Poverty and living standards in San Luis - El Chorrillo, Argentina: official figures
35.7% of people in San Luis - El Chorrillo lived below the poverty line in the first half of 2026 (INDEC EPH), 13th highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; across the 31 survey areas the rate was 32.3%. That is about 91,000 people.
Is poverty rising in San Luis - El Chorrillo?
The poverty rate in San Luis - El Chorrillo was 30.3% in the first half of 2025 and 35.7% in the first half of 2026, up 5.4 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 San Luis - El Chorrillo are poor?
26.9% of households in San Luis - El Chorrillo were below the poverty line in the first half of 2026, joint 10th highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site (all 31 survey areas: 24.4%). People in poor households were a larger share of residents (35.7%) 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 San Luis - El Chorrillo?
3.1% of people in San Luis - El Chorrillo (about 8,000) were below the extreme-poverty line, which only counts food, in the first half of 2026, joint 5th lowest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; the 31-area rate was 7.5%; a year earlier San Luis - El Chorrillo's rate was 2.5%. INDEC flags this estimate as imprecise (coefficient of variation 21.0%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many households in San Luis - El Chorrillo are in extreme poverty?
2.9% of households in San Luis - El Chorrillo 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 18.9%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many people in San Luis - El Chorrillo live in informal settlements?
0.5% of households in San Luis - El Chorrillo were in a "villa de emergencia" (informal settlement) in the first quarter of 2026, 12th 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 San Luis - El Chorrillo are overcrowded?
2.3% of households in San Luis - El Chorrillo had critical overcrowding (more than three people per room) in the first quarter of 2026, 8th 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 San Luis - El Chorrillo are near rubbish dumps or flood zones?
0.5% of households in San Luis - El Chorrillo were within three blocks of a rubbish dump and 0.5% 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 San Luis - El Chorrillo compares with other cities in Argentina
People below the poverty line (H1 2026)
San Luis - El Chorrillo ranks 13 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | People below the poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Comodoro Rivadavia-Rada Tilly | 37.2% |
| 11 | Mendoza | 36.9% |
| 12 | San Juan | 36.8% |
| 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% |
Change in the poverty rate since H1 2025 (percentage points) (H1 2026 vs H1 2025)
San Luis - El Chorrillo ranks 5 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in the poverty rate since H1 2025 (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Concordia | +7.0 pts |
| 3 | Santiago del Estero-La Banda | +6.0 pts |
| 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 |
People below the extreme-poverty line (H1 2026)
San Luis - El Chorrillo ranks 25 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | People below the extreme-poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Santiago del Estero-La Banda | 3.9% |
| 23 | Comodoro Rivadavia-Rada Tilly | 3.7% |
| 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% |
Households in informal settlements (Q1 2026)
San Luis - El Chorrillo ranks 12 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households in informal settlements |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Río Cuarto | 0.9% |
| 10 | Corrientes | 0.8% |
| 11 | La Plata | 0.8% |
| 12 | San Luis - El Chorrillo | 0.5% |
| 13 | Tucumán-Tafí Viejo | 0.5% |
| 14 | San Salvador de Jujuy-Palpalá | 0.4% |
| 15 | Bahía Blanca-Cerri | 0.4% |
Households with critical overcrowding (Q1 2026)
San Luis - El Chorrillo ranks 8 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households with critical overcrowding |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Córdoba | 2.6% |
| 6 | Formosa | 2.5% |
| 7 | La Rioja | 2.5% |
| 8 | San Luis - El Chorrillo | 2.3% |
| 9 | Santiago del Estero-La Banda | 2.3% |
| 10 | Santa Fé | 2.1% |
| 11 | Mendoza | 2.0% |
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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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