Population density in Argentina

Argentina: Population density was 13.98 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
13.98 people per km²
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
215th
of 235 countries
All-time high
17.65 people per km²
in 2050
All-time low
0.0731 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Argentina, 1000–2100

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

Argentina recorded 13.98 people per km² for population density in 2100.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Argentina peaked at 17.65 people per km² in 2050 and was at its lowest, 0.0731 people per km², in 1000.

Argentina ranks 215th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Argentina, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 0.0731 people per km²
1100 0.0804 people per km² +10.0%
1200 0.0877 people per km² +9.1%
1300 0.095 people per km² +8.3%
1400 0.1023 people per km² +7.7%
1500 0.1096 people per km² +7.1%
1600 0.1096 people per km² +0.0%
1700 0.1096 people per km² +0.0%
1710 0.1096 people per km² +0.0%
1720 0.1096 people per km² +0.0%
1730 0.1096 people per km² +0.0%
1740 0.1096 people per km² +0.0%
1750 0.1096 people per km² +0.0%
1760 0.1096 people per km² +0.0%
1770 0.1096 people per km² +0.0%
1780 0.1096 people per km² +0.0%
1790 0.1096 people per km² +0.0%
1800 0.1951 people per km² +78.0%
1801 0.1899 people per km² -2.7%
1802 0.1847 people per km² -2.7%
1803 0.1797 people per km² -2.7%
1804 0.1749 people per km² -2.7%
1805 0.1701 people per km² -2.7%
1806 0.1655 people per km² -2.7%
1807 0.1611 people per km² -2.7%
1808 0.1567 people per km² -2.7%
1809 0.1525 people per km² -2.7%
1810 0.1533 people per km² +0.6%
1811 0.1542 people per km² +0.6%
1812 0.1568 people per km² +1.7%
1813 0.1612 people per km² +2.8%
1814 0.1657 people per km² +2.8%
1815 0.1703 people per km² +2.8%
1816 0.175 people per km² +2.8%
1817 0.1799 people per km² +2.8%
1818 0.1849 people per km² +2.8%
1819 0.1896 people per km² +2.6%
1820 0.194 people per km² +2.3%
1821 0.1982 people per km² +2.1%
1822 0.202 people per km² +1.9%
1823 0.2055 people per km² +1.7%
1824 0.2091 people per km² +1.7%
1825 0.2127 people per km² +1.7%
1826 0.2164 people per km² +1.7%
1827 0.2201 people per km² +1.7%
1828 0.2239 people per km² +1.7%
1829 0.2279 people per km² +1.8%
1830 0.232 people per km² +1.8%
1831 0.2363 people per km² +1.9%
1832 0.2408 people per km² +1.9%
1833 0.2455 people per km² +1.9%
1834 0.2502 people per km² +1.9%
1835 0.2551 people per km² +1.9%
1836 0.26 people per km² +1.9%
1837 0.265 people per km² +1.9%
1838 0.2702 people per km² +1.9%
1839 0.2764 people per km² +2.3%
1840 0.2837 people per km² +2.6%
1841 0.2922 people per km² +3.0%
1842 0.3019 people per km² +3.3%
1843 0.313 people per km² +3.7%
1844 0.3244 people per km² +3.7%
1845 0.3363 people per km² +3.7%
1846 0.3486 people per km² +3.7%
1847 0.3613 people per km² +3.7%
1848 0.3746 people per km² +3.7%
1849 0.3867 people per km² +3.2%
1850 0.3977 people per km² +2.8%
1851 0.4074 people per km² +2.4%
1852 0.4159 people per km² +2.1%
1853 0.423 people per km² +1.7%
1854 0.4302 people per km² +1.7%
1855 0.4375 people per km² +1.7%
1856 0.445 people per km² +1.7%
1857 0.4525 people per km² +1.7%
1858 0.4603 people per km² +1.7%
1859 0.4696 people per km² +2.0%
1860 0.4805 people per km² +2.3%
1861 0.4933 people per km² +2.6%
1862 0.5078 people per km² +2.9%
1863 0.5243 people per km² +3.2%
1864 0.5413 people per km² +3.2%
1865 0.5588 people per km² +3.2%
1866 0.5769 people per km² +3.2%
1867 0.5956 people per km² +3.2%
1868 0.6149 people per km² +3.2%
1869 0.6348 people per km² +3.2%
1870 0.6552 people per km² +3.2%
1871 0.6763 people per km² +3.2%
1872 0.698 people per km² +3.2%
1873 0.7202 people per km² +3.2%
1874 0.7433 people per km² +3.2%
1875 0.767 people per km² +3.2%
1876 0.7915 people per km² +3.2%
1877 0.8168 people per km² +3.2%
1878 0.8429 people per km² +3.2%
