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.

Argentina Poverty Line: Total Basic Basket data was reported at 356,073.460 USD in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 342,370.040 USD for Feb 2025. Argentina Poverty Line: Total Basic Basket data is updated monthly, averaging 15,716.435 USD from Apr 2016 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 108 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 356,073.460 USD in Mar 2025 and a record low of 3,663.660 USD in Apr 2016. Argentina Poverty Line: Total Basic Basket data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Censuses. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Argentina – Table AR.G013: Indigence and Poverty Lines: National Statistics & Census Institute.

Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) in Argentina was reported at 41.7 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Argentina - Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Argentina Poverty: Under Poverty Line: Percentage of Population: Urban: Agglomerate: More than 500000 Inhabitant data was reported at 37.400 % in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 52.200 % for Jun 2024. Argentina Poverty: Under Poverty Line: Percentage of Population: Urban: Agglomerate: More than 500000 Inhabitant data is updated semiannually, averaging 37.400 % from Dec 2016 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 52.200 % in Jun 2024 and a record low of 25.500 % in Dec 2017. Argentina Poverty: Under Poverty Line: Percentage of Population: Urban: Agglomerate: More than 500000 Inhabitant data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Censuses. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Argentina – Table AR.G017: Below Poverty Line.

Argentina Poverty: Under Poverty Line: Percentage of Households: Urban: Agglomerate: More than 500000 Inhabitant data was reported at 28.000 % in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 41.900 % for Jun 2024. Argentina Poverty: Under Poverty Line: Percentage of Households: Urban: Agglomerate: More than 500000 Inhabitant data is updated semiannually, averaging 27.900 % from Dec 2016 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 41.900 % in Jun 2024 and a record low of 17.700 % in Dec 2017. Argentina Poverty: Under Poverty Line: Percentage of Households: Urban: Agglomerate: More than 500000 Inhabitant data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Censuses. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Argentina – Table AR.G017: Below Poverty Line.

In November 2024, the main problem for the country detected by the population in Argentina was poverty with an overall 38 percent answering it as one of the main problems, followed by low wages, crime, and job shortage. During this survey, other issues like climate change dropped to the bottom of the list, with less than one percent of people mentioning them as problem. Inflation in Argentina For the first month of 2023, one of the categories with the highest consumer price index (CPI) was clothing and footwear recording an inflation rate of 120.6. Some basic basket products also recorded high year-on-year price increases, like the food and non-alcoholic drinks sector recorded between 50 and 70 index points increases from January to June 2022. Overall, the price increase has been exponential when considering previous years, for example, the health services industry recorded an increase of 1,231.5 points in approximately six years. Crime in Argentina Other most common worries for the Argentinian population were crime and violence. In 2020, the country registered around 2,416 cases of intentional murders and, in 2022, approximately 212 femicides. Nonetheless, Argentina ranks as one of the Latin American countries with the lowest homicide rate, only with more than its western neighbor, Chile. Property crimes are actually the main concern for the country, only in 2021 more than a quarter of a million thefts were registered.

Argentina Poverty: Under Poverty Line: Percentage of Population: Urban data was reported at 38.100 % in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 52.900 % for Jun 2024. Argentina Poverty: Under Poverty Line: Percentage of Population: Urban data is updated semiannually, averaging 37.300 % from Dec 2016 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 52.900 % in Jun 2024 and a record low of 25.700 % in Dec 2017. Argentina Poverty: Under Poverty Line: Percentage of Population: Urban data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Censuses. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Argentina – Table AR.G017: Below Poverty Line.

Unemployment Rate in Argentina increased to 7.90 percent in the first quarter of 2025 from 6.40 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Argentina Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Both the value of the basic food basket and the basic consumer basket in Argentina have been increasing since January 2018, experiencing a particularly steep growth from the beginning of 2022 onwards. The value of the basic food basket, which establishes the extreme poverty line, stood at 146,726 Argentine pesos in January 2025.

