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Population in Argentina compared to Brazil: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

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 46,048,053 people compared to 213,824,938 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 3.14% 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 (16.2% growth), while Brazil has grown from 187M to 214M (14.6% growth).

Argentina vs Brazil: population by year and forecast

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Brazil
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Argentina Brazil
2100 38,471,783 164,294,719
2099 38,772,947 165,504,324
2098 39,074,625 166,724,540
2097 39,376,738 167,957,900
2096 39,679,110 169,198,878
2095 39,981,245 170,447,187
2094 40,282,313 171,702,406
2093 40,582,830 172,959,201
2092 40,881,884 174,226,209
2091 41,178,738 175,495,014
2090 41,473,104 176,771,657
2089 41,763,899 178,046,664
2088 42,050,838 179,329,069
2087 42,333,938 180,613,269
2086 42,613,089 181,900,405
2085 42,887,833 183,185,504
2084 43,156,997 184,470,859
2083 43,420,795 185,757,734
2082 43,678,479 187,047,504
2081 43,929,498 188,336,189
2080 44,174,077 189,617,504
2079 44,412,059 190,892,825
2078 44,643,698 192,160,856
2077 44,867,972 193,420,209
2076 45,086,578 194,668,253
2075 45,298,701 195,904,930
2074 45,505,420 197,131,520
2073 45,705,435 198,346,178
2072 45,899,342 199,541,890
2071 46,088,206 200,718,990
2070 46,271,163 201,872,528
2069 46,448,901 203,003,940
2068 46,620,798 204,112,753
2067 46,786,379 205,191,144
2066 46,946,544 206,245,316
2065 47,101,596 207,268,823
2064 47,250,827 208,258,342
2063 47,393,888 209,219,808
2062 47,530,427 210,147,571
2061 47,659,802 211,035,957
2060 47,781,281 211,887,727
2059 47,893,477 212,703,223
2058 47,996,726 213,475,371
2057 48,089,306 214,208,817
2056 48,170,520 214,897,416
2055 48,239,306 215,547,622
2054 48,295,502 216,155,836
2053 48,339,726 216,720,807
2052 48,370,895 217,240,244
2051 48,389,268 217,710,548
2050 48,394,628 218,139,994
2049 48,387,928 218,529,238
2048 48,370,090 218,862,226
2047 48,340,778 219,144,767
2046 48,300,342 219,374,582
2045 48,248,946 219,555,915
2044 48,187,525 219,680,790
2043 48,116,784 219,751,357
2042 48,037,158 219,767,446
2041 47,948,478 219,726,082
2040 47,851,132 219,627,035
2039 47,746,488 219,488,186
2038 47,634,690 219,300,758
2037 47,517,545 219,070,710
2036 47,395,986 218,795,673
2035 47,270,379 218,478,532
2034 47,140,631 218,116,666
2033 47,007,890 217,714,006
2032 46,872,893 217,266,965
2031 46,735,140 216,776,060
2030 46,594,989 216,239,032
2029 46,452,139 215,655,337
2028 46,306,859 215,029,016
2027 46,158,426 214,352,035
2026 46,007,129 213,629,498
2025 45,853,190 212,848,504
2024 45,696,159 211,998,573
2023 45,538,401 211,140,729
2022 45,407,904 210,306,415
2021 45,312,281 209,550,294
2020 45,191,965 208,660,842
2019 44,973,465 207,455,459
2018 44,654,882 206,107,261
2017 44,288,894 204,703,445
2016 43,900,313 203,218,114
2015 43,477,012 201,675,532
2014 43,024,071 200,085,127
2013 42,582,455 198,478,299
2012 42,161,721 196,876,111
2011 41,730,660 195,284,734
2010 41,288,694 193,701,929
2009 40,854,831 192,079,951
2008 40,424,148 190,367,302
2007 40,016,763 188,552,320
2006 39,622,115 186,653,106
2005 39,216,789 184,688,101
2004 38,815,916 182,675,143
2003 38,424,282 180,622,688
2002 38,029,349 178,503,484
2001 37,624,825 176,301,203
2000 37,213,984 174,018,282
1999 36,794,682 171,641,543
1998 36,372,860 169,159,655
1997 35,947,791 166,661,659
1996 35,513,793 164,202,549
1995 35,070,020 161,735,073
1994 34,613,491 159,265,006
1993 34,152,717 156,794,577
1992 33,693,527 154,275,079
1991 33,230,294 151,724,256
1990 32,755,901 149,143,223
1989 32,270,948 146,502,972
1988 31,780,532 143,826,357
1987 31,291,762 141,104,944
1986 30,811,980 138,336,370
1985 30,336,441 135,515,595
1984 29,863,093 132,658,864
1983 29,391,332 129,790,077
1982 28,924,262 126,923,155
1981 28,463,959 124,063,109
1980 28,011,596 121,207,461
1979 27,568,895 118,380,821
1978 27,132,158 115,600,942
1977 26,701,805 112,875,292
1976 26,282,283 110,213,349
1975 25,874,107 107,619,565
1974 25,461,351 105,089,675
1973 25,046,005 102,600,976
1972 24,644,328 100,146,797
1971 24,257,208 97,739,273
1970 23,878,327 95,375,651
1969 23,508,711 93,045,777
1968 23,150,583 90,741,240
1967 22,799,059 88,446,124
1966 22,453,893 86,139,359
1965 22,112,629 83,817,583
1964 21,769,453 81,488,595
1963 21,421,705 79,164,235
1962 21,072,538 76,865,323
1961 20,726,276 74,605,447
1960 20,386,045 72,388,126

