Poverty and living standards in Paraná, Argentina: official figures
34.3% of people in Paraná lived below the poverty line in the first half of 2026 (INDEC EPH), 15th lowest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; across the 31 survey areas the rate was 32.3%. That is about 99,000 people.
Is poverty rising in Paraná?
The poverty rate in Paraná was 29.9% in the first half of 2025 and 34.3% in the first half of 2026, up 4.4 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 Paraná are poor?
25.1% of households in Paraná were below the poverty line in the first half of 2026, 15th highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site (all 31 survey areas: 24.4%). People in poor households were a larger share of residents (34.3%) 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 Paraná?
6.0% of people in Paraná (about 17,000) were below the extreme-poverty line, which only counts food, in the first half of 2026, 15th highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; the 31-area rate was 7.5%; a year earlier Paraná's rate was 6.1%. INDEC flags this estimate as imprecise (coefficient of variation 24.9%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many households in Paraná are in extreme poverty?
4.7% of households in Paraná 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 23.0%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many people in Paraná live in informal settlements?
2.3% of households in Paraná were in a "villa de emergencia" (informal settlement) in the first quarter of 2026, 4th 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 Paraná are overcrowded?
1.9% of households in Paraná had critical overcrowding (more than three people per room) in the first quarter of 2026, 12th 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 Paraná are near rubbish dumps or flood zones?
2.8% of households in Paraná were within three blocks of a rubbish dump and 3.9% 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 Paraná compares with other cities in Argentina
People below the poverty line (H1 2026)
Paraná ranks 16 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | People below the poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | San Luis - El Chorrillo | 35.7% |
| 14 | San Nicolás-Villa Constitución | 35.5% |
| 15 | Rawson-Trelew-Playa Unión | 35.1% |
| 16 | Paraná | 34.3% |
| 17 | Buenos Aires | 32.1% |
| 18 | Córdoba | 31.1% |
| 19 | Formosa | 29.9% |
Change in the poverty rate since H1 2025 (percentage points) (H1 2026 vs H1 2025)
Paraná ranks 7 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in the poverty rate since H1 2025 (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | La Rioja | +6.0 pts |
| 5 | San Luis - El Chorrillo | +5.4 pts |
| 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 |
People below the extreme-poverty line (H1 2026)
Paraná ranks 15 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | People below the extreme-poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 18 | Santa Rosa-Toay | 4.9% |
Households in informal settlements (Q1 2026)
Paraná ranks 4 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)
Paraná ranks 12 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households with critical overcrowding |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Santiago del Estero-La Banda | 2.3% |
| 10 | Santa Fé | 2.1% |
| 11 | Mendoza | 2.0% |
| 12 | Paraná | 1.9% |
| 13 | Buenos Aires | 1.9% |
| 14 | Resistencia | 1.8% |
| 15 | San Nicolás-Villa Constitución | 1.8% |
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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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