Poverty and living standards in Luziânia, Brazil: official figures
At the 2022 census, 35.7% of residents of Luziânia lived in households with an income per person of no more than half the minimum wage (R$ 606 a month), the 88th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 2598th highest of Brazil's 5,509 municipalities (Brazil: 31.8%).
How many people in Luziânia live in extreme poverty?
12.5% of people in Luziânia had a household income per person of a quarter of the minimum wage (R$ 303) or less in 2022, including the 2.5% in households with no income, the 98th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 13.3%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Luziânia?
The mean household income per person in Luziânia was R$ 1,154 a month in 2022, 1.4 times the median of R$ 833; 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 Luziânia lack proper sanitation?
47.2% of Luziânia'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 highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 24.2%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyIs rubbish collected in Luziânia?
Rubbish was collected by a cleaning service, at the door or from a skip, for 93.8% of residents of Luziânia in 2022 (Brazil: 91.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- 2.5% of Luziânia's residents lived in households with no income per person at the 2022 census, the 160th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 2.9%). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy
How Luziânia compares with other cities in Brazil
People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Luziânia ranks 88 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 85 | Itaguaí | 36.5% |
| 86 | Eunápolis | 36.2% |
| 87 | Porto Velho | 36.0% |
| 88 | Luziânia | 35.7% |
| 89 | Barreiras | 35.5% |
| 90 | São Luís | 35.4% |
| 91 | Imperatriz | 35.3% |
People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Luziânia ranks 98 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 95 | Parauapebas | 12.6% |
| 96 | Francisco Morato | 12.6% |
| 97 | Santo Antônio de Jesus | 12.6% |
| 98 | Luziânia | 12.5% |
| 99 | Aracaju | 12.4% |
| 100 | João Pessoa | 12.4% |
| 101 | Mossoró | 12.3% |
Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) (2022)
Luziânia ranks 27 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Timon | 47.4% |
| 25 | Codó | 47.3% |
| 26 | Itapipoca | 47.2% |
| 27 | Luziânia | 47.2% |
| 28 | Eunápolis | 46.6% |
| 29 | Macapá | 44.7% |
| 30 | Sorriso | 44.1% |
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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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