Share of population living below national poverty lines in Argentina
Argentina: Share of population living below national poverty lines was 38.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Argentina, 2016–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 38.1% for share of population living below national poverty lines in 2024.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living below national poverty lines in Argentina peaked at 42.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 2017.
That places Argentina 6th out of 70 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of population living below national poverty lines in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 30.3% | — |
| 2017 | 25.7% | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 32.0% | +24.5% |
| 2019 | 35.5% | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 42.0% | +18.3% |
| 2021 | 37.3% | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 39.2% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 41.7% | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 38.1% | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.9% | 25.7% | 35.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 37.3% | 42.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 3 Guinea-Bissau 50.5% compare
- 4 Lesotho 49.7%
- 5 Kenya 39.8% compare
- 7 South Africa 37.9% compare
- 8 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 37.7% compare
- 9 Ethiopia 33.1% compare
- 9 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 33.1%
More poverty & inequality data for Argentina
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.5 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,854 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 21.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.56 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 29.6% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.264 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living below national poverty lines in Argentina?
- Share of population living below national poverty lines in Argentina was 38.1% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of population living below national poverty lines recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2017.
- How does Argentina rank for share of population living below national poverty lines?
- Argentina ranks 6th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population living below national poverty lines rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living below national poverty lines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.