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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,696,159 in 2024 vs 20,299,123 people in Chad in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 46,048,053 people compared to 21,893,857 in Chad.

Population statistics:

  • Argentina's population is 2.1 times bigger than Chad's.
  • Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while Chad is the 64th.
  • The countries together account for 0.82% of the world: 0.56% for Argentina vs 0.26% for Chad.
  • For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +3.65% in Chad.
  • Since 2006, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.6M people to 46M (16.2% growth), while Chad has grown from 10.7M to 21.9M (104.5% growth).

Argentina vs Chad: population by year and forecast

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Chad
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Argentina Chad
2100 38,471,783 70,884,357
2099 38,772,947 70,557,567
2098 39,074,625 70,230,207
2097 39,376,738 69,842,152
2096 39,679,110 69,451,196
2095 39,981,245 69,060,721
2094 40,282,313 68,666,177
2093 40,582,830 68,236,720
2092 40,881,884 67,782,173
2091 41,178,738 67,325,804
2090 41,473,104 66,831,262
2089 41,763,899 66,335,362
2088 42,050,838 65,849,776
2087 42,333,938 65,329,155
2086 42,613,089 64,802,341
2085 42,887,833 64,247,517
2084 43,156,997 63,683,201
2083 43,420,795 63,107,011
2082 43,678,479 62,546,281
2081 43,929,498 61,935,077
2080 44,174,077 61,322,770
2079 44,412,059 60,689,500
2078 44,643,698 60,041,413
2077 44,867,972 59,398,544
2076 45,086,578 58,750,589
2075 45,298,701 58,088,399
2074 45,505,420 57,429,638
2073 45,705,435 56,751,288
2072 45,899,342 56,050,641
2071 46,088,206 55,351,270
2070 46,271,163 54,656,129
2069 46,448,901 53,956,737
2068 46,620,798 53,248,745
2067 46,786,379 52,550,963
2066 46,946,544 51,808,021
2065 47,101,596 51,071,215
2064 47,250,827 50,307,695
2063 47,393,888 49,556,347
2062 47,530,427 48,797,884
2061 47,659,802 48,036,580
2060 47,781,281 47,241,459
2059 47,893,477 46,442,418
2058 47,996,726 45,655,034
2057 48,089,306 44,870,896
2056 48,170,520 44,078,534
2055 48,239,306 43,275,519
2054 48,295,502 42,486,590
2053 48,339,726 41,688,608
2052 48,370,895 40,889,772
2051 48,389,268 40,092,484
2050 48,394,628 39,299,495
2049 48,387,928 38,521,793
