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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,696,159 in 2024 vs 19,764,771 people in Chile in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 45,973,765 people compared to 19,928,941 in Chile.

Population statistics:

  • Argentina's population is 2.31 times bigger than Chile's.
  • Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while Chile is the 67th.
  • The countries together account for 0.8% of the world: 0.56% for Argentina vs 0.24% for Chile.
  • For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +1.02% in Chile.
  • Since 2005, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.2M people to 46M (17.2% growth), while Chile has grown from 16.3M to 19.9M (21.9% growth).
  • Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.3M people compared to the peak of 20.5M people in 2041 for Chile.

Argentina vs Chile: live population counter

Argentina Chile
Current population
45973765
19928941
Population rank 35/197 67/197
Percent of world population 0.56% 0.24%
One net population change
3.33 minutes
4.96 minutes
One birth every
1.04 minutes
2.98 minutes
One death every
1.51 minutes
4.12 minutes
One migration net change every
2.54 hours
9.01 minutes
Annual migration change +3,454 +58,316
Daily growth/decline +432 +290
Annual growth/decline +157,758 +105,936
Annual growth/decline rate +0.35% +0.54%
Population growth rate rank 143/197 131/197

Argentina and Chile: population history and growth rate by year chart

Argentina
Population

Growth rate
Chile
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Argentina Chile Argentina Chile
1960 20,386,045 8,153,350 - -
1961 20,726,276 8,324,802 1.67% 2.1%
1962 21,072,538 8,497,059 1.67% 2.07%
1963 21,421,705 8,670,144 1.66% 2.04%
1964 21,769,453 8,842,525 1.62% 1.99%
1965 22,112,629 9,012,938 1.58% 1.93%
1966 22,453,893 9,181,722 1.54% 1.87%
1967 22,799,059 9,348,939 1.54% 1.82%
1968 23,150,583 9,514,716 1.54% 1.77%
1969 23,508,711 9,680,282 1.55% 1.74%
1970 23,878,327 9,845,344 1.57% 1.71%
1971 24,257,208 10,009,701 1.59% 1.67%
1972 24,644,328 10,174,678 1.6% 1.65%
1973 25,046,005 10,340,362 1.63% 1.63%
1974 25,461,351 10,505,817 1.66% 1.6%
1975 25,874,107 10,671,559 1.62% 1.58%
1976 26,282,283 10,838,251 1.58% 1.56%
1977 26,701,805 11,005,519 1.6% 1.54%
1978 27,132,158 11,172,695 1.61% 1.52%
1979 27,568,895 11,339,779 1.61% 1.5%
1980 28,011,596 11,508,550 1.61% 1.49%
1981 28,463,959 11,678,717 1.61% 1.48%
1982 28,924,262 11,850,214 1.62% 1.47%
1983 29,391,332 12,026,138 1.61% 1.48%
1984 29,863,093 12,207,733 1.61% 1.51%
1985 30,336,441 12,395,274 1.59% 1.54%
1986 30,811,980 12,588,914 1.57% 1.56%
1987 31,291,762 12,790,150 1.56% 1.6%
1988 31,780,532 12,999,424 1.56% 1.64%
1989 32,270,948 13,215,005 1.54% 1.66%
1990 32,755,901 13,437,176 1.5% 1.68%
1991 33,230,294 13,662,491 1.45% 1.68%
1992 33,693,527 13,884,577 1.39% 1.63%
1993 34,152,717 14,102,276 1.36% 1.57%
1994 34,613,491 14,316,256 1.35% 1.52%
1995 35,070,020 14,527,381 1.32% 1.47%
1996 35,513,793 14,734,046 1.27% 1.42%
1997 35,947,791 14,932,434 1.22% 1.35%
1998 36,372,860 15,127,799 1.18% 1.31%
1999 36,794,682 15,319,313 1.16% 1.27%
2000 37,213,984 15,503,635 1.14% 1.2%
2001 37,624,825 15,683,849 1.1% 1.16%
2002 38,029,349 15,857,925 1.08% 1.11%
2003 38,424,282 16,024,752 1.04% 1.05%
2004 38,815,916 16,187,322 1.02% 1.01%
2005 39,216,789 16,348,778 1.03% 1%
2006 39,622,115 16,509,195 1.03% 0.98%
2007 40,016,763 16,671,581 1% 0.98%
2008 40,424,148 16,838,988 1.02% 1%
2009 40,854,831 17,009,731 1.07% 1.01%
2010 41,288,694 17,181,464 1.06% 1.01%
2011 41,730,660 17,351,816 1.07% 0.99%
2012 42,161,721 17,519,119 1.03% 0.96%
2013 42,582,455 17,687,006 1% 0.96%
2014 43,024,071 17,864,195 1.04% 1%
2015 43,477,012 18,047,625 1.05% 1.03%
2016 43,900,313 18,267,221 0.97% 1.22%
2017 44,288,894 18,558,868 0.89% 1.6%
2018 44,654,882 18,893,191 0.83% 1.8%
2019 44,973,465 19,197,744 0.71% 1.61%
2020 45,191,965 19,370,624 0.49% 0.9%
2021 45,312,281 19,456,334 0.27% 0.44%
2022 45,407,904 19,553,036 0.21% 0.5%
2023 45,538,401 19,658,835 0.29% 0.54%
2024 45,696,159 19,764,771 0.35% 0.54%
2025 45,851,384 19,859,915 0.34% 0.48%
2026 46,003,737 19,945,846 0.33% 0.43%
2027 46,153,348 20,026,149 0.33% 0.4%
2028 46,299,948 20,100,930 0.32% 0.37%
2029 46,443,774 20,169,619 0.31% 0.34%
2030 46,585,029 20,233,182 0.3% 0.32%
2031 46,723,742 20,290,979 0.3% 0.29%
2032 46,859,882 20,341,797 0.29% 0.25%
2033 46,993,528 20,385,069 0.29% 0.21%
2034 47,124,543 20,422,546 0.28% 0.18%
2035 47,251,997 20,455,937 0.27% 0.16%
2036 47,375,364 20,485,080 0.26% 0.14%
2037 47,494,519 20,507,949 0.25% 0.11%
2038 47,608,792 20,524,482 0.24% 0.08%
2039 47,716,834 20,535,707 0.23% 0.05%
2040 47,817,648 20,542,096 0.21% 0.03%
2041 47,910,494 20,543,284 0.19% 0.006%
2042 47,994,515 20,539,909 0.18% -0.02%
2043 48,069,559 20,532,920 0.16% -0.03%
2044 48,135,530 20,519,677 0.14% -0.06%
2045 48,191,844 20,499,138 0.12% -0.1%
2046 48,237,681 20,473,283 0.1% -0.13%
2047 48,272,493 20,443,720 0.07% -0.14%
2048 48,296,034 20,408,327 0.05% -0.17%
2049 48,308,275 20,366,435 0.03% -0.21%
2050 48,308,953 20,320,302 0.001% -0.23%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Argentina increased by 4,260,223 people (a 10.9% growth), while Chile gained 1,698,847 people (a 10.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Argentina gained 2,496,753 (a 5.74% growth), while Chile's population increased by 1,881,316 (a 10.4% growth).

Argentina was ranked 30th most populous country in 2005 and is 35th in 2025. Chile was ranked 60th in 2005 and ranked 67th 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 Chile will increase by 1.96% to 20,320,302 people and rank change from 67th to 75th.

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