Poverty and living standards in Araxá, Brazil: official figures
At the 2022 census, 16.5% of residents of Araxá lived in households with an income per person of no more than half the minimum wage (R$ 606 a month), the 71st lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 775th lowest of Brazil's 5,509 municipalities (Brazil: 31.8%).
How many people in Araxá live in extreme poverty?
4.7% of people in Araxá had a household income per person of a quarter of the minimum wage (R$ 303) or less in 2022, including the 1.3% in households with no income, the 39th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 13.3%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Araxá?
The mean household income per person in Araxá was R$ 1,896 a month in 2022, 1.5 times the median of R$ 1,300; a wider gap means income is more concentrated at the top (Brazil: mean R$ 1,638, median R$ 1,000).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyHow many homes in Araxá lack proper sanitation?
1.3% of Araxá's residents lived in homes whose sewage went to a rudimentary pit, a ditch, a river, lake or the sea, or that had no bathroom or toilet (2022 census; the 30th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 24.2%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyIs rubbish collected in Araxá?
Rubbish was collected by a cleaning service, at the door or from a skip, for 99.0% of residents of Araxá in 2022 (Brazil: 91.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- 1.3% of Araxá's residents lived in households with no income per person at the 2022 census, the 17th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 2.9%). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy
How Araxá compares with other cities in Brazil
People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Araxá ranks 250 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 247 | Barretos | 16.7% |
| 248 | Presidente Prudente | 16.6% |
| 249 | Birigui | 16.5% |
| 250 | Araxá | 16.5% |
| 251 | Assis | 16.4% |
| 252 | Salto | 16.3% |
| 253 | Campinas | 16.2% |
People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Araxá ranks 282 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 279 | Florianópolis | 4.8% |
| 280 | Paulínia | 4.8% |
| 281 | Campo Largo | 4.7% |
| 282 | Araxá | 4.7% |
| 283 | Mogi Guaçu | 4.7% |
| 284 | Umuarama | 4.6% |
| 285 | Cambé | 4.6% |
Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) (2022)
Araxá ranks 291 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 288 | Sorocaba | 1.4% |
| 289 | Rio Claro | 1.3% |
| 290 | Curitiba | 1.3% |
| 291 | Araxá | 1.3% |
| 292 | Piracicaba | 1.2% |
| 293 | Assis | 1.2% |
| 294 | Limeira | 1.2% |
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Sources
- Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE): Censo Demográfico 2022: residents of permanent private households by class of monthly household income per person in minimum wages, Brazil, states and municipalities (SIDRA table 10296; API response in codes-only format), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4896427475f0…)
- Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE): Censo Demográfico 2022: mean and median monthly household income per person of residents of permanent private households, Brazil, states and municipalities (SIDRA table 10295), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 34331c7982e4…)
- Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE): Censo Demográfico 2022, Agregados por Municípios: household characteristics part 3, residents of occupied permanent private households by sewage destination, water source and rubbish disposal, every municipality, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1b96b1e32794…)
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