Poverty and living standards in Vespasiano, Brazil: official figures
At the 2022 census, 28.8% of residents of Vespasiano lived in households with an income per person of no more than half the minimum wage (R$ 606 a month), the 122nd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 2384th lowest of Brazil's 5,509 municipalities (Brazil: 31.8%).
How many people in Vespasiano live in extreme poverty?
9.6% of people in Vespasiano 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 139th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 13.3%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Vespasiano?
The mean household income per person in Vespasiano was R$ 1,292 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 Vespasiano lack proper sanitation?
3.6% of Vespasiano'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 85th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 24.2%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyIs rubbish collected in Vespasiano?
Rubbish was collected by a cleaning service, at the door or from a skip, for 99.2% of residents of Vespasiano in 2022 (Brazil: 91.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- 2.5% of Vespasiano's residents lived in households with no income per person at the 2022 census, the 148th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 2.9%). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy
How Vespasiano compares with other cities in Brazil
People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Vespasiano ranks 122 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 119 | Ferraz de Vasconcelos | 29.1% |
| 120 | Santa Luzia | 29.1% |
| 121 | Formosa | 28.8% |
| 122 | Vespasiano | 28.8% |
| 123 | Angra dos Reis | 28.8% |
| 124 | Macaé | 28.4% |
| 125 | Parnamirim | 28.4% |
People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Vespasiano ranks 139 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 136 | Franco da Rocha | 9.7% |
| 137 | Ji-Paraná | 9.6% |
| 138 | Santa Luzia | 9.6% |
| 139 | Vespasiano | 9.6% |
| 140 | Araguaína | 9.5% |
| 141 | Montes Claros | 9.4% |
| 142 | Rio das Ostras | 9.4% |
Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) (2022)
Vespasiano ranks 236 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 233 | São Bernardo do Campo | 3.9% |
| 234 | Lavras | 3.8% |
| 235 | Itu | 3.7% |
| 236 | Vespasiano | 3.6% |
| 237 | Cambé | 3.6% |
| 238 | Erechim | 3.6% |
| 239 | Blumenau | 3.5% |
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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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