Coverage (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Brazil
Brazil: Coverage (%) - All Social Assistance -urban was 24.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Coverage (%) - All Social Assistance -urban in Brazil, 2006–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
In 2022, coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban in Brazil stood at 24.7%.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban in Brazil peaked at 48.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2009.
That places Brazil 28th out of 37 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8% | 16.6% | 21.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 17.2% | 19.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 24.7% | 48.3% | 3 |
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More work & labour data for Brazil
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 72.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 53.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 71.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban in Brazil?
- Coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban in Brazil was 24.7% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2009.
- How does Brazil rank for coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban?
- Brazil ranks 28th out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
- Is coverage (%) - all social assistance -urban rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Coverage (%) - All Social Assistance -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population participating in Social Assistance programs (includes direct and indirect beneficiaries)