Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Brazil
Brazil: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 27.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Brazil, 1981–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Brazil is 27.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.7% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Brazil peaked at 79.1% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 64th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 74.4% | — |
| 1982 | 73.9% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 78.7% | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 79.1% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 75.5% | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 58.8% | -22.1% |
| 1987 | 67.6% | +14.9% |
| 1988 | 69.4% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 66.2% | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 71.4% | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 74.2% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 72.2% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 62.1% | -14.1% |
| 1996 | 61.4% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 61.7% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 60.9% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 62.8% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 57.3% | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 56.7% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 57.9% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 57.0% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 54.8% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 51.5% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 48.7% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 45.7% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 43.9% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 39.8% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 37.6% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 36.1% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 34.7% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | -18.7% |
| 2021 | 37.9% | +34.7% |
| 2022 | 32.7% | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 27.2% | -10.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 27.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.3%, 87% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 27.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.7%, 89% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 71.5% | 58.8% | 79.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 65.8% | 60.9% | 74.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 43.9% | 57.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 33.5% | 39.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 27.2% | 37.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More reference data data for Brazil
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Brazil?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Brazil was 27.2% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1% in 1984.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Brazil ranks 64th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.