Poverty and living standards in Senador Canedo, Brazil: official figures
At the 2022 census, 26.2% of residents of Senador Canedo lived in households with an income per person of no more than half the minimum wage (R$ 606 a month), the 140th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 2098th lowest of Brazil's 5,509 municipalities (Brazil: 31.8%).
How many people in Senador Canedo live in extreme poverty?
8.2% of people in Senador Canedo had a household income per person of a quarter of the minimum wage (R$ 303) or less in 2022, including the 2.8% in households with no income, the 156th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 13.3%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Senador Canedo?
The mean household income per person in Senador Canedo was R$ 1,346 a month in 2022, 1.3 times the median of R$ 1,000; 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 Senador Canedo lack proper sanitation?
39.0% of Senador Canedo'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 35th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 24.2%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyIs rubbish collected in Senador Canedo?
Rubbish was collected by a cleaning service, at the door or from a skip, for 99.4% of residents of Senador Canedo in 2022 (Brazil: 91.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- 2.8% of Senador Canedo's residents lived in households with no income per person at the 2022 census, the 131st highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 2.9%). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy
How Senador Canedo compares with other cities in Brazil
People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Senador Canedo ranks 140 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 137 | Rio de Janeiro | 26.5% |
| 138 | Uruguaiana | 26.4% |
| 139 | Franco da Rocha | 26.4% |
| 140 | Senador Canedo | 26.2% |
| 141 | Barra Mansa | 26.1% |
| 142 | Coronel Fabriciano | 26.0% |
| 143 | Betim | 25.9% |
People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Senador Canedo ranks 165 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 162 | Campo Grande | 8.3% |
| 163 | Aparecida de Goiânia | 8.3% |
| 164 | Diadema | 8.3% |
| 165 | Senador Canedo | 8.2% |
| 166 | Ribeirão Pires | 8.1% |
| 167 | Paranaguá | 8.1% |
| 168 | Ubá | 8.1% |
Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) (2022)
Senador Canedo ranks 35 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Camaragibe | 41.1% |
| 33 | Maranguape | 40.8% |
| 34 | Marituba | 39.6% |
| 35 | Senador Canedo | 39.0% |
| 36 | Jaboatão dos Guararapes | 38.1% |
| 37 | Castanhal | 34.3% |
| 38 | Altamira | 33.9% |
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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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