Poverty and living standards in Córdoba, Argentina: official figures
31.1% of people in Córdoba lived below the poverty line in the first half of 2026 (INDEC EPH), 13th lowest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; across the 31 survey areas the rate was 32.3%. That is about 503,000 people.
Is poverty rising in Córdoba?
The poverty rate in Córdoba was 29.5% in the first half of 2025 and 31.1% in the first half of 2026, up 1.6 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 Córdoba are poor?
21.3% of households in Córdoba were below the poverty line in the first half of 2026, 10th lowest of 30 Argentine cities on this site (all 31 survey areas: 24.4%). People in poor households were a larger share of residents (31.1%) 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 Córdoba?
7.0% of people in Córdoba (about 113,000) were below the extreme-poverty line, which only counts food, in the first half of 2026, 12th highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; the 31-area rate was 7.5%; a year earlier Córdoba's rate was 4.7%. INDEC flags this estimate as imprecise (coefficient of variation 17.9%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many households in Córdoba are in extreme poverty?
4.8% of households in Córdoba were below the extreme-poverty line in the first half of 2026 (all 31 survey areas: 5.6%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many people in Córdoba live in informal settlements?
2.5% of households in Córdoba were in a "villa de emergencia" (informal settlement) in the first quarter of 2026, 3rd 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 Córdoba are overcrowded?
2.6% of households in Córdoba had critical overcrowding (more than three people per room) in the first quarter of 2026, 5th highest 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 Córdoba are near rubbish dumps or flood zones?
0.4% of households in Córdoba were within three blocks of a rubbish dump and 1.0% 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 Córdoba compares with other cities in Argentina
People below the poverty line (H1 2026)
Córdoba ranks 18 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | People below the poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Rawson-Trelew-Playa Unión | 35.1% |
| 16 | Paraná | 34.3% |
| 17 | Buenos Aires | 32.1% |
| 18 | Córdoba | 31.1% |
| 19 | Formosa | 29.9% |
| 20 | Salta | 29.7% |
| 21 | Tucumán-Tafí Viejo | 27.9% |
Change in the poverty rate since H1 2025 (percentage points) (H1 2026 vs H1 2025)
Córdoba ranks 16 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in the poverty rate since H1 2025 (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Bahía Blanca-Cerri | +3.1 pts |
| 14 | Santa Fé | +2.8 pts |
| 15 | La Plata | +2.6 pts |
| 16 | Córdoba | +1.6 pts |
| 17 | Formosa | +1.6 pts |
| 18 | San Nicolás-Villa Constitución | +1.0 pts |
| 19 | San Juan | +0.8 pts |
People below the extreme-poverty line (H1 2026)
Córdoba ranks 12 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | People below the extreme-poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Catamarca | 8.3% |
| 10 | Posadas | 8.2% |
| 11 | Mendoza | 7.3% |
| 12 | Córdoba | 7.0% |
| 13 | Rosario | 6.2% |
| 14 | Bahía Blanca-Cerri | 6.2% |
| 15 | Paraná | 6.0% |
Households in informal settlements (Q1 2026)
Córdoba ranks 3 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households in informal settlements |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Posadas | 7.1% |
| 2 | Rosario | 2.7% |
| 3 | Córdoba | 2.5% |
| 4 | Paraná | 2.3% |
| 5 | Concordia | 1.8% |
| 6 | Buenos Aires | 1.0% |
| 7 | San Nicolás-Villa Constitución | 1.0% |
Households with critical overcrowding (Q1 2026)
Córdoba ranks 5 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households with critical overcrowding |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Catamarca | 3.4% |
| 3 | Tucumán-Tafí Viejo | 2.7% |
| 4 | La Plata | 2.6% |
| 5 | Córdoba | 2.6% |
| 6 | Formosa | 2.5% |
| 7 | La Rioja | 2.5% |
| 8 | San Luis - El Chorrillo | 2.3% |
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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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