Buenos Aires City: population, poverty, jobs and provincial finances

Buenos Aires City is a autonomous city of Argentina, number 4 of 24 by population. The 2022 national census counted 3,121,707 people in Buenos Aires City, 6.8% of Argentina's 45,892,285; 4th largest of the 23 provinces and Buenos Aires City by population.

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Buenos Aires City: The 2022 census found 135,542 unemployed people in Buenos Aires City out of 1,814,325 economically active residents aged 14 and over, an unemployment rate of 7.5%; 7th lowest of the 23 provinces and Buenos Aires City (Argentina: 8.5%).
• Health in Buenos Aires City: The infant mortality rate in Buenos Aires City was 5.5 deaths before the first birthday per 1,000 live births in 2023, 2nd lowest of Argentina's 24 jurisdictions (Argentina: 8.0); 131 babies under one died that year.
• Education in Buenos Aires City: 664,122 students were enrolled in mainstream education in Buenos Aires City in 2025: 84,582 in pre-school, 253,904 in primary, 199,888 in secondary and 125,748 in non-university higher education (6.0% of Argentina's 11.13 million).
• Poverty and living standards in Buenos Aires City: 11.1% of people in Buenos Aires City lived below the poverty line in the first half of 2026, about 334,000 people (coefficient of variation 17.2%: INDEC advises treating it with caution); the lowest of the 32 urban areas INDEC reports (all 31 areas: 32.3%).
• Government budget and revenue in Buenos Aires City: The city government of Buenos Aires City took in 13.55 trillion pesos and spent 13.75 trillion pesos in 2025 (provisional figures for the non-financial public administration). Revenue came to about 4,339,482 pesos per resident (2022 census population), 7th highest of the 23 jurisdictions with data.

How autonomous citys are governed in Argentina

Provinces (23) + Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. Governor and provincial legislature directly elected; Buenos Aires City elects its own head of government (jefe de gobierno) and legislature. Write their own constitutions, run police, schools, hospitals, courts and set the rules for their municipalities.

Every tier of government in Argentina

Other autonomous cities of Argentina

• Buenos Aires Province 17,523,996
• Cordoba 3,840,905
• Santa Fe 3,544,908
• Mendoza 2,043,540
• Tucuman 1,731,820
• Salta 1,441,351
• Entre Rios 1,425,578
• Misiones 1,278,873
• Corrientes 1,212,696
• Chaco 1,129,606
• Santiago del Estero 1,060,906
• San Juan 822,853
• Jujuy 811,611
• Rio Negro 750,768
• Neuquen 710,814
• Formosa 607,419
• Chubut 592,621
• San Luis 542,069
• Catamarca 429,562
• La Rioja 383,865
• La Pampa 361,859
• Santa Cruz 337,226
• Tierra del Fuego 185,732

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Sources

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