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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,696,159 in 2024 vs 1,408,975,000 people in China in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 46,048,053 people compared to 1,402,578,808 in China.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 30.5 times bigger than Argentina's.
  • Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while China is the 2nd.
  • The countries together account for 17.5% of the world: 0.56% for Argentina vs 16.9% for China.
  • For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +0.3% in China.
  • Since 2006, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.6M people to 46M (16.2% growth), while China has grown from 1.31B to 1.4B (6.98% growth).

Argentina vs China: population by year and forecast

Argentina
Factual

Projection
China
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Argentina China
2100 38,471,783 633,320,628
2099 38,772,947 643,959,697
2098 39,074,625 654,691,595
2097 39,376,738 665,517,335
2096 39,679,110 676,438,150
2095 39,981,245 687,457,915
2094 40,282,313 698,589,897
2093 40,582,830 709,852,629
2092 40,881,884 721,251,520
2091 41,178,738 732,791,748
2090 41,473,104 744,501,355
2089 41,763,899 756,404,299
2088 42,050,838 768,478,316
2087 42,333,938 780,707,622
2086 42,613,089 793,081,006
2085 42,887,833 805,608,315
2084 43,156,997 818,268,277
2083 43,420,795 830,972,107
2082 43,678,479 843,721,746
2081 43,929,498 856,534,631
2080 44,174,077 869,351,919
2079 44,412,059 882,146,959
2078 44,643,698 894,889,246
2077 44,867,972 907,592,919
2076 45,086,578 920,280,380
2075 45,298,701 932,956,157
2074 45,505,420 945,631,173
2073 45,705,435 958,352,980
2072 45,899,342 971,115,895
2071 46,088,206 983,938,054
2070 46,271,163 996,853,418
2069 46,448,901 1,009,905,851
2068 46,620,798 1,023,081,790
2067 46,786,379 1,036,420,010
2066 46,946,544 1,049,887,382
2065 47,101,596 1,063,477,623
2064 47,250,827 1,077,206,695
2063 47,393,888 1,090,982,303
2062 47,530,427 1,104,833,556
2061 47,659,802 1,118,682,849
2060 47,781,281 1,132,504,136
2059 47,893,477 1,146,199,736
2058 47,996,726 1,159,714,746
2057 48,089,306 1,172,963,523
2056 48,170,520 1,185,938,083
2055 48,239,306 1,198,550,408
2054 48,295,502 1,210,749,681
2053 48,339,726 1,222,500,569
2052 48,370,895 1,233,808,926
2051 48,389,268 1,244,584,333
2050 48,394,628 1,254,824,040
2049 48,387,928 1,264,598,914
2048 48,370,090 1,273,885,471
2047 48,340,778 1,282,701,271
2046 48,300,342 1,291,133,690
