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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,696,159 in 2024 vs 83,516,593 people in Germany in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 46,048,053 people compared to 82,575,542 in Germany.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 1.79 times bigger than Argentina's.
  • Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while Germany is the 19th.
  • The countries together account for 1.55% of the world: 0.56% for Argentina vs 1% for Germany.
  • For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +0.32% in Germany.
  • Since 2006, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.6M people to 46M (16.2% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.6M (0.24% growth).

Argentina vs Germany: population by year and forecast

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Argentina Germany
2100 38,471,783 69,929,981
2099 38,772,947 69,956,854
2098 39,074,625 69,973,838
2097 39,376,738 70,015,834
2096 39,679,110 70,046,713
2095 39,981,245 70,067,131
2094 40,282,313 70,085,911
2093 40,582,830 70,106,718
2092 40,881,884 70,132,132
2091 41,178,738 70,178,440
2090 41,473,104 70,240,137
2089 41,763,899 70,294,005
2088 42,050,838 70,352,443
2087 42,333,938 70,434,814
2086 42,613,089 70,532,124
2085 42,887,833 70,627,602
2084 43,156,997 70,722,960
2083 43,420,795 70,829,392
2082 43,678,479 70,932,273
2081 43,929,498 71,045,881
2080 44,174,077 71,171,519
2079 44,412,059 71,305,544
2078 44,643,698 71,445,484
2077 44,867,972 71,601,117
2076 45,086,578 71,757,525
2075 45,298,701 71,891,567
2074 45,505,420 72,046,795
2073 45,705,435 72,206,145
2072 45,899,342 72,356,324
2071 46,088,206 72,517,749
2070 46,271,163 72,664,462
2069 46,448,901 72,828,330
2068 46,620,798 72,993,859
2067 46,786,379 73,178,408
2066 46,946,544 73,370,207
2065 47,101,596 73,561,648
2064 47,250,827 73,762,096
2063 47,393,888 73,971,537
2062 47,530,427 74,198,775
2061 47,659,802 74,426,082
2060 47,781,281 74,678,280
2059 47,893,477 74,932,496
2058 47,996,726 75,206,278
2057 48,089,306 75,482,742
2056 48,170,520 75,756,281
2055 48,239,306 76,041,477
2054 48,295,502 76,325,196
2053 48,339,726 76,595,801
2052 48,370,895 76,839,962
2051 48,389,268 77,084,029
2050 48,394,628 77,325,459
2049 48,387,928 77,569,721
2048 48,370,090 77,818,888
2047 48,340,778 78,049,343