Argentina Poverty: Under Poverty Line: Percentage of Population: Urban: Interior Agglomerate data was reported at 39.000 % in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 53.000 % for Jun 2024. Argentina Poverty: Under Poverty Line: Percentage of Population: Urban: Interior Agglomerate data is updated semiannually, averaging 37.300 % from Dec 2016 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 53.000 % in Jun 2024 and a record low of 25.800 % in Dec 2017. Argentina Poverty: Under Poverty Line: Percentage of Population: Urban: Interior Agglomerate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Censuses. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Argentina – Table AR.G017: Below Poverty Line.

The Consumer Price Index gauges the price changes in a basket of goods and services in a defined time period. During August 2024, the product category with the highest Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase compared with the previous month in Argentina was household, water, electricity, gas and other fuels with a ***** percent increase. Followed by education with a *** percent increase. Nonetheless, when compared with the previous year, communications registered the highest price increase with over *** percent year-over-year. The expectation of inflation Despite Argentina’s efforts to reduce inflation, the country ranks in the top three Latin American countries with the highest rate, only with a lower figure than Venezuela and Suriname. The situation is not a recent one, the inflation rate has been reaching double digits every year since 2012, reaching over ** percent in 2019, making the constant rising prices nothing out of the ordinary for Argentinian families. The expectation of inflation is one of the main causes of inflation with low central bank interest-rates and increases in the money supply, which helps to explain the chronic inflation of the country. Both firms and people expect inflation in their lives, workers demand increasing wages to coop with inflation, while companies increase prices of goods and services because they expect production costs to grow, creating a vicious circle in the economy. Inflation and poverty Inflation negatively affects consumers and savers alike. For the latter, 100 Argentinian pesos in 2020 was worth just under ** pesos in 2021, after adjusting for the ***** percent inflation rate. For the consumers, rising prices of the basic products increase the vulnerability of the population. In January 2023, the value of the basic food basket, which establishes the extreme poverty line, stood at ****** pesos, more than ten times higher than during the same month in 2018. Between the first half of 2018 and the first half of 2022, the share of households under the poverty line increased by over * percentage points reaching **** percent.

During the second-round elections in November 2023, Javier Milei with the coalition “La Libertad Avanza” or “LLA”, won with more than ** percent of the votes against Sergio Massa. As of December 2024, more than half of the population in Argentina had a negative image of Javier Milei. Still with high inflation rates One of the main campaign pledges of Milei was to eradicate inflation in Argentina, one of the main problems the Argentine society faces, and to dollarize the economy. Nonetheless, one year later and the situation is not improving. In fact, during October 2024, the inflation rate when compared to the same month of the previous year was still over *** percent, after reaching one of its highest levels in March of the same year with *** percent. Poverty reaching one of its highest levels Milei’s economic plan included the elimination of subsidies and price controls, such as electricity, transportation, and gas contributions. Which affected directly the most vulnerable part of society. In fact, during the first half of 2024, the level of poverty among households increased ** percent when compared to the second half of 2023. Another area that heavily affected the number of Argentinians in condition of vulnerability is food inflation, which continues to soar, with all food categories presenting price increases.

Argentina Poverty: Under Poverty Line: Percentage of Population: Urban: Agglomerate: less than 500000 Inhabitant data was reported at 41.200 % in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 56.000 % for Jun 2024. Argentina Poverty: Under Poverty Line: Percentage of Population: Urban: Agglomerate: less than 500000 Inhabitant data is updated semiannually, averaging 36.800 % from Dec 2016 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 56.000 % in Jun 2024 and a record low of 26.300 % in Dec 2017. Argentina Poverty: Under Poverty Line: Percentage of Population: Urban: Agglomerate: less than 500000 Inhabitant data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Censuses. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Argentina – Table AR.G017: Below Poverty Line.

Argentina Poverty: Under Poverty Line: Percentage of Households: Urban: Agglomerate: less than 500000 Inhabitant data was reported at 31.600 % in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 45.200 % for Jun 2024. Argentina Poverty: Under Poverty Line: Percentage of Households: Urban: Agglomerate: less than 500000 Inhabitant data is updated semiannually, averaging 27.800 % from Dec 2016 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 45.200 % in Jun 2024 and a record low of 18.800 % in Dec 2017. Argentina Poverty: Under Poverty Line: Percentage of Households: Urban: Agglomerate: less than 500000 Inhabitant data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Censuses. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Argentina – Table AR.G017: Below Poverty Line.