2045 48,248,946 1,299,154,327
2044 48,187,525 1,306,805,350
2043 48,116,784 1,314,176,710
2042 48,037,158 1,321,319,298
2041 47,948,478 1,328,219,755
2040 47,851,132 1,334,857,481
2039 47,746,488 1,341,265,381
2038 47,634,690 1,347,407,165
2037 47,517,545 1,353,377,505
2036 47,395,986 1,359,133,287
2035 47,270,379 1,364,651,508
2034 47,140,631 1,369,940,557
2033 47,007,890 1,375,003,005
2032 46,872,893 1,379,784,204
2031 46,735,140 1,384,301,522
2030 46,594,989 1,388,520,533
2029 46,452,139 1,392,490,007
2028 46,306,859 1,396,163,778
2027 46,158,426 1,399,515,824
2026 46,007,129 1,402,578,808
2025 45,853,190 1,405,826,385
2024 45,696,159 1,408,975,000
2023 45,538,401 1,410,710,000
2022 45,407,904 1,412,175,000
2021 45,312,281 1,412,360,000
2020 45,191,965 1,411,100,000
2019 44,973,465 1,407,745,000
2018 44,654,882 1,402,760,000
2017 44,288,894 1,396,215,000
2016 43,900,313 1,387,790,000
2015 43,477,012 1,379,860,000
2014 43,024,071 1,371,860,000
2013 42,582,455 1,363,240,000
2012 42,161,721 1,354,190,000
2011 41,730,660 1,345,035,000
2010 41,288,694 1,337,705,000
2009 40,854,831 1,331,260,000
2008 40,424,148 1,324,655,000
2007 40,016,763 1,317,885,000
2006 39,622,115 1,311,020,000
2005 39,216,789 1,303,720,000
2004 38,815,916 1,296,075,000
2003 38,424,282 1,288,400,000
2002 38,029,349 1,280,400,000
2001 37,624,825 1,271,850,000
2000 37,213,984 1,262,645,000
1999 36,794,682 1,252,735,000
1998 36,372,860 1,241,935,000
1997 35,947,791 1,230,075,000
1996 35,513,793 1,217,550,000
1995 35,070,020 1,204,855,000
1994 34,613,491 1,191,835,000
1993 34,152,717 1,178,440,000
1992 33,693,527 1,164,970,000
1991 33,230,294 1,150,780,000
1990 32,755,901 1,135,185,000
1989 32,270,948 1,118,650,000
1988 31,780,532 1,101,630,000
1987 31,291,762 1,084,035,000
1986 30,811,980 1,066,790,000
1985 30,336,441 1,051,040,000
1984 29,863,093 1,036,825,000
1983 29,391,332 1,023,310,000
1982 28,924,262 1,008,630,000
1981 28,463,959 993,885,000
1980 28,011,596 981,235,000
1979 27,568,895 969,005,000
1978 27,132,158 956,165,000
1977 26,701,805 943,455,000
1976 26,282,283 930,685,000
1975 25,874,107 916,395,000
1974 25,461,351 900,350,000
1973 25,046,005 881,940,000
1972 24,644,328 862,030,000
1971 24,257,208 841,105,000
1970 23,878,327 818,315,000
1969 23,508,711 796,025,000
1968 23,150,583 774,510,000
1967 22,799,059 754,550,000
1966 22,453,893 735,400,000
1965 22,112,629 715,185,000
1964 21,769,453 698,355,000
1963 21,421,705 682,335,000
1962 21,072,538 665,770,000
1961 20,726,276 660,330,000
1960 20,386,045 667,070,000

