Poverty and living standards in Limeira, Brazil: official figures
At the 2022 census, 15.9% of residents of Limeira lived in households with an income per person of no more than half the minimum wage (R$ 606 a month), the 62nd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 703rd lowest of Brazil's 5,509 municipalities (Brazil: 31.8%).
How many people in Limeira live in extreme poverty?
4.9% of people in Limeira had a household income per person of a quarter of the minimum wage (R$ 303) or less in 2022, including the 1.7% in households with no income, the 46th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 13.3%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Limeira?
The mean household income per person in Limeira was R$ 1,932 a month in 2022, 1.4 times the median of R$ 1,333; 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 Limeira lack proper sanitation?
1.2% of Limeira'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 27th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 24.2%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyIs rubbish collected in Limeira?
Rubbish was collected by a cleaning service, at the door or from a skip, for 99.5% of residents of Limeira in 2022 (Brazil: 91.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- 1.7% of Limeira's residents lived in households with no income per person at the 2022 census, the 49th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 2.9%). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy
How Limeira compares with other cities in Brazil
People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Limeira ranks 259 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 256 | Bragança Paulista | 16.0% |
| 257 | Sarandi | 16.0% |
| 258 | Sorocaba | 15.9% |
| 259 | Limeira | 15.9% |
| 260 | São José dos Pinhais | 15.9% |
| 261 | Cambé | 15.9% |
| 262 | Bauru | 15.8% |
People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Limeira ranks 275 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 272 | Curitiba | 4.9% |
| 273 | Novo Hamburgo | 4.9% |
| 274 | São José dos Pinhais | 4.9% |
| 275 | Limeira | 4.9% |
| 276 | Marília | 4.9% |
| 277 | Palhoça | 4.9% |
| 278 | Sertãozinho | 4.8% |
Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) (2022)
Limeira ranks 294 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 291 | Araxá | 1.3% |
| 292 | Piracicaba | 1.2% |
| 293 | Assis | 1.2% |
| 294 | Limeira | 1.2% |
| 295 | Praia Grande | 1.2% |
| 296 | São Carlos | 1.2% |
| 297 | Nilópolis | 1.2% |
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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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