Poverty and living standards in San Nicolás-Villa Constitución, Argentina: official figures
35.5% of people in San Nicolás-Villa Constitución lived below the poverty line in the first half of 2026 (INDEC EPH), 14th highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; across the 31 survey areas the rate was 32.3%. That is about 72,000 people.
Is poverty rising in San Nicolás-Villa Constitución?
The poverty rate in San Nicolás-Villa Constitución was 34.5% in the first half of 2025 and 35.5% in the first half of 2026, up 1.0 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 San Nicolás-Villa Constitución are poor?
24.7% of households in San Nicolás-Villa Constitución were below the poverty line in the first half of 2026, 14th lowest of 30 Argentine cities on this site (all 31 survey areas: 24.4%). People in poor households were a larger share of residents (35.5%) 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 Nicolás-Villa Constitución?
10.3% of people in San Nicolás-Villa Constitución (about 21,000) were below the extreme-poverty line, which only counts food, in the first half of 2026, 3rd highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; the 31-area rate was 7.5%; a year earlier San Nicolás-Villa Constitución's rate was 8.7%. INDEC flags this estimate as imprecise (coefficient of variation 17.9%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many households in San Nicolás-Villa Constitución are in extreme poverty?
7.0% of households in San Nicolás-Villa Constitución 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 16.7%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many people in San Nicolás-Villa Constitución live in informal settlements?
1.0% of households in San Nicolás-Villa Constitución were in a "villa de emergencia" (informal settlement) in the first quarter of 2026, 7th 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 Nicolás-Villa Constitución are overcrowded?
1.8% of households in San Nicolás-Villa Constitución had critical overcrowding (more than three people per room) in the first quarter of 2026, 15th 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 Nicolás-Villa Constitución are near rubbish dumps or flood zones?
0.8% of households in San Nicolás-Villa Constitución were within three blocks of a rubbish dump and 0.2% 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 Nicolás-Villa Constitución compares with other cities in Argentina
People below the poverty line (H1 2026)
San Nicolás-Villa Constitución ranks 14 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | People below the poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 17 | Buenos Aires | 32.1% |
Change in the poverty rate since H1 2025 (percentage points) (H1 2026 vs H1 2025)
San Nicolás-Villa Constitución ranks 18 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in the poverty rate since H1 2025 (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | La Plata | +2.6 pts |
| 16 | Córdoba | +1.6 pts |
| 17 | Formosa | +1.6 pts |
| 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 |
People below the extreme-poverty line (H1 2026)
San Nicolás-Villa Constitución ranks 3 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)
San Nicolás-Villa Constitución ranks 7 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households in informal settlements |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Paraná | 2.3% |
| 5 | Concordia | 1.8% |
| 6 | Buenos Aires | 1.0% |
| 7 | San Nicolás-Villa Constitución | 1.0% |
| 8 | Mendoza | 0.9% |
| 9 | Río Cuarto | 0.9% |
| 10 | Corrientes | 0.8% |
Households with critical overcrowding (Q1 2026)
San Nicolás-Villa Constitución ranks 15 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households with critical overcrowding |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 18 | Comodoro Rivadavia-Rada Tilly | 1.4% |
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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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