What is population in Argentina?

Population in Argentina was 45.54 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest population recorded in Argentina?

The highest recorded value was 45.54 million people in 2023.

What is the lowest population recorded in Argentina?

The lowest recorded value was 17.02 million people in 1950.

How does Argentina rank for population?

Argentina ranks 34th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is population rising or falling in Argentina?

Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Argentina data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population in Argentina

Name: Population in Argentina
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Argentina: Population was 45.54 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

45.54 million people

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

34th

of 236 countries

All-time high

45.54 million people

in 2023

All-time low

17.02 million people

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Population in Argentina, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, population in Argentina stood at 45.54 million people. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Argentina peaked at 45.54 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.02 million people, in 1950.

Argentina ranks 34th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	18.54 million people	17.02 million people	20.05 million people	10
1960s	21.94 million people	20.39 million people	23.51 million people	10
1970s	25.68 million people	23.88 million people	27.57 million people	10
1980s	30.11 million people	28.01 million people	32.27 million people	10
1990s	34.81 million people	32.76 million people	36.79 million people	10
2000s	39.02 million people	37.21 million people	40.85 million people	10
2010s	43.21 million people	41.29 million people	44.97 million people	10
2020s	45.36 million people	45.19 million people	45.54 million people	4

Countries ranked near Argentina

31 Uganda 48.66 million people compare
32 Spain 47.91 million people compare
33 Algeria 46.16 million people compare
35 Iraq 45.07 million people compare
36 Afghanistan 41.45 million people compare
37 Yemen 39.39 million people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.5 births per woman (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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Argentina?: Population in Argentina was 45.54 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Argentina?: The highest recorded value was 45.54 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Argentina?: The lowest recorded value was 17.02 million people in 1950.
How does Argentina rank for population?: Argentina ranks 34th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Argentina?: Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.