Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Brazil

Brazil: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor was 55.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
55.8%
Change on year
up 10.1%
World rank
9th
of 36 countries
All-time high
64.9%
in 2020
All-time low
24.3%
in 2006
Years of data
12
2006–2022

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Brazil, 2006–2022

02040602006201420222006: 24.32009: 352011: 36.72012: 37.72015: 48.52016: 51.92017: 51.92018: 51.92019: 51.12020: 64.92021: 50.72022: 55.8

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Brazil is 55.8%, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 47.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Brazil peaked at 64.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2006.

That places Brazil 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Brazil, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 24.3%
2009 35.0% +44.0%
2011 36.7% +5.0%
2012 37.7% +2.8%
2015 48.5% +28.6%
2016 51.9% +6.8%
2017 51.9% +0.1%
2018 51.9% +0.0%
2019 51.1% -1.6%
2020 64.9% +26.9%
2021 50.7% -21.9%
2022 55.8% +10.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.6% 24.3% 35.0% 2
2010s 47.1% 36.7% 51.9% 7
2020s 57.1% 50.7% 64.9% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 6 Ukraine 58.2% compare
  2. 7 Mongolia 57.8% compare
  3. 8 Serbia 56.5% compare
  4. 10 Armenia 55.2% compare
  5. 11 Kyrgyzstan 55.1% compare
  6. 12 Georgia 54.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Brazil?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor in Brazil was 55.8% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 2020.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2006.
How does Brazil rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor?
Brazil ranks 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social protection and labor rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. 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 Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Protection and Labor -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 352 data points, 2002–2023
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