Argentina birth & fertility rate decline on charts

Argentina has a birth rate of 11.1 (annual births per 1,000 people) and a fertility rate of 1.5 (the average number of children a woman is expected to have over her lifetime based on current age-specific birth rates).

In 1960, the fertility rate in Argentina was 3.14 children per woman — 2.09 times higher than in 2023.

Argentina birth rate statistics:

Argentina is ranked 130/196 by birth rate now and was ranked 154/194 in 1960.
The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 29.3, a change from 27.7 in 1990.
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) changed from 57.2 in 1960 to 26.4 in 2023.
25.2% of the population in 2024 is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), a change from 25.6% in 1960.

Fertility rate in Argentina by year

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Year	Fertility rate	Rank
2023	1.5	142
2022	1.48	153
2021	1.59	144
2020	1.6	137
2019	1.88	111
2018	2.07	106
2017	2.17	102
2016	2.24	99
2015	2.35	94
2014	2.39	94
2013	2.34	97
2012	2.3	100
2011	2.39	97
2010	2.41	96
2009	2.4	99
2008	2.43	100
2007	2.37	104
2006	2.4	104
2005	2.43	105
2004	2.43	105
2003	2.45	106
2002	2.49	104
2001	2.53	105
2000	2.59	105
1999	2.64	104
1998	2.66	108
1997	2.71	111
1996	2.78	109
1995	2.86	107
1994	2.94	108
1993	2.97	112
1992	2.99	115
1991	3.01	116
1990	3.03	118
1989	3.02	118
1988	3.05	119
1987	3.04	121
1986	3.05	123
1985	3.07	124
1984	3.12	125
1983	3.15	124
1982	3.2	123
1981	3.25	125
1980	3.3	125
1979	3.34	127
1978	3.36	125
1977	3.36	128
1976	3.32	130
1975	3.27	135
1974	3.22	138
1973	3.17	140
1972	3.14	144
1971	3.11	146
1970	3.09	145
1969	3.05	151
1968	3.01	153
1967	2.98	153
1966	2.97	153
1965	3.01	155
1964	3.08	157
1963	3.11	157
1962	3.13	158
1961	3.12	159
1960	3.14	158

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 above shows the historical changes in fertility rate and ranking compared to other countries, where a lower rank number indicates a higher relative fertility rate.

Births, deaths, and natural population change by year

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Year	People
Year	Natural change	Births	Deaths
2023	154,648	503,836	349,188
2022	96,673	496,126	399,453
2021	88,677	529,338	440,661
2020	151,347	533,219	381,872
2019	280,005	625,221	345,216
2018	346,031	684,648	338,617
2017	375,260	715,487	340,227
2016	391,767	737,042	345,275
2015	444,161	768,021	323,860
2014	450,462	775,250	324,788
2013	421,694	752,985	331,291
2012	411,540	736,986	325,446
2011	448,730	758,329	309,599
2010	441,335	756,161	314,826
2009	439,271	744,824	305,553
2008	442,442	746,310	303,868
2007	402,889	718,981	316,092
2006	424,591	719,577	294,986
2005	428,247	717,902	289,655
2004	417,970	710,137	292,167
2003	410,141	707,391	297,250
2002	424,825	711,224	286,399
2001	430,579	712,614	282,035
2000	437,562	719,271	281,709
1999	444,038	722,794	278,756
1998	440,184	716,799	276,615
1997	450,930	717,410	266,480
1996	458,199	725,262	267,063
1995	469,658	734,857	265,199
1994	481,958	741,213	259,255
1993	474,791	737,562	262,771
1992	473,226	732,025	258,799
1991	474,960	728,208	253,248
1990	466,640	723,184	256,544
1989	460,991	710,348	249,357
1988	455,701	706,163	250,462
1987	443,404	694,927	251,523
1986	436,760	690,126	253,366
1985	428,866	683,965	255,099
1984	423,279	686,253	262,974
1983	426,145	683,877	257,732
1982	431,926	687,558	255,632
1981	442,501	690,251	247,750
1980	443,732	692,446	248,714
1979	449,952	692,530	242,578
1978	448,413	688,695	240,282
1977	441,647	680,361	238,714
1976	422,330	663,233	240,903
1975	409,561	644,963	235,402
1974	388,107	623,624	235,517
1973	370,856	604,134	233,278
1972	357,835	587,101	229,266
1971	344,889	571,742	226,853
1970	339,096	557,678	218,582
1969	319,108	541,335	222,227
1968	312,440	525,309	212,869
1967	308,904	511,724	202,820
1966	303,981	501,013	197,032
1965	304,734	500,010	195,276
1964	311,020	504,485	193,465
1963	317,041	503,495	186,454
1962	316,952	500,535	183,583
1961	317,816	494,466	176,650
1960	315,943	492,363	176,420