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

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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 2,147,740 people (a 4.89% growth), while Brazil's population increased by 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% 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 in 24 years (in 2050) Argentina's population will grow by 5.1% to 48,394,628 people with a rank change from 35th to 44th. The population of Brazil will increase by 2.02% to 218,139,994 people and rank change from 7th to 9th.

Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.4M people compared to the peak of 220M people in 2042 for Brazil.

Population growth rate by year

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Brazil
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Argentina Brazil
2100 -0.78% -0.73%
2099 -0.77% -0.73%
2098 -0.77% -0.73%
2097 -0.76% -0.73%
2096 -0.76% -0.73%
2095 -0.75% -0.73%
2094 -0.74% -0.73%
2093 -0.73% -0.73%
2092 -0.72% -0.72%
2091 -0.71% -0.72%
2090 -0.7% -0.72%
2089 -0.68% -0.72%
2088 -0.67% -0.71%
2087 -0.66% -0.71%
2086 -0.64% -0.7%
2085 -0.62% -0.7%
2084 -0.61% -0.69%
2083 -0.59% -0.69%
2082 -0.57% -0.68%
2081 -0.55% -0.68%
2080 -0.54% -0.67%
2079 -0.52% -0.66%
2078 -0.5% -0.65%
2077 -0.48% -0.64%
2076 -0.47% -0.63%
2075 -0.45% -0.62%
2074 -0.44% -0.61%
2073 -0.42% -0.6%
2072 -0.41% -0.59%
2071 -0.4% -0.57%
2070 -0.38% -0.56%
2069 -0.37% -0.54%
2068 -0.35% -0.53%
2067 -0.34% -0.51%
2066 -0.33% -0.49%
2065 -0.32% -0.48%
2064 -0.3% -0.46%
2063 -0.29% -0.44%
2062 -0.27% -0.42%
2061 -0.25% -0.4%
2060 -0.23% -0.38%
2059 -0.22% -0.36%
2058 -0.19% -0.34%
2057 -0.17% -0.32%
2056 -0.14% -0.3%
2055 -0.12% -0.28%
2054 -0.09% -0.26%
2053 -0.06% -0.24%
2052 -0.04% -0.22%
2051 -0.01% -0.2%
2050 0.01% -0.18%
2049 0.04% -0.15%
2048 0.06% -0.13%
2047 0.08% -0.1%
2046 0.11% -0.08%
2045 0.13% -0.06%
2044 0.15% -0.03%
2043 0.17% -0.007%
2042 0.18% 0.02%
2041 0.2% 0.05%
2040 0.22% 0.06%
2039 0.23% 0.09%
2038 0.25% 0.11%
2037 0.26% 0.13%
2036 0.27% 0.15%
