Poverty and living standards in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil: official figures
At the 2022 census, 7.3% of residents of Jaraguá do Sul lived in households with an income per person of no more than half the minimum wage (R$ 606 a month), the 3rd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 100th lowest of Brazil's 5,509 municipalities (Brazil: 31.8%).
How many people in Jaraguá do Sul live in extreme poverty?
2.6% of people in Jaraguá do Sul had a household income per person of a quarter of the minimum wage (R$ 303) or less in 2022, including the 1.8% in households with no income, the 4th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 13.3%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Jaraguá do Sul?
The mean household income per person in Jaraguá do Sul was R$ 2,342 a month in 2022, 1.3 times the median of R$ 1,773; 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 Jaraguá do Sul lack proper sanitation?
2.7% of Jaraguá 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 63rd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 24.2%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyIs rubbish collected in Jaraguá do Sul?
Rubbish was collected by a cleaning service, at the door or from a skip, for 99.6% of residents of Jaraguá do Sul in 2022 (Brazil: 91.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- 1.8% of Jaraguá do Sul's residents lived in households with no income per person at the 2022 census, the 63rd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 2.9%). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy
How Jaraguá do Sul compares with other cities in Brazil
People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Jaraguá do Sul ranks 318 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 314 | Valinhos | 8.5% |
| 315 | Balneário Camboriú | 8.3% |
| 316 | São Caetano do Sul | 7.5% |
| 317 | Brusque | 7.5% |
| 318 | Jaraguá do Sul | 7.3% |
| 319 | Blumenau | 7.2% |
| 320 | Bento Gonçalves | 6.8% |
People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Jaraguá do Sul ranks 317 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 314 | Toledo | 2.9% |
| 315 | Brusque | 2.9% |
| 316 | Erechim | 2.7% |
| 317 | Jaraguá do Sul | 2.6% |
| 318 | Bento Gonçalves | 2.4% |
| 319 | Chapecó | 2.2% |
| 320 | Blumenau | 2.1% |
Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) (2022)
Jaraguá do Sul ranks 258 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 255 | Jacareí | 2.8% |
| 256 | Poá | 2.8% |
| 257 | Belo Horizonte | 2.8% |
| 258 | Jaraguá do Sul | 2.7% |
| 259 | São José dos Campos | 2.6% |
| 260 | Bento Gonçalves | 2.6% |
| 261 | Passos | 2.6% |
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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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