The poverty rate in Buenos Aires continues to decline. According to research by the Statistics and Census Institute of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires for the third quarter of 2025, poverty affects 17.3% of people, compared to a rate of 28.1% in the same period the year before last. In the same comparison, the destitution rate fell from 11.0% to 5.3%.
According to the research methodology, those who cannot purchase a basic food basket with their monthly income are considered indigent poor. The non-indigent poor are those unable to purchase the most complete basket, which includes other non-food products and some services.
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According to the institute, what explains this improvement in living conditions is the fact that income – both from work and non-work, such as retirement and pensions – grew during the period at a higher rate than inflation.
A separate survey showed that the average family income increased by 69.3% in the period, 31.6 percentage points above the CPI of the autonomous city of Buenos Aires, which stood at 37.7%.
“In the third quarter of 2025, increases in income (work and non-work) were greater than the rise in prices. These dynamics have an impact on a reduction in poverty compared to the same period of the previous year. This is the fourth consecutive inter-annual drop,” the institute said in a note.
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According to the data, poverty still affects 188 thousand households and 534 thousand people in the Argentine capital. In this group, destitution affects 55 thousand households and 164 thousand people.
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Regarding other social classes, the research showed that, in the period, the number of households considered middle class grew by 19 percentage points and reached 51.4% of households. The richest sectors of society, called “accommodated” in the survey, increased from 12.6% to 16.1% of households.
