Poverty and living standards in Caxias do Sul, Brazil: official figures
At the 2022 census, 10.8% of residents of Caxias do Sul lived in households with an income per person of no more than half the minimum wage (R$ 606 a month), the 15th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 266th lowest of Brazil's 5,509 municipalities (Brazil: 31.8%).
How many people in Caxias do Sul live in extreme poverty?
4.1% of people in Caxias do Sul had a household income per person of a quarter of the minimum wage (R$ 303) or less in 2022, including the 2.2% in households with no income, the 26th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 13.3%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Caxias do Sul?
The mean household income per person in Caxias do Sul was R$ 2,331 a month in 2022, 1.4 times the median of R$ 1,667; 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 Caxias do Sul lack proper sanitation?
4.3% of Caxias do Sul'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 98th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 24.2%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyIs rubbish collected in Caxias do Sul?
Rubbish was collected by a cleaning service, at the door or from a skip, for 99.4% of residents of Caxias do Sul in 2022 (Brazil: 91.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- 2.2% of Caxias do Sul's residents lived in households with no income per person at the 2022 census, the 121st lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 2.9%). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy
How Caxias do Sul compares with other cities in Brazil
People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Caxias do Sul ranks 306 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 303 | Santa Bárbara D'Oeste | 11.0% |
| 304 | Florianópolis | 10.9% |
| 305 | Itajaí | 10.8% |
| 306 | Caxias do Sul | 10.8% |
| 307 | Criciúma | 10.6% |
| 308 | Jundiaí | 10.5% |
| 309 | Toledo | 10.0% |
People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Caxias do Sul ranks 295 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 292 | Apucarana | 4.2% |
| 293 | Poços de Caldas | 4.2% |
| 294 | Nova Serrana | 4.2% |
| 295 | Caxias do Sul | 4.1% |
| 296 | Pinhais | 4.1% |
| 297 | Sorriso | 4.0% |
| 298 | Patos de Minas | 4.0% |
Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) (2022)
Caxias do Sul ranks 223 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 220 | Alvorada | 4.4% |
| 221 | São Paulo | 4.4% |
| 222 | Nova Lima | 4.4% |
| 223 | Caxias do Sul | 4.3% |
| 224 | Piraquara | 4.3% |
| 225 | Rio de Janeiro | 4.2% |
| 226 | Contagem | 4.2% |
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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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