Poverty and living standards in Garanhuns, Brazil: official figures
At the 2022 census, 46.8% of residents of Garanhuns lived in households with an income per person of no more than half the minimum wage (R$ 606 a month), the 27th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 2035th highest of Brazil's 5,509 municipalities (Brazil: 31.8%).
How many people in Garanhuns live in extreme poverty?
18.2% of people in Garanhuns had a household income per person of a quarter of the minimum wage (R$ 303) or less in 2022, including the 2.0% in households with no income, the 43rd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 13.3%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Garanhuns?
The mean household income per person in Garanhuns was R$ 1,128 a month in 2022, 1.7 times the median of R$ 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 Garanhuns lack proper sanitation?
20.0% of Garanhuns' 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 77th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 24.2%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyIs rubbish collected in Garanhuns?
Rubbish was collected by a cleaning service, at the door or from a skip, for 91.3% of residents of Garanhuns in 2022 (Brazil: 91.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- 2.0% of Garanhuns' residents lived in households with no income per person at the 2022 census, the 87th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 2.9%). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy
How Garanhuns compares with other cities in Brazil
People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Garanhuns ranks 27 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Simões Filho | 48.1% |
| 25 | Crato | 47.6% |
| 26 | Juazeiro do Norte | 47.1% |
| 27 | Garanhuns | 46.8% |
| 28 | Caucaia | 46.7% |
| 29 | Juazeiro | 46.3% |
| 30 | Paulo Afonso | 46.1% |
People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Garanhuns ranks 43 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Maracanaú | 18.3% |
| 41 | Nova Iguaçu | 18.2% |
| 42 | Timon | 18.2% |
| 43 | Garanhuns | 18.2% |
| 44 | Boa Vista | 18.1% |
| 45 | Castanhal | 17.8% |
| 46 | Mesquita | 17.7% |
Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) (2022)
Garanhuns ranks 77 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 74 | Rio Branco | 20.5% |
| 75 | Cubatão | 20.5% |
| 76 | Itaboraí | 20.2% |
| 77 | Garanhuns | 20.0% |
| 78 | Ananindeua | 20.0% |
| 79 | Petrolina | 19.8% |
| 80 | Catalão | 19.7% |
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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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