How much do social benefits reduce poverty in Roraima?

Without government social benefits such as Bolsa Familia and the BPC, 46.2% of people in Roraima would have been below the US$6.85 poverty line in 2024 and 13.1% below the US$2.15 extreme poverty line, against 37.6% and 6.5% with them (IBGE simulation removing benefit income).

Poverty and living standards in Roraima, Brazil: official figures

37.6% of people in Roraima lived on household income below the World Bank poverty line of US$6.85 a day (PPP 2017) in 2024, about 235,000 people; 9th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 23.1%).

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

37.6%

2024

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

6.5%

2024

Gini index of household income per person

0.530

2024

Is poverty falling in Roraima?

The poverty rate in Roraima was 49.6% in 2019 and 41.4% in 2012, so the 2024 figure of 37.6% is down 12.0 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 Roraima?

6.5% of people in Roraima were in extreme poverty in 2024, living on less than US$2.15 a day (PPP 2017), about R$218 a month per person; 5th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 3.5%).

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

12.9% of people in Roraima 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 27.0% on between a quarter and half (R$704); the first share is 10th highest of the 26 states and the Federal District (Brazil: 7.9%).

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How unequal is income in Roraima?

The Gini index of household income per person in Roraima was 0.530 in 2024 (0 means everyone has the same income, 1 that one person has all of it), 3rd most unequal of the 26 states and the Federal District; Brazil's was 0.504. In 2019 Roraima's index was 0.580.

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

The richest 10% of people in Roraima received 41.4% of all household income in 2024 and the poorest 40% received 11.1%, a Palma ratio of 3.74 (Brazil: 3.31).

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More figures

Counting only income from work, pensions and other non-benefit sources, the Gini index in Roraima would have been 0.576 in 2024 instead of 0.530 (Brazil: 0.542 instead of 0.504). Source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica (IBGE) · saved copy

How Roraima compares with other states

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

Roraima ranks 9 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 (%)
6	Amazonas	39.2%
7	Para	38.6%
8	Paraiba	38.3%
9	Roraima	37.6%
10	Piaui	37.3%
11	Sergipe	36.4%
12	Amapa	35.8%

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

Roraima ranks 5 of 27, highest first.

Rank	Region	People in extreme poverty, below US$2.15 a day (%)
2	Ceara	7.9%
3	Acre	7.6%
4	Alagoas	6.8%
5	Roraima	6.5%
6	Pernambuco	6.2%
7	Bahia	5.7%
8	Rio Grande do Norte	5.2%

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

Roraima ranks 10 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 (%)
7	Pernambuco	48.0%
8	Piaui	47.1%
9	Paraiba	46.3%
10	Roraima	46.2%
11	Amapa	44.8%
12	Bahia	44.5%
13	Sergipe	44.5%

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Gini index of household income per person (2024)

Roraima ranks 3 of 27, highest first. 0 = complete equality, 1 = complete inequality.

Rank	Region	Gini index of household income per person
1	Distrito Federal	0.547
2	Pernambuco	0.530
3	Roraima	0.530
4	Rio de Janeiro	0.522
5	Rio Grande do Norte	0.522
6	Alagoas	0.516
7	Amapa	0.509

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

Roraima ranks 10 of 27, highest first.

Rank	Region	People living on up to 1/4 minimum wage per person (%)
7	Para	13.8%
8	Amazonas	13.5%
9	Paraiba	12.9%
10	Roraima	12.9%
11	Sergipe	12.6%
12	Piaui	12.6%
13	Rio Grande do Norte	12.5%

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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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