Argentina vs Spain: Has the population peaked?

Argentina
45.54 million people
in 2023
Spain
47.91 million people
in 2023
Argentina rank
34th
Spain rank
32nd

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Argentina
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 47.91 million people against 45.54 million people in Argentina, a difference of 2.37 million people.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 34th and Spain ranks 32nd of 236 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Spain Difference Ahead
1950s 18.54 million people 29.02 million people 10.48 million people Spain
1960s 21.94 million people 31.93 million people 9.99 million people Spain
1970s 25.68 million people 35.55 million people 9.86 million people Spain
1980s 30.11 million people 38.43 million people 8.31 million people Spain
1990s 34.81 million people 39.94 million people 5.12 million people Spain
2000s 39.02 million people 43.68 million people 4.66 million people Spain
2010s 43.21 million people 46.93 million people 3.72 million people Spain
2020s 45.36 million people 47.79 million people 2.43 million people Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Argentina or Spain?
Spain, at 47.91 million people against 45.54 million people in Argentina as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Argentina and Spain?
2.37 million people, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Spain?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Spain rank globally for has the population peaked??
Argentina ranks 34th and Spain ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.