Poverty and living standards in Salvador, Brazil: official figures
At the 2022 census, 36.7% of residents of Salvador lived in households with an income per person of no more than half the minimum wage (R$ 606 a month), the 83rd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 2537th highest of Brazil's 5,509 municipalities (Brazil: 31.8%).
How many people in Salvador live in extreme poverty?
16.2% of people in Salvador had a household income per person of a quarter of the minimum wage (R$ 303) or less in 2022, including the 4.9% in households with no income, the 60th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 13.3%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Salvador?
The mean household income per person in Salvador was R$ 1,770 a month in 2022, 2.0 times the median of R$ 888; 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 Salvador lack proper sanitation?
4.0% of Salvador'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 90th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 24.2%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyIs rubbish collected in Salvador?
Rubbish was collected by a cleaning service, at the door or from a skip, for 98.1% of residents of Salvador in 2022 (Brazil: 91.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- 4.9% of Salvador's residents lived in households with no income per person at the 2022 census, the 17th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 2.9%). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy
How Salvador compares with other cities in Brazil
People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Salvador ranks 83 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | São João de Meriti | 37.1% |
| 81 | Teófilo Otoni | 37.0% |
| 82 | Águas Lindas de Goiás | 37.0% |
| 83 | Salvador | 36.7% |
| 84 | Porto Seguro | 36.6% |
| 85 | Itaguaí | 36.5% |
| 86 | Eunápolis | 36.2% |
People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Salvador ranks 60 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Itabuna | 16.3% |
| 58 | Altamira | 16.3% |
| 59 | Campina Grande | 16.3% |
| 60 | Salvador | 16.2% |
| 61 | Marabá | 16.2% |
| 62 | Magé | 16.2% |
| 63 | Patos | 16.1% |
Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) (2022)
Salvador ranks 231 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 228 | Niterói | 4.1% |
| 229 | Governador Valadares | 4.0% |
| 230 | Valinhos | 4.0% |
| 231 | Salvador | 4.0% |
| 232 | Florianópolis | 3.9% |
| 233 | São Bernardo do Campo | 3.9% |
| 234 | Lavras | 3.8% |
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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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