2035 0.28% 0.17%
2034 0.28% 0.18%
2033 0.29% 0.21%
2032 0.29% 0.23%
2031 0.3% 0.25%
2030 0.31% 0.27%
2029 0.31% 0.29%
2028 0.32% 0.32%
2027 0.33% 0.34%
2026 0.34% 0.37%
2025 0.34% 0.4%
2024 0.35% 0.41%
2023 0.29% 0.4%
2022 0.21% 0.36%
2021 0.27% 0.43%
2020 0.49% 0.58%
2019 0.71% 0.65%
2018 0.83% 0.69%
2017 0.89% 0.73%
2016 0.97% 0.76%
2015 1.05% 0.79%
2014 1.04% 0.81%
2013 1% 0.81%
2012 1.03% 0.81%
2011 1.07% 0.82%
2010 1.06% 0.84%
2009 1.07% 0.9%
2008 1.02% 0.96%
2007 1% 1.02%
2006 1.03% 1.06%
2005 1.03% 1.1%
2004 1.02% 1.14%
2003 1.04% 1.19%
2002 1.08% 1.25%
2001 1.1% 1.31%
2000 1.14% 1.38%
1999 1.16% 1.47%
1998 1.18% 1.5%
1997 1.22% 1.5%
1996 1.27% 1.53%
1995 1.32% 1.55%
1994 1.35% 1.58%
1993 1.36% 1.63%
1992 1.39% 1.68%
1991 1.45% 1.73%
1990 1.5% 1.8%
1989 1.54% 1.86%
1988 1.56% 1.93%
1987 1.56% 2%
1986 1.57% 2.08%
1985 1.59% 2.15%
1984 1.61% 2.21%
1983 1.61% 2.26%
1982 1.62% 2.31%
1981 1.61% 2.36%
1980 1.61% 2.39%
1979 1.61% 2.4%
1978 1.61% 2.41%
1977 1.6% 2.42%
1976 1.58% 2.41%
1975 1.62% 2.41%
1974 1.66% 2.43%
1973 1.63% 2.45%
1972 1.6% 2.46%
1971 1.59% 2.48%
1970 1.57% 2.5%
1969 1.55% 2.54%
1968 1.54% 2.59%
1967 1.54% 2.68%
1966 1.54% 2.77%
1965 1.58% 2.86%
1964 1.62% 2.94%
1963 1.66% 2.99%
1962 1.67% 3.03%
1961 1.67% 3.06%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Argentina grew by 0.35%, while Brazil's population grew by 0.41%.

Live population counters

Argentina Brazil
Current population
46048053
213824938
Population rank 35/197 7/197
Percent of world population 0.56% 2.58%
One net population change
3.33 minutes
36.8 seconds
One birth every
1.04 minutes
12.1 seconds
One death every
1.51 minutes
21.1 seconds
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
One migration net change every
3.07 hours
2.43 minutes
Annual migration change +2,859 -217,283
Net migration rank 54/196 186/196
Foreign-born residents 1,958,039 1,406,299
Foreign-born residents rank 38/195 48/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.3% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 102/195 163/195

