Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Argentina
Argentina: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.9235 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Argentina, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 0.9235 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Argentina peaked at 0.9235 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7172 people per person, in 1960.
Argentina ranks 24th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Argentina, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7172 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.7244 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.7317 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.7393 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7469 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.7544 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.7618 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.769 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.7757 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.782 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.7876 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.7927 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.7974 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8017 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.8058 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8098 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.8135 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8173 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.821 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8248 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8286 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.8327 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8369 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8412 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.8456 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8499 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8542 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8583 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8622 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8659 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8692 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8721 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8748 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8773 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8796 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8819 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.884 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.886 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8879 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8899 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8918 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8937 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8956 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8975 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8994 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9012 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.903 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9048 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9065 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9082 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9099 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9111 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.912 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.913 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.914 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9149 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9159 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9168 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9177 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9186 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9194 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9203 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9211 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9219 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9227 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.9235 people per person | +0.1% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.9235 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.9235 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7502 people per person | 0.7172 people per person | 0.782 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8072 people per person | 0.7876 people per person | 0.8248 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8476 people per person | 0.8286 people per person | 0.8659 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8803 people per person | 0.8692 people per person | 0.8899 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9002 people per person | 0.8918 people per person | 0.9082 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9144 people per person | 0.9099 people per person | 0.9186 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9215 people per person | 0.9194 people per person | 0.9235 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More population data for Argentina
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7783 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.0551 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7783 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.414 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 51,621 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5482 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.463 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Population density 13.98 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.47 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Argentina?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Argentina was 0.9235 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9235 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7172 people per person in 1960.
- How does Argentina rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Argentina ranks 24th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.