Poverty and living standards in Campina Grande, Brazil: official figures
At the 2022 census, 39.7% of residents of Campina Grande lived in households with an income per person of no more than half the minimum wage (R$ 606 a month), the 63rd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 2404th highest of Brazil's 5,509 municipalities (Brazil: 31.8%).
How many people in Campina Grande live in extreme poverty?
16.3% of people in Campina Grande had a household income per person of a quarter of the minimum wage (R$ 303) or less in 2022, including the 3.5% in households with no income, the 59th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 13.3%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Campina Grande?
The mean household income per person in Campina Grande was R$ 1,373 a month in 2022, 1.7 times the median of R$ 808; 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 Campina Grande lack proper sanitation?
8.4% of Campina Grande'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 156th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 24.2%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyIs rubbish collected in Campina Grande?
Rubbish was collected by a cleaning service, at the door or from a skip, for 97.4% of residents of Campina Grande in 2022 (Brazil: 91.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- 3.5% of Campina Grande's residents lived in households with no income per person at the 2022 census, the 64th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 2.9%). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy
How Campina Grande compares with other cities in Brazil
People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Campina Grande ranks 63 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Itabaiana | 40.6% |
| 61 | Itabuna | 40.3% |
| 62 | Magé | 39.8% |
| 63 | Campina Grande | 39.7% |
| 64 | Mesquita | 39.6% |
| 65 | Itaituba | 39.5% |
| 66 | Teixeira de Freitas | 39.3% |
People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Campina Grande ranks 59 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | Rio Branco | 16.4% |
| 57 | Itabuna | 16.3% |
| 58 | Altamira | 16.3% |
| 59 | Campina Grande | 16.3% |
| 60 | Salvador | 16.2% |
| 61 | Marabá | 16.2% |
| 62 | Magé | 16.2% |
Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) (2022)
Campina Grande ranks 165 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 162 | Coronel Fabriciano | 8.8% |
| 163 | Macaé | 8.7% |
| 164 | Duque de Caxias | 8.5% |
| 165 | Campina Grande | 8.4% |
| 166 | Maricá | 8.4% |
| 167 | Rondonópolis | 8.3% |
| 168 | Ferraz de Vasconcelos | 8.3% |
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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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