Argentina Poverty: Under Indigence Line: Percentage of Population: Urban: Gran Buenos Aires data was reported at 8.600 % in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 19.800 % for Jun 2024. Argentina Poverty: Under Indigence Line: Percentage of Population: Urban: Gran Buenos Aires data is updated semiannually, averaging 8.900 % from Dec 2016 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 19.800 % in Jun 2024 and a record low of 5.400 % in Jun 2018. Argentina Poverty: Under Indigence Line: Percentage of Population: Urban: Gran Buenos Aires data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Censuses. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Argentina – Table AR.G015: Below Poverty Indigence Line.

In 2023, the percentage of informal employment in Argentina stood at 50 percent of the total employed population. The share of employment informality has decreased slightly in comparison to the previous year. Argentina is among the countries with the lowest share of informal employment in Latin America.

Vulnerability of the population The main issues of informal employment are the lack of job security, social security, and the low quality of jobs. All factors heavily impact the vulnerability of the population under such conditions. During the last few years, Argentina increased the share of households under the poverty line, in fact, during the first half of 2024, the percentage exceeded 40 percent of homes, more than double the 2018th rate. Labor force and unemployment During the past four decades, the labor participation rate in Argentina has been significantly higher among the male population than their female counterparts. For males, around 70 percent of working age people were part of the workforce, while only around half of females did the same. Nevertheless, the unemployment rate has been decreasing considerably, reaching its lowest point in 2023 since at least 2004.

Argentina Poverty: Under Indigence Line: Percentage of Households: Urban: Interior Agglomerate data was reported at 6.000 % in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.100 % for Jun 2024. Argentina Poverty: Under Indigence Line: Percentage of Households: Urban: Interior Agglomerate data is updated semiannually, averaging 5.400 % from Dec 2016 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.100 % in Jun 2024 and a record low of 3.100 % in Dec 2017. Argentina Poverty: Under Indigence Line: Percentage of Households: Urban: Interior Agglomerate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Censuses. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Argentina – Table AR.G015: Below Poverty Indigence Line.

Argentina Poverty: Under Indigence Line: Percentage of Population: Urban: Agglomerate: less than 500000 Inhabitant data was reported at 8.500 % in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 17.300 % for Jun 2024. Argentina Poverty: Under Indigence Line: Percentage of Population: Urban: Agglomerate: less than 500000 Inhabitant data is updated semiannually, averaging 7.400 % from Dec 2016 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.300 % in Jun 2024 and a record low of 4.100 % in Jun 2018. Argentina Poverty: Under Indigence Line: Percentage of Population: Urban: Agglomerate: less than 500000 Inhabitant data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Censuses. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Argentina – Table AR.G015: Below Poverty Indigence Line.

Argentina Poverty: Under Indigence Line: Percentage of Population: Urban: Interior Agglomerate data was reported at 7.800 % in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 16.200 % for Jun 2024. Argentina Poverty: Under Indigence Line: Percentage of Population: Urban: Interior Agglomerate data is updated semiannually, averaging 7.200 % from Dec 2016 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.200 % in Jun 2024 and a record low of 4.000 % in Dec 2017. Argentina Poverty: Under Indigence Line: Percentage of Population: Urban: Interior Agglomerate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Censuses. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Argentina – Table AR.G015: Below Poverty Indigence Line.

Argentina Poverty: Under Indigence Line: Percentage of Households: Urban: Gran Buenos Aires data was reported at 6.700 % in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 14.800 % for Jun 2024. Argentina Poverty: Under Indigence Line: Percentage of Households: Urban: Gran Buenos Aires data is updated semiannually, averaging 6.800 % from Dec 2016 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.800 % in Jun 2024 and a record low of 3.900 % in Dec 2017. Argentina Poverty: Under Indigence Line: Percentage of Households: Urban: Gran Buenos Aires data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Censuses. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Argentina – Table AR.G015: Below Poverty Indigence Line.