Poverty and living standards in Paço do Lumiar, Brazil: official figures
At the 2022 census, 42.6% of residents of Paço do Lumiar lived in households with an income per person of no more than half the minimum wage (R$ 606 a month), the 49th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 2262nd highest of Brazil's 5,509 municipalities (Brazil: 31.8%).
How many people in Paço do Lumiar live in extreme poverty?
16.6% of people in Paço do Lumiar 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 53rd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 13.3%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Paço do Lumiar?
The mean household income per person in Paço do Lumiar was R$ 1,055 a month in 2022, 1.4 times the median of R$ 733; 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 Paço do Lumiar lack proper sanitation?
14.9% of Paço do Lumiar'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 111th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 24.2%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyIs rubbish collected in Paço do Lumiar?
Rubbish was collected by a cleaning service, at the door or from a skip, for 84.5% of residents of Paço do Lumiar in 2022 (Brazil: 91.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- 2.5% of Paço do Lumiar's residents lived in households with no income per person at the 2022 census, the 145th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 2.9%). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy
How Paço do Lumiar compares with other cities in Brazil
People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Paço do Lumiar ranks 49 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Macapá | 43.2% |
| 47 | Açailândia | 43.1% |
| 48 | São José de Ribamar | 42.8% |
| 49 | Paço do Lumiar | 42.6% |
| 50 | Marabá | 42.5% |
| 51 | Patos | 42.4% |
| 52 | Ilhéus | 41.9% |
People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Paço do Lumiar ranks 53 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Juazeiro | 17.5% |
| 51 | Feira de Santana | 16.9% |
| 52 | Porto Velho | 16.8% |
| 53 | Paço do Lumiar | 16.6% |
| 54 | Duque de Caxias | 16.4% |
| 55 | Itaguaí | 16.4% |
| 56 | Rio Branco | 16.4% |
Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) (2022)
Paço do Lumiar ranks 111 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 108 | Embu das Artes | 15.2% |
| 109 | Angra dos Reis | 15.2% |
| 110 | Itapecerica da Serra | 14.9% |
| 111 | Paço do Lumiar | 14.9% |
| 112 | Toledo | 14.6% |
| 113 | Jequié | 14.6% |
| 114 | Viamão | 14.4% |
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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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