1879 0.8698 people per km² +3.2%
1880 0.8976 people per km² +3.2%
1881 0.9262 people per km² +3.2%
1882 0.9558 people per km² +3.2%
1883 0.9864 people per km² +3.2%
1884 1.02 people per km² +3.2%
1885 1.05 people per km² +3.2%
1886 1.08 people per km² +3.2%
1887 1.12 people per km² +3.2%
1888 1.15 people per km² +3.2%
1889 1.19 people per km² +3.2%
1890 1.23 people per km² +3.3%
1891 1.27 people per km² +3.3%
1892 1.31 people per km² +3.3%
1893 1.36 people per km² +3.3%
1894 1.4 people per km² +3.3%
1895 1.45 people per km² +3.3%
1896 1.5 people per km² +3.3%
1897 1.55 people per km² +3.3%
1898 1.6 people per km² +3.3%
1899 1.65 people per km² +3.4%
1900 1.71 people per km² +3.5%
1901 1.77 people per km² +3.6%
1902 1.84 people per km² +3.7%
1903 1.91 people per km² +3.8%
1904 1.98 people per km² +3.8%
1905 2.06 people per km² +3.8%
1906 2.14 people per km² +3.8%
1907 2.22 people per km² +3.8%
1908 2.3 people per km² +3.8%
1909 2.39 people per km² +3.6%
1910 2.47 people per km² +3.3%
1911 2.54 people per km² +3.1%
1912 2.61 people per km² +2.8%
1913 2.68 people per km² +2.6%
1914 2.75 people per km² +2.6%
1915 2.82 people per km² +2.6%
1916 2.9 people per km² +2.6%
1917 2.97 people per km² +2.6%
1918 3.05 people per km² +2.6%
1919 3.14 people per km² +2.7%
1920 3.22 people per km² +2.8%
1921 3.31 people per km² +2.9%
1922 3.41 people per km² +2.9%
1923 3.51 people per km² +3.0%
1924 3.62 people per km² +3.0%
1925 3.73 people per km² +3.0%
1926 3.84 people per km² +3.0%
1927 3.95 people per km² +3.0%
1928 4.07 people per km² +3.0%
1929 4.18 people per km² +2.7%
1930 4.29 people per km² +2.5%
1931 4.38 people per km² +2.2%
1932 4.47 people per km² +2.0%
1933 4.55 people per km² +1.8%
1934 4.63 people per km² +1.8%
1935 4.71 people per km² +1.8%
1936 4.79 people per km² +1.8%
1937 4.88 people per km² +1.8%
1938 4.96 people per km² +1.8%
1939 5.05 people per km² +1.8%
1940 5.14 people per km² +1.8%
1941 5.24 people per km² +1.9%
1942 5.34 people per km² +1.9%
1943 5.44 people per km² +1.9%
1944 5.55 people per km² +1.9%
1945 5.65 people per km² +1.9%
1946 5.76 people per km² +1.9%
1947 5.87 people per km² +1.9%
1948 5.99 people per km² +1.9%
1949 6.1 people per km² +1.9%
1950 6.22 people per km² +1.9%
1951 6.34 people per km² +2.0%
1952 6.47 people per km² +2.0%
1953 6.59 people per km² +1.9%
1954 6.72 people per km² +1.9%
1955 6.84 people per km² +1.8%
1956 6.96 people per km² +1.8%
1957 7.08 people per km² +1.7%
1958 7.2 people per km² +1.7%
1959 7.33 people per km² +1.7%
1960 7.45 people per km² +1.7%
1961 7.57 people per km² +1.7%
1962 7.7 people per km² +1.7%
1963 7.83 people per km² +1.7%
1964 7.95 people per km² +1.6%
1965 8.08 people per km² +1.6%
1966 8.2 people per km² +1.5%
1967 8.33 people per km² +1.5%
1968 8.46 people per km² +1.5%
1969 8.59 people per km² +1.5%
1970 8.73 people per km² +1.6%
1971 8.86 people per km² +1.6%
1972 9.01 people per km² +1.6%
1973 9.15 people per km² +1.6%
1974 9.3 people per km² +1.7%
1975 9.45 people per km² +1.6%
1976 9.6 people per km² +1.6%
1977 9.76 people per km² +1.6%
1978 9.91 people per km² +1.6%
1979 10.07 people per km² +1.6%
1980 10.24 people per km² +1.6%
1981 10.4 people per km² +1.6%
1982 10.57 people per km² +1.6%
1983 10.74 people per km² +1.6%
1984 10.91 people per km² +1.6%
1985 11.09 people per km² +1.6%
1986 11.26 people per km² +1.6%
1987 11.43 people per km² +1.6%
1988 11.61 people per km² +1.6%
1989 11.79 people per km² +1.5%
1990 11.97 people per km² +1.5%
1991 12.14 people per km² +1.4%
1992 12.31 people per km² +1.4%
1993 12.48 people per km² +1.4%
1994 12.65 people per km² +1.3%
1995 12.81 people per km² +1.3%
1996 12.98 people per km² +1.3%
1997 13.14 people per km² +1.2%
1998 13.29 people per km² +1.2%
1999 13.45 people per km² +1.2%
2000 13.6 people per km² +1.1%
2001 13.75 people per km² +1.1%
2002 13.9 people per km² +1.1%
2003 14.04 people per km² +1.0%
2004 14.18 people per km² +1.0%
2005 14.33 people per km² +1.0%
