Argentina birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Argentina chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Argentina was 1.5 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 2018. In 1993, the fertility rate was 2.97 — a -49.4% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Argentina	World
1960	3.14	4.69
1961	3.12	4.56
1962	3.13	5.02
1963	3.11	5.31
1964	3.08	5.13
1965	3.01	5.08
1966	2.97	4.97
1967	2.98	4.87
1968	3.01	4.98
1969	3.05	4.88
1970	3.09	4.84
1971	3.11	4.69
1972	3.14	4.55
1973	3.17	4.42
1974	3.22	4.26
1975	3.27	4.07
1976	3.32	3.97
1977	3.36	3.84
1978	3.36	3.77
1979	3.34	3.76
1980	3.3	3.73
1981	3.25	3.71
1982	3.2	3.72
1983	3.15	3.59
1984	3.12	3.57
1985	3.07	3.53
1986	3.05	3.51
1987	3.04	3.48
1988	3.05	3.39
1989	3.02	3.35
1990	3.03	3.31
1991	3.01	3.13
1992	2.99	3.04
1993	2.97	2.97
1994	2.94	2.92
1995	2.86	2.87
1996	2.78	2.82
1997	2.71	2.78
1998	2.66	2.75
1999	2.64	2.72
2000	2.59	2.73
2001	2.53	2.69
2002	2.49	2.66
2003	2.45	2.64
2004	2.43	2.63
2005	2.43	2.61
2006	2.4	2.61
2007	2.37	2.6
2008	2.43	2.6
2009	2.4	2.59
2010	2.41	2.57
2011	2.39	2.55
2012	2.3	2.56
2013	2.34	2.53
2014	2.39	2.52
2015	2.35	2.49
2016	2.24	2.49
2017	2.17	2.46
2018	2.07	2.39
2019	1.88	2.35
2020	1.6	2.28
2021	1.59	2.25
2022	1.48	2.22
2023	1.5	2.2
2024	1.5	2.19
2025	1.5	2.18
2026	1.51	2.18
2027	1.51	2.17
2028	1.51	2.16
2029	1.51	2.15
2030	1.51	2.14
2031	1.51	2.13
2032	1.52	2.12
2033	1.52	2.12
2034	1.52	2.11
2035	1.52	2.1
2036	1.52	2.09
2037	1.52	2.09
2038	1.52	2.08
2039	1.52	2.08
2040	1.52	2.08
2041	1.52	2.07
2042	1.52	2.07
2043	1.53	2.07
2044	1.53	2.07
2045	1.53	2.06
2046	1.53	2.06
2047	1.53	2.06
2048	1.53	2.05
2049	1.53	2.05
2050	1.54	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 8.51% were to women under 20 years old, 46.3% to women ages 20-29, and 45.2% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 13.7%, 54%, and 32.3% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Argentina by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Argentina	World
1960	31.2%	37.4%
1961	31.1%	37.5%
1962	31%	37.6%
1963	30.8%	37.8%
1964	30.6%	38%
1965	30.5%	38%
1966	30.2%	38%
1967	30%	38%
1968	29.8%	37.9%
1969	29.7%	37.8%
1970	29.6%	37.7%
1971	29.5%	37.6%
1972	29.5%	37.5%
1973	29.5%	37.3%
1974	29.6%	37.2%
1975	29.7%	37.1%
1976	29.8%	36.9%
1977	29.9%	36.7%
1978	30.1%	36.3%
1979	30.3%	35.9%
1980	30.5%	35.5%
1981	30.6%	35.2%
1982	30.8%	34.9%
1983	30.9%	34.6%
1984	31%	34.3%
1985	31%	34%
1986	30.9%	33.8%
1987	30.9%	33.6%
1988	30.7%	33.4%
1989	30.6%	33.2%
1990	30.4%	33%
1991	30.3%	32.9%
1992	30%	32.7%
1993	29.8%	32.5%
1994	29.6%	32.3%
1995	29.3%	32.1%
1996	29.1%	31.8%
1997	28.8%	31.5%
1998	28.6%	31.1%
1999	28.4%	30.8%
2000	28.2%	30.4%
2001	27.9%	30%
2002	27.7%	29.6%
2003	27.5%	29.2%
2004	27.2%	28.8%
2005	26.9%	28.5%
2006	26.7%	28.1%
2007	26.4%	27.9%
2008	26.1%	27.6%
2009	25.9%	27.5%
2010	25.7%	27.3%
2011	25.5%	27.1%
2012	25.3%	27%
2013	25.2%	26.9%
2014	25%	26.8%
2015	24.9%	26.6%
2016	24.7%	26.5%
2017	24.6%	26.4%
2018	24.4%	26.2%
2019	24.1%	26%
2020	23.7%	25.8%
2021	23.2%	25.6%
2022	22.8%	25.3%
2023	22.2%	25%
2024	21.6%	24.7%
2025	21%	24.4%
2026	20.4%	24.1%
2027	19.9%	23.8%
2028	19.3%	23.4%
2029	18.7%	23.1%
2030	18.1%	22.8%
2031	17.6%	22.6%
2032	17.1%	22.3%
2033	16.7%	22.1%
2034	16.4%	21.9%
2035	16.2%	21.7%
2036	16.2%	21.6%
2037	16.1%	21.5%
2038	16.2%	21.4%
2039	16.2%	21.3%
2040	16.2%	21.2%
2041	16.1%	21.1%
2042	16.1%	21%
2043	16.1%	21%
2044	16%	20.9%
2045	16%	20.8%
2046	15.9%	20.7%
2047	15.8%	20.7%
2048	15.7%	20.6%
2049	15.6%	20.5%
2050	15.5%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Argentina was 31.2% in 1960, 29.8% in 1993, and 21.6% as of the latest data in 2025.

