Poverty and living standards in Lages, Brazil: official figures
At the 2022 census, 15.1% of residents of Lages lived in households with an income per person of no more than half the minimum wage (R$ 606 a month), the 48th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 601st lowest of Brazil's 5,509 municipalities (Brazil: 31.8%).
How many people in Lages live in extreme poverty?
3.9% of people in Lages 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 19th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 13.3%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Lages?
The mean household income per person in Lages was R$ 2,029 a month in 2022, 1.5 times the median of R$ 1,349; 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 Lages lack proper sanitation?
6.4% of Lages' 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 137th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 24.2%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyIs rubbish collected in Lages?
Rubbish was collected by a cleaning service, at the door or from a skip, for 99.4% of residents of Lages in 2022 (Brazil: 91.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- 1.2% of Lages' residents lived in households with no income per person at the 2022 census, the 11th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 2.9%). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy
How Lages compares with other cities in Brazil
People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Lages ranks 273 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 270 | Piracicaba | 15.3% |
| 271 | Catanduva | 15.3% |
| 272 | Nova Serrana | 15.2% |
| 273 | Lages | 15.1% |
| 274 | Atibaia | 15.0% |
| 275 | Apucarana | 15.0% |
| 276 | Campo Largo | 15.0% |
People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Lages ranks 302 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 299 | Balneário Camboriú | 4.0% |
| 300 | Jundiaí | 4.0% |
| 301 | Nova Lima | 4.0% |
| 302 | Lages | 3.9% |
| 303 | Cascavel | 3.8% |
| 304 | Criciúma | 3.7% |
| 305 | Catalão | 3.7% |
Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) (2022)
Lages ranks 184 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 181 | Itapetininga | 6.7% |
| 182 | Ribeirão Pires | 6.7% |
| 183 | Gravataí | 6.6% |
| 184 | Lages | 6.4% |
| 185 | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim | 6.3% |
| 186 | Mauá | 6.3% |
| 187 | Cascavel | 6.3% |
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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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