Overview

• 35.5% of Argentine children and adolescents, or about 4.3 million, experienced food insecurity in 2024, marking a 15-year high.
• Severe food insecurity rose to 16%, indicating increased hunger episodes compared with 2023.
• Informal, precarious or inactive adult employment more than doubled the likelihood of child food insecurity, with underemployed households reporting rates above 50%.
• Single-parent and large households faced significantly higher insecurity, while the AMBA region recorded greater rates than the urban interior.
• AUH, Tarjeta Alimentar cash transfers delivered statistically significant relief, yet projections of overall poverty falling to 31.7% by early 2025 have not eased youth food insecurity.