2046 48,300,342 78,272,834
2045 48,248,946 78,497,690
2044 48,187,525 78,722,126
2043 48,116,784 78,936,540
2042 48,037,158 79,130,312
2041 47,948,478 79,324,161
2040 47,851,132 79,536,735
2039 47,746,488 79,754,631
2038 47,634,690 79,978,474
2037 47,517,545 80,194,225
2036 47,395,986 80,425,162
2035 47,270,379 80,640,951
2034 47,140,631 80,844,719
2033 47,007,890 81,069,119
2032 46,872,893 81,286,326
2031 46,735,140 81,520,272
2030 46,594,989 81,736,996
2029 46,452,139 81,963,002
2028 46,306,859 82,178,048
2027 46,158,426 82,384,302
2026 46,007,129 82,575,542
2025 45,853,190 83,233,941
2024 45,696,159 83,516,593
2023 45,538,401 83,287,273
2022 45,407,904 83,177,813
2021 45,312,281 83,196,078
2020 45,191,965 83,160,871
2019 44,973,465 83,092,962
2018 44,654,882 82,905,782
2017 44,288,894 82,657,002
2016 43,900,313 82,348,669
2015 43,477,012 81,686,611
2014 43,024,071 80,982,500
2013 42,582,455 80,645,605
2012 42,161,721 80,425,823
2011 41,730,660 80,274,983
2010 41,288,694 81,776,930
2009 40,854,831 81,902,307
2008 40,424,148 82,110,097
2007 40,016,763 82,266,372
2006 39,622,115 82,376,451
2005 39,216,789 82,469,422
2004 38,815,916 82,516,260
2003 38,424,282 82,534,176
2002 38,029,349 82,488,495
2001 37,624,825 82,349,925
2000 37,213,984 82,211,508
1999 36,794,682 82,100,243
1998 36,372,860 82,047,195
1997 35,947,791 82,034,771
1996 35,513,793 81,914,831
1995 35,070,020 81,678,051
1994 34,613,491 81,438,348
1993 34,152,717 81,156,363
1992 33,693,527 80,624,598
1991 33,230,294 80,013,896
1990 32,755,901 79,433,029
1989 32,270,948 78,751,283
1988 31,780,532 78,144,619
1987 31,291,762 77,839,920
1986 30,811,980 77,720,436
1985 30,336,441 77,684,873
1984 29,863,093 77,858,685
1983 29,391,332 78,128,282
1982 28,924,262 78,333,366
1981 28,463,959 78,407,907
1980 28,011,596 78,288,576
1979 27,568,895 78,126,350
1978 27,132,158 78,091,820
1977 26,701,805 78,159,814
1976 26,282,283 78,336,950
1975 25,874,107 78,673,554
1974 25,461,351 78,967,433
1973 25,046,005 78,936,666
1972 24,644,328 78,688,452
1971 24,257,208 78,312,842
1970 23,878,327 78,169,289
1969 23,508,711 77,909,682
1968 23,150,583 77,294,314
1967 22,799,059 76,951,336
1966 22,453,893 76,600,311
1965 22,112,629 75,963,695
1964 21,769,453 75,318,337
1963 21,421,705 74,714,353
1962 21,072,538 74,025,784
1961 20,726,276 73,377,632
1960 20,386,045 72,814,900

