Poverty and living standards in Corrientes, Argentina: official figures
41.0% of people in Corrientes lived below the poverty line in the first half of 2026 (INDEC EPH), 4th highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; across the 31 survey areas the rate was 32.3%. That is about 163,000 people.
Is poverty rising in Corrientes?
The poverty rate in Corrientes was 37.4% in the first half of 2025 and 41.0% in the first half of 2026, up 3.6 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 Corrientes are poor?
29.5% of households in Corrientes were below the poverty line in the first half of 2026, 5th highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site (all 31 survey areas: 24.4%). People in poor households were a larger share of residents (41.0%) 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 Corrientes?
8.6% of people in Corrientes (about 34,000) were below the extreme-poverty line, which only counts food, in the first half of 2026, 7th highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; the 31-area rate was 7.5%; a year earlier Corrientes's rate was 6.5%. INDEC flags this estimate as imprecise (coefficient of variation 26.9%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many households in Corrientes are in extreme poverty?
6.9% of households in Corrientes 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 19.8%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many people in Corrientes live in informal settlements?
0.8% of households in Corrientes were in a "villa de emergencia" (informal settlement) in the first quarter of 2026, 10th 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 Corrientes are overcrowded?
1.3% of households in Corrientes had critical overcrowding (more than three people per room) in the first quarter of 2026, 11th 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 Corrientes are near rubbish dumps or flood zones?
33.2% of households in Corrientes were within three blocks of a rubbish dump and 17.5% 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 Corrientes compares with other cities in Argentina
People below the poverty line (H1 2026)
Corrientes ranks 4 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | People below the poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Concordia | 56.2% |
| 2 | Resistencia | 48.6% |
| 3 | Posadas | 42.2% |
| 4 | Corrientes | 41.0% |
| 5 | Santa Fé | 38.6% |
| 6 | Santiago del Estero-La Banda | 38.5% |
| 7 | La Rioja | 38.4% |
Change in the poverty rate since H1 2025 (percentage points) (H1 2026 vs H1 2025)
Corrientes ranks 9 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in the poverty rate since H1 2025 (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Rawson-Trelew-Playa Unión | +5.0 pts |
| 7 | Paraná | +4.4 pts |
| 8 | Posadas | +4.1 pts |
| 9 | Corrientes | +3.6 pts |
| 10 | Ushuaia-Río Grande | +3.6 pts |
| 11 | Mendoza | +3.4 pts |
| 12 | Catamarca | +3.3 pts |
People below the extreme-poverty line (H1 2026)
Corrientes ranks 7 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | People below the extreme-poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Rawson-Trelew-Playa Unión | 10.0% |
| 5 | Santa Fé | 9.8% |
| 6 | La Plata | 9.2% |
| 7 | Corrientes | 8.6% |
| 8 | Buenos Aires | 8.4% |
| 9 | Catamarca | 8.3% |
| 10 | Posadas | 8.2% |
Households in informal settlements (Q1 2026)
Corrientes ranks 10 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households in informal settlements |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | San Nicolás-Villa Constitución | 1.0% |
| 8 | Mendoza | 0.9% |
| 9 | Río Cuarto | 0.9% |
| 10 | Corrientes | 0.8% |
| 11 | La Plata | 0.8% |
| 12 | San Luis - El Chorrillo | 0.5% |
| 13 | Tucumán-Tafí Viejo | 0.5% |
Households with critical overcrowding (Q1 2026)
Corrientes ranks 20 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households with critical overcrowding |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Bahía Blanca-Cerri | 1.5% |
| 18 | Comodoro Rivadavia-Rada Tilly | 1.4% |
| 19 | Rawson-Trelew-Playa Unión | 1.3% |
| 20 | Corrientes | 1.3% |
| 21 | Río Cuarto | 1.0% |
| 22 | Rio Gallegos | 0.8% |
| 23 | Neuquén-Plottier | 0.7% |
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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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