Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Brazil
Brazil: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor was 55.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Brazil, 2009–2022
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in <$2.15 a day.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 55.0% for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.4% on the previous year and up 162.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Brazil peaked at 80.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2011.
That places Brazil 20th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor in Brazil, year by year
| Year | <$2.15 a day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 16.8% | — |
| 2011 | 15.1% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 21.0% | +39.1% |
| 2015 | 34.2% | +63.2% |
| 2016 | 35.5% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 32.6% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 33.3% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 80.4% | +150.5% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | -57.6% |
| 2022 | 55.0% | +61.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 15.1% | 35.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 56.5% | 34.1% | 80.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 17 Costa Rica 64.4% compare
- 18 Sri Lanka 56.3% compare
- 19 Mexico 56.0% compare
- 21 Kyrgyzstan 54.6% compare
- 22 Türkiye 52.7% compare
- 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 49.9% compare
More work & labour data for Brazil
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7328 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7065 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7581 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1001 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 215,063 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 17,625 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 82,304 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 81,060 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 163,364 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Brazil?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor in Brazil was 55.0% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 80.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2011.
- How does Brazil rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor?
- Brazil ranks 20th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social assistance -extreme poor rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 162.1%. 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 Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -extreme poor (<$2.15 a day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount