Argentina’s poverty rises to 32 percent under Milei with more pain forecast
A 4.1-percentage-point rise in poverty in the first half of 2026 could be bad news for Milei’s re-election bid.
![People sit inside a chapel while waiting for a meal distribution, as soup kitchens, barter clubs and families taking out short-term loans for groceries are exposing the social strains emerging under Argentine President Javier Milei's austerity program, barely a year before Argentina's next presidential election, in Buenos Aires' Villa 31 neighborhood, Argentina, August 28, 2026 [Agustin Marcarian/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-24T111706Z_92623523_RC2R7NAS0BJF_RTRMADP_3_ARGENTINA-ECONOMY-MILEI-1790290200.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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