Afghanistan vs Argentina: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Afghanistan
6.09 million people
in 2020
Argentina
6.31 million people
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
53rd
Argentina rank
51st
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Afghanistan
- Argentina
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 6.31 million people against 6.09 million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 216,250 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Argentina ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 53rd and Argentina ranks 51st of 236 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Argentina | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.91 million people | 4.64 million people | 729,600 people | Argentina |
| 1960s | 4.24 million people | 4.85 million people | 618,435 people | Argentina |
| 1970s | 4.66 million people | 5.06 million people | 400,575 people | Argentina |
| 1980s | 4.70 million people | 5.57 million people | 866,870 people | Argentina |
| 1990s | 5.02 million people | 6.07 million people | 1.05 million people | Argentina |
| 2000s | 5.80 million people | 6.08 million people | 278,135 people | Argentina |
| 2010s | 6.12 million people | 6.17 million people | 54,280 people | Argentina |
| 2020s | 6.09 million people | 6.31 million people | 216,250 people | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Afghanistan or Argentina?
- Argentina, at 6.31 million people against 6.09 million people in Afghanistan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Afghanistan and Argentina?
- 216,250 people, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Argentina?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Argentina rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Afghanistan ranks 53rd and Argentina ranks 51st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.