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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,696,159 in 2024 vs 132,059,767 people in Ethiopia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 46,048,053 people compared to 139,917,664 in Ethiopia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 3.04 times bigger than Argentina's.
  • Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while Ethiopia is the 10th.
  • The countries together account for 2.24% of the world: 0.56% for Argentina vs 1.69% for Ethiopia.
  • For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +2.71% in Ethiopia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.6M people to 46M (16.2% growth), while Ethiopia has grown from 80.7M to 140M (73.4% growth).

Argentina vs Ethiopia: population by year and forecast

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Argentina Ethiopia
2100 38,471,783 371,192,732
2099 38,772,947 369,452,188
2098 39,074,625 367,626,914
2097 39,376,738 365,680,268
2096 39,679,110 363,648,440
2095 39,981,245 361,707,589
2094 40,282,313 359,642,227
2093 40,582,830 357,570,752
2092 40,881,884 355,499,462
2091 41,178,738 353,327,595
2090 41,473,104 351,068,287
2089 41,763,899 348,859,203
2088 42,050,838 346,624,222
2087 42,333,938 344,268,493
2086 42,613,089 341,777,395
2085 42,887,833 339,272,558
2084 43,156,997 336,753,372
2083 43,420,795 334,186,307
2082 43,678,479 331,503,693
2081 43,929,498 328,816,892
2080 44,174,077 326,114,551
2079 44,412,059 323,382,593
2078 44,643,698 320,521,381
2077 44,867,972 317,590,857
2076 45,086,578 314,615,353
2075 45,298,701 311,583,813
2074 45,505,420 308,511,275
2073 45,705,435 305,477,711
2072 45,899,342 302,351,806
2071 46,088,206 299,211,554
2070 46,271,163 296,054,535
2069 46,448,901 292,847,034
2068 46,620,798 289,612,061
2067 46,786,379 286,279,975
2066 46,946,544 282,992,981
2065 47,101,596 279,662,528
2064 47,250,827 276,283,161
2063 47,393,888 272,866,834
2062 47,530,427 269,424,014
2061 47,659,802 265,885,347
2060 47,781,281 262,350,260
2059 47,893,477 258,772,570
2058 47,996,726 255,284,371
2057 48,089,306 251,733,988
2056 48,170,520 248,079,002
2055 48,239,306 244,501,471
2054 48,295,502 240,868,686
2053 48,339,726 237,228,269
2052 48,370,895 233,551,340
2051 48,389,268 229,804,463
2050 48,394,628 226,124,819
2049 48,387,928 222,420,063
2048 48,370,090 218,694,640
2047 48,340,778 214,950,242
2046 48,300,342 211,226,920
2045 48,248,946 207,525,986
2044 48,187,525 203,812,674
2043 48,116,784 200,097,321
2042 48,037,158 196,411,774
2041 47,948,478 192,749,114
2040 47,851,132 189,081,695
2039 47,746,488 185,422,958
2038 47,634,690 181,789,129
2037 47,517,545 178,179,942
2036 47,395,986 174,569,201
2035 47,270,379 170,957,061
2034 47,140,631 167,367,920
2033 47,007,890 163,813,895
2032 46,872,893 160,216,774
2031 46,735,140 156,638,324
2030 46,594,989 153,070,380
2029 46,452,139 149,507,684
2028 46,306,859 145,989,372
2027 46,158,426 142,463,827
2026 46,007,129 138,973,582
2025 45,853,190 135,513,842
2024 45,696,159 132,059,767
2023 45,538,401 128,691,692
2022 45,407,904 125,384,287
2021 45,312,281 122,138,588
2020 45,191,965 118,917,671
2019 44,973,465 115,737,383
2018 44,654,882 112,664,152
2017 44,288,894 109,666,481
2016 43,900,313 106,718,162
2015 43,477,012 103,867,135
2014 43,024,071 101,115,610
2013 42,582,455 98,438,751
2012 42,161,721 95,798,767
2011 41,730,660 93,149,970
2010 41,288,694 90,538,514
2009 40,854,831 88,007,636
2008 40,424,148 85,543,668
2007 40,016,763 83,103,217
2006 39,622,115 80,703,490
2005 39,216,789 78,367,470
2004 38,815,916 76,077,206
2003 38,424,282 73,832,663
2002 38,029,349 71,635,517
2001 37,624,825 69,487,762
2000 37,213,984 67,411,494
1999 36,794,682 65,374,561
1998 36,372,860 63,363,524
1997 35,947,791 61,404,539
1996 35,513,793 59,467,635
1995 35,070,020 57,537,335
1994 34,613,491 55,611,508
1993 34,152,717 53,708,891
1992 33,693,527 51,853,747
1991 33,230,294 49,717,198
1990 32,755,901 47,609,755
1989 32,270,948 45,879,690
1988 31,780,532 44,150,825
1987 31,291,762 42,460,039
1986 30,811,980 41,037,656
1985 30,336,441 39,842,136
1984 29,863,093 38,735,722
1983 29,391,332 37,740,817
1982 28,924,262 36,701,290
1981 28,463,959 35,304,012
1980 28,011,596 34,428,514
1979 27,568,895 34,238,652
1978 27,132,158 33,734,592
1977 26,701,805 33,167,272
1976 26,282,283 32,534,418
1975 25,874,107 31,723,252
1974 25,461,351 30,957,273
1973 25,046,005 30,166,785
1972 24,644,328 29,374,608
1971 24,257,208 28,600,106
1970 23,878,327 27,829,128
1969 23,508,711 27,072,571
1968 23,150,583 26,337,930
1967 22,799,059 25,620,276
1966 22,453,893 24,952,689
1965 22,112,629 24,310,612
1964 21,769,453 23,666,548
1963 21,421,705 23,051,637
1962 21,072,538 22,465,126
1961 20,726,276 21,906,102
1960 20,386,045 21,376,693

