Argentina’s Poverty Falls to 7-Year Low as Inflation Eases and Wages Outpace Costs
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Poverty Fell to 31.6 per Cent in the First Half and Reached Its Lowest Level in the Last Seven Years
The data comes from the nowcast produced by the specialist of the University Torcuato Di Tella, Martín González Rosada, based on official data. The figures coincide with those of other private analysts and those recently published by the Government.
Argentina’s Poverty Falls to 7-Year Low as Inflation Eases and Wages Outpace Costs
Argentina’s urban poverty rate dropped to 31.6% in the first half of 2025, its lowest level since 2018, according to estimates by Universidad Torcuato Di Tella using official data from INDEC. Extreme poverty fell to 7.4%, down from 18.2% a year ago. This marks a significant turnaround after poverty surged to 52.9% in early 2024—one […]
According to Indec, keeping a child under 12 years of age costs more than half a million pesos per month. The calculation includes goods, services and the required care time.
A new study revealed that almost 9 million people employed in Argentina work precariously, with a special impact on self-employed and wage earners in the north of the country.
Poverty in Argentina fell to 31.6% of the population during the first half of 2025, thus marking its lowest level in the last seven years. This figure comes from an estimate prepared by the Research Centre in Finance of the Torcuato Di Tella University (UTDT), which carries out periodic measurements on the socio-economic conditions of the country. Factors that would have contributed to this reduction include the slowdown in inflation, which rose…
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