How much do social benefits reduce poverty in Amazonas?

Without government social benefits such as Bolsa Familia and the BPC, 48.8% of people in Amazonas would have been below the US$6.85 poverty line in 2024 and 16.9% below the US$2.15 extreme poverty line, against 39.2% and 5.1% with them (IBGE simulation removing benefit income).

Poverty and living standards in Amazonas, Brazil: official figures

39.2% of people in Amazonas lived on household income below the World Bank poverty line of US$6.85 a day (PPP 2017) in 2024, about 1.61 million people; 6th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 23.1%).

People below the poverty line (US$6.85 PPP a day)

39.2%

2024

People in extreme poverty (US$2.15 PPP a day)

5.1%

2024

Gini index of household income per person

0.474

2024

Is poverty falling in Amazonas?

The poverty rate in Amazonas was 56.5% in 2019 and 53.5% in 2012, so the 2024 figure of 39.2% is down 17.3 percentage points on 2019 (Brazil: 32.6% in 2019, 23.1% in 2024).

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How many people live in extreme poverty in Amazonas?

5.1% of people in Amazonas were in extreme poverty in 2024, living on less than US$2.15 a day (PPP 2017), about R$218 a month per person; 9th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 3.5%).

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How many people in Amazonas live on less than a quarter of the minimum wage?

13.5% of people in Amazonas lived in households with income of up to a quarter of the minimum wage per person (R$353 a month) in 2024, and a further 28.6% on between a quarter and half (R$704); the first share is 8th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 7.9%).

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How unequal is income in Amazonas?

The Gini index of household income per person in Amazonas was 0.474 in 2024 (0 means everyone has the same income, 1 that one person has all of it), 9th least unequal of the 26 states and the Federal District; Brazil's was 0.504. In 2019 Amazonas' index was 0.567.

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How much income do the richest 10% get in Amazonas?

The richest 10% of people in Amazonas received 37.5% of all household income in 2024 and the poorest 40% received 13.5%, a Palma ratio of 2.77 (Brazil: 3.31).

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More figures

Counting only income from work, pensions and other non-benefit sources, the Gini index in Amazonas would have been 0.550 in 2024 instead of 0.474 (Brazil: 0.542 instead of 0.504). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copy

How Amazonas compares with other states

People below the US$6.85 a day poverty line (%) (2024)

Amazonas ranks 6 of 27, highest first. Household income per person below US$6.85 a day at 2017 purchasing power parity; PNAD Continua.

Rank	Region	People below the US$6.85 a day poverty line (%)
3	Ceara	43.3%
4	Alagoas	40.9%
5	Pernambuco	40.2%
6	Amazonas	39.2%
7	Para	38.6%
8	Paraiba	38.3%
9	Roraima	37.6%

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People in extreme poverty, below US$2.15 a day (%) (2024)

Amazonas ranks 9 of 27, highest first.

Rank	Region	People in extreme poverty, below US$2.15 a day (%)
6	Pernambuco	6.2%
7	Bahia	5.7%
8	Rio Grande do Norte	5.2%
9	Amazonas	5.1%
10	Paraiba	4.7%
11	Para	4.6%
12	Sergipe	4.5%

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Poverty rate without government social benefits (%) (2024)

Amazonas ranks 5 of 27, highest first. IBGE simulation removing income from social programmes such as Bolsa Familia and BPC.

Rank	Region	Poverty rate without government social benefits (%)
2	Acre	53.5%
3	Ceara	51.9%
4	Para	49.1%
5	Amazonas	48.8%
6	Alagoas	48.4%
7	Pernambuco	48.0%
8	Piaui	47.1%

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Gini index of household income per person (2024)

Amazonas ranks 19 of 27, highest first. 0 = complete equality, 1 = complete inequality.

Rank	Region	Gini index of household income per person
16	Espirito Santo	0.480
17	Bahia	0.477
18	Tocantins	0.477
19	Amazonas	0.474
20	Parana	0.473
21	Goias	0.462
22	Rio Grande do Sul	0.458

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People living on up to 1/4 minimum wage per person (%) (2024)

Amazonas ranks 8 of 27, highest first.

Rank	Region	People living on up to 1/4 minimum wage per person (%)
5	Alagoas	15.3%
6	Bahia	13.8%
7	Para	13.8%
8	Amazonas	13.5%
9	Paraiba	12.9%
10	Roraima	12.9%
11	Sergipe	12.6%

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Sources

Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE): Sintese de Indicadores Sociais 2025, chapter 2 tables (income distribution and poverty): Tables 2.1, 2.11, 2.13, 2.14, 2.15, 2.18, 2.20, 2.22, 2.23 (PNAD Continua 2024), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e2084f0fca81…)

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