Poverty and living standards in Nossa Senhora do Socorro, Brazil: official figures
At the 2022 census, 50.3% of residents of Nossa Senhora do Socorro lived in households with an income per person of no more than half the minimum wage (R$ 606 a month), the 12th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 1805th highest of Brazil's 5,509 municipalities (Brazil: 31.8%).
How many people in Nossa Senhora do Socorro live in extreme poverty?
20.8% of people in Nossa Senhora do Socorro had a household income per person of a quarter of the minimum wage (R$ 303) or less in 2022, including the 2.4% in households with no income, the 16th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 13.3%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Nossa Senhora do Socorro?
The mean household income per person in Nossa Senhora do Socorro was R$ 823 a month in 2022, 1.4 times the median of R$ 606; 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 Nossa Senhora do Socorro lack proper sanitation?
21.1% of Nossa Senhora do Socorro'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 72nd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 24.2%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyIs rubbish collected in Nossa Senhora do Socorro?
Rubbish was collected by a cleaning service, at the door or from a skip, for 97.3% of residents of Nossa Senhora do Socorro in 2022 (Brazil: 91.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- 2.4% of Nossa Senhora do Socorro's residents lived in households with no income per person at the 2022 census, the 142nd lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 2.9%). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy
How Nossa Senhora do Socorro compares with other cities in Brazil
People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Nossa Senhora do Socorro ranks 12 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Caxias | 56.1% |
| 10 | São Lourenço da Mata | 53.9% |
| 11 | Igarassu | 50.9% |
| 12 | Nossa Senhora do Socorro | 50.3% |
| 13 | Maranguape | 50.0% |
| 14 | Cabo de Santo Agostinho | 49.7% |
| 15 | Marituba | 49.6% |
People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Nossa Senhora do Socorro ranks 16 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Sobral | 21.6% |
| 14 | Santarém | 21.2% |
| 15 | Paulo Afonso | 21.1% |
| 16 | Nossa Senhora do Socorro | 20.8% |
| 17 | Marituba | 20.6% |
| 18 | Jequié | 20.5% |
| 19 | Jaboatão dos Guararapes | 20.5% |
Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) (2022)
Nossa Senhora do Socorro ranks 72 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 69 | Cabo de Santo Agostinho | 21.2% |
| 70 | Teresópolis | 21.2% |
| 71 | Teresina | 21.1% |
| 72 | Nossa Senhora do Socorro | 21.1% |
| 73 | Guarapari | 21.0% |
| 74 | Rio Branco | 20.5% |
| 75 | Cubatão | 20.5% |
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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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