Argentina Added 1.7 Million New Poor in 6 Months — Here's What Economists Say
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Ricardo Raul BenedettiThe government and analysts who follow the socio-economic reality plan that in the first half of this year this phenomenon would have increased for the first time in the Milei era; the official data is published on the 24th of this month
The UTDT estimated a rate of 31.4% for January-June, compared to 28.2% for the second semester of 2025.Indec will disseminate the official data on September 24 The entry The University Di Tella anticipated that poverty rose more than 3 points in the first semester and reversed the decrease recorded in 2025 was first published in El Ciudadano.
The Torcutato Di Tella University (UTDT) estimated a rate of 31.4% for January-June, compared to 28.2% for the second half of 2025. The information of the UTDT coincides with the analysis of other entities, such as that of the consultant ExQuanti, who estimated that poverty rose from 13.4 million in the second half of 2025 to 15.1 million in the first half of 2026. Indec will disseminate the official data on 24 September. The poverty curve inter…
The government recognizes that the indicator would have worsened during the first semester and private estimates place poverty at close to 31%.The entry Poverty rises again with Milei: estimates that there are already 1.7 million more poor were first published in #BorderJournalism.
According to a measurement by the Social Debt Observatory of the UCA, more than two million people would have fallen under this threshold. The official data will be known on September 24.
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