How much do social benefits reduce poverty in Rondonia?

Without government social benefits such as Bolsa Familia and the BPC, 26.4% of people in Rondonia would have been below the US$6.85 poverty line in 2024 and 7.0% below the US$2.15 extreme poverty line, against 20.5% and 1.7% with them (IBGE simulation removing benefit income).

Poverty and living standards in Rondonia, Brazil: official figures

20.5% of people in Rondonia lived on household income below the World Bank poverty line of US$6.85 a day (PPP 2017) in 2024, about 355,000 people; 12th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 23.1%).

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

20.5%

2024

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

1.7%

2024

Gini index of household income per person

0.442

2024

Is poverty falling in Rondonia?

The poverty rate in Rondonia was 32.6% in 2019 and 40.0% in 2012, so the 2024 figure of 20.5% is down 12.1 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 Rondonia?

1.7% of people in Rondonia were in extreme poverty in 2024, living on less than US$2.15 a day (PPP 2017), about R$218 a month per person; 6th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 3.5%).

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

4.8% of people in Rondonia 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 18.4% on between a quarter and half (R$704); the first share is 9th lowest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 7.9%).

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How unequal is income in Rondonia?

The Gini index of household income per person in Rondonia was 0.442 in 2024 (0 means everyone has the same income, 1 that one person has all of it), 2nd least unequal of the 26 states and the Federal District; Brazil's was 0.504. In 2019 Rondonia's index was 0.472.

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

The richest 10% of people in Rondonia received 34.5% of all household income in 2024 and the poorest 40% received 14.9%, a Palma ratio of 2.32 (Brazil: 3.31).

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More figures

Counting only income from work, pensions and other non-benefit sources, the Gini index in Rondonia would have been 0.479 in 2024 instead of 0.442 (Brazil: 0.542 instead of 0.504). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copy

How Rondonia compares with other states

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

Rondonia ranks 16 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 (%)
13	Bahia	35.7%
14	Rio Grande do Norte	33.5%
15	Tocantins	23.9%
16	Rondonia	20.5%
17	Espirito Santo	18.6%
18	Rio de Janeiro	17.9%
19	Mato Grosso do Sul	17.5%

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

Rondonia ranks 22 of 27, highest first.

Rank	Region	People in extreme poverty, below US$2.15 a day (%)
19	Parana	1.8%
20	Espirito Santo	1.7%
21	Distrito Federal	1.7%
22	Rondonia	1.7%
23	Mato Grosso	1.6%
24	Goias	1.6%
25	Mato Grosso do Sul	1.6%

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

Rondonia ranks 16 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 (%)
13	Sergipe	44.5%
14	Rio Grande do Norte	40.4%
15	Tocantins	31.6%
16	Rondonia	26.4%
17	Espirito Santo	23.5%
18	Mato Grosso do Sul	23.2%
19	Rio de Janeiro	22.5%

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Gini index of household income per person (2024)

Rondonia ranks 26 of 27, highest first. 0 = complete equality, 1 = complete inequality.

Rank	Region	Gini index of household income per person
21	Goias	0.462
22	Rio Grande do Sul	0.458
23	Mato Grosso do Sul	0.454
24	Minas Gerais	0.447
25	Mato Grosso	0.442
26	Rondonia	0.442
27	Santa Catarina	0.430

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

Rondonia ranks 19 of 27, highest first.

Rank	Region	People living on up to 1/4 minimum wage per person (%)
16	Rio de Janeiro	6.3%
17	Espirito Santo	5.2%
18	Minas Gerais	4.9%
19	Rondonia	4.8%
20	Distrito Federal	4.7%
21	Goias	4.3%
22	Mato Grosso do Sul	4.1%

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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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