Poverty and living standards in Vitória de Santo Antão, Brazil: official figures
At the 2022 census, 49.4% of residents of Vitória de Santo Antão lived in households with an income per person of no more than half the minimum wage (R$ 606 a month), the 18th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities and the 1878th highest of Brazil's 5,509 municipalities (Brazil: 31.8%).
How many people in Vitória de Santo Antão live in extreme poverty?
19.4% of people in Vitória de Santo Antão had a household income per person of a quarter of the minimum wage (R$ 303) or less in 2022, including the 2.2% in households with no income, the 29th highest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 13.3%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Vitória de Santo Antão?
The mean household income per person in Vitória de Santo Antão was R$ 945 a month in 2022, 1.5 times the median of R$ 625; 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 Vitória de Santo Antão lack proper sanitation?
23.5% of Vitória de Santo Antão'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 62nd highest of 320 major Brazilian cities; Brazil: 24.2%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyIs rubbish collected in Vitória de Santo Antão?
Rubbish was collected by a cleaning service, at the door or from a skip, for 87.6% of residents of Vitória de Santo Antão in 2022 (Brazil: 91.0%).
Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copyMore figures
- 2.2% of Vitória de Santo Antão's residents lived in households with no income per person at the 2022 census, the 111th lowest of 320 major Brazilian cities (Brazil: 2.9%). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) · saved copy
How Vitória de Santo Antão compares with other cities in Brazil
People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Vitória de Santo Antão ranks 18 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/2 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Marituba | 49.6% |
| 16 | Sobral | 49.5% |
| 17 | Santa Rita | 49.4% |
| 18 | Vitória de Santo Antão | 49.4% |
| 19 | Bacabal | 49.0% |
| 20 | Timon | 48.6% |
| 21 | Santarém | 48.5% |
People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) (2022)
Vitória de Santo Antão ranks 29 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with household income per person up to 1/4 minimum wage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Barcarena | 19.7% |
| 27 | Bacabal | 19.7% |
| 28 | Macapá | 19.5% |
| 29 | Vitória de Santo Antão | 19.4% |
| 30 | Crato | 19.2% |
| 31 | Camaragibe | 19.2% |
| 32 | Alagoinhas | 19.0% |
Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) (2022)
Vitória de Santo Antão ranks 62 of 320, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents without adequate sewage disposal (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Paulista | 25.2% |
| 60 | Magé | 25.0% |
| 61 | Porto Seguro | 24.7% |
| 62 | Vitória de Santo Antão | 23.5% |
| 63 | Recife | 22.9% |
| 64 | Ilhéus | 22.6% |
| 65 | Campos dos Goytacazes | 22.5% |
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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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