The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,696,159 in 2024 vs 2,521,139 people in Botswana in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 45,973,765 people compared to 2,595,266 in Botswana.
Population statistics:
- Argentina's population is 17.7 times bigger than Botswana's.
- Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while Botswana is the 143rd.
- The countries together account for 0.59% of the world: 0.56% for Argentina vs 0.03% for Botswana.
- For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +1.5% in Botswana.
- Since 2005, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.2M people to 46M (17.2% growth), while Botswana has grown from 1.84M to 2.6M (41.1% growth).
- Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.3M people compared to the peak of 3.89M people in 2088 for Botswana.
Argentina vs Botswana: live population counter
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| Current population |
45973765
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2595266
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| Population rank | 35/197 | 143/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.56% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
3.33 minutes
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12.9 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.04 minutes
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8.58 minutes
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| One death every |
1.51 minutes
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37 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.54 hours
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1.52 hours
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| Annual migration change | +3,454 | -5,778 |
| Daily growth/decline | +432 | +112 |
| Annual growth/decline | +157,758 | +40,895 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.35% | +1.65% |
| Population growth rate rank | 143/197 | 69/197 |
Argentina and Botswana: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 20,386,045 | 516,165 | - | - |
| 1961 | 20,726,276 | 527,942 | 1.67% | 2.28% |
| 1962 | 21,072,538 | 540,186 | 1.67% | 2.32% |
| 1963 | 21,421,705 | 552,966 | 1.66% | 2.37% |
| 1964 | 21,769,453 | 566,266 | 1.62% | 2.41% |
| 1965 | 22,112,629 | 574,664 | 1.58% | 1.48% |
| 1966 | 22,453,893 | 577,866 | 1.54% | 0.56% |
| 1967 | 22,799,059 | 580,933 | 1.54% | 0.53% |
| 1968 | 23,150,583 | 583,966 | 1.54% | 0.52% |
| 1969 | 23,508,711 | 587,066 | 1.55% | 0.53% |
| 1970 | 23,878,327 | 590,334 | 1.57% | 0.56% |
| 1971 | 24,257,208 | 600,481 | 1.59% | 1.72% |
| 1972 | 24,644,328 | 622,407 | 1.6% | 3.65% |
| 1973 | 25,046,005 | 652,408 | 1.63% | 4.82% |
| 1974 | 25,461,351 | 685,448 | 1.66% | 5.06% |
| 1975 | 25,874,107 | 720,380 | 1.62% | 5.1% |
| 1976 | 26,282,283 | 758,508 | 1.58% | 5.29% |
| 1977 | 26,701,805 | 799,574 | 1.6% | 5.41% |
| 1978 | 27,132,158 | 849,239 | 1.61% | 6.21% |
| 1979 | 27,568,895 | 901,742 | 1.61% | 6.18% |
| 1980 | 28,011,596 | 937,485 | 1.61% | 3.96% |
| 1981 | 28,463,959 | 969,996 | 1.61% | 3.47% |
| 1982 | 28,924,262 | 1,009,269 | 1.62% | 4.05% |
| 1983 | 29,391,332 | 1,046,137 | 1.61% | 3.65% |
| 1984 | 29,863,093 | 1,083,660 | 1.61% | 3.59% |
| 1985 | 30,336,441 | 1,121,945 | 1.59% | 3.53% |
| 1986 | 30,811,980 | 1,160,650 | 1.57% | 3.45% |
| 1987 | 31,291,762 | 1,199,167 | 1.56% | 3.32% |
| 1988 | 31,780,532 | 1,235,476 | 1.56% | 3.03% |
| 1989 | 32,270,948 | 1,270,274 | 1.54% | 2.82% |
| 1990 | 32,755,901 | 1,305,696 | 1.5% | 2.79% |
| 1991 | 33,230,294 | 1,341,756 | 1.45% | 2.76% |
| 1992 | 33,693,527 | 1,380,033 | 1.39% | 2.85% |
| 1993 | 34,152,717 | 1,420,115 | 1.36% | 2.9% |
| 1994 | 34,613,491 | 1,460,023 | 1.35% | 2.81% |
| 1995 | 35,070,020 | 1,498,836 | 1.32% | 2.66% |
| 1996 | 35,513,793 | 1,535,914 | 1.27% | 2.47% |
| 1997 | 35,947,791 | 1,571,691 | 1.22% | 2.33% |
| 1998 | 36,372,860 | 1,606,899 | 1.18% | 2.24% |
| 1999 | 36,794,682 | 1,641,997 | 1.16% | 2.18% |
| 2000 | 37,213,984 | 1,677,382 | 1.14% | 2.15% |
