Argentina's poverty rate jumped to 32.3% in the first half of 2026, up from 28.2% in the previous six months, reversing over a year of declines. The increase reflects rising living costs outpacing household income growth under President Javier Milei's administration.
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Argentina’s poverty rate rose sharply in the first half of 2026, marking the first significant setback after more than a year of declines under President Javier Milei.
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Argentina’s poverty rate rose to 32.3% in the first half of 2026 from 28.2% in the previous six months, official data showed on Thursday, as incomes lagged rising prices. Extreme poverty climbed to 7.5% from 6.3%. Among children aged 14 and under, 44.5% were poor.
Poverty rose to 32.3% in first half of 2026 ->Buenos Aires Times | More on "Argentina's poverty crisis deepens" at BigEarthData.ai | #Poverty Poverty in Argentina is growing, rising four points over the last six months to affect almost a third of the population, with 1.2 million new poor created. Official data released by the INDEC national statistics bureau on Thursday showed that 32.3 percent of
Argentina’s poverty rate rose to 32.3% in the first half of 2026, up from 28.2%, putting pressure on President Milei ahead of the 2027 election. The Catholic University of Argentina estimates poverty could rise to 35% by the end of 2026. While Milei’s austerity policies have sharply reduced inflation and stabilized public finances, cuts to subsidies and weak wage growth are putting pressure on hou
Poverty in Argentina reached 32.3% of people in the first half of 2026, an increase of 4.1 percentage points on the second half of 2025, the National Institute of Statistics and Census reported on Thursday. The figure interrupts the downward path the indicator had followed since mid-2024. Extreme poverty rose 1.2 points, from 6.3% to 7.5%.