Poverty and living standards in Resistencia, Argentina: official figures
48.6% of people in Resistencia lived below the poverty line in the first half of 2026 (INDEC EPH), 2nd highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; across the 31 survey areas the rate was 32.3%. That is about 209,000 people.
Is poverty rising in Resistencia?
The poverty rate in Resistencia was 48.1% in the first half of 2025 and 48.6% in the first half of 2026, up 0.5 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 Resistencia are poor?
40.3% of households in Resistencia were below the poverty line in the first half of 2026, 2nd highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site (all 31 survey areas: 24.4%). People in poor households were a larger share of residents (48.6%) 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 Resistencia?
17.3% of people in Resistencia (about 74,000) were below the extreme-poverty line, which only counts food, in the first half of 2026, the highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; the 31-area rate was 7.5%; a year earlier Resistencia's rate was 15.5%. INDEC flags this estimate as imprecise (coefficient of variation 21.6%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many households in Resistencia are in extreme poverty?
14.2% of households in Resistencia 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 21.2%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many people in Resistencia live in informal settlements?
0.3% of households in Resistencia were in a "villa de emergencia" (informal settlement) in the first quarter of 2026, 14th 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 Resistencia are overcrowded?
1.8% of households in Resistencia had critical overcrowding (more than three people per room) in the first quarter of 2026, 14th 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 Resistencia are near rubbish dumps or flood zones?
0.2% of households in Resistencia were within three blocks of a rubbish dump and 9.3% 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 Resistencia compares with other cities in Argentina
People below the poverty line (H1 2026)
Resistencia ranks 2 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)
Resistencia ranks 21 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in the poverty rate since H1 2025 (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | San Nicolás-Villa Constitución | +1.0 pts |
| 19 | San Juan | +0.8 pts |
| 20 | Buenos Aires | +0.6 pts |
| 21 | Resistencia | +0.5 pts |
| 22 | Salta | +0.2 pts |
| 23 | Santa Rosa-Toay | -0.2 pts |
| 24 | Río Cuarto | -0.8 pts |
People below the extreme-poverty line (H1 2026)
Resistencia ranks 1 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | People below the extreme-poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Resistencia | 17.3% |
| 2 | Concordia | 12.7% |
| 3 | San Nicolás-Villa Constitución | 10.3% |
| 4 | Rawson-Trelew-Playa Unión | 10.0% |
| 5 | Santa Fé | 9.8% |
| 6 | La Plata | 9.2% |
| 7 | Corrientes | 8.6% |
Households in informal settlements (Q1 2026)
Resistencia ranks 17 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households in informal settlements |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | San Salvador de Jujuy-Palpalá | 0.4% |
| 15 | Bahía Blanca-Cerri | 0.4% |
| 16 | Mar del Plata-Batán | 0.3% |
| 17 | Resistencia | 0.3% |
| 18 | Comodoro Rivadavia-Rada Tilly | 0.1% |
| 19 | Salta | 0.0% |
| 20 | San Juan | 0.0% |
Households with critical overcrowding (Q1 2026)
Resistencia ranks 14 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households with critical overcrowding |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Mendoza | 2.0% |
| 12 | Paraná | 1.9% |
| 13 | Buenos Aires | 1.9% |
| 14 | Resistencia | 1.8% |
| 15 | San Nicolás-Villa Constitución | 1.8% |
| 16 | San Juan | 1.5% |
| 17 | Bahía Blanca-Cerri | 1.5% |
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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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