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the past 10 years, the natural population change in Argentina (from births and deaths only, excluding migration) has been +0.63% annually. On average, 277,903 more people were born each year than died.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was 0.34% — 154,648 more people were born than died.

In 2023, Argentina ranks 68/196 for absolute natural population change and 130/196 for natural change rate, where a lower rank number indicates faster natural growth and a higher number indicates greater decline.

Birth rates in Argentina compared to other countries

	Argentina	Rank
Fertility rate	1.5	142/196
Birth rate	11.1	130/196
Population change due to births and deaths	+154,648	68/196
Natural population change rate	+0.34%	130/196
Population growth	+0.35%	144/197
Average age at childbearing	29.3 years	87/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	24.1	111/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29	69	142/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+	17.4	129/197
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population	25.2%	75/196
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49	67.2%	24/179
Share of births attended by skilled health staff	98.8%	85/191
Maternal mortality per live birth	0.03%	113/193
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age)	0.5%	124/193
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age)	0.82%	125/196
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	0.96%	124/192
Life expectancy	77.8 years	66/197

Birth rates by women's age

Annual births per 1,000 women

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 women
Year	Total	15-19	20-29	30+
2026	22	24.1	69	17.4
2025	22	24.8	69.1	17.4
2024	22	25.7	69.3	17.3
2023	21.9	26.6	69.3	17.2
2022	21.6	25.8	68.2	17.2
2021	23.1	28.6	72.9	18.3
2020	23.3	31.5	74.2	18.1
2019	27.5	41.7	88	20.6
2018	30.3	49.9	97.3	22.1
2017	31.9	55	102.1	23
2016	33.2	58.7	106.3	23.5
2015	34.9	63.8	110.7	24.8
2014	35.6	66.5	112.1	25.2
2013	34.9	65.9	109.2	24.7
2012	34.4	64.8	107.6	24.5
2011	35.8	66.8	112.3	25.4
2010	36.1	66.1	113.7	25.5
2009	35.9	66.2	113.9	25
2008	36.3	66.7	116.1	25.1
2007	35.3	64.9	113.8	24
2006	35.7	64.5	115.8	24.3
2005	36	63.9	117	24.6
2004	35.9	61.9	118	24.6
2003	36.2	60.2	120.5	24.7
2002	36.7	62.2	123.8	24.7
2001	37.2	63.5	126.3	24.9
2000	37.9	65.8	129.9	25.2
1999	38.6	67.4	133	25.7
1998	38.7	68.6	134.3	25.8
1997	39.2	70.1	137.1	26.2
1996	40.1	70.3	142.2	27.1
1995	41.1	70.9	148.2	27.9
1994	42	71.2	153.1	28.6
1993	42.3	70.9	156.2	28.8
1992	42.6	70.9	158.1	29
1991	43	71.6	160	29.3
1990	43.3	71.3	162	29.5
1989	43.1	70.5	162.2	29.4
1988	43.5	71.3	163.7	29.7
1987	43.5	71.2	163.5	29.6
1986	43.9	71.9	164.3	29.8
1985	44.2	71.8	165.4	29.9
1984	45	72.3	168.4	30.4
1983	45.6	72.6	169.5	31
1982	46.6	74.6	172	31.5
1981	47.6	76.9	174.3	31.9
1980	48.5	78.1	176.5	32.4
1979	49.3	78.6	178.5	32.8
1978	49.9	78.1	179.3	33.2
1977	50.1	76.9	179.3	33.3
1976	49.6	75.1	177.3	32.9
1975	49.1	73.3	175	32.6
1974	48.2	71.3	172.2	32.1
1973	47.6	69.2	169.8	31.9
1972	47	67.6	168	31.8
1971	46.6	66.1	166.4	31.9
1970	46.2	64.7	165.1	32
1969	45.6	62.1	163.5	32.1
1968	45	59.5	162.1	32.2
1967	44.5	58	161	32.3
1966	44.3	56.8	160.4	32.7
1965	44.9	56.7	162.2	33.8
1964	46.1	57.2	165.7	35.3
1963	46.8	57.1	167.6	36.4
1962	47.3	57.3	168.7	37.1
1961	47.6	56.9	168.8	37.5
1960	48.2	57.8	169.7	38.1

