Overview

• INDEC reported indigence at 6.9%, with poverty down 6.5 points from the second half of 2024 and 21.3 points versus the first half of 2024.
• Within the 31 urban agglomerates surveyed, 2,456,090 households (9,451,018 people) were poor and 565,821 households (2,051,984 people) were indigent, translating to about 15 million poor nationwide.
• Household incomes rose 26.3% on average while the basic food and total baskets increased about 13% and 12%, respectively, yet the poverty gap remained wide at 37% (average poor‑household income $671,492 vs a $1,065,691 basket).
• Child poverty affected 45.4% of those aged 0–14, with strong regional disparities including 39% in the Northeast and 27% in Patagonia; the AMBA registered 31.5% overall (35.3% in Greater Buenos Aires and 15.1% in the City).
• President Javier Milei celebrated the figures, while researchers cautioned that unusually large income gains in the EPH and outdated consumption baskets could overstate the improvement.