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Argentina population

Current population of Argentina

46,023,022

Live estimate, extrapolated from the latest official figures

Births today
289
Deaths today
202
Change today (UTC)
+88
World rank
35th of 218
0.56% of world population
Population
45,851,378
2025 estimate
Annual growth
+0.34%
2025
Density
17 /km²
2023
Land area
2,736,690 km²
Urban population
92%
2025
Median age
32.9 yrs
2025 (UN WPP)
Fertility rate
1.50
births per woman, 2024
Life expectancy
77.5 yrs
2024
Net migration
+2,859
2025
Capital
Buenos Aires
Region
Latin America & Caribbean

Population of Argentina: overview

Argentina has a population of 45,851,378 according to the latest official estimates (2025), the 35th largest in the world. About 0.56% of the world's population lives in Argentina. Argentina is part of the Latin America & Caribbean region and its capital is Buenos Aires.

Growth has slowed to 0.34% per year. In absolute terms that meant roughly 155,219 additional people over the past year.

The country is sparsely settled, with only about 17 people per km², spread across 2,736,690 km² of land. Life here is overwhelmingly urban: 92% of residents live in cities.

The median age is 32.9 years. Fertility is well below replacement, at 1.50 children per woman. Life expectancy at birth is 77.5 years (2024).

UN medium-variant projections point to continued growth, reaching 48.31 million by 2050 (5% above today's level). The 2030 projection is 46,585,022.

Argentina population, 1960–2025 and projections

010M20M30M40M50M19601980200020202040projected2025: 45.85M1960: 20,386,0451961: 20,726,2761962: 21,072,5381963: 21,421,7051964: 21,769,4531965: 22,112,6291966: 22,453,8931967: 22,799,0591968: 23,150,5831969: 23,508,7111970: 23,878,3271971: 24,257,2081972: 24,644,3281973: 25,046,0051974: 25,461,3511975: 25,874,1071976: 26,282,2831977: 26,701,8051978: 27,132,1581979: 27,568,8951980: 28,011,5961981: 28,463,9591982: 28,924,2621983: 29,391,3321984: 29,863,0931985: 30,336,4411986: 30,811,9801987: 31,291,7621988: 31,780,5321989: 32,270,9481990: 32,755,9011991: 33,230,2941992: 33,693,5271993: 34,152,7171994: 34,613,4911995: 35,070,0201996: 35,513,7931997: 35,947,7911998: 36,372,8601999: 36,794,6822000: 37,213,9842001: 37,624,8252002: 38,029,3492003: 38,424,2822004: 38,815,9162005: 39,216,7892006: 39,622,1152007: 40,016,7632008: 40,424,1482009: 40,854,8312010: 41,288,6942011: 41,730,6602012: 42,161,7212013: 42,582,4552014: 43,024,0712015: 43,477,0122016: 43,900,3132017: 44,288,8942018: 44,654,8822019: 44,973,4652020: 45,191,9652021: 45,312,2812022: 45,407,9042023: 45,538,4012024: 45,696,1592025: 45,851,3782030: 46,585,0222050: 48,308,944
Population of Argentina by year
YearPopulationGrowth rateAnnual change
202545,851,378+0.34%+155,219
202445,696,159+0.35%+157,758
202345,538,401+0.29%+130,497
202245,407,904+0.21%+95,623
202145,312,281+0.27%+120,316
202045,191,965+0.48%+218,500
201944,973,465+0.71%+318,583
201844,654,882+0.82%+365,988
201744,288,894+0.88%+388,581
201643,900,313+0.97%+423,301
201543,477,012+1.05%+452,941
201443,024,071+1.03%+441,616
201041,288,694+1.06%+433,863
200539,216,789+1.03%+400,873
200037,213,984+1.13%+419,302
199535,070,020+1.31%+456,529
199032,755,901+1.49%+484,953
198530,336,441+1.57%+473,348
198028,011,596+1.59%+442,701
197525,874,107+1.61%+412,756
197023,878,327+1.56%+369,616
196522,112,629+1.56%+343,176
196020,386,045––

Recent years annually, earlier years at five-year steps. Annual change compares against the immediately preceding year.

Argentina population forecast

United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant.

Projected population of Argentina
YearProjected populationvs today
203046,585,022+1.6%
205048,308,944+5.4%

Argentina population pyramid (2025)

Age and sex structure from UN World Population Prospects 2024: 21.0% of Argentina's population is under 15, 66.3% is of working age (15–64), and 12.6% is 65 or older. Hover any bar for the group's size.

MaleFemale
0%2%2%4%4%0-4 male: 1,297,405 (2.8%)0-4 female: 1,235,641 (2.7%)0-45-9 male: 1,728,896 (3.8%)5-9 female: 1,643,463 (3.6%)10-14 male: 1,917,905 (4.2%)10-14 female: 1,812,685 (4.0%)10-1415-19 male: 1,847,344 (4.0%)15-19 female: 1,746,968 (3.8%)20-24 male: 1,769,979 (3.9%)20-24 female: 1,691,544 (3.7%)20-2425-29 male: 1,773,155 (3.9%)25-29 female: 1,705,570 (3.7%)30-34 male: 1,778,228 (3.9%)30-34 female: 1,718,778 (3.7%)30-3435-39 male: 1,674,400 (3.7%)35-39 female: 1,624,522 (3.5%)40-44 male: 1,601,907 (3.5%)40-44 female: 1,571,688 (3.4%)40-4445-49 male: 1,535,521 (3.3%)45-49 female: 1,511,433 (3.3%)50-54 male: 1,299,873 (2.8%)50-54 female: 1,314,082 (2.9%)50-5455-59 male: 1,089,441 (2.4%)55-59 female: 1,129,972 (2.5%)60-64 male: 988,189 (2.2%)60-64 female: 1,049,726 (2.3%)60-6465-69 male: 845,871 (1.8%)65-69 female: 949,138 (2.1%)70-74 male: 670,438 (1.5%)70-74 female: 823,476 (1.8%)70-7475-79 male: 475,156 (1.0%)75-79 female: 659,123 (1.4%)80-84 male: 278,045 (0.6%)80-84 female: 459,214 (1.0%)80-8485-89 male: 131,727 (0.3%)85-89 female: 269,803 (0.6%)90-94 male: 47,003 (0.1%)90-94 female: 124,649 (0.3%)90-9495-99 male: 11,072 (0.0%)95-99 female: 39,349 (0.1%)100+ male: 1,663 (0.0%)100+ female: 7,337 (0.0%)100+

Argentina population FAQ

What is the population of Argentina in 2026?

Argentina's population is estimated at about 46.02 million in 2026, extrapolated from the latest official figure of 45,851,378 (2025). Argentina ranks 35th in the world by population.

Is the population of Argentina growing or shrinking?

Argentina's population is growing at about 0.34% per year, an increase of roughly 155,219 people over the past year.

How densely populated is Argentina?

Argentina has about 17 people per square kilometre across a land area of 2,736,690 km².

What share of the world's population lives in Argentina?

Argentina is home to about 0.56% of the world's population.

What is Argentina's projected population in 2050?

United Nations medium-variant projections put Argentina's population at 48,308,944 in 2050, passing through 46,585,022 in 2030.

What is the median age in Argentina?

The median age in Argentina is 32.9 years (2025 estimate) — half the population is younger and half older than that.

Sources: World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0); median age and projections from UN World Population Prospects 2024. Live figures are estimates extrapolated from the latest official data — see methodology.