Poverty and living standards in Neuquén-Plottier, Argentina: official figures
19.6% of people in Neuquén-Plottier lived below the poverty line in the first half of 2026 (INDEC EPH), the lowest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; across the 31 survey areas the rate was 32.3%. That is about 65,000 people. INDEC flags this estimate as imprecise (coefficient of variation 16.1%).
Is poverty rising in Neuquén-Plottier?
The poverty rate in Neuquén-Plottier was 26.0% in the first half of 2025 and 19.6% in the first half of 2026, down 6.4 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 Neuquén-Plottier are poor?
15.7% of households in Neuquén-Plottier were below the poverty line in the first half of 2026, 2nd lowest of 30 Argentine cities on this site (all 31 survey areas: 24.4%). People in poor households were a larger share of residents (19.6%) 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 Neuquén-Plottier?
2.8% of people in Neuquén-Plottier (about 9,000) were below the extreme-poverty line, which only counts food, in the first half of 2026, 4th lowest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; the 31-area rate was 7.5%; a year earlier Neuquén-Plottier's rate was 4.6%. INDEC flags this estimate as imprecise (coefficient of variation 31.6%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many households in Neuquén-Plottier are in extreme poverty?
2.9% of households in Neuquén-Plottier 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 24.2%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many people in Neuquén-Plottier live in informal settlements?
0.0% of households in Neuquén-Plottier were in a "villa de emergencia" (informal settlement) in the first quarter of 2026, joint lowest 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 Neuquén-Plottier are overcrowded?
0.7% of households in Neuquén-Plottier had critical overcrowding (more than three people per room) in the first quarter of 2026, 8th 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 Neuquén-Plottier are near rubbish dumps or flood zones?
0.4% of households in Neuquén-Plottier were within three blocks of a rubbish dump and 0.8% 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 Neuquén-Plottier compares with other cities in Argentina
People below the poverty line (H1 2026)
Neuquén-Plottier ranks 30 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | People below the poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Ushuaia-Río Grande | 25.9% |
| 25 | Rio Gallegos | 25.6% |
| 26 | Santa Rosa-Toay | 25.4% |
| 27 | Río Cuarto | 23.6% |
| 28 | Rosario | 23.1% |
| 29 | Mar del Plata-Batán | 20.4% |
| 30 | Neuquén-Plottier | 19.6% |
Change in the poverty rate since H1 2025 (percentage points) (H1 2026 vs H1 2025)
Neuquén-Plottier ranks 28 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in the poverty rate since H1 2025 (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Río Cuarto | -0.8 pts |
| 25 | Tucumán-Tafí Viejo | -2.9 pts |
| 26 | San Salvador de Jujuy-Palpalá | -3.6 pts |
| 27 | Rosario | -5.0 pts |
| 28 | Neuquén-Plottier | -6.4 pts |
| 29 | Rio Gallegos | -6.7 pts |
| 30 | Mar del Plata-Batán | -7.1 pts |
People below the extreme-poverty line (H1 2026)
Neuquén-Plottier ranks 27 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | People below the extreme-poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Río Cuarto | 3.2% |
| 25 | San Luis - El Chorrillo | 3.1% |
| 26 | Ushuaia-Río Grande | 3.1% |
| 27 | Neuquén-Plottier | 2.8% |
| 28 | Rio Gallegos | 2.6% |
| 29 | San Juan | 1.6% |
| 30 | San Salvador de Jujuy-Palpalá | 1.4% |
Households in informal settlements (Q1 2026)
Neuquén-Plottier ranks 23 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households in informal settlements |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | San Juan | 0.0% |
| 21 | Santa Fé | 0.0% |
| 22 | Santiago del Estero-La Banda | 0.0% |
| 23 | Neuquén-Plottier | 0.0% |
| 24 | Formosa | 0.0% |
| 25 | La Rioja | 0.0% |
| 26 | Catamarca | 0.0% |
Households with critical overcrowding (Q1 2026)
Neuquén-Plottier ranks 23 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households with critical overcrowding |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Corrientes | 1.3% |
| 21 | Río Cuarto | 1.0% |
| 22 | Rio Gallegos | 0.8% |
| 23 | Neuquén-Plottier | 0.7% |
| 24 | San Salvador de Jujuy-Palpalá | 0.6% |
| 25 | Santa Rosa-Toay | 0.6% |
| 26 | Salta | 0.6% |
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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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