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 China gained 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Argentina gained 2,147,740 people (a 4.89% growth), while China's population increased by 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth).

Argentina was ranked 31st most populous country in 2006 and is 35th in 2026. China was ranked 1st in 2006 and ranked 2nd 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 China will decrease by 10.5% to 1,254,824,040 people and will still be ranked 2nd.

Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.4M people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 633M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Argentina
Factual

Projection
China
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Argentina China
2100 -0.78% -1.65%
2099 -0.77% -1.64%
2098 -0.77% -1.63%
2097 -0.76% -1.61%
2096 -0.76% -1.6%
2095 -0.75% -1.59%
2094 -0.74% -1.59%
2093 -0.73% -1.58%
2092 -0.72% -1.57%
2091 -0.71% -1.57%
2090 -0.7% -1.57%
2089 -0.68% -1.57%
2088 -0.67% -1.57%
2087 -0.66% -1.56%
2086 -0.64% -1.56%
2085 -0.62% -1.55%
2084 -0.61% -1.53%
2083 -0.59% -1.51%
2082 -0.57% -1.5%
2081 -0.55% -1.47%
2080 -0.54% -1.45%
2079 -0.52% -1.42%
2078 -0.5% -1.4%
2077 -0.48% -1.38%
2076 -0.47% -1.36%
2075 -0.45% -1.34%
2074 -0.44% -1.33%
2073 -0.42% -1.31%
2072 -0.41% -1.3%
2071 -0.4% -1.3%
2070 -0.38% -1.29%
2069 -0.37% -1.29%
2068 -0.35% -1.29%
2067 -0.34% -1.28%
2066 -0.33% -1.28%
2065 -0.32% -1.27%
2064 -0.3% -1.26%
2063 -0.29% -1.25%
2062 -0.27% -1.24%
2061 -0.25% -1.22%
2060 -0.23% -1.19%
2059 -0.22% -1.17%
2058 -0.19% -1.13%
2057 -0.17% -1.09%
2056 -0.14% -1.05%
2055 -0.12% -1.01%
2054 -0.09% -0.96%
2053 -0.06% -0.92%
2052 -0.04% -0.87%
2051 -0.01% -0.82%
2050 0.01% -0.77%
2049 0.04% -0.73%
2048 0.06% -0.69%
2047 0.08% -0.65%
2046 0.11% -0.62%
2045 0.13% -0.59%
2044 0.15% -0.56%
2043 0.17% -0.54%
2042 0.18% -0.52%
2041 0.2% -0.5%
2040 0.22% -0.48%
2039 0.23% -0.46%
2038 0.25% -0.44%
2037 0.26% -0.42%
2036 0.27% -0.4%
2035 0.28% -0.39%
2034 0.28% -0.37%
2033 0.29% -0.35%
2032 0.29% -0.33%
2031 0.3% -0.3%
2030 0.31% -0.29%
2029 0.31% -0.26%
2028 0.32% -0.24%
2027 0.33% -0.22%
2026 0.34% -0.23%
2025 0.34% -0.22%
2024 0.35% -0.12%
2023 0.29% -0.1%
2022 0.21% -0.01%
2021 0.27% 0.09%
2020 0.49% 0.24%
2019 0.71% 0.36%
2018 0.83% 0.47%
2017 0.89% 0.61%
2016 0.97% 0.57%
2015 1.05% 0.58%
2014 1.04% 0.63%
2013 1% 0.67%
2012 1.03% 0.68%
2011 1.07% 0.55%
2010 1.06% 0.48%
2009 1.07% 0.5%
2008 1.02% 0.51%
2007 1% 0.52%
2006 1.03% 0.56%
2005 1.03% 0.59%
2004 1.02% 0.6%
2003 1.04% 0.62%
2002 1.08% 0.67%
2001 1.1% 0.73%
2000 1.14% 0.79%
1999 1.16% 0.87%
1998 1.18% 0.96%
1997 1.22% 1.03%
1996 1.27% 1.05%
1995 1.32% 1.09%
1994 1.35% 1.14%
1993 1.36% 1.16%
1992 1.39% 1.23%
1991 1.45% 1.37%
1990 1.5% 1.48%
1989 1.54% 1.54%
1988 1.56% 1.62%
1987 1.56% 1.62%
1986 1.57% 1.5%
1985 1.59% 1.37%
1984 1.61% 1.32%
1983 1.61% 1.46%
1982 1.62% 1.48%
1981 1.61% 1.29%
1980 1.61% 1.26%
1979 1.61% 1.34%
1978 1.61% 1.35%
1977 1.6% 1.37%
1976 1.58% 1.56%
1975 1.62% 1.78%
1974 1.66% 2.09%
1973 1.63% 2.31%
1972 1.6% 2.49%
1971 1.59% 2.78%
1970 1.57% 2.8%
1969 1.55% 2.78%
1968 1.54% 2.65%
1967 1.54% 2.6%
1966 1.54% 2.83%
1965 1.58% 2.41%
1964 1.62% 2.35%
1963 1.66% 2.49%
1962 1.67% 0.82%
1961 1.67% -1.01%

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 China's population declined by 0.12%.

Live population counters

Argentina China
Current population
46048053
1402578808
Population rank 35/197 2/197
Percent of world population 0.56% 16.9%
One net population change
3.33 minutes
18.2 seconds
One birth every
1.04 minutes
3.5 seconds
One death every
1.51 minutes
2.84 seconds
Daily growth/decline +432 -4,753
Annual growth/decline +157,758 -1,735,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.35% -0.12%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 173/197
One migration net change every
3.07 hours
1.97 minutes
Annual migration change +2,859 -268,126
Net migration rank 54/196 189/196
Foreign-born residents 1,958,039 1,638,718
Foreign-born residents rank 38/195 43/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.3% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 102/195 192/195