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/germany | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Argentina increased by 4,278,198 people (a 10.8% growth), while Germany lost 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Argentina gained 2,147,740 people (a 4.89% growth), while Germany's population increased by 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth).

Argentina was ranked 31st most populous country in 2006 and is 35th in 2026. Germany was ranked 14th in 2006 and ranked 19th 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 Germany will decrease by 6.36% to 77,325,459 people and rank change from 19th to 25th.

Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.4M people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 69.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Argentina Germany
2100 -0.78% -0.04%
2099 -0.77% -0.02%
2098 -0.77% -0.06%
2097 -0.76% -0.04%
2096 -0.76% -0.03%
2095 -0.75% -0.03%
2094 -0.74% -0.03%
2093 -0.73% -0.04%
2092 -0.72% -0.07%
2091 -0.71% -0.09%
2090 -0.7% -0.08%
2089 -0.68% -0.08%
2088 -0.67% -0.12%
2087 -0.66% -0.14%
2086 -0.64% -0.14%
2085 -0.62% -0.13%
2084 -0.61% -0.15%
2083 -0.59% -0.15%
2082 -0.57% -0.16%
2081 -0.55% -0.18%
2080 -0.54% -0.19%
2079 -0.52% -0.2%
2078 -0.5% -0.22%
2077 -0.48% -0.22%
2076 -0.47% -0.19%
2075 -0.45% -0.22%
2074 -0.44% -0.22%
2073 -0.42% -0.21%
2072 -0.41% -0.22%
2071 -0.4% -0.2%
2070 -0.38% -0.23%
2069 -0.37% -0.23%
2068 -0.35% -0.25%
2067 -0.34% -0.26%
2066 -0.33% -0.26%
2065 -0.32% -0.27%
2064 -0.3% -0.28%
2063 -0.29% -0.31%
2062 -0.27% -0.31%
2061 -0.25% -0.34%
2060 -0.23% -0.34%
2059 -0.22% -0.36%
2058 -0.19% -0.37%
2057 -0.17% -0.36%
2056 -0.14% -0.38%
2055 -0.12% -0.37%
2054 -0.09% -0.35%
2053 -0.06% -0.32%
2052 -0.04% -0.32%
2051 -0.01% -0.31%
2050 0.01% -0.31%
2049 0.04% -0.32%
2048 0.06% -0.3%
2047 0.08% -0.29%
2046 0.11% -0.29%
2045 0.13% -0.29%
2044 0.15% -0.27%
2043 0.17% -0.24%
2042 0.18% -0.24%
2041 0.2% -0.27%
2040 0.22% -0.27%
2039 0.23% -0.28%
2038 0.25% -0.27%
2037 0.26% -0.29%
2036 0.27% -0.27%
2035 0.28% -0.25%
2034 0.28% -0.28%
2033 0.29% -0.27%
2032 0.29% -0.29%
2031 0.3% -0.27%
2030 0.31% -0.28%
2029 0.31% -0.26%
2028 0.32% -0.25%
2027 0.33% -0.23%
2026 0.34% -0.79%
2025 0.34% -0.34%
2024 0.35% 0.28%
2023 0.29% 0.13%
2022 0.21% -0.02%
2021 0.27% 0.04%
2020 0.49% 0.08%
2019 0.71% 0.23%
2018 0.83% 0.3%
2017 0.89% 0.37%
2016 0.97% 0.81%
2015 1.05% 0.87%
2014 1.04% 0.42%
2013 1% 0.27%
2012 1.03% 0.19%
2011 1.07% -1.84%
2010 1.06% -0.15%
2009 1.07% -0.25%
2008 1.02% -0.19%
2007 1% -0.13%
2006 1.03% -0.11%
2005 1.03% -0.06%
2004 1.02% -0.02%
2003 1.04% 0.06%
2002 1.08% 0.17%
2001 1.1% 0.17%
2000 1.14% 0.14%
1999 1.16% 0.06%
1998 1.18% 0.02%
1997 1.22% 0.15%
1996 1.27% 0.29%
1995 1.32% 0.29%
1994 1.35% 0.35%
1993 1.36% 0.66%
1992 1.39% 0.76%
1991 1.45% 0.73%
1990 1.5% 0.87%
1989 1.54% 0.78%
1988 1.56% 0.39%
1987 1.56% 0.15%
1986 1.57% 0.05%
1985 1.59% -0.22%
1984 1.61% -0.35%
1983 1.61% -0.26%
1982 1.62% -0.1%
1981 1.61% 0.15%
1980 1.61% 0.21%
1979 1.61% 0.04%
1978 1.61% -0.09%
1977 1.6% -0.23%
1976 1.58% -0.43%
1975 1.62% -0.37%
1974 1.66% 0.04%
1973 1.63% 0.32%
1972 1.6% 0.48%
1971 1.59% 0.18%
1970 1.57% 0.33%
1969 1.55% 0.8%
1968 1.54% 0.45%
1967 1.54% 0.46%
1966 1.54% 0.84%
1965 1.58% 0.86%
1964 1.62% 0.81%
1963 1.66% 0.93%
1962 1.67% 0.88%
1961 1.67% 0.77%

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/germany | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Argentina grew by 0.35%, while Germany's population grew by 0.28%.