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Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Argentina, excluding migration, has been +0.63% annually. On average, 277,903 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Argentina
1960	315,943
1961	317,816
1962	316,952
1963	317,041
1964	311,020
1965	304,734
1966	303,981
1967	308,904
1968	312,440
1969	319,108
1970	339,096
1971	344,889
1972	357,835
1973	370,856
1974	388,107
1975	409,561
1976	422,330
1977	441,647
1978	448,413
1979	449,952
1980	443,732
1981	442,501
1982	431,926
1983	426,145
1984	423,279
1985	428,866
1986	436,760
1987	443,404
1988	455,701
1989	460,991
1990	466,640
1991	474,960
1992	473,226
1993	474,791
1994	481,958
1995	469,658
1996	458,199
1997	450,930
1998	440,184
1999	444,038
2000	437,562
2001	430,579
2002	424,825
2003	410,141
2004	417,970
2005	428,247
2006	424,591
2007	402,889
2008	442,442
2009	439,271
2010	441,335
2011	448,730
2012	411,540
2013	421,694
2014	450,462
2015	444,161
2016	391,767
2017	375,260
2018	346,031
2019	280,005
2020	151,347
2021	88,677
2022	96,673
2023	154,648

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Argentina was 33 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.03% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -43.1% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Argentina	World
1985	80	460
1986	76	438
1987	73	429
1988	70	414
1989	68	401
1990	68	391
1991	67	395
1992	65	395
1993	62	389
1994	62	382
1995	60	371
1996	59	366
1997	60	358
1998	57	360
1999	57	340
2000	58	328
2001	60	321
2002	59	311
2003	61	301
2004	58	291
2005	57	283
2006	60	276
2007	62	269
2008	59	264
2009	62	258
2010	55	253
2011	48	247
2012	49	239
2013	47	235
2014	43	231
2015	39	228
2016	40	220
2017	38	215
2018	38	211
2019	36	207
2020	40	211
2021	76	242
2022	39	203
2023	33	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Argentina was 9.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.96% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 19.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Argentina	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	-	17.5%
1964	-	17.7%
1965	-	17.5%
1966	-	17.3%
1967	-	17%
1968	-	16.5%
1969	7.25%	15.5%
1970	7.17%	15.2%
1971	7.08%	15.1%
1972	6.97%	14.4%
1973	6.82%	14.1%
1974	6.61%	13.7%
1975	6.33%	13.4%
1976	5.98%	13%
1977	5.56%	12.5%
1978	5.12%	12.1%
1979	4.68%	11.7%
1980	4.28%	11.4%
1981	3.94%	11%
1982	3.65%	10.8%
1983	3.41%	10.6%
1984	3.21%	10.4%
1985	3.06%	10.1%
1986	2.96%	9.81%
1987	2.91%	9.47%
1988	2.9%	9.31%
1989	2.89%	9.02%
1990	2.88%	8.81%
1991	2.84%	8.66%
1992	2.76%	8.46%
1993	2.66%	8.19%
1994	2.54%	7.98%
1995	2.42%	7.76%
1996	2.31%	7.52%
1997	2.19%	7.28%
1998	2.09%	7.05%
1999	2.01%	6.76%
2000	1.94%	6.48%
2001	1.88%	6.21%
2002	1.83%	5.94%
2003	1.78%	5.65%
2004	1.73%	5.43%
2005	1.67%	5.16%
2006	1.62%	4.92%
2007	1.58%	4.7%
2008	1.54%	4.5%
2009	1.49%	4.31%
2010	1.44%	4.11%
2011	1.39%	3.97%
2012	1.33%	3.77%
2013	1.27%	3.61%
2014	1.22%	3.48%
2015	1.17%	3.35%
2016	1.14%	3.23%
2017	1.1%	3.11%
2018	1.07%	2.97%
2019	1.05%	2.86%
2020	1.03%	2.75%
2021	1%	2.66%
2022	0.98%	2.59%
2023	0.96%	2.49%