During a 2023 survey, around 35 percent of respondents interviewed in Brazil said they belonged to the middle class. Meanwhile, 24.3 percent of the interviewees defined their social class as "low" and 25.7 percent stated that they were part of the middle class.
Furthermore, Brazil's Gini coefficient, an indicator that measures wealth distribution, shows Brazil is one of the most unequal countries in the Latin American region.
Public perception of own social class in Brazil in 2023
The source does not specify the age of respondents.
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "La gente algunas veces se describe a sí misma como perteneciendo a una clase social. Ud. se describiría como perteneciendo a la clase...?".
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Corporación Latinobarómetro. (April 3, 2024). Public perception of own social class in Brazil in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/782439/public-perception-own-social-class-brazil/
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Corporación Latinobarómetro. (2024). Public perception of own social class in Brazil in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/782439/public-perception-own-social-class-brazil/
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