The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,696,159 in 2024 vs 211,998,573 people in Brazil in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 46,005,372 people compared to 213,570,306 in Brazil.
Population statistics:
- Brazil's population is 4.64 times bigger than Argentina's.
- Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while Brazil is the 7th.
- The countries together account for 3.13% of the world: 0.56% for Argentina vs 2.58% for Brazil.
- For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +0.6% in Brazil.
- Since 2006, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.6M people to 46M (16.1% growth), while Brazil has grown from 187M to 214M (14.4% growth).
- Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.3M people compared to the peak of 219M people in 2042 for Brazil.
Argentina vs Brazil: live population counter
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| Current population |
46005372
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213570306
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| Population rank | 35/197 | 7/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.56% | 2.58% |
| One net population change |
3.33 minutes
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36.8 seconds
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| One birth every |
1.04 minutes
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12.1 seconds
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| One death every |
1.51 minutes
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21.1 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
2.54 hours
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2.33 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +3,454 | -225,510 |
| Daily growth/decline | +432 | +2,350 |
| Annual growth/decline | +157,758 | +857,844 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.35% | +0.41% |
| Population growth rate rank | 144/197 | 141/197 |
Argentina and Brazil: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 20,386,045 | 72,388,126 | - | - |
| 1961 | 20,726,276 | 74,605,447 | 1.67% | 3.06% |
| 1962 | 21,072,538 | 76,865,323 | 1.67% | 3.03% |
| 1963 | 21,421,705 | 79,164,235 | 1.66% | 2.99% |
| 1964 | 21,769,453 | 81,488,595 | 1.62% | 2.94% |
| 1965 | 22,112,629 | 83,817,583 | 1.58% | 2.86% |
| 1966 | 22,453,893 | 86,139,359 | 1.54% | 2.77% |
| 1967 | 22,799,059 | 88,446,124 | 1.54% | 2.68% |
| 1968 | 23,150,583 | 90,741,240 | 1.54% | 2.59% |
| 1969 | 23,508,711 | 93,045,777 | 1.55% | 2.54% |
| 1970 | 23,878,327 | 95,375,651 | 1.57% | 2.5% |
| 1971 | 24,257,208 | 97,739,273 | 1.59% | 2.48% |
| 1972 | 24,644,328 | 100,146,797 | 1.6% | 2.46% |
| 1973 | 25,046,005 | 102,600,976 | 1.63% | 2.45% |
| 1974 | 25,461,351 | 105,089,675 | 1.66% | 2.43% |
| 1975 | 25,874,107 | 107,619,565 | 1.62% | 2.41% |
| 1976 | 26,282,283 | 110,213,349 | 1.58% | 2.41% |
| 1977 | 26,701,805 | 112,875,292 | 1.6% | 2.42% |
| 1978 | 27,132,158 | 115,600,942 | 1.61% | 2.41% |
| 1979 | 27,568,895 | 118,380,821 | 1.61% | 2.4% |
| 1980 | 28,011,596 | 121,207,461 | 1.61% | 2.39% |
| 1981 | 28,463,959 | 124,063,109 | 1.61% | 2.36% |
| 1982 | 28,924,262 | 126,923,155 | 1.62% | 2.31% |
| 1983 | 29,391,332 | 129,790,077 | 1.61% | 2.26% |
| 1984 | 29,863,093 | 132,658,864 | 1.61% | 2.21% |
| 1985 | 30,336,441 | 135,515,595 | 1.59% | 2.15% |
| 1986 | 30,811,980 | 138,336,370 | 1.57% | 2.08% |
| 1987 | 31,291,762 | 141,104,944 | 1.56% | 2% |
| 1988 | 31,780,532 | 143,826,357 | 1.56% | 1.93% |
| 1989 | 32,270,948 | 146,502,972 | 1.54% | 1.86% |
| 1990 | 32,755,901 | 149,143,223 | 1.5% | 1.8% |
| 1991 | 33,230,294 | 151,724,256 | 1.45% | 1.73% |
| 1992 | 33,693,527 | 154,275,079 | 1.39% | 1.68% |
| 1993 | 34,152,717 | 156,794,577 | 1.36% | 1.63% |
| 1994 | 34,613,491 | 159,265,006 | 1.35% | 1.58% |
| 1995 | 35,070,020 | 161,735,073 | 1.32% | 1.55% |
| 1996 | 35,513,793 | 164,202,549 | 1.27% | 1.53% |
| 1997 | 35,947,791 | 166,661,659 | 1.22% | 1.5% |
