Overview
- Two reports released this week quantify the scope of the problem, finding about 40–40.7% of households — roughly 6.0–6.4 million homes — face at least one housing deficit.
- The OFAVA monitor using INDEC microdata identifies roughly 2.5 million Argentines aged 25–35 who have not left their parental homes, equal to 37% of that cohort and representing a minimum latent demand of about 500,000 housing units.
- OFAVA calculates the country needs about 2.5 million new units when combining a 1.5 million quantitative shortage, roughly 430,000 units tied to allegamiento (shared households), and the youth latent demand.
- The UNSAM–Saint‑Gobain Atlas expands the focus to quality, reporting that around 25% of households have deficient service connections, nearly 15% live in overcrowded conditions, and only 61.7% have sewer hookups despite 85% having piped water.
- The deficit is highly uneven across regions and ages with the largest non‑emancipation and deficit rates in northern provinces and the highest deficit incidence (about 52%) in households led by people aged 25–34, implying solutions must combine new supply, refurbishments, infrastructure and better access to income and financing.