Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Brazil
Brazil: Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 18.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Brazil, 1981–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Brazil is 18.0%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 17.2% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Brazil peaked at 66.5% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2020.
That places Brazil 54th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 60.2% | — |
| 1982 | 59.8% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 66.4% | +10.9% |
| 1984 | 66.5% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 61.4% | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 42.2% | -31.3% |
| 1987 | 52.7% | +24.9% |
| 1988 | 54.8% | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 52.0% | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 57.6% | +10.7% |
| 1992 | 58.0% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 56.6% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 45.0% | -20.6% |
| 1996 | 45.5% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 45.5% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 44.5% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 45.8% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 41.1% | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 40.3% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 41.5% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 40.1% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 37.9% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 31.9% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 28.7% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | -36.4% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | +65.4% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | -17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.3% | 42.2% | 66.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 49.8% | 44.5% | 58.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 27.3% | 41.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 18.4% | 23.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 13.1% | 21.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 51 Palestine, State of 21.9% compare
- 52 Viet Nam 19.8% compare
- 53 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 19.4% compare
- 55 Mexico 17.8% compare
- 56 Jordan 17.5% compare
- 57 North Macedonia 16.0% compare
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 of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Brazil?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Brazil was 18.0% in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 1984.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Brazil ranks 54th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $5.50 per day.