Natural population change vs migration

Argentina
Natural

Migration
China
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Argentina China
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,859 - -268,126
2024 - 3,454 - -318,992
2023 154,648 4,133 -2,087,851 -567,724
2022 96,673 5,589 -847,305 -293,846
2021 88,677 314 480,203 -379,749
2020 151,347 292 2,046,095 -91,577
2019 280,005 5,397 4,673,713 -656,091
2018 346,031 5,742 5,302,433 -198,206
2017 375,260 4,931 7,790,880 -94,625
2016 391,767 5,215 9,062,269 -153,056
2015 444,161 5,464 6,788,911 -646,941
2014 450,462 5,794 9,205,180 -371,108
2013 421,694 5,275 8,043,116 -188,951
2012 411,540 2,978 10,075,174 -58,864
2011 448,730 -1,117 8,245,065 -416,189
2010 441,335 -5,003 6,407,607 -184,144
2009 439,271 -7,882 6,483,236 -177,135
2008 442,442 -12,517 6,729,247 -764,370
2007 402,889 -18,099 6,813,465 -1,042,019
2006 424,591 -20,109 6,922,185 -759,559
2005 428,247 -22,068 7,678,911 -103,701
2004 417,970 -22,381 7,607,960 -770,977
2003 410,141 -22,450 7,743,284 -613,223
2002 424,825 -22,674 8,258,580 -761,291
2001 430,579 -23,687 8,839,358 -176,419
2000 437,562 -22,775 9,570,849 -62,622
1999 444,038 -20,220 10,247,372 -96,102
1998 440,184 -20,326 11,351,286 -40,472
1997 450,930 -20,651 12,374,554 -279,251
1996 458,199 -20,486 12,686,872 -250,750
1995 469,658 -19,815 12,711,220 -365,986
1994 481,958 -18,723 13,360,470 -723,641
1993 474,791 -16,455 13,493,138 -373,316
1992 473,226 -13,201 13,548,601 -142,985
1991 474,960 -8,537 14,937,124 -544,650
1990 466,640 15,719 16,335,313 -11,187
1989 460,991 26,555 16,824,495 -313,476
1988 455,701 37,594 17,328,640 -282,194
1987 443,404 40,859 18,005,821 -169,170
1986 436,760 38,586 16,609,920 -79,190
1985 428,866 46,889 14,987,830 -60,929
1984 423,279 47,659 13,561,671 -51,961
1983 426,145 46,438 13,599,789 -43,756
1982 431,926 29,616 15,815,318 -36,181
1981 442,501 16,569 14,461,027 -28,016
1980 443,732 1,932 11,647,260 -20,129
1979 449,952 -10,213 11,250,148 -13,704
1978 448,413 -14,665 11,473,980 -9,916
1977 441,647 -14,675 11,378,068 -15,323
1976 422,330 -10,235 11,782,472 -55,109
1975 409,561 -5,293 14,378,237 -115,173
1974 388,107 33,134 15,738,118 -175,239
1973 370,856 38,589 18,423,727 -214,997
1972 357,835 36,050 19,102,585 -215,650
1971 344,889 35,442 19,622,980 -180,153
1970 339,096 38,355 21,137,076 -126,510
1969 319,108 42,688 20,760,332 -72,836
1968 312,440 42,014 21,206,083 -37,290
1967 308,904 39,711 19,263,662 1,246,654
1966 303,981 37,752 19,282,187 4,165
1965 304,734 36,083 20,296,950 -130,900
1964 311,020 34,530 19,302,532 -1,250,441
1963 317,041 32,866 22,742,225 -31,383
1962 316,952 31,449 17,969,132 -31,305
1961 317,816 26,322 2,496,047 -25,578
1960 315,943 20,387 -3,048,510 -16,927

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 China 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 42,414,528 people) and 7.53% is from migration (a loss of 3,452,923 people).

As of 2024, 1,958,039 residents or 4.3% of the population were not native-born in Argentina, compared to 1,638,718 people or 0.1% in China.

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
China
City Population
Chongqing 32.1M
Shanghai 24.9M
Beijing 21.9M
Chengdu 20.9M
Guangzhou 18.7M
Shenzhen 17.5M
Tianjin 13.9M
Xi'an 13M
Suzhou 12.7M
Zhengzhou 12.6M

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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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