Poverty fell to 26.5% of the population in 2024, the lowest since 2012
In 2024, 26.5% of Brazilians lived below the poverty line IBGE uses in its Sustainable Development Goals indicator. It is the lowest since 2012, when the series begins.
The peak was in 2021 (38.9%). A year earlier, with emergency aid payments, the rate had fallen to 33.4%. Since 2021, it has fallen three years in a row.
26.5%of the population below the poverty line in 2024, the lowest since 2012
% of the population below the national poverty line, from 2012 to 2024
DadoBruto.com
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| Year | % of the population below the poverty line |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 36.8 |
| 2013 | 34.7 |
| 2014 | 33.2 |
| 2015 | 33.9 |
| 2016 | 36.1 |
| 2017 | 36.6 |
| 2018 | 35.5 |
| 2019 | 34.5 |
| 2020 | 33.4 |
| 2021 | 38.9 |
| 2022 | 33.7 |
| 2023 | 29.8 |
| 2024 | 26.5 |
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