Poverty and living standards in Dourados, Brazil: official figures
At the 2022 census, 17.6% of residents of Dourados lived in households with an income per person of no more than half the minimum wage (R$ 606 a month), the 85th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 911th lowest of Brazil's 5,509 municipalities (Brazil: 31.8%).
How many people in Dourados live in extreme poverty?
5.1% of people in Dourados had a household income per person of a quarter of the minimum wage (R$ 303) or less in 2022, including the 1.2% in households with no income, the 53rd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 13.3%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Dourados?
The mean household income per person in Dourados was R$ 2,015 a month in 2022, 1.6 times the median of R$ 1,267; 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 Dourados lack proper sanitation?
15.9% of Dourados' 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 104th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 24.2%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyIs rubbish collected in Dourados?
Rubbish was collected by a cleaning service, at the door or from a skip, for 93.8% of residents of Dourados in 2022 (Brazil: 91.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- 1.2% of Dourados' residents lived in households with no income per person at the 2022 census, the 7th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 2.9%). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy
How Dourados compares with other cities in Brazil
People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Dourados ranks 236 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 233 | Colombo | 17.8% |
| 234 | Goiânia | 17.6% |
| 235 | Vitória | 17.6% |
| 236 | Dourados | 17.6% |
| 237 | Jaú | 17.4% |
| 238 | Votorantim | 17.4% |
| 239 | Uberlândia | 17.3% |
People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Dourados ranks 268 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 265 | Birigui | 5.2% |
| 266 | Tangará da Serra | 5.2% |
| 267 | Itu | 5.2% |
| 268 | Dourados | 5.1% |
| 269 | Camboriú | 5.1% |
| 270 | Santana de Parnaíba | 5.0% |
| 271 | Tubarão | 5.0% |
Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) (2022)
Dourados ranks 104 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Campo Largo | 16.4% |
| 102 | Belém | 16.3% |
| 103 | Cariacica | 16.1% |
| 104 | Dourados | 15.9% |
| 105 | Corumbá | 15.8% |
| 106 | Guarapuava | 15.7% |
| 107 | Cotia | 15.3% |
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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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