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Above is a chart displaying birth rates in Argentina by maternal age. In 2026, of all live births, 8.3% will be to women under age 20, 46% to women ages 20-29, and 45.7% to women ages 30 and above. The respective shares in 1990 were 13.7%, 54%, and 32.3%.

Children 0-14 years as share of population by year

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Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
Year	Argentina	World
2100	11.9%	16.5%
2099	11.9%	16.6%
2098	11.9%	16.6%
2097	12%	16.7%
2096	12%	16.8%
2095	12%	16.8%
2094	12.1%	16.9%
2093	12.1%	17%
2092	12.2%	17%
2091	12.3%	17.1%
2090	12.3%	17.2%
2089	12.4%	17.2%
2088	12.4%	17.3%
2087	12.5%	17.4%
2086	12.5%	17.4%
2085	12.6%	17.5%
2084	12.6%	17.5%
2083	12.7%	17.6%
2082	12.7%	17.7%
2081	12.7%	17.7%
2080	12.7%	17.8%
2079	12.7%	17.8%
2078	12.7%	17.9%
2077	12.7%	17.9%
2076	12.7%	18%
2075	12.7%	18%
2074	12.7%	18.1%
2073	12.7%	18.2%
2072	12.7%	18.2%
2071	12.7%	18.3%
2070	12.7%	18.3%
2069	12.7%	18.4%
2068	12.8%	18.5%
2067	12.9%	18.6%
2066	13%	18.6%
2065	13.1%	18.7%
2064	13.2%	18.8%
2063	13.3%	18.9%
2062	13.5%	19.1%
2061	13.6%	19.2%
2060	13.8%	19.3%
2059	14%	19.4%
2058	14.2%	19.5%
2057	14.4%	19.6%
2056	14.6%	19.8%
2055	14.7%	19.9%
2054	14.9%	20%
2053	15.1%	20.1%
2052	15.3%	20.2%
2051	15.4%	20.3%
2050	15.5%	20.4%
2049	15.7%	20.5%
2048	15.8%	20.6%
2047	15.9%	20.7%
2046	15.9%	20.8%
2045	16%	20.9%
2044	16.1%	20.9%
2043	16.1%	21%
2042	16.1%	21.1%
2041	16.1%	21.2%
2040	16.2%	21.2%
2039	16.2%	21.3%
2038	16.2%	21.4%
2037	16.1%	21.5%
2036	16.2%	21.6%
2035	16.2%	21.8%
2034	16.5%	22%
2033	16.9%	22.2%
2032	17.3%	22.4%
2031	17.8%	22.7%
2030	18.4%	23%
2029	19%	23.3%
2028	19.6%	23.6%
2027	20.1%	23.9%
2026	20.7%	24.2%
2025	21.3%	24.6%
2024	21.6%	24.7%
2023	22.2%	25%
2022	22.8%	25.3%
2021	23.2%	25.6%
2020	23.7%	25.8%
2019	24.1%	26%
2018	24.4%	26.2%
2017	24.6%	26.4%
2016	24.7%	26.5%
2015	24.9%	26.6%
2014	25%	26.8%
2013	25.2%	26.9%
2012	25.3%	27%
2011	25.5%	27.1%
2010	25.7%	27.3%
2009	25.9%	27.5%
2008	26.1%	27.6%
2007	26.4%	27.9%
2006	26.7%	28.1%
2005	26.9%	28.5%
2004	27.2%	28.8%
2003	27.5%	29.2%
2002	27.7%	29.6%
2001	27.9%	30%
2000	28.2%	30.4%
1999	28.4%	30.8%
1998	28.6%	31.1%
1997	28.8%	31.5%
1996	29.1%	31.8%
1995	29.3%	32.1%
1994	29.6%	32.3%
1993	29.8%	32.5%
1992	30%	32.7%
1991	30.3%	32.9%
1990	30.4%	33%
1989	30.6%	33.2%
1988	30.7%	33.4%
1987	30.9%	33.6%
1986	30.9%	33.8%
1985	31%	34%
1984	31%	34.3%
1983	30.9%	34.6%
1982	30.8%	34.9%
1981	30.6%	35.2%
1980	30.5%	35.5%
1979	30.3%	35.9%
1978	30.1%	36.3%
1977	29.9%	36.7%
1976	29.8%	36.9%
1975	29.7%	37.1%
1974	29.6%	37.2%
1973	29.5%	37.3%
1972	29.5%	37.5%
1971	29.5%	37.6%
1970	29.6%	37.7%
1969	29.7%	37.8%
1968	29.8%	37.9%
1967	30%	38%
1966	30.2%	38%
1965	30.5%	38%
1964	30.6%	38%
1963	30.8%	37.8%
1962	31%	37.6%
1961	31.1%	37.5%
1960	31.2%	37.4%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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The share of children aged 0-14 in Argentina was 31.2% in 1960, 30% in 1992, and 21.6% as of the latest data in 2024.

