Poverty and living standards in Rosario, Argentina: official figures
23.1% of people in Rosario lived below the poverty line in the first half of 2026 (INDEC EPH), 3rd lowest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; across the 31 survey areas the rate was 32.3%. That is about 315,000 people.
Is poverty rising in Rosario?
The poverty rate in Rosario was 28.1% in the first half of 2025 and 23.1% in the first half of 2026, down 5.0 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 Rosario are poor?
17.4% of households in Rosario were below the poverty line in the first half of 2026, 4th lowest of 30 Argentine cities on this site (all 31 survey areas: 24.4%). People in poor households were a larger share of residents (23.1%) 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 Rosario?
6.2% of people in Rosario (about 84,000) were below the extreme-poverty line, which only counts food, in the first half of 2026, joint 13th highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; the 31-area rate was 7.5%; a year earlier Rosario's rate was 6.2%. INDEC flags this estimate as imprecise (coefficient of variation 20.2%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many households in Rosario are in extreme poverty?
5.1% of households in Rosario 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 16.6%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many people in Rosario live in informal settlements?
2.7% of households in Rosario were in a "villa de emergencia" (informal settlement) in the first quarter of 2026, 2nd 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 Rosario are overcrowded?
0.5% of households in Rosario had critical overcrowding (more than three people per room) in the first quarter of 2026, 4th 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 Rosario are near rubbish dumps or flood zones?
2.5% of households in Rosario were within three blocks of a rubbish dump and 1.9% 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 Rosario compares with other cities in Argentina
People below the poverty line (H1 2026)
Rosario ranks 28 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)
Rosario ranks 27 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)
Rosario ranks 13 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | People below the extreme-poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Posadas | 8.2% |
| 11 | Mendoza | 7.3% |
| 12 | Córdoba | 7.0% |
| 13 | Rosario | 6.2% |
| 14 | Bahía Blanca-Cerri | 6.2% |
| 15 | Paraná | 6.0% |
| 16 | Formosa | 5.9% |
Households in informal settlements (Q1 2026)
Rosario ranks 2 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)
Rosario ranks 27 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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