Poverty and living standards in Ushuaia-Río Grande, Argentina: official figures
25.9% of people in Ushuaia-Río Grande lived below the poverty line in the first half of 2026 (INDEC EPH), 7th lowest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; across the 31 survey areas the rate was 32.3%. That is about 48,000 people.
Is poverty rising in Ushuaia-Río Grande?
The poverty rate in Ushuaia-Río Grande was 22.3% in the first half of 2025 and 25.9% in the first half of 2026, up 3.6 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 Ushuaia-Río Grande are poor?
19.5% of households in Ushuaia-Río Grande were below the poverty line in the first half of 2026, 7th lowest of 30 Argentine cities on this site (all 31 survey areas: 24.4%). People in poor households were a larger share of residents (25.9%) 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 Ushuaia-Río Grande?
3.1% of people in Ushuaia-Río Grande (about 6,000) 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 Ushuaia-Río Grande's rate was 3.4%. INDEC flags this estimate as imprecise (coefficient of variation 35.3%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many households in Ushuaia-Río Grande are in extreme poverty?
2.6% of households in Ushuaia-Río Grande 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 29.7%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many people in Ushuaia-Río Grande live in informal settlements?
0.0% of households in Ushuaia-Río Grande 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 Ushuaia-Río Grande are overcrowded?
0.0% of households in Ushuaia-Río Grande had critical overcrowding (more than three people per room) in the first quarter of 2026, joint 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 Ushuaia-Río Grande are near rubbish dumps or flood zones?
0.6% of households in Ushuaia-Río Grande 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 Ushuaia-Río Grande compares with other cities in Argentina
People below the poverty line (H1 2026)
Ushuaia-Río Grande ranks 24 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | People below the poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Tucumán-Tafí Viejo | 27.9% |
| 22 | San Salvador de Jujuy-Palpalá | 27.6% |
| 23 | Bahía Blanca-Cerri | 26.6% |
| 24 | Ushuaia-Río Grande | 25.9% |
| 25 | Rio Gallegos | 25.6% |
| 26 | Santa Rosa-Toay | 25.4% |
| 27 | Río Cuarto | 23.6% |
Change in the poverty rate since H1 2025 (percentage points) (H1 2026 vs H1 2025)
Ushuaia-Río Grande ranks 10 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Change in the poverty rate since H1 2025 (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Paraná | +4.4 pts |
| 8 | Posadas | +4.1 pts |
| 9 | Corrientes | +3.6 pts |
| 10 | Ushuaia-Río Grande | +3.6 pts |
| 11 | Mendoza | +3.4 pts |
| 12 | Catamarca | +3.3 pts |
| 13 | Bahía Blanca-Cerri | +3.1 pts |
People below the extreme-poverty line (H1 2026)
Ushuaia-Río Grande ranks 26 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | People below the extreme-poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 29 | San Juan | 1.6% |
Households in informal settlements (Q1 2026)
Ushuaia-Río Grande ranks 27 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households in informal settlements |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Formosa | 0.0% |
| 25 | La Rioja | 0.0% |
| 26 | Catamarca | 0.0% |
| 27 | Ushuaia-Río Grande | 0.0% |
| 28 | Rawson-Trelew-Playa Unión | 0.0% |
| 29 | Santa Rosa-Toay | 0.0% |
| 30 | Rio Gallegos | 0.0% |
Households with critical overcrowding (Q1 2026)
Ushuaia-Río Grande ranks 30 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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