Live population counters

Argentina Germany
Current population
46048053
82575542
Population rank 35/197 19/197
Percent of world population 0.56% 1%
One net population change
3.33 minutes
2.29 minutes
One birth every
1.04 minutes
45.6 seconds
One death every
1.51 minutes
30.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +432 +628
Annual growth/decline +157,758 +229,320
Annual growth/decline rate +0.35% +0.28%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 151/197
One migration net change every
3.07 hours
1.58 minutes
Annual migration change +2,859 -334,072
Net migration rank 54/196 192/196
Foreign-born residents 1,958,039 16,750,084
Foreign-born residents rank 38/195 2/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.3% 19.8%
Foreign-born share rank 102/195 31/195

Natural population change vs migration

Argentina
Natural

Migration
Germany
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Argentina Germany
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,859 - -334,072
2024 - 3,454 - 36,954
2023 154,648 4,133 -333,149 609,553
2022 96,673 5,589 -324,394 981,552
2021 88,677 314 -224,629 310,264
2020 151,347 292 -216,218 203,468
2019 280,005 5,397 -157,877 319,082
2018 346,031 5,742 -165,812 403,908
2017 375,260 4,931 -148,783 452,988
2016 391,767 5,215 -123,523 517,480
2015 444,161 5,464 -187,879 1,175,283
2014 450,462 5,794 -153,866 592,338
2013 421,694 5,275 -209,679 462,384
2012 411,540 2,978 -193,022 199,143
2011 448,730 -1,117 -184,632 295,282
2010 441,335 -5,003 -179,909 130,116
2009 439,271 -7,882 -188,375 46,533
2008 442,442 -12,517 -164,220 -23,341
2007 402,889 -18,099 -148,080 -24,772
2006 424,591 -20,109 -148,278 -489,056
2005 428,247 -22,068 -148,445 81,351
2004 417,970 -22,381 -107,271 81,735
2003 410,141 -22,450 -140,309 142,009
2002 424,825 -22,674 -123,733 218,795
2001 430,579 -23,687 -98,820 272,875
2000 437,562 -22,775 -73,990 174,594
1999 444,038 -20,220 -73,890 219,280
1998 440,184 -20,326 -65,637 -754,469
1997 450,930 -20,651 -49,221 93,281
1996 458,199 -20,486 -90,107 281,280
1995 469,658 -19,815 -114,349 398,077
1994 481,958 -18,723 -114,013 315,585
1993 474,791 -16,455 -105,503 462,096
1992 473,226 -13,201 -80,625 811,606
1991 474,960 -8,537 -80,014 602,638
1990 466,640 15,719 -15,887 679,702
1989 460,991 26,555 -23,625 761,002
1988 455,701 37,594 -7,815 515,962
1987 443,404 40,859 -31,136 174,272
1986 436,760 38,586 -77,721 212,822
1985 428,866 46,889 -116,527 103,556
1984 423,279 47,659 -109,002 -150,771
1983 426,145 46,438 -109,380 -81,349
1982 431,926 29,616 -78,333 -58,121
1981 442,501 16,569 -94,090 130,713
1980 443,732 1,932 -86,117 324,203
1979 449,952 -10,213 -125,002 237,705
1978 448,413 -14,665 -140,566 117,167
1977 441,647 -14,675 -125,055 33,881
1976 422,330 -10,235 -164,508 -79,761
1975 409,561 -5,293 -212,418 -207,740
1974 388,107 33,134 -150,038 -15,126
1973 370,856 38,589 -149,980 386,881
1972 357,835 36,050 -62,950 336,015
1971 344,889 35,442 46,988 450,328
1970 339,096 38,355 70,352 -273,498
1969 319,108 42,688 155,820 584,017
1968 312,440 42,014 239,612 293,307
1967 308,904 39,711 353,977 -174,155
1966 303,981 37,752 405,982 134,107
1965 304,734 36,083 410,204 338,258
1964 311,020 34,530 482,038 69,825
1963 317,041 32,866 455,757 205,976
1962 316,952 31,449 436,752 276,505
1961 317,816 26,322 462,279 27,534
1960 315,943 20,387 385,919 212,666

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

GeoRank.org/population/argentina/germany | 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 Germany 26.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,036,130 people) and 73.2% is from migration (a gain of 5,565,916 people).

As of 2024, 1,958,039 residents or 4.3% of the population were not native-born in Argentina, compared to 16,750,084 people or 19.8% in Germany.

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
Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K

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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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