Argentina has a population density of 43.2 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Argentina has 654,934 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Argentina and the Vatican are ranked 178th and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Argentina has 0.56% of the world's population and 1.84% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Argentina is 99.3% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Argentina
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 43.2 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 178/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
45973765
|
949
|
| Land area | 1,056,642 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 644,638 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 7.42% | n/a |
| Urban population | 92.6% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 12.4% | 0% |
Argentina vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Argentina increased by 20.9%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Argentina ranked 163rd for population density and is in 176th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Argentina
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 43.2 | - |
| 2023 | 43.1 | - |
| 2022 | 43 | - |
| 2021 | 42.9 | - |
| 2020 | 42.8 | - |
| 2019 | 42.6 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 42.3 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 41.9 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 41.5 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 41.1 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 40.7 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 40.3 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 39.9 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 39.5 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 39.1 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 38.7 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 38.3 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 37.9 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 37.5 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 37.1 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 36.7 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 36.4 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 36 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 35.6 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 35.2 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 34.8 | - |
| 1998 | 34.4 | - |
| 1997 | 34 | - |
| 1996 | 33.6 | - |
| 1995 | 33.2 | - |
| 1994 | 32.8 | - |
| 1993 | 32.3 | - |
| 1992 | 31.9 | - |
| 1991 | 31.4 | - |
| 1990 | 31 | - |
| 1989 | 30.5 | - |
| 1988 | 30.1 | - |
| 1987 | 29.6 | - |
| 1986 | 29.2 | - |
| 1985 | 28.7 | - |
| 1984 | 28.3 | - |
| 1983 | 27.8 | - |
| 1982 | 27.4 | - |
| 1981 | 26.9 | - |
| 1980 | 26.5 | - |
| 1979 | 26.1 | - |
| 1978 | 25.7 | - |
| 1977 | 25.3 | - |
| 1976 | 24.9 | - |
| 1975 | 24.5 | - |
| 1974 | 24.1 | - |
| 1973 | 23.7 | - |
| 1972 | 23.3 | - |
| 1971 | 23 | - |
| 1970 | 22.6 | - |
| 1969 | 22.2 | - |
| 1968 | 21.9 | - |
| 1967 | 21.6 | - |
| 1966 | 21.3 | - |
| 1965 | 20.9 | - |
| 1964 | 20.6 | - |
| 1963 | 20.3 | - |
| 1962 | 19.9 | - |
| 1961 | 19.6 | - |
Densely populated cities
|
Argentina
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Buenos Aires | 3.12M |
| Cordoba | 1.33M |
| Rosario | 1.19M |
| San Miguel de Tucuman | 606K |
| Mar del Plata | 593K |
| Salta | 535K |
| San Juan | 471K |
| Lanus | 459K |
| Santiago del Estero | 430K |
| Santa Fe | 406K |
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