2020.
Brazil ranks 46th 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.
Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 30.7% | — |
| 1982 | 31.0% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 37.7% | +21.8% |
| 1984 | 36.9% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 32.4% | -12.2% |
| 1986 | 16.7% | -48.6% |
| 1987 | 25.5% | +52.9% |
| 1988 | 28.1% | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 25.7% | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 30.3% | +18.3% |
| 1992 | 29.4% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 28.2% | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 19.5% | -30.8% |
| 1996 | 20.7% | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 20.4% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 19.1% | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 20.0% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 17.5% | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | -16.8% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | -15.8% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +20.8% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -60.7% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +169.6% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -34.9% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -21.6% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | -20.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 3.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6%, 1.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 3.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.1%, 98% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +169.6% | 2.8% | 7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.4% | 16.7% | 37.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 23.5% | 19.1% | 30.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 8.4% | 17.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 4.8% | 7.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 2.8% | 7.5% | 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)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -6.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 32.73 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 32.7% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Brazil?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines in Brazil was 3.0% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty lines recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 1983.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty lines recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty lines?
- Brazil ranks 46th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 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 World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.