More about the demographics of Argentina.

Fertility rates around the globe

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Maternal mortality by year

1x

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

Data sources: World Bank | Gender (1985–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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.

Under-five mortality by year

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

1x

Year	Under 5 mortality rate
Year	Argentina	World
2023	0.96%	2.49%
2022	0.98%	2.59%
2021	1%	2.66%
2020	1.03%	2.75%
2019	1.05%	2.86%
2018	1.07%	2.97%
2017	1.1%	3.11%
2016	1.14%	3.22%
2015	1.17%	3.35%
2014	1.22%	3.48%
2013	1.27%	3.61%
2012	1.33%	3.77%
2011	1.39%	3.97%
2010	1.44%	4.11%
2009	1.49%	4.31%
2008	1.54%	4.5%
2007	1.58%	4.7%
2006	1.62%	4.92%
2005	1.67%	5.16%
2004	1.73%	5.43%
2003	1.78%	5.65%
2002	1.83%	5.94%
2001	1.88%	6.21%
2000	1.94%	6.48%
1999	2.01%	6.75%
1998	2.09%	7.05%
1997	2.19%	7.28%
1996	2.31%	7.52%
1995	2.42%	7.76%
1994	2.54%	7.98%
1993	2.66%	8.19%
1992	2.76%	8.46%
1991	2.84%	8.66%
1990	2.88%	8.81%
1989	2.89%	9.02%
1988	2.9%	9.31%
1987	2.91%	9.47%
1986	2.96%	9.81%
1985	3.06%	10.1%
1984	3.21%	10.4%
1983	3.41%	10.6%
1982	3.65%	10.8%
1981	3.94%	11%
1980	4.28%	11.4%
1979	4.68%	11.7%
1978	5.12%	12.2%
1977	5.56%	12.6%
1976	5.98%	13%
1975	6.33%	13.4%
1974	6.61%	13.8%
1973	6.82%	14.1%
1972	6.97%	14.5%
1971	7.08%	15.1%
1970	7.17%	15.2%
1969	7.25%	15.4%
1968	-	15.6%
1967	-	15.9%
1966	-	16.1%
1965	-	16.4%
1964	-	16.6%
1963	-	16.5%
1962	-	16.7%
1961	-	17%
1960	-	17.2%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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.