2048 48,370,090 37,723,298
2047 48,340,778 36,947,445
2046 48,300,342 36,172,851
2045 48,248,946 35,391,232
2044 48,187,525 34,632,170
2043 48,116,784 33,864,845
2042 48,037,158 33,104,772
2041 47,948,478 32,347,709
2040 47,851,132 31,617,805
2039 47,746,488 30,871,258
2038 47,634,690 30,129,880
2037 47,517,545 29,393,074
2036 47,395,986 28,653,774
2035 47,270,379 27,935,849
2034 47,140,631 27,223,833
2033 47,007,890 26,506,530
2032 46,872,893 25,790,343
2031 46,735,140 25,078,386
2030 46,594,989 24,381,060
2029 46,452,139 23,686,105
2028 46,306,859 22,995,214
2027 46,158,426 22,312,346
2026 46,007,129 21,738,687
2025 45,853,190 21,174,977
2024 45,696,159 20,299,123
2023 45,538,401 19,319,064
2022 45,407,904 18,455,316
2021 45,312,281 17,828,273
2020 45,191,965 17,224,679
2019 44,973,465 16,685,223
2018 44,654,882 16,156,531
2017 44,288,894 15,622,759
2016 43,900,313 15,114,655
2015 43,477,012 14,647,621
2014 43,024,071 14,188,678
2013 42,582,455 13,691,079
2012 42,161,721 13,210,998
2011 41,730,660 12,754,997
2010 41,288,694 12,312,575
2009 40,854,831 11,893,754
2008 40,424,148 11,476,296
2007 40,016,763 11,081,660
2006 39,622,115 10,706,424
2005 39,216,789 10,328,092
2004 38,815,916 9,920,036
2003 38,424,282 9,487,833
2002 38,029,349 9,116,192
2001 37,624,825 8,804,124
2000 37,213,984 8,512,093
1999 36,794,682 8,222,705
1998 36,372,860 7,938,840
1997 35,947,791 7,670,366
1996 35,513,793 7,410,108
1995 35,070,020 7,089,064
1994 34,613,491 6,783,450
1993 34,152,717 6,629,146
1992 33,693,527 6,474,656
1991 33,230,294 6,205,676
1990 32,755,901 5,982,833
1989 32,270,948 5,819,586
1988 31,780,532 5,625,602
1987 31,291,762 5,438,309
1986 30,811,980 5,251,069
1985 30,336,441 5,096,269
1984 29,863,093 5,045,145
1983 29,391,332 4,979,130
1982 28,924,262 4,738,483
1981 28,463,959 4,520,959
1980 28,011,596 4,515,453
1979 27,568,895 4,505,384
1978 27,132,158 4,411,366
1977 26,701,805 4,331,667
1976 26,282,283 4,251,297
1975 25,874,107 4,167,234
1974 25,461,351 4,078,356
1973 25,046,005 3,985,909
1972 24,644,328 3,893,252
1971 24,257,208 3,807,316
1970 23,878,327 3,727,828
1969 23,508,711 3,651,113
1968 23,150,583 3,578,231
1967 22,799,059 3,508,512
1966 22,453,893 3,440,903
1965 22,112,629 3,374,220
1964 21,769,453 3,307,479
1963 21,421,705 3,240,905
1962 21,072,538 3,175,598
1961 20,726,276 3,111,947
1960 20,386,045 3,049,838