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/ethiopia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Argentina increased by 4,278,198 people (a 10.8% growth), while Ethiopia gained 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Argentina gained 2,147,740 people (a 4.89% growth), while Ethiopia's population increased by 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth).

Argentina was ranked 31st most populous country in 2006 and is 35th in 2026. Ethiopia was ranked 16th in 2006 and ranked 10th 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 Ethiopia will increase by 61.6% to 226,124,819 people and rank change from 10th to 7th.

Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.4M people compared to the peak of 371M people in 2100 for Ethiopia.

Population growth rate by year

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Argentina Ethiopia
2100 -0.78% 0.47%
2099 -0.77% 0.5%
2098 -0.77% 0.53%
2097 -0.76% 0.56%
2096 -0.76% 0.54%
2095 -0.75% 0.57%
2094 -0.74% 0.58%
2093 -0.73% 0.58%
2092 -0.72% 0.61%
2091 -0.71% 0.64%
2090 -0.7% 0.63%
2089 -0.68% 0.64%
2088 -0.67% 0.68%
2087 -0.66% 0.73%
2086 -0.64% 0.74%
2085 -0.62% 0.75%
2084 -0.61% 0.77%
2083 -0.59% 0.81%
2082 -0.57% 0.82%
2081 -0.55% 0.83%
2080 -0.54% 0.84%
2079 -0.52% 0.89%
2078 -0.5% 0.92%
2077 -0.48% 0.95%
2076 -0.47% 0.97%
2075 -0.45% 1%
2074 -0.44% 0.99%
2073 -0.42% 1.03%
2072 -0.41% 1.05%
2071 -0.4% 1.07%
2070 -0.38% 1.1%
2069 -0.37% 1.12%
2068 -0.35% 1.16%
2067 -0.34% 1.16%
2066 -0.33% 1.19%
2065 -0.32% 1.22%
2064 -0.3% 1.25%
2063 -0.29% 1.28%
2062 -0.27% 1.33%
2061 -0.25% 1.35%
2060 -0.23% 1.38%
2059 -0.22% 1.37%
2058 -0.19% 1.41%
2057 -0.17% 1.47%
2056 -0.14% 1.46%
2055 -0.12% 1.51%
2054 -0.09% 1.53%
2053 -0.06% 1.57%
2052 -0.04% 1.63%
2051 -0.01% 1.63%
2050 0.01% 1.67%
2049 0.04% 1.7%
2048 0.06% 1.74%
2047 0.08% 1.76%
2046 0.11% 1.78%
2045 0.13% 1.82%
2044 0.15% 1.86%
2043 0.17% 1.88%
2042 0.18% 1.9%
2041 0.2% 1.94%
2040 0.22% 1.97%
2039 0.23% 2%
2038 0.25% 2.03%
2037 0.26% 2.07%
2036 0.27% 2.11%
2035 0.28% 2.14%
2034 0.28% 2.17%
2033 0.29% 2.25%
2032 0.29% 2.28%