| 2001 | 37,624,825 | 1,712,254 | 1.1% | 2.08% |
| 2002 | 38,029,349 | 1,744,763 | 1.08% | 1.9% |
| 2003 | 38,424,282 | 1,775,736 | 1.04% | 1.78% |
| 2004 | 38,815,916 | 1,807,146 | 1.02% | 1.77% |
| 2005 | 39,216,789 | 1,839,877 | 1.03% | 1.81% |
| 2006 | 39,622,115 | 1,874,516 | 1.03% | 1.88% |
| 2007 | 40,016,763 | 1,911,201 | 1% | 1.96% |
| 2008 | 40,424,148 | 1,949,970 | 1.02% | 2.03% |
| 2009 | 40,854,831 | 1,990,673 | 1.07% | 2.09% |
| 2010 | 41,288,694 | 2,033,111 | 1.06% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 41,730,660 | 2,073,535 | 1.07% | 1.99% |
| 2012 | 42,161,721 | 2,108,617 | 1.03% | 1.69% |
| 2013 | 42,582,455 | 2,140,682 | 1% | 1.52% |
| 2014 | 43,024,071 | 2,172,044 | 1.04% | 1.47% |
| 2015 | 43,477,012 | 2,203,273 | 1.05% | 1.44% |
| 2016 | 43,900,313 | 2,234,776 | 0.97% | 1.43% |
| 2017 | 44,288,894 | 2,266,747 | 0.89% | 1.43% |
| 2018 | 44,654,882 | 2,299,141 | 0.83% | 1.43% |
| 2019 | 44,973,465 | 2,332,083 | 0.71% | 1.43% |
| 2020 | 45,191,965 | 2,365,894 | 0.49% | 1.45% |
| 2021 | 45,312,281 | 2,401,441 | 0.27% | 1.5% |
| 2022 | 45,407,904 | 2,439,892 | 0.21% | 1.6% |
| 2023 | 45,538,401 | 2,480,244 | 0.29% | 1.65% |
| 2024 | 45,696,159 | 2,521,139 | 0.35% | 1.65% |
| 2025 | 45,851,384 | 2,562,118 | 0.34% | 1.63% |
| 2026 | 46,003,737 | 2,603,385 | 0.33% | 1.61% |
| 2027 | 46,153,348 | 2,644,640 | 0.33% | 1.58% |
| 2028 | 46,299,948 | 2,685,602 | 0.32% | 1.55% |
| 2029 | 46,443,774 | 2,726,042 | 0.31% | 1.51% |
| 2030 | 46,585,029 | 2,765,913 | 0.3% | 1.46% |
| 2031 | 46,723,742 | 2,804,987 | 0.3% | 1.41% |
| 2032 | 46,859,882 | 2,843,228 | 0.29% | 1.36% |
| 2033 | 46,993,528 | 2,880,982 | 0.29% | 1.33% |
| 2034 | 47,124,543 | 2,917,972 | 0.28% | 1.28% |
| 2035 | 47,251,997 | 2,954,411 | 0.27% | 1.25% |
| 2036 | 47,375,364 | 2,990,130 | 0.26% | 1.21% |
| 2037 | 47,494,519 | 3,025,222 | 0.25% | 1.17% |
| 2038 | 47,608,792 | 3,059,525 | 0.24% | 1.13% |
| 2039 | 47,716,834 | 3,093,371 | 0.23% | 1.11% |
| 2040 | 47,817,648 | 3,126,637 | 0.21% | 1.08% |
| 2041 | 47,910,494 | 3,159,130 | 0.19% | 1.04% |
| 2042 | 47,994,515 | 3,190,968 | 0.18% | 1.01% |
| 2043 | 48,069,559 | 3,222,560 | 0.16% | 0.99% |
| 2044 | 48,135,530 | 3,254,012 | 0.14% | 0.98% |
| 2045 | 48,191,844 | 3,285,297 | 0.12% | 0.96% |
| 2046 | 48,237,681 | 3,316,997 | 0.1% | 0.96% |
| 2047 | 48,272,493 | 3,348,491 | 0.07% | 0.95% |
| 2048 | 48,296,034 | 3,379,103 | 0.05% | 0.91% |
| 2049 | 48,308,275 | 3,408,763 | 0.03% | 0.88% |
| 2050 | 48,308,953 | 3,437,424 | 0.001% | 0.84% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Argentina increased by 4,260,223 people (a 10.9% growth), while Botswana gained 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Argentina gained 2,496,753 (a 5.74% growth), while Botswana's population increased by 391,993 (a 17.8% growth).
Argentina was ranked 30th most populous country in 2005 and is 35th in 2025. Botswana was ranked 145th in 2005 and ranked 143rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Argentina's population will grow by 5.08% to 48,308,953 people with a rank change from 35th to 44th. The population of Botswana will increase by 32.4% to 3,437,424 people and rank change from 143rd to 137th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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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| City | Population |
| Gaborone | 236K |
| Francistown | 103K |
| Molepolole | 67.6K |
| Kanye | 48K |
| Serowe | 47.4K |
| Mahalapye | 41.3K |
| Palapye | 36.2K |
| Lobatse | 26.9K |
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Population differences between Argentina and Botswana
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| Life expectancy | 77.7 years | 69.4 years |
| Average age | 35.8 years | 26.7 years |
| Median age | 33.5 years | 24.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 49.8:50.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1.5 births per woman | 2.73 births per woman |
| Population density | 43.2 ppl/mi² | 11.5 ppl/mi² |
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