2006 14.48 people per km² +1.0%
2007 14.62 people per km² +1.0%
2008 14.77 people per km² +1.0%
2009 14.93 people per km² +1.1%
2010 15.09 people per km² +1.1%
2011 15.25 people per km² +1.1%
2012 15.41 people per km² +1.0%
2013 15.56 people per km² +1.0%
2014 15.72 people per km² +1.0%
2015 15.89 people per km² +1.1%
2016 16.04 people per km² +1.0%
2017 16.18 people per km² +0.9%
2018 16.32 people per km² +0.8%
2019 16.43 people per km² +0.7%
2020 16.51 people per km² +0.5%
2021 16.56 people per km² +0.3%
2022 16.59 people per km² +0.2%
2023 16.64 people per km² +0.3%
2024 16.7 people per km² +0.3%
2025 16.75 people per km² +0.3%
2026 16.81 people per km² +0.3%
2027 16.86 people per km² +0.3%
2028 16.92 people per km² +0.3%
2029 16.97 people per km² +0.3%
2030 17.02 people per km² +0.3%
2031 17.07 people per km² +0.3%
2032 17.12 people per km² +0.3%
2033 17.17 people per km² +0.3%
2034 17.22 people per km² +0.3%
2035 17.27 people per km² +0.3%
2036 17.31 people per km² +0.3%
2037 17.35 people per km² +0.3%
2038 17.4 people per km² +0.2%
2039 17.44 people per km² +0.2%
2040 17.47 people per km² +0.2%
2041 17.51 people per km² +0.2%
2042 17.54 people per km² +0.2%
2043 17.56 people per km² +0.2%
2044 17.59 people per km² +0.1%
2045 17.61 people per km² +0.1%
2046 17.63 people per km² +0.1%
2047 17.64 people per km² +0.1%
2048 17.65 people per km² +0.0%
2049 17.65 people per km² +0.0%
2050 17.65 people per km² +0.0%
2051 17.65 people per km² -0.0%
2052 17.64 people per km² -0.1%
2053 17.63 people per km² -0.1%
2054 17.61 people per km² -0.1%
2055 17.58 people per km² -0.1%
2056 17.56 people per km² -0.2%
2057 17.52 people per km² -0.2%
2058 17.49 people per km² -0.2%
2059 17.45 people per km² -0.2%
2060 17.41 people per km² -0.2%
2061 17.36 people per km² -0.3%
2062 17.31 people per km² -0.3%
2063 17.26 people per km² -0.3%
2064 17.21 people per km² -0.3%
2065 17.15 people per km² -0.3%
2066 17.1 people per km² -0.3%
2067 17.04 people per km² -0.3%
2068 16.97 people per km² -0.4%
2069 16.91 people per km² -0.4%
2070 16.85 people per km² -0.4%
2071 16.78 people per km² -0.4%
2072 16.71 people per km² -0.4%
2073 16.64 people per km² -0.4%
2074 16.56 people per km² -0.4%
2075 16.49 people per km² -0.5%
2076 16.41 people per km² -0.5%
2077 16.33 people per km² -0.5%
2078 16.24 people per km² -0.5%
2079 16.16 people per km² -0.5%
2080 16.07 people per km² -0.5%
2081 15.98 people per km² -0.6%
2082 15.89 people per km² -0.6%
2083 15.79 people per km² -0.6%
2084 15.69 people per km² -0.6%
2085 15.59 people per km² -0.6%
2086 15.49 people per km² -0.6%
2087 15.39 people per km² -0.7%
2088 15.29 people per km² -0.7%
2089 15.18 people per km² -0.7%
2090 15.07 people per km² -0.7%
2091 14.97 people per km² -0.7%
2092 14.86 people per km² -0.7%
2093 14.75 people per km² -0.7%
2094 14.64 people per km² -0.7%
2095 14.53 people per km² -0.8%
2096 14.42 people per km² -0.8%
2097 14.31 people per km² -0.8%
2098 14.2 people per km² -0.8%
2099 14.09 people per km² -0.8%
2100 13.98 people per km² -0.8%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 13.98 people per km² is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.23 people per km², 21% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 13.98 people per km² is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.05 people per km², 16% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1800 +78.0% 0.1096 people per km² 0.1951 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.0731 people per km² 0.0731 people per km² 0.0731 people per km² 1
1100s 0.0804 people per km² 0.0804 people per km² 0.0804 people per km² 1
1200s 0.0877 people per km² 0.0877 people per km² 0.0877 people per km² 1
1300s 0.095 people per km² 0.095 people per km² 0.095 people per km² 1
1400s 0.1023 people per km² 0.1023 people per km² 0.1023 people per km² 1
1500s 0.1096 people per km² 0.1096 people per km² 0.1096 people per km² 1
