Argentina poverty rate climbs to 32.3% under Milei
France 241 min read102 words
Argentina’s poverty rate climbed to 32.3 % in the first half of 2026, up from 28.2 % in the previous six months, according to official data released on Thursday. The increase reflects a gap between rising prices and stagnant incomes in the country.
Extreme poverty also rose, reaching 7.5 % of the population compared with 6.3 % earlier. Among children aged 14 and under, 44.5 % were reported as living in poverty.
The data show that Argentina’s poverty rate has risen to nearly one in three, with higher rates of extreme poverty and child poverty reported for the first half of 2026.
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