Poverty and living standards in Sobral, Brazil: official figures
At the 2022 census, 49.5% of residents of Sobral lived in households with an income per person of no more than half the minimum wage (R$ 606 a month), the 16th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 1870th highest of Brazil's 5,509 municipalities (Brazil: 31.8%).
How many people in Sobral live in extreme poverty?
21.6% of people in Sobral had a household income per person of a quarter of the minimum wage (R$ 303) or less in 2022, including the 3.4% in households with no income, the 13th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 13.3%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Sobral?
The mean household income per person in Sobral was R$ 1,014 a month in 2022, 1.6 times the median of R$ 621; 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 Sobral lack proper sanitation?
17.2% of Sobral'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 highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 24.2%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyIs rubbish collected in Sobral?
Rubbish was collected by a cleaning service, at the door or from a skip, for 94.7% of residents of Sobral in 2022 (Brazil: 91.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- 3.4% of Sobral's residents lived in households with no income per person at the 2022 census, the 76th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 2.9%). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy
How Sobral compares with other cities in Brazil
People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Sobral ranks 16 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Maranguape | 50.0% |
| 14 | Cabo de Santo Agostinho | 49.7% |
| 15 | Marituba | 49.6% |
| 16 | Sobral | 49.5% |
| 17 | Santa Rita | 49.4% |
| 18 | Vitória de Santo Antão | 49.4% |
| 19 | Bacabal | 49.0% |
People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Sobral ranks 13 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | São Lourenço da Mata | 24.5% |
| 11 | Igarassu | 22.1% |
| 12 | Simões Filho | 21.8% |
| 13 | Sobral | 21.6% |
| 14 | Santarém | 21.2% |
| 15 | Paulo Afonso | 21.1% |
| 16 | Nossa Senhora do Socorro | 20.8% |
Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) (2022)
Sobral ranks 90 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 87 | Camaçari | 18.2% |
| 88 | Itaquaquecetuba | 17.9% |
| 89 | Planaltina | 17.6% |
| 90 | Sobral | 17.2% |
| 91 | São Luís | 17.2% |
| 92 | Imperatriz | 17.0% |
| 93 | Barra Mansa | 16.9% |
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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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