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

GeoRank.org/population/argentina/chad | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Argentina increased by 4,278,198 people (a 10.8% growth), while Chad gained 4,408,231 people (a 41.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Argentina gained 2,147,740 people (a 4.89% growth), while Chad's population increased by 6,779,202 people (a 44.9% growth).

Argentina was ranked 31st most populous country in 2006 and is 35th in 2026. Chad was ranked 76th in 2006 and ranked 64th 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 Chad will increase by 79.5% to 39,299,495 people and rank change from 64th to 52nd.

Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.4M people compared to the peak of 70.9M people in 2100 for Chad.

Population growth rate by year

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Chad
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Argentina Chad
2100 -0.78% 0.46%
2099 -0.77% 0.47%
2098 -0.77% 0.56%
2097 -0.76% 0.56%
2096 -0.76% 0.57%
2095 -0.75% 0.57%
2094 -0.74% 0.63%
2093 -0.73% 0.67%
2092 -0.72% 0.68%
2091 -0.71% 0.74%
2090 -0.7% 0.75%
2089 -0.68% 0.74%
2088 -0.67% 0.8%
2087 -0.66% 0.81%
2086 -0.64% 0.86%
2085 -0.62% 0.89%
2084 -0.61% 0.91%
2083 -0.59% 0.9%
2082 -0.57% 0.99%
2081 -0.55% 1%
2080 -0.54% 1.04%
2079 -0.52% 1.08%
2078 -0.5% 1.08%
2077 -0.48% 1.1%
2076 -0.47% 1.14%
2075 -0.45% 1.15%
2074 -0.44% 1.2%
2073 -0.42% 1.25%
2072 -0.41% 1.26%
2071 -0.4% 1.27%
2070 -0.38% 1.3%
2069 -0.37% 1.33%
2068 -0.35% 1.33%
2067 -0.34% 1.43%
2066 -0.33% 1.44%
2065 -0.32% 1.52%
2064 -0.3% 1.52%
2063 -0.29% 1.55%
2062 -0.27% 1.58%
2061 -0.25% 1.68%
2060 -0.23% 1.72%
2059 -0.22% 1.72%
2058 -0.19% 1.75%
2057 -0.17% 1.8%
2056 -0.14% 1.86%
2055 -0.12% 1.86%
2054 -0.09% 1.91%
2053 -0.06% 1.95%
2052 -0.04% 1.99%
2051 -0.01% 2.02%
2050 0.01% 2.02%
2049 0.04% 2.12%
2048 0.06% 2.1%
2047 0.08% 2.14%
2046 0.11% 2.21%
2045 0.13% 2.19%
2044 0.15% 2.27%
2043 0.17% 2.3%
2042 0.18% 2.34%
2041 0.2% 2.31%
2040 0.22% 2.42%
2039 0.23% 2.46%
2038 0.25% 2.51%
2037 0.26% 2.58%
2036 0.27% 2.57%
2035 0.28% 2.62%
2034 0.28% 2.71%
2033 0.29% 2.78%
2032 0.29% 2.84%
2031 0.3% 2.86%
2030 0.31% 2.93%
2029 0.31% 3%
2028 0.32% 3.06%
2027 0.33% 2.64%
2026 0.34% 2.66%
2025 0.34% 4.31%
2024 0.35% 5.07%
2023 0.29% 4.68%
2022 0.21% 3.52%
2021 0.27% 3.5%
2020 0.49% 3.23%
2019 0.71% 3.27%
2018 0.83% 3.42%
2017 0.89% 3.36%
2016 0.97% 3.19%
2015 1.05% 3.23%
2014 1.04% 3.63%
2013 1% 3.63%
2012 1.03% 3.58%
2011 1.07% 3.59%
2010 1.06% 3.52%
2009 1.07% 3.64%
2008 1.02% 3.56%
2007 1% 3.5%
2006 1.03% 3.66%
2005 1.03% 4.11%
2004 1.02% 4.56%
2003 1.04% 4.08%
2002 1.08% 3.54%
2001 1.1% 3.43%
2000 1.14% 3.52%
1999 1.16% 3.58%
1998 1.18% 3.5%
1997 1.22% 3.51%
1996 1.27% 4.53%
1995 1.32% 4.51%
1994 1.35% 2.33%
1993 1.36% 2.39%
1992 1.39% 4.33%
1991 1.45% 3.72%
1990 1.5% 2.81%
1989 1.54% 3.45%
1988 1.56% 3.44%
1987 1.56% 3.57%
1986 1.57% 3.04%
1985 1.59% 1.01%
1984 1.61% 1.33%
1983 1.61% 5.08%
1982 1.62% 4.81%
1981 1.61% 0.12%
1980 1.61% 0.22%
1979 1.61% 2.13%
1978 1.61% 1.84%
1977 1.6% 1.89%
1976 1.58% 2.02%
1975 1.62% 2.18%
1974 1.66% 2.32%
1973 1.63% 2.38%
1972 1.6% 2.26%
1971 1.59% 2.13%
1970 1.57% 2.1%
1969 1.55% 2.04%
1968 1.54% 1.99%
1967 1.54% 1.96%
1966 1.54% 1.98%
1965 1.58% 2.02%
1964 1.62% 2.05%
1963 1.66% 2.06%
1962 1.67% 2.05%
1961 1.67% 2.04%

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

GeoRank.org/population/argentina/chad | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Argentina grew by 0.35%, while Chad's population grew by 5.07%.

