Argentina’s poverty rate rises to 32.3% in the first half of 2026
France 24, citing INDEC statistics, reports that extreme poverty also rose to 7.5%. Children were hardest hit, with 44.5% of those aged 14 and younger classified as poor.
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The Buenos Aires Herald reports that INDEC’s survey of Argentina’s main urban centers put poverty at 32.3% in the first half of 2026, up from 28.2% in the previous six months. That represents nearly 10 million people in the surveyed areas.
France 24, citing INDEC, reports that extreme poverty increased from 6.3% to 7.5%. Among children aged 14 and younger, 44.5% were poor and 10.8% were extremely poor.
Economy Minister Luis Caputo acknowledged the increases but emphasized that both rates remained below their levels in the first half of 2024, the Herald reports.
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