Poverty and living standards in Santiago del Estero-La Banda, Argentina: official figures
38.5% of people in Santiago del Estero-La Banda lived below the poverty line in the first half of 2026 (INDEC EPH), 6th highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; across the 31 survey areas the rate was 32.3%. That is about 163,000 people. INDEC flags this estimate as imprecise (coefficient of variation 19.6%).
Is poverty rising in Santiago del Estero-La Banda?
The poverty rate in Santiago del Estero-La Banda was 32.5% in the first half of 2025 and 38.5% in the first half of 2026, up 6.0 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 Santiago del Estero-La Banda are poor?
25.6% of households in Santiago del Estero-La Banda were below the poverty line in the first half of 2026, 13th highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site (all 31 survey areas: 24.4%). People in poor households were a larger share of residents (38.5%) 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 Santiago del Estero-La Banda?
3.9% of people in Santiago del Estero-La Banda (about 17,000) were below the extreme-poverty line, which only counts food, in the first half of 2026, 9th lowest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; the 31-area rate was 7.5%; a year earlier Santiago del Estero-La Banda's rate was 4.7%. INDEC flags this estimate as imprecise (coefficient of variation 31.1%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many households in Santiago del Estero-La Banda are in extreme poverty?
2.7% of households in Santiago del Estero-La Banda 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 26.5%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many people in Santiago del Estero-La Banda live in informal settlements?
0.0% of households in Santiago del Estero-La Banda were in a "villa de emergencia" (informal settlement) in the first quarter of 2026, joint 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 Santiago del Estero-La Banda are overcrowded?
2.3% of households in Santiago del Estero-La Banda had critical overcrowding (more than three people per room) in the first quarter of 2026, 9th 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 Santiago del Estero-La Banda are near rubbish dumps or flood zones?
0.0% of households in Santiago del Estero-La Banda were within three blocks of a rubbish dump and 0.0% 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 Santiago del Estero-La Banda compares with other cities in Argentina
People below the poverty line (H1 2026)
Santiago del Estero-La Banda ranks 6 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | People below the poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | La Plata | 37.8% |
| 9 | Catamarca | 37.3% |
Change in the poverty rate since H1 2025 (percentage points) (H1 2026 vs H1 2025)
Santiago del Estero-La Banda ranks 3 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in the poverty rate since H1 2025 (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comodoro Rivadavia-Rada Tilly | +10.3 pts |
| 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 |
People below the extreme-poverty line (H1 2026)
Santiago del Estero-La Banda ranks 22 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | People below the extreme-poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | La Rioja | 4.7% |
| 20 | Tucumán-Tafí Viejo | 4.4% |
| 21 | Salta | 4.4% |
| 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% |
Households in informal settlements (Q1 2026)
Santiago del Estero-La Banda ranks 22 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households in informal settlements |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Salta | 0.0% |
| 20 | San Juan | 0.0% |
| 21 | Santa Fé | 0.0% |
| 22 | Santiago del Estero-La Banda | 0.0% |
| 23 | Neuquén-Plottier | 0.0% |
| 24 | Formosa | 0.0% |
| 25 | La Rioja | 0.0% |
Households with critical overcrowding (Q1 2026)
Santiago del Estero-La Banda ranks 9 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households with critical overcrowding |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 12 | Paraná | 1.9% |
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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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