Live population counters

Argentina Chad
Current population
46048053
21893857
Population rank 35/197 64/197
Percent of world population 0.56% 0.26%
One net population change
3.33 minutes
32.2 seconds
One birth every
1.04 minutes
38.5 seconds
One death every
1.51 minutes
2.47 minutes
Daily growth/decline +432 +2,685
Annual growth/decline +157,758 +980,059
Annual growth/decline rate +0.35% +5.07%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 2/197
One migration net change every
3.07 hours
4.28 minutes
Annual migration change +2,859 -123,104
Net migration rank 54/196 184/196
Foreign-born residents 1,958,039 1,269,673
Foreign-born residents rank 38/195 50/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.3% 6.3%
Foreign-born share rank 102/195 83/195

Natural population change vs migration

Argentina
Natural

Migration
Chad
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Argentina Chad
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,859 - -123,104
2024 - 3,454 - 204,040
2023 154,648 4,133 605,924 496,830
2022 96,673 5,589 588,060 36,670
2021 88,677 314 554,851 74,509
2020 151,347 292 541,234 36,605
2019 280,005 5,397 530,540 -29,451
2018 346,031 5,742 509,642 46,661
2017 375,260 4,931 494,304 16,916
2016 391,767 5,215 483,442 21,540
2015 444,161 5,464 478,010 -48,918
2014 450,462 5,794 467,957 20,842
2013 421,694 5,275 454,517 51,887
2012 411,540 2,978 444,246 9,514
2011 448,730 -1,117 428,989 29,256
2010 441,335 -5,003 416,177 10,427
2009 439,271 -7,882 401,937 9,108
2008 442,442 -12,517 387,439 36,446
2007 402,889 -18,099 376,732 -11,339
2006 424,591 -20,109 362,027 23,052
2005 428,247 -22,068 352,302 19,281
2004 417,970 -22,381 334,136 110,387
2003 410,141 -22,450 314,740 105,140
2002 424,825 -22,674 302,995 20,400
2001 430,579 -23,687 297,254 3,484
2000 437,562 -22,775 287,173 -3,845
1999 444,038 -20,220 278,264 17,175
1998 440,184 -20,326 270,055 2,232
1997 450,930 -20,651 261,030 3,631
1996 458,199 -20,486 254,589 1,259
1995 469,658 -19,815 234,010 152,232
1994 481,958 -18,723 223,996 986
1993 474,791 -16,455 229,984 -146,386
1992 473,226 -13,201 219,348 6,013
1991 474,960 -8,537 200,102 112,492
1990 466,640 15,719 191,959 -58,884
1989 460,991 26,555 188,485 4,924
1988 455,701 37,594 178,489 16,085
1987 443,404 40,859 156,797 23,220
1986 436,760 38,586 152,360 42,093
1985 428,866 46,889 145,845 -30,686
1984 423,279 47,659 151,511 -164,489
1983 426,145 46,438 144,684 247
1982 431,926 29,616 119,121 217,242
1981 442,501 16,569 111,907 -13,232
1980 443,732 1,932 122,468 -210,126
1979 449,952 -10,213 117,780 -9,974
1978 448,413 -14,665 115,084 -34,856
1977 441,647 -14,675 113,498 -34,318
1976 422,330 -10,235 111,324 -29,755
1975 409,561 -5,293 109,315 -22,768
1974 388,107 33,134 106,898 -15,686
1973 370,856 38,589 104,418 -10,737
1972 357,835 36,050 101,142 -9,526
1971 344,889 35,442 89,404 -9,153
1970 339,096 38,355 87,660 -8,931
1969 319,108 42,688 83,413 -8,714
1968 312,440 42,014 79,465 -8,396
1967 308,904 39,711 76,142 -7,771
1966 303,981 37,752 73,123 -6,283
1965 304,734 36,083 70,913 -4,384
1964 311,020 34,530 69,483 -2,518
1963 317,041 32,866 67,414 -1,228
1962 316,952 31,449 65,312 -890
1961 317,816 26,322 63,639 -760
1960 315,943 20,387 62,003 -672

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

GeoRank.org/population/argentina/chad | CC BY

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 Chad 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,253,964 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 672,204 people).

As of 2024, 1,958,039 residents or 4.3% of the population were not native-born in Argentina, compared to 1,269,673 people or 6.3% in Chad.

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
Chad
City Population
N'Djamena 1.09M
Sarh 108K
Abeche 76.5K
Bongor 27.8K
Bol 11.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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