Poverty and living standards in Bahía Blanca-Cerri, Argentina: official figures
26.6% of people in Bahía Blanca-Cerri lived below the poverty line in the first half of 2026 (INDEC EPH), 8th lowest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; across the 31 survey areas the rate was 32.3%. That is about 86,000 people.
Is poverty rising in Bahía Blanca-Cerri?
The poverty rate in Bahía Blanca-Cerri was 23.5% in the first half of 2025 and 26.6% in the first half of 2026, up 3.1 percentage points; for all 31 survey areas it moved from 31.6% to 32.3%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many households in Bahía Blanca-Cerri are poor?
20.5% of households in Bahía Blanca-Cerri were below the poverty line in the first half of 2026, 8th lowest of 30 Argentine cities on this site (all 31 survey areas: 24.4%). People in poor households were a larger share of residents (26.6%) than poor households were of households, because poor households are larger.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyWhat is the extreme poverty rate in Bahía Blanca-Cerri?
6.2% of people in Bahía Blanca-Cerri (about 20,000) were below the extreme-poverty line, which only counts food, in the first half of 2026, joint 13th highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; the 31-area rate was 7.5%; a year earlier Bahía Blanca-Cerri's rate was 7.4%. INDEC flags this estimate as imprecise (coefficient of variation 29.7%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many households in Bahía Blanca-Cerri are in extreme poverty?
4.5% of households in Bahía Blanca-Cerri were below the extreme-poverty line in the first half of 2026 (all 31 survey areas: 5.6%). INDEC flags this estimate as imprecise (coefficient of variation 26.2%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many people in Bahía Blanca-Cerri live in informal settlements?
0.4% of households in Bahía Blanca-Cerri were in a "villa de emergencia" (informal settlement) in the first quarter of 2026, 15th highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; across the 31 survey areas the share was 1.1%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many homes in Bahía Blanca-Cerri are overcrowded?
1.5% of households in Bahía Blanca-Cerri had critical overcrowding (more than three people per room) in the first quarter of 2026, 14th lowest of 30 Argentine cities on this site (all 31 survey areas: 1.8%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many homes in Bahía Blanca-Cerri are near rubbish dumps or flood zones?
6.6% of households in Bahía Blanca-Cerri were within three blocks of a rubbish dump and 17.2% were in a flood-prone area in the first quarter of 2026 (INDEC EPH); the 31-area shares were 5.1% and 7.8%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow Bahía Blanca-Cerri compares with other cities in Argentina
People below the poverty line (H1 2026)
Bahía Blanca-Cerri ranks 23 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | People below the poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Salta | 29.7% |
| 21 | Tucumán-Tafí Viejo | 27.9% |
| 22 | San Salvador de Jujuy-Palpalá | 27.6% |
| 23 | Bahía Blanca-Cerri | 26.6% |
| 24 | Ushuaia-Río Grande | 25.9% |
| 25 | Rio Gallegos | 25.6% |
| 26 | Santa Rosa-Toay | 25.4% |
Change in the poverty rate since H1 2025 (percentage points) (H1 2026 vs H1 2025)
Bahía Blanca-Cerri ranks 13 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in the poverty rate since H1 2025 (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Ushuaia-Río Grande | +3.6 pts |
| 11 | Mendoza | +3.4 pts |
| 12 | Catamarca | +3.3 pts |
| 13 | Bahía Blanca-Cerri | +3.1 pts |
| 14 | Santa Fé | +2.8 pts |
| 15 | La Plata | +2.6 pts |
| 16 | Córdoba | +1.6 pts |
People below the extreme-poverty line (H1 2026)
Bahía Blanca-Cerri ranks 14 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | People below the extreme-poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Mendoza | 7.3% |
| 12 | Córdoba | 7.0% |
| 13 | Rosario | 6.2% |
| 14 | Bahía Blanca-Cerri | 6.2% |
| 15 | Paraná | 6.0% |
| 16 | Formosa | 5.9% |
| 17 | Mar del Plata-Batán | 5.0% |
Households in informal settlements (Q1 2026)
Bahía Blanca-Cerri ranks 15 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households in informal settlements |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | San Luis - El Chorrillo | 0.5% |
| 13 | Tucumán-Tafí Viejo | 0.5% |
| 14 | San Salvador de Jujuy-Palpalá | 0.4% |
| 15 | Bahía Blanca-Cerri | 0.4% |
| 16 | Mar del Plata-Batán | 0.3% |
| 17 | Resistencia | 0.3% |
| 18 | Comodoro Rivadavia-Rada Tilly | 0.1% |
Households with critical overcrowding (Q1 2026)
Bahía Blanca-Cerri ranks 17 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households with critical overcrowding |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Resistencia | 1.8% |
| 15 | San Nicolás-Villa Constitución | 1.8% |
| 16 | San Juan | 1.5% |
| 17 | Bahía Blanca-Cerri | 1.5% |
| 18 | Comodoro Rivadavia-Rada Tilly | 1.4% |
| 19 | Rawson-Trelew-Playa Unión | 1.3% |
| 20 | Corrientes | 1.3% |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC): Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH): bases de microdatos usuarias, individual y hogar, primer trimestre de 2026 (figures computed with the survey weights), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d9d23945d4b1…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC): Incidencia de la pobreza y la indigencia en 31 aglomerados urbanos, primer semestre de 2026 (Tables 4.1 and 4.2), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d944f84c823a…)
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