Poverty and living standards in Posadas, Argentina: official figures
42.2% of people in Posadas lived below the poverty line in the first half of 2026 (INDEC EPH), 3rd highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; across the 31 survey areas the rate was 32.3%. That is about 168,000 people.
Is poverty rising in Posadas?
The poverty rate in Posadas was 38.1% in the first half of 2025 and 42.2% in the first half of 2026, up 4.1 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 Posadas are poor?
30.2% of households in Posadas were below the poverty line in the first half of 2026, joint 3rd highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site (all 31 survey areas: 24.4%). People in poor households were a larger share of residents (42.2%) 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 Posadas?
8.2% of people in Posadas (about 33,000) were below the extreme-poverty line, which only counts food, in the first half of 2026, 10th highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; the 31-area rate was 7.5%; a year earlier Posadas's rate was 6.8%. INDEC flags this estimate as imprecise (coefficient of variation 29.9%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many households in Posadas are in extreme poverty?
6.3% of households in Posadas 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 31.9%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many people in Posadas live in informal settlements?
7.1% of households in Posadas were in a "villa de emergencia" (informal settlement) in the first quarter of 2026, the 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 Posadas are overcrowded?
0.3% of households in Posadas had critical overcrowding (more than three people per room) in the first quarter of 2026, 3rd 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 Posadas are near rubbish dumps or flood zones?
0.0% of households in Posadas were within three blocks of a rubbish dump and 2.9% 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 Posadas compares with other cities in Argentina
People below the poverty line (H1 2026)
Posadas ranks 3 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)
Posadas ranks 8 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in the poverty rate since H1 2025 (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 11 | Mendoza | +3.4 pts |
People below the extreme-poverty line (H1 2026)
Posadas ranks 10 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | People below the extreme-poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Corrientes | 8.6% |
| 8 | Buenos Aires | 8.4% |
| 9 | Catamarca | 8.3% |
| 10 | Posadas | 8.2% |
| 11 | Mendoza | 7.3% |
| 12 | Córdoba | 7.0% |
| 13 | Rosario | 6.2% |
Households in informal settlements (Q1 2026)
Posadas ranks 1 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)
Posadas ranks 28 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households with critical overcrowding |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | San Salvador de Jujuy-Palpalá | 0.6% |
| 25 | Santa Rosa-Toay | 0.6% |
| 26 | Salta | 0.6% |
| 27 | Rosario | 0.5% |
| 28 | Posadas | 0.3% |
| 29 | Mar del Plata-Batán | 0.0% |
| 30 | Ushuaia-Río Grande | 0.0% |
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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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