Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Brazil
Brazil: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 20.65 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
20.65
Change on year
down 11.4%
World rank
59th
of 120 countries
All-time high
74.01
in 1984
All-time low
20.65
in 2024
Years of data
40
1981–2024
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Brazil, 1981–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Brazil stood at 20.65. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Brazil peaked at 74.01 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 20.65, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 59th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 68.88 | — |
| 1982 | 68.35 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 73.9 | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 74.01 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 70.02 | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 51.65 | -26.2% |
| 1987 | 61.29 | +18.7% |
| 1988 | 63.04 | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 60.3 | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 65.8 | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 67.87 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 66.04 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 54.79 | -17.0% |
| 1996 | 54.9 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 55.11 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 54.29 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 55.82 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 50.29 | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 49.81 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 50.89 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 49.53 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 47.51 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 43.71 | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 41.22 | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 38.22 | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 36.34 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 32.15 | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 30.4 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 27.89 | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 26.42 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 27.36 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 29.1 | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 29.28 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 28.66 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 28.03 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 20.83 | -25.7% |
| 2021 | 30.58 | +46.8% |
| 2022 | 25.3 | -17.3% |
| 2023 | 23.3 | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 20.65 | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.72 | 51.65 | 74.01 | 9 |
| 1990s | 59.33 | 54.29 | 67.87 | 8 |
| 2000s | 45.28 | 36.34 | 50.89 | 9 |
| 2010s | 28.81 | 26.42 | 32.15 | 9 |
| 2020s | 24.13 | 20.65 | 30.58 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 56 Mexico 21.4 compare
- 57 China (People’s Republic of) 21.28 compare
- 58 Tunisia 20.67 compare
- 60 North Macedonia 20.5 compare
- 61 Paraguay 20.47 compare
- 62 Republic of Moldova 20.44 compare
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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 32.73 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.39 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Brazil?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Brazil was 20.65 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 74.01 in 1984.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.65 in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Brazil ranks 59th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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