Argentina vs Nicaragua: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Argentina
3.18 million people
in 2050
Nicaragua
2.76 million people
in 2050
Argentina rank
88th
Nicaragua rank
91st
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Argentina
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 3.18 million people against 2.76 million people in Nicaragua, a difference of 413,740 people.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Argentina ranks 88th and Nicaragua ranks 91st of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 37 and Nicaragua in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 199,994 people | 210,409 people | 10,415 people | Nicaragua |
| 1100s | 219,980 people | 229,530 people | 9,550 people | Nicaragua |
| 1200s | 239,935 people | 250,372 people | 10,437 people | Nicaragua |
| 1300s | 259,790 people | 273,054 people | 13,264 people | Nicaragua |
| 1400s | 279,322 people | 297,618 people | 18,296 people | Nicaragua |
| 1500s | 297,822 people | 323,827 people | 26,005 people | Nicaragua |
| 1600s | 293,466 people | 160,642 people | 132,824 people | Argentina |
| 1700s | 280,398 people | 78,414 people | 201,984 people | Argentina |
| 1710s | 277,915 people | 83,627 people | 194,288 people | Argentina |
| 1720s | 275,812 people | 89,248 people | 186,564 people | Argentina |
| 1730s | 273,509 people | 95,209 people | 178,300 people | Argentina |
| 1740s | 270,986 people | 101,525 people | 169,461 people | Argentina |
| 1750s | 268,222 people | 108,207 people | 160,015 people | Argentina |
| 1760s | 265,196 people | 115,268 people | 149,928 people | Argentina |
| 1770s | 261,881 people | 122,717 people | 139,164 people | Argentina |
| 1780s | 258,251 people | 130,563 people | 127,688 people | Argentina |
| 1790s | 254,275 people | 138,809 people | 115,466 people | Argentina |
| 1800s | 249,920 people | 147,457 people | 102,463 people | Argentina |
| 1810s | 340,762 people | 156,503 people | 184,259 people | Argentina |
| 1820s | 426,140 people | 165,937 people | 260,203 people | Argentina |
| 1830s | 531,527 people | 194,369 people | 337,158 people | Argentina |
| 1840s | 661,002 people | 223,871 people | 437,131 people | Argentina |
| 1850s | 819,184 people | 257,486 people | 561,698 people | Argentina |
| 1860s | 1.01 million people | 269,066 people | 742,084 people | Argentina |
| 1870s | 1.30 million people | 279,713 people | 1.02 million people | Argentina |
| 1880s | 1.78 million people | 312,614 people | 1.47 million people | Argentina |
| 1890s | 2.20 million people | 349,489 people | 1.85 million people | Argentina |
| 1900s | 2.92 million people | 389,672 people | 2.53 million people | Argentina |
| 1910s | 3.85 million people | 433,144 people | 3.42 million people | Argentina |
| 1920s | 4.69 million people | 479,756 people | 4.21 million people | Argentina |
| 1930s | 5.35 million people | 582,600 people | 4.76 million people | Argentina |
| 1940s | 5.71 million people | 668,812 people | 5.04 million people | Argentina |
| 1950s | 5.94 million people | 963,425 people | 4.98 million people | Argentina |
| 1960s | 5.46 million people | 1.18 million people | 4.28 million people | Argentina |
| 1970s | 4.94 million people | 1.41 million people | 3.53 million people | Argentina |
| 1980s | 4.57 million people | 1.75 million people | 2.83 million people | Argentina |
| 1990s | 4.16 million people | 2.09 million people | 2.07 million people | Argentina |
| 2000s | 3.89 million people | 2.35 million people | 1.54 million people | Argentina |
| 2010s | 3.70 million people | 2.58 million people | 1.11 million people | Argentina |
| 2020s | 3.52 million people | 2.82 million people | 699,637 people | Argentina |
| 2030s | 3.32 million people | 2.97 million people | 347,543 people | Argentina |
| 2040s | 3.20 million people | 2.90 million people | 303,561 people | Argentina |
| 2050s | 3.18 million people | 2.76 million people | 413,740 people | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Argentina or Nicaragua?
- Argentina, at 3.18 million people against 2.76 million people in Nicaragua as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Argentina and Nicaragua?
- 413,740 people, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Nicaragua?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Argentina and Nicaragua rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Argentina ranks 88th and Nicaragua ranks 91st of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.