2031 0.3% 2.33%
2030 0.31% 2.38%
2029 0.31% 2.41%
2028 0.32% 2.47%
2027 0.33% 2.51%
2026 0.34% 2.55%
2025 0.34% 2.62%
2024 0.35% 2.62%
2023 0.29% 2.64%
2022 0.21% 2.66%
2021 0.27% 2.71%
2020 0.49% 2.75%
2019 0.71% 2.73%
2018 0.83% 2.73%
2017 0.89% 2.76%
2016 0.97% 2.74%
2015 1.05% 2.72%
2014 1.04% 2.72%
2013 1% 2.76%
2012 1.03% 2.84%
2011 1.07% 2.88%
2010 1.06% 2.88%
2009 1.07% 2.88%
2008 1.02% 2.94%
2007 1% 2.97%
2006 1.03% 2.98%
2005 1.03% 3.01%
2004 1.02% 3.04%
2003 1.04% 3.07%
2002 1.08% 3.09%
2001 1.1% 3.08%
2000 1.14% 3.12%
1999 1.16% 3.17%
1998 1.18% 3.19%
1997 1.22% 3.26%
1996 1.27% 3.35%
1995 1.32% 3.46%
1994 1.35% 3.54%
1993 1.36% 3.58%
1992 1.39% 4.3%
1991 1.45% 4.43%
1990 1.5% 3.77%
1989 1.54% 3.92%
1988 1.56% 3.98%
1987 1.56% 3.47%
1986 1.57% 3%
1985 1.59% 2.86%
1984 1.61% 2.64%
1983 1.61% 2.83%
1982 1.62% 3.96%
1981 1.61% 2.54%
1980 1.61% 0.55%
1979 1.61% 1.49%
1978 1.61% 1.71%
1977 1.6% 1.95%
1976 1.58% 2.56%
1975 1.62% 2.47%
1974 1.66% 2.62%
1973 1.63% 2.7%
1972 1.6% 2.71%
1971 1.59% 2.77%
1970 1.57% 2.79%
1969 1.55% 2.79%
1968 1.54% 2.8%
1967 1.54% 2.68%
1966 1.54% 2.64%
1965 1.58% 2.72%
1964 1.62% 2.67%
1963 1.66% 2.61%
1962 1.67% 2.55%
1961 1.67% 2.48%

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 Ethiopia's population grew by 2.62%.

Live population counters

Argentina Ethiopia
Current population
46048053
139917664
Population rank 35/197 10/197
Percent of world population 0.56% 1.69%
One net population change
3.33 minutes
9.36 seconds
One birth every
1.04 minutes
7.68 seconds
One death every
1.51 minutes
41.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +432 +9,228
Annual growth/decline +157,758 +3,368,075
Annual growth/decline rate +0.35% +2.62%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 25/197
One migration net change every
3.07 hours
21.9 minutes
Annual migration change +2,859 +24,054
Net migration rank 54/196 31/196
Foreign-born residents 1,958,039 1,168,455
Foreign-born residents rank 38/195 53/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.3% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 102/195 157/195

