Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Argentina
Argentina: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 was 92.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Argentina, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 92.4% for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Argentina peaked at 92.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.
That places Argentina 32nd out of 238 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0% | — |
| 1100 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0% | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.1% | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.2% | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.7% | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 2.2% | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 6.5% | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 7.4% | +12.7% |
| 1720 | 8.1% | +9.5% |
| 1730 | 8.8% | +9.5% |
| 1740 | 9.7% | +9.5% |
| 1750 | 10.6% | +9.5% |
| 1760 | 11.6% | +9.5% |
| 1770 | 12.7% | +9.5% |
| 1780 | 13.9% | +9.5% |
| 1790 | 15.2% | +9.5% |
| 1800 | 16.7% | +9.5% |
| 1810 | 18.3% | +9.5% |
| 1820 | 20.0% | +9.5% |
| 1830 | 21.9% | +9.5% |
| 1840 | 24.0% | +9.5% |
| 1850 | 26.3% | +9.5% |
| 1860 | 28.8% | +9.5% |
| 1870 | 31.6% | +9.5% |
| 1880 | 34.6% | +9.5% |
| 1890 | 37.9% | +9.5% |
| 1900 | 41.5% | +9.5% |
| 1910 | 45.4% | +9.5% |
| 1920 | 49.7% | +9.5% |
| 1930 | 54.5% | +9.5% |
| 1940 | 59.7% | +9.5% |
| 1950 | 64.7% | +8.5% |
| 1951 | 65.4% | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 66.1% | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 66.8% | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 67.5% | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 68.2% | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 68.9% | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 69.6% | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 70.3% | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 71.0% | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 71.7% | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 72.4% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 73.2% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 73.9% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 74.7% | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 75.4% | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 76.2% | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 76.9% | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 77.6% | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 78.2% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 78.8% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 79.3% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 79.7% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 80.2% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 80.6% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 81.0% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 81.4% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 81.7% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 82.1% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 82.5% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 82.9% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 83.7% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 84.1% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 84.6% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 85.0% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 85.4% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 85.8% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 86.2% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 86.9% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 87.7% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 88.0% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 88.2% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 88.6% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 88.8% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 89.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 89.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 89.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 89.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 90.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 90.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 90.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 90.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 91.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 91.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 91.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 91.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 91.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 91.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 91.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 92.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 92.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 92.3% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 92.4% | +0.1% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 92.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.5%, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 92.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.0%, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.2% | 0.7% |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.7% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 1600s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 1700s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 1710s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 1 |
| 1720s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 1 |
| 1730s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 1 |
| 1740s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 1 |
| 1750s | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 1 |
| 1760s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 1 |
| 1770s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
| 1780s | 13.9% | 13.9% | 13.9% | 1 |
| 1790s | 15.2% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 1 |
| 1800s | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 1 |
| 1810s | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.3% | 1 |
| 1820s | 20.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 1 |
| 1830s | 21.9% | 21.9% | 21.9% | 1 |
| 1840s | 24.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 1 |
| 1850s | 26.3% | 26.3% | 26.3% | 1 |
| 1860s | 28.8% | 28.8% | 28.8% | 1 |
| 1870s | 31.6% | 31.6% | 31.6% | 1 |
| 1880s | 34.6% | 34.6% | 34.6% | 1 |
| 1890s | 37.9% | 37.9% | 37.9% | 1 |
| 1900s | 41.5% | 41.5% | 41.5% | 1 |
| 1910s | 45.4% | 45.4% | 45.4% | 1 |
| 1920s | 49.7% | 49.7% | 49.7% | 1 |
| 1930s | 54.5% | 54.5% | 54.5% | 1 |
| 1940s | 59.7% | 59.7% | 59.7% | 1 |
| 1950s | 67.9% | 64.7% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 75.0% | 71.7% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 80.7% | 78.8% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.8% | 82.9% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.0% | 86.9% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.0% | 89.2% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.4% | 91.0% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.2% | 91.9% | 92.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Argentina?
- Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Argentina was 92.4% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 92.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
- How does Argentina rank for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Argentina ranks 32nd out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 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 HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.