Poverty and living standards in Bacabal, Brazil: official figures
At the 2022 census, 49.0% of residents of Bacabal lived in households with an income per person of no more than half the minimum wage (R$ 606 a month), the 19th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 1908th highest of Brazil's 5,509 municipalities (Brazil: 31.8%).
How many people in Bacabal live in extreme poverty?
19.7% of people in Bacabal had a household income per person of a quarter of the minimum wage (R$ 303) or less in 2022, including the 1.9% in households with no income, the 27th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 13.3%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Bacabal?
The mean household income per person in Bacabal was R$ 895 a month in 2022, 1.4 times the median of R$ 626; 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 Bacabal lack proper sanitation?
56.6% of Bacabal'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 12th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 24.2%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyIs rubbish collected in Bacabal?
Rubbish was collected by a cleaning service, at the door or from a skip, for 78.6% of residents of Bacabal in 2022 (Brazil: 91.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- 1.9% of Bacabal's residents lived in households with no income per person at the 2022 census, the 66th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 2.9%). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy
How Bacabal compares with other cities in Brazil
People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Bacabal ranks 19 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Sobral | 49.5% |
| 17 | Santa Rita | 49.4% |
| 18 | Vitória de Santo Antão | 49.4% |
| 19 | Bacabal | 49.0% |
| 20 | Timon | 48.6% |
| 21 | Santarém | 48.5% |
| 22 | Lagarto | 48.1% |
People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Bacabal ranks 27 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Belford Roxo | 20.1% |
| 25 | Paragominas | 19.9% |
| 26 | Barcarena | 19.7% |
| 27 | Bacabal | 19.7% |
| 28 | Macapá | 19.5% |
| 29 | Vitória de Santo Antão | 19.4% |
| 30 | Crato | 19.2% |
Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) (2022)
Bacabal ranks 12 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Santa Rita | 58.2% |
| 10 | Arapiraca | 56.8% |
| 11 | Marabá | 56.7% |
| 12 | Bacabal | 56.6% |
| 13 | Bragança | 55.8% |
| 14 | Barcarena | 54.7% |
| 15 | Sinop | 54.6% |
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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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