Natural population change vs migration

Argentina
Natural

Migration
Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Argentina Ethiopia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,859 - 24,054
2024 - 3,454 - 30,069
2023 154,648 4,133 3,338,649 -11,996
2022 96,673 5,589 3,300,114 -11,996
2021 88,677 314 3,204,673 -1,377
2020 151,347 292 3,199,718 38,866
2019 280,005 5,397 3,132,780 -10,807
2018 346,031 5,742 3,015,231 9,302
2017 375,260 4,931 2,899,143 71,766
2016 391,767 5,215 2,809,889 115,823
2015 444,161 5,464 2,713,529 62,785
2014 450,462 5,794 2,623,647 103,122
2013 421,694 5,275 2,546,020 80,955
2012 411,540 2,978 2,533,398 119,517
2011 448,730 -1,117 2,527,811 116,793
2010 441,335 -5,003 2,498,048 80,213
2009 439,271 -7,882 2,467,118 16,315
2008 442,442 -12,517 2,465,283 -20,780
2007 402,889 -18,099 2,436,753 -381
2006 424,591 -20,109 2,393,585 -30,512
2005 428,247 -22,068 2,353,375 -44,421
2004 417,970 -22,381 2,296,999 -25,430
2003 410,141 -22,450 2,231,223 -13,744
2002 424,825 -22,674 2,189,683 -12,925
2001 430,579 -23,687 2,137,791 -19,063
2000 437,562 -22,775 2,083,622 -49,891
1999 444,038 -20,220 2,010,987 29,142
1998 440,184 -20,326 1,984,989 -3,011
1997 450,930 -20,651 1,945,112 -9,119
1996 458,199 -20,486 1,896,364 41,456
1995 469,658 -19,815 1,831,068 91,727
1994 481,958 -18,723 1,788,133 140,715
1993 474,791 -16,455 1,734,851 141,545
1992 473,226 -13,201 1,673,839 160,106
1991 474,960 -8,537 1,579,416 859,737
1990 466,640 15,719 1,479,663 296,014
1989 460,991 26,555 1,441,769 242,614
1988 455,701 37,594 1,393,356 379,966
1987 443,404 40,859 1,356,853 251,387
1986 436,760 38,586 1,050,277 186,227
1985 428,866 46,889 997,050 157,476
1984 423,279 47,659 920,670 137,632
1983 426,145 46,438 863,472 68,022
1982 431,926 29,616 1,080,853 66,702
1981 442,501 16,569 1,018,838 628,135
1980 443,732 1,932 1,007,516 -903,529
1979 449,952 -10,213 987,203 -711,455
1978 448,413 -14,665 943,388 -210,991
1977 441,647 -14,675 929,381 -527,133
1976 422,330 -10,235 899,577 -36,125
1975 409,561 -5,293 801,425 -42,540
1974 388,107 33,134 777,306 -4,232
1973 370,856 38,589 807,535 347
1972 357,835 36,050 779,808 -3,375
1971 344,889 35,442 787,047 -14,510
1970 339,096 38,355 760,821 8,589
1969 319,108 42,688 736,428 7,258
1968 312,440 42,014 715,602 9,992
1967 308,904 39,711 695,283 14,437
1966 303,981 37,752 616,281 9,160
1965 304,734 36,083 642,359 16,348
1964 311,020 34,530 618,667 10,749
1963 317,041 32,866 590,998 9,418
1962 316,952 31,449 563,650 8,960
1961 317,816 26,322 538,518 6,938
1960 315,943 20,387 511,694 1,696

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 Ethiopia 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,237,373 people) and 1.19% is from migration (a gain of 365,488 people).

As of 2024, 1,958,039 residents or 4.3% of the population were not native-born in Argentina, compared to 1,168,455 people or 0.9% in Ethiopia.

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
Ethiopia
City Population
Addis Ababa 5.7M
Gondar 324K
Mekelle 324K
Awasa 300K
Dire Dawa 277K
Bahir Dar 243K
Dessie 188K
Jimma 178K
Harar 157K
Jijiga 126K

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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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