State Guides - Bahia

Capital Salvador
Population (as at 2010) 14,016,906
Urban Population (found under Synopsis of the 2010 Population Census) (as at 2010) 10,102,476
Area (km²) 564,831
Population Density (inhab / km²) (as at 2010) 25
Number of Municipalities 417
Occupied Private Housing Units (as at 2010) 4,105,497
Average of Residents in Occupied Private Housing Units (as at 2010) 3
Housing Deficit (as at 2008) 485,904
Number of Active Construction Companies (as at 2009)
Employed Personnel in Construction Companies (as at 2009)
Total Salaries and Other Compensation (as at 2008)
Credit Operations Total (as at 2009) R$ 31,154,796,487
Savings Total (as at 2009) R$ 15,051,461,813
Average Monthly Household Income from Work (as at 2009) R$ 1,163
Average Monthly Household Expenditure on Housing (as at 2009) R$ 541
Average Multiple of Minimum Wage (as at 2009)
Population Earning No Income 12.7 %
Population Earning up to 3 Times the Minimum Salary (as at 2008) 82.2 %
Population Earning Between 3 and 5 Times the Minimum Salary (as at 2008) 3.5 %
Population Earning Between 5 and 10 Times the Minimum Salary (as at 2008) 1.0 %
Population Earning 10 Times and Over the Minimum Salary (as at 2008) 0.5 %
Gini Coefficient (as at 2009) 0.49
UN Human Development Index Rating (as at 2009)
Permanent Private Households with a Septic Tank (as at 2009)
Number of Municipalities with Solid Waste Management (as at 2009) 417
Poverty Incidence (as at 2009) 43 %
GDP at Current Prices (as at 2008)
GDP per Capita (as at 2008)
Data / Information Sources: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), World Bank, Inter American Development Bank (IADB), Index of Social and Economic Freedom, Globo, Estado (São Paulo), Valor Magazine, Istoé Dinheiro, Cushman & Wakefield, Jones Lang LaSalle, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Financial Times, The Economist, Embratur, Association for Real Estate and Tourism Development (ADIT), Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce and the Embassy of Brazil in the UK.