Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Argentina
Argentina: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception was 1.5 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Argentina, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 1.5 births per woman for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Argentina peaked at 3.36 births per woman in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1.48 births per woman, in 2022.
Argentina ranks 150th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.06 births per woman | 2.97 births per woman | 3.14 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.24 births per woman | 3.08 births per woman | 3.36 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.12 births per woman | 3.02 births per woman | 3.3 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.86 births per woman | 2.64 births per woman | 3.03 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.45 births per woman | 2.37 births per woman | 2.59 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 births per woman | 1.88 births per woman | 2.41 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 births per woman | 1.48 births per woman | 1.6 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 147 Cayman Islands 1.52 births per woman compare
- 148 Slovenia 1.52 births per woman compare
- 149 Cape Verde 1.51 births per woman compare
- 151 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.49 births per woman compare
- 152 French Polynesia 1.49 births per woman compare
- 153 Australia 1.48 births per woman compare
More population data for Argentina
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.8% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.47 million people (2100)
- Population density 13.98 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.5 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 4,409 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.5 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.5 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.5 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Argentina?
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Argentina was 1.5 births per woman in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 3.36 births per woman in 1977.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.48 births per woman in 2022.
- How does Argentina rank for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Argentina ranks 150th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.