Overview
- Poverty reached 17.3% (about 534,000 people) and indigence 5.3% (roughly 164,000), a year‑on‑year fall of 10.8 points with 334,000 fewer people in poverty.
- By household, 13.7% are poor and 4.0% indigent, marking a fourth consecutive interannual decline in the city’s social indicators.
- Child poverty dropped from 42.6% to 27.1%, with the increase in AUH and Tarjeta Alimentar benefits outpacing inflation during the period.
- Poverty remains more prevalent in the southern zone (21.8%) and in households with children under 14 (22.6%).
- The social map shifted as the middle class rose to 51.4% of households and higher‑income groups to 16.1%, while the average poor household faces a $388,031 shortfall to reach the poverty line.