During the first half of 2021, approximately four out of ten people living in urban areas in Argentina were below the poverty line. One out of ten individuals were considered to live below the indigence line. Even though poverty and indigence rates were lower among households, it was estimated that over 31 percent of urban households in Argentina were below the poverty line.
Urban poverty and indigence rates in Argentina in 1st half 2021
* Sample size for H1 2021.
**In 2019, the Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH) was revised and adjusted as explained here. Further information about the methodology used for the calculation can be found in pages 11-18 of the report.
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Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (Argentina). (September 30, 2021). Urban poverty and indigence rates in Argentina in 1st half 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176118/poverty-indigence-rates-argentina/
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (Argentina). "Urban poverty and indigence rates in Argentina in 1st half 2021." Chart. September 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176118/poverty-indigence-rates-argentina/
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (Argentina). (2021). Urban poverty and indigence rates in Argentina in 1st half 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176118/poverty-indigence-rates-argentina/
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (Argentina). "Urban Poverty and Indigence Rates in Argentina in 1st Half 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176118/poverty-indigence-rates-argentina/
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (Argentina), Urban poverty and indigence rates in Argentina in 1st half 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176118/poverty-indigence-rates-argentina/ (last visited August 19, 2022)