| 1998 | 36,372,860 | 169,159,655 | 1.18% | 1.5% |
| 1999 | 36,794,682 | 171,641,543 | 1.16% | 1.47% |
| 2000 | 37,213,984 | 174,018,282 | 1.14% | 1.38% |
| 2001 | 37,624,825 | 176,301,203 | 1.1% | 1.31% |
| 2002 | 38,029,349 | 178,503,484 | 1.08% | 1.25% |
| 2003 | 38,424,282 | 180,622,688 | 1.04% | 1.19% |
| 2004 | 38,815,916 | 182,675,143 | 1.02% | 1.14% |
| 2005 | 39,216,789 | 184,688,101 | 1.03% | 1.1% |
| 2006 | 39,622,115 | 186,653,106 | 1.03% | 1.06% |
| 2007 | 40,016,763 | 188,552,320 | 1% | 1.02% |
| 2008 | 40,424,148 | 190,367,302 | 1.02% | 0.96% |
| 2009 | 40,854,831 | 192,079,951 | 1.07% | 0.9% |
| 2010 | 41,288,694 | 193,701,929 | 1.06% | 0.84% |
| 2011 | 41,730,660 | 195,284,734 | 1.07% | 0.82% |
| 2012 | 42,161,721 | 196,876,111 | 1.03% | 0.81% |
| 2013 | 42,582,455 | 198,478,299 | 1% | 0.81% |
| 2014 | 43,024,071 | 200,085,127 | 1.04% | 0.81% |
| 2015 | 43,477,012 | 201,675,532 | 1.05% | 0.79% |
| 2016 | 43,900,313 | 203,218,114 | 0.97% | 0.76% |
| 2017 | 44,288,894 | 204,703,445 | 0.89% | 0.73% |
| 2018 | 44,654,882 | 206,107,261 | 0.83% | 0.69% |
| 2019 | 44,973,465 | 207,455,459 | 0.71% | 0.65% |
| 2020 | 45,191,965 | 208,660,842 | 0.49% | 0.58% |
| 2021 | 45,312,281 | 209,550,294 | 0.27% | 0.43% |
| 2022 | 45,407,904 | 210,306,415 | 0.21% | 0.36% |
| 2023 | 45,538,401 | 211,140,729 | 0.29% | 0.4% |
| 2024 | 45,696,159 | 211,998,573 | 0.35% | 0.41% |
| 2025 | 45,851,384 | 212,812,405 | 0.34% | 0.38% |
| 2026 | 46,003,737 | 213,562,674 | 0.33% | 0.35% |
| 2027 | 46,153,348 | 214,261,037 | 0.33% | 0.33% |
| 2028 | 46,299,948 | 214,911,388 | 0.32% | 0.3% |
| 2029 | 46,443,774 | 215,515,178 | 0.31% | 0.28% |
| 2030 | 46,585,029 | 216,074,424 | 0.3% | 0.26% |
| 2031 | 46,723,742 | 216,587,355 | 0.3% | 0.24% |
| 2032 | 46,859,882 | 217,055,392 | 0.29% | 0.22% |
| 2033 | 46,993,528 | 217,479,394 | 0.29% | 0.2% |
| 2034 | 47,124,543 | 217,860,892 | 0.28% | 0.18% |
| 2035 | 47,251,997 | 218,199,715 | 0.27% | 0.16% |
| 2036 | 47,375,364 | 218,495,215 | 0.26% | 0.14% |
| 2037 | 47,494,519 | 218,747,246 | 0.25% | 0.12% |
| 2038 | 47,608,792 | 218,955,573 | 0.24% | 0.1% |
| 2039 | 47,716,834 | 219,118,385 | 0.23% | 0.07% |
| 2040 | 47,817,648 | 219,237,085 | 0.21% | 0.05% |
| 2041 | 47,910,494 | 219,307,158 | 0.19% | 0.03% |
| 2042 | 47,994,515 | 219,319,771 | 0.18% | 0.006% |
| 2043 | 48,069,559 | 219,276,528 | 0.16% | -0.02% |
| 2044 | 48,135,530 | 219,179,002 | 0.14% | -0.04% |
| 2045 | 48,191,844 | 219,026,208 | 0.12% | -0.07% |
| 2046 | 48,237,681 | 218,821,045 | 0.1% | -0.09% |
| 2047 | 48,272,493 | 218,565,379 | 0.07% | -0.12% |
| 2048 | 48,296,034 | 218,258,225 | 0.05% | -0.14% |
| 2049 | 48,308,275 | 217,897,833 | 0.03% | -0.17% |
| 2050 | 48,308,953 | 217,489,309 | 0.001% | -0.19% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Argentina increased by 4,278,198 people (a 10.8% growth), while Brazil gained 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Argentina gained 2,105,059 (a 4.8% growth), while Brazil's population increased by 10,352,192 (a 5.09% growth).
Argentina was ranked 31st most populous country in 2006 and is 35th in 2026. Brazil was ranked 5th in 2006 and ranked 7th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Argentina's population will grow by 5.01% to 48,308,953 people with a rank change from 35th to 44th. The population of Brazil will increase by 1.83% to 217,489,309 people and rank change from 7th to 9th.
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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Population differences between Argentina and Brazil
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| Life expectancy | 77.8 years | 76.4 years |
| Average age | 35.8 years | 36.3 years |
| Median age | 33.5 years | 35.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.5 births per woman | 1.62 births per woman |
| Population density | 43.2 ppl/mi² | 65.7 ppl/mi² |
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