Household poverty rate in Argentina 2024

Over 42 percent of Argentine households located in large metropolitan areas were found to live under the poverty line in the first half of 2023, 12.9 percentage points more in comparison to the same period a year earlier. When compared to the first semester of 2018, the share of urban households living under the poverty line in the South American country rose over 20 percentage points. According to the latest data available, 2.54 percent of the Argentinian population is living on less than 3.65 U.S. dollars per day.

Percentage of urban households under the poverty line in Argentina from 1st half 2018 to 1st half 2024

Characteristic	Percentage of households
2024 - H1	42.5%
2023 - H2	31.8%
2023 - H1**	29.6%
2022 - H2	29.6%
2022 - H1	27.7%
2021 - H2	27.9%
2021 - H1	31.2%
2020 - H2	31.6%
2020 - H1	30.4%
2019 - H2	25.9%
2019 - H1	25.4%
2018 - H2	23.4%
2018 - H1	19.6%

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Release date

September 2024

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Region

Argentina, Central and South America

Survey time period

H1 2018 to H1 2024

Number of respondents

52,510 households*

Special properties

Based on the Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH)***

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

* In 31 urban areas. Sample size for H1 2022.
**Conglomerate Ushuaia-Río Grande not included.
***In 2019, the Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH) was revised and adjusted as explained here. Further information about the methodology used for the calculation can be found in pages 11-18 of the report.

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