What is the difference in population by world region between Argentina and Australia?

4.89 million people, with Australia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Australia?

318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Australia: Population by world region

Argentina

38.26 million people

in 2100

Australia

43.14 million people

in 2100

Argentina rank

55th

Australia rank

53rd

Population by world region over time

Argentina
Australia

How they compare

Australia currently reports 43.14 million people against 38.26 million people in Argentina, a difference of 4.89 million people.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Australia ahead.

Argentina ranks 55th and Australia ranks 53rd of 238 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 29 and Australia in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Australia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	200,000 people	314,851 people	114,851 people	Australia
1100s	220,000 people	315,026 people	95,026 people	Australia
1200s	240,000 people	315,290 people	75,290 people	Australia
1300s	260,000 people	315,685 people	55,685 people	Australia
1400s	280,000 people	316,277 people	36,277 people	Australia
1500s	300,000 people	317,166 people	17,166 people	Australia
1600s	300,000 people	318,500 people	18,500 people	Australia
1700s	300,000 people	314,500 people	14,500 people	Australia
1710s	300,000 people	314,500 people	14,500 people	Australia
1720s	300,000 people	314,500 people	14,500 people	Australia
1730s	300,000 people	314,500 people	14,500 people	Australia
1740s	300,000 people	314,500 people	14,500 people	Australia
1750s	300,000 people	314,500 people	14,500 people	Australia
1760s	300,000 people	314,500 people	14,500 people	Australia
1770s	300,000 people	314,667 people	14,667 people	Australia
1780s	300,000 people	315,087 people	15,087 people	Australia
1790s	300,000 people	316,556 people	16,556 people	Australia
1800s	473,510 people	225,070 people	248,439 people	Argentina
1810s	462,725 people	290,865 people	171,860 people	Argentina
1820s	577,358 people	331,661 people	245,696 people	Argentina
1830s	692,800 people	369,690 people	323,110 people	Argentina
1840s	909,313 people	499,291 people	410,022 people	Argentina
1850s	1.19 million people	888,154 people	299,297 people	Argentina
1860s	1.51 million people	1.51 million people	4,518 people	Argentina
1870s	2.07 million people	1.95 million people	127,686 people	Argentina
1880s	2.84 million people	2.56 million people	276,815 people	Argentina
1890s	3.92 million people	3.35 million people	572,255 people	Argentina
1900s	5.56 million people	3.97 million people	1.59 million people	Argentina
1910s	7.65 million people	4.73 million people	2.91 million people	Argentina
1920s	10.08 million people	5.75 million people	4.33 million people	Argentina
1930s	12.78 million people	6.62 million people	6.16 million people	Argentina
1940s	15.35 million people	7.47 million people	7.88 million people	Argentina
1950s	18.54 million people	9.12 million people	9.42 million people	Argentina
1960s	21.94 million people	11.26 million people	10.68 million people	Argentina
1970s	25.68 million people	13.72 million people	11.97 million people	Argentina
1980s	30.11 million people	15.76 million people	14.36 million people	Argentina
1990s	34.81 million people	18.02 million people	16.80 million people	Argentina
2000s	39.02 million people	20.30 million people	18.73 million people	Argentina
2010s	43.21 million people	23.79 million people	19.42 million people	Argentina
2020s	45.79 million people	26.84 million people	18.95 million people	Argentina
2030s	47.17 million people	29.18 million people	17.99 million people	Argentina
2040s	48.12 million people	31.33 million people	16.80 million people	Argentina
2050s	48.10 million people	33.44 million people	14.67 million people	Argentina
2060s	47.00 million people	35.48 million people	11.51 million people	Argentina
2070s	45.20 million people	37.56 million people	7.64 million people	Argentina
2080s	42.79 million people	39.66 million people	3.13 million people	Argentina
2090s	39.91 million people	41.91 million people	2.00 million people	Australia
2100s	38.26 million people	43.14 million people	4.89 million people	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Argentina or Australia?: Australia, at 43.14 million people against 38.26 million people in Argentina as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Argentina and Australia?: 4.89 million people, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Australia?: 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Argentina and Australia rank globally for population by world region?: Argentina ranks 55th and Australia ranks 53rd of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population by world region
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.