State Guides - Paraíba

Capital João Pessoa
Population (as at 2010) 3,766,528
Urban Population (found under Synopsis of the 2010 Population Census) (as at 2010) 2,838,678
Area (km²) 56,469
Population Density (inhab / km²) (as at 2010) 67
Number of Municipalities 223
Occupied Private Housing Units (as at 2010) 1,082,796
Average of Residents in Occupied Private Housing Units (as at 2010) 3
Housing Deficit (as at 2008) 104,699
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$ 6,146,766,236
Savings Total (as at 2009) R$ 3,779,617,722
Average Monthly Household Income from Work (as at 2009) R$ 943
Average Monthly Household Expenditure on Housing (as at 2009) R$ 462
Average Multiple of Minimum Wage (as at 2009)
Population Earning No Income 10.8 %
Population Earning up to 3 Times the Minimum Salary (as at 2008) 86.9 %
Population Earning Between 3 and 5 Times the Minimum Salary (as at 2008) 1.1 %
Population Earning Between 5 and 10 Times the Minimum Salary (as at 2008) 0.6 %
Population Earning 10 Times and Over the Minimum Salary (as at 2008) 0.6 %
Gini Coefficient (as at 2009) 0.46
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) 223
Poverty Incidence (as at 2009) 57 %
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.