Natural population change vs migration

Argentina
Natural

Migration
Brazil
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Argentina Brazil
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,859 - -217,283
2024 - 3,454 - -225,510
2023 154,648 4,133 1,107,434 -240,059
2022 96,673 5,589 1,054,897 -253,639
2021 88,677 314 919,507 -208,581
2020 151,347 292 1,146,174 -78,437
2019 280,005 5,397 1,472,104 -129,216
2018 346,031 5,742 1,583,935 -230,334
2017 375,260 4,931 1,610,402 -156,296
2016 391,767 5,215 1,609,488 -92,989
2015 444,161 5,464 1,742,275 -173,611
2014 450,462 5,794 1,757,948 -145,732
2013 421,694 5,275 1,758,716 -157,228
2012 411,540 2,978 1,782,516 -179,707
2011 448,730 -1,117 1,815,758 -235,860
2010 441,335 -5,003 1,847,336 -261,539
2009 439,271 -7,882 1,878,542 -220,207
2008 442,442 -12,517 1,908,051 -141,056
2007 402,889 -18,099 1,970,372 -107,481
2006 424,591 -20,109 2,026,119 -90,634
2005 428,247 -22,068 2,083,281 -88,868
2004 417,970 -22,381 2,108,072 -76,661
2003 410,141 -22,450 2,128,819 -55,350
2002 424,825 -22,674 2,207,017 -42,008
2001 430,579 -23,687 2,291,210 -51,600
2000 437,562 -22,775 2,372,043 -45,800
1999 444,038 -20,220 2,450,869 -23,497
1998 440,184 -20,326 2,514,728 21,666
1997 450,930 -20,651 2,531,758 -72,392
1996 458,199 -20,486 2,530,690 -71,943
1995 469,658 -19,815 2,546,195 -69,963
1994 481,958 -18,723 2,532,951 -68,961
1993 474,791 -16,455 2,545,874 -69,070
1992 473,226 -13,201 2,547,698 14,394
1991 474,960 -8,537 2,606,167 -66,600
1990 466,640 15,719 2,652,959 -30,555
1989 460,991 26,555 2,717,923 -60,023
1988 455,701 37,594 2,768,082 -72,825
1987 443,404 40,859 2,825,485 -77,800
1986 436,760 38,586 2,880,440 -90,973
1985 428,866 46,889 2,912,908 -60,879
1984 423,279 47,659 2,931,496 -70,035
1983 426,145 46,438 2,952,335 -76,322
1982 431,926 29,616 2,948,552 -90,766
1981 442,501 16,569 2,928,262 -65,971
1980 443,732 1,932 2,887,768 -38,918
1979 449,952 -10,213 2,836,759 -32,503
1978 448,413 -14,665 2,778,815 -23,416
1977 441,647 -14,675 2,715,328 -19,478
1976 422,330 -10,235 2,648,647 -20,612
1975 409,561 -5,293 2,585,130 -25,499
1974 388,107 33,134 2,524,254 -24,093
1973 370,856 38,589 2,501,309 -24,071
1972 357,835 36,050 2,454,698 -23,584
1971 344,889 35,442 2,407,319 -23,421
1970 339,096 38,355 2,362,073 -18,779
1969 319,108 42,688 2,324,190 -7,763
1968 312,440 42,014 2,301,561 -8,856
1967 308,904 39,711 2,307,560 -10,033
1966 303,981 37,752 2,325,332 -9,317
1965 304,734 36,083 2,336,415 -8,824
1964 311,020 34,530 2,338,478 -8,146
1963 317,041 32,866 2,326,400 -8,136
1962 316,952 31,449 2,286,666 -7,171
1961 317,816 26,322 2,240,178 75
1960 315,943 20,387 2,190,392 4,066

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 98.5% of the population change in Argentina is from natural causes (a gain of 2,779,031 people) and 1.52% is from migration (a gain of 42,871 people). In Brazil 89.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 14,004,164 people) and 10.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,708,894 people).

As of 2024, 1,958,039 residents or 4.3% of the population were not native-born in Argentina, compared to 1,406,299 people or 0.7% in Brazil.

Biggest cities by population

Argentina
City Population
Buenos Aires 3.12M
Cordoba 1.51M
Rosario 1.04M
San Miguel de Tucuman 602K
Salta 595K
Mar del Plata 593K
San Juan 471K
Lanus 459K
Corrientes 430K
Santa Fe 409K
Brazil
City Population
Sao Paulo 11.5M
Rio de Janeiro 6.21M
Brasilia 3M
Fortaleza 2.58M
Salvador 2.42M
Belo Horizonte 2.32M
Manaus 2.3M
Curitiba 1.77M
Recife 1.49M
Goiania 1.44M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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