1600s 0.1096 people per km² 0.1096 people per km² 0.1096 people per km² 1
1700s 0.1096 people per km² 0.1096 people per km² 0.1096 people per km² 1
1710s 0.1096 people per km² 0.1096 people per km² 0.1096 people per km² 1
1720s 0.1096 people per km² 0.1096 people per km² 0.1096 people per km² 1
1730s 0.1096 people per km² 0.1096 people per km² 0.1096 people per km² 1
1740s 0.1096 people per km² 0.1096 people per km² 0.1096 people per km² 1
1750s 0.1096 people per km² 0.1096 people per km² 0.1096 people per km² 1
1760s 0.1096 people per km² 0.1096 people per km² 0.1096 people per km² 1
1770s 0.1096 people per km² 0.1096 people per km² 0.1096 people per km² 1
1780s 0.1096 people per km² 0.1096 people per km² 0.1096 people per km² 1
1790s 0.1096 people per km² 0.1096 people per km² 0.1096 people per km² 1
1800s 0.173 people per km² 0.1525 people per km² 0.1951 people per km² 10
1810s 0.1691 people per km² 0.1533 people per km² 0.1896 people per km² 10
1820s 0.211 people per km² 0.194 people per km² 0.2279 people per km² 10
1830s 0.2532 people per km² 0.232 people per km² 0.2764 people per km² 10
1840s 0.3323 people per km² 0.2837 people per km² 0.3867 people per km² 10
1850s 0.4339 people per km² 0.3977 people per km² 0.4696 people per km² 10
1860s 0.5528 people per km² 0.4805 people per km² 0.6348 people per km² 10
1870s 0.7581 people per km² 0.6552 people per km² 0.8698 people per km² 10
1880s 1.04 people per km² 0.8976 people per km² 1.19 people per km² 10
1890s 1.43 people per km² 1.23 people per km² 1.65 people per km² 10
1900s 2.03 people per km² 1.71 people per km² 2.39 people per km² 10
1910s 2.79 people per km² 2.47 people per km² 3.14 people per km² 10
1920s 3.68 people per km² 3.22 people per km² 4.18 people per km² 10
1930s 4.67 people per km² 4.29 people per km² 5.05 people per km² 10
1940s 5.61 people per km² 5.14 people per km² 6.1 people per km² 10
1950s 6.77 people per km² 6.22 people per km² 7.33 people per km² 10
1960s 8.02 people per km² 7.45 people per km² 8.59 people per km² 10
1970s 9.39 people per km² 8.73 people per km² 10.07 people per km² 10
1980s 11 people per km² 10.24 people per km² 11.79 people per km² 10
1990s 12.72 people per km² 11.97 people per km² 13.45 people per km² 10
2000s 14.26 people per km² 13.6 people per km² 14.93 people per km² 10
2010s 15.79 people per km² 15.09 people per km² 16.43 people per km² 10
2020s 16.73 people per km² 16.51 people per km² 16.97 people per km² 10
2030s 17.24 people per km² 17.02 people per km² 17.44 people per km² 10
2040s 17.58 people per km² 17.47 people per km² 17.65 people per km² 10
2050s 17.58 people per km² 17.45 people per km² 17.65 people per km² 10
2060s 17.17 people per km² 16.91 people per km² 17.41 people per km² 10
2070s 16.51 people per km² 16.16 people per km² 16.85 people per km² 10
2080s 15.64 people per km² 15.18 people per km² 16.07 people per km² 10
2090s 14.58 people per km² 14.09 people per km² 15.07 people per km² 10
2100s 13.98 people per km² 13.98 people per km² 13.98 people per km² 1

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 212 Finland 15.14 people per km² compare
  2. 213 Latvia 14.87 people per km² compare
  3. 214 Norway 14.86 people per km² compare
  4. 216 USSR 13.35 people per km² compare
  5. 217 Uruguay 12.83 people per km² compare
  6. 218 Kazakhstan 12.47 people per km² compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Argentina?
Population density in Argentina was 13.98 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 17.65 people per km² in 2050.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0731 people per km² in 1000.
How does Argentina rank for population density?
Argentina ranks 215th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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people per km²
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HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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