Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st in Brazil

Brazil: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st was 29.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
29.1%
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
16th
of 34 countries
All-time high
36.6%
in 2015
All-time low
27.1%
in 2021
Years of data
12
2006–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st in Brazil, 2006–2022

0102030402006201420222006: 33.52009: 32.62011: 34.22012: 34.92015: 36.62016: 29.82017: 30.12018: 30.92019: 30.42020: 29.52021: 27.12022: 29.1

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2022, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in Brazil stood at 29.1%.

That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in Brazil peaked at 36.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 2021.

Brazil ranks 16th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Brazil, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 33.5%
2009 32.6% -2.8%
2011 34.2% +5.1%
2012 34.9% +1.9%
2015 36.6% +4.9%
2016 29.8% -18.6%
2017 30.1% +1.2%
2018 30.9% +2.6%
2019 30.4% -1.6%
2020 29.5% -3.0%
2021 27.1% -8.0%
2022 29.1% +7.2%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 29.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.0%, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 29.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.1%, 2.9× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33.0% 32.6% 33.5% 2
2010s 32.4% 29.8% 36.6% 7
2020s 28.6% 27.1% 29.5% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 13 Kosovo 35.4% compare
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  3. 15 Argentina 29.4% compare
  4. 17 Costa Rica 21.9% compare
  5. 18 Chile 21.5% compare
  6. 19 Panama 19.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in Brazil?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in Brazil was 29.1% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2015.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 2021.
How does Brazil rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st?
Brazil ranks 16th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 347 data points, 2002–2023
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