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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,696,159 in 2024 vs 1,450,935,791 people in India in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 46,048,053 people compared to 1,480,351,380 in India.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 32.1 times bigger than Argentina's.
  • Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while India is the 1st.
  • The countries together account for 18.4% of the world: 0.56% for Argentina vs 17.9% for India.
  • For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +1.03% in India.
  • Since 2006, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.6M people to 46M (16.2% growth), while India has grown from 1.17B to 1.48B (26.2% growth).

Argentina vs India: population by year and forecast

Argentina
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Argentina India
2100 38,471,783 1,515,897,176
2099 38,772,947 1,523,583,618
2098 39,074,625 1,531,281,096
2097 39,376,738 1,538,914,978
2096 39,679,110 1,546,515,506
2095 39,981,245 1,554,100,337
2094 40,282,313 1,561,632,624
2093 40,582,830 1,569,112,481
2092 40,881,884 1,576,470,228
2091 41,178,738 1,583,793,450
2090 41,473,104 1,591,038,578
2089 41,763,899 1,598,165,996
2088 42,050,838 1,605,169,643
2087 42,333,938 1,612,023,916
2086 42,613,089 1,618,795,931
2085 42,887,833 1,625,424,591
2084 43,156,997 1,631,854,605
2083 43,420,795 1,638,132,423
2082 43,678,479 1,644,206,476
2081 43,929,498 1,650,106,942
2080 44,174,077 1,655,799,569
2079 44,412,059 1,661,261,962
2078 44,643,698 1,666,477,951
2077 44,867,972 1,671,444,317
2076 45,086,578 1,676,151,275
2075 45,298,701 1,680,606,119
2074 45,505,420 1,684,743,082
2073 45,705,435 1,688,579,113
2072 45,899,342 1,692,138,648
2071 46,088,206 1,695,351,098
2070 46,271,163 1,698,255,829
2069 46,448,901 1,700,813,392
2068 46,620,798 1,703,025,450
2067 46,786,379 1,704,872,725
2066 46,946,544 1,706,347,017
2065 47,101,596 1,707,540,131
2064 47,250,827 1,708,362,011
2063 47,393,888 1,708,845,280
2062 47,530,427 1,709,011,618
2061 47,659,802 1,708,866,368
2060 47,781,281 1,708,344,645
2059 47,893,477 1,707,488,768
2058 47,996,726 1,706,314,224
2057 48,089,306 1,704,805,210
2056 48,170,520 1,703,013,988
2055 48,239,306 1,700,890,479
2054 48,295,502 1,698,473,703
2053 48,339,726 1,695,661,388
2052 48,370,895 1,692,531,993
2051 48,389,268 1,689,057,795
2050 48,394,628 1,685,236,057
2049 48,387,928 1,681,083,344
2048 48,370,090 1,676,576,931
2047 48,340,778 1,671,678,054
2046 48,300,342 1,666,371,707
2045 48,248,946 1,660,667,112
2044 48,187,525 1,654,556,840
2043 48,116,784 1,648,067,988
2042 48,037,158 1,641,136,901
2041 47,948,478 1,633,771,970
2040 47,851,132 1,625,990,392
2039 47,746,488 1,617,818,911
2038 47,634,690 1,609,238,166
2037 47,517,545 1,600,212,760
2036 47,395,986 1,590,731,970
2035 47,270,379 1,580,864,963
2034 47,140,631 1,570,629,033
2033 47,007,890 1,560,043,145
2032 46,872,893 1,549,098,676
2031 46,735,140 1,537,810,507
2030 46,594,989 1,526,192,552
2029 46,452,139 1,514,274,850
2028 46,306,859 1,502,102,657
2027 46,158,426 1,489,628,314
2026 46,007,129 1,476,911,618
2025 45,853,190 1,463,993,377
2024 45,696,159 1,450,935,791
2023 45,538,401 1,438,069,596
2022 45,407,904 1,425,423,212
2021 45,312,281 1,414,203,896
2020 45,191,965 1,402,617,695
2019 44,973,465 1,389,030,312
2018 44,654,882 1,374,659,064
2017 44,288,894 1,359,657,400
2016 43,900,313 1,343,944,296
2015 43,477,012 1,328,024,498
2014 43,024,071 1,312,277,191
2013 42,582,455 1,295,829,511
2012 42,161,721 1,278,674,502
2011 41,730,660 1,261,224,954
2010 41,288,694 1,243,481,564
2009 40,854,831 1,225,524,753
2008 40,424,148 1,207,930,964
2007 40,016,763 1,190,676,021
2006 39,622,115 1,172,878,890
2005 39,216,789 1,154,676,322
2004 38,815,916 1,135,991,513
2003 38,424,282 1,116,803,006
2002 38,029,349 1,097,600,380
2001 37,624,825 1,077,898,575
2000 37,213,984 1,057,922,733
1999 36,794,682 1,038,225,823
1998 36,372,860 1,018,665,080
1997 35,947,791 999,133,762
1996 35,513,793 979,678,458
1995 35,070,020 960,301,044
1994 34,613,491 941,163,767
1993 34,152,717 922,118,387
1992 33,693,527 902,957,070
1991 33,230,294 883,927,600
1990 32,755,901 864,972,221
1989 32,270,948 846,039,529
1988 31,780,532 827,342,990
1987 31,291,762 808,931,270
1986 30,811,980 790,689,978
1985 30,336,441 772,647,793
1984 29,863,093 754,875,449
1983 29,391,332 737,372,681
1982 28,924,262 720,313,473
1981 28,463,959 703,696,250
1980 28,011,596 687,354,025
1979 27,568,895 671,155,747
1978 27,132,158 655,728,229
1977 26,701,805 640,801,103
1976 26,282,283 625,861,883
1975 25,874,107 611,309,535
1974 25,461,351 597,041,391
1973 25,046,005 583,465,598
1972 24,644,328 570,482,142
1971 24,257,208 558,096,387
1970 23,878,327 545,864,268
1969 23,508,711 533,880,544
1968 23,150,583 522,716,889
1967 22,799,059 511,606,372
1966 22,453,893 500,740,247
1965 22,112,629 490,140,146
1964 21,769,453 479,229,598
1963 21,421,705 468,138,575
1962 21,072,538 457,283,090
1961 20,726,276 446,564,729
1960 20,386,045 435,990,338

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 India gained 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Argentina gained 2,147,740 people (a 4.89% growth), while India's population increased by 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth).

Argentina was ranked 31st most populous country in 2006 and is 35th in 2026. India was ranked 2nd in 2006 and ranked 1st 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 India will increase by 13.8% to 1,685,236,057 people and will still be ranked 1st.

Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.4M people compared to the peak of 1.71B people in 2062 for India.

Population growth rate by year

Argentina
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Argentina India
2100 -0.78% -0.5%
2099 -0.77% -0.5%
2098 -0.77% -0.5%
2097 -0.76% -0.49%
2096 -0.76% -0.49%
2095 -0.75% -0.48%
2094 -0.74% -0.48%
2093 -0.73% -0.47%
2092 -0.72% -0.46%
2091 -0.71% -0.46%
2090 -0.7% -0.45%
2089 -0.68% -0.44%
2088 -0.67% -0.43%
2087 -0.66% -0.42%
2086 -0.64% -0.41%
2085 -0.62% -0.39%
2084 -0.61% -0.38%
2083 -0.59% -0.37%
2082 -0.57% -0.36%
2081 -0.55% -0.34%
2080 -0.54% -0.33%
2079 -0.52% -0.31%
2078 -0.5% -0.3%
2077 -0.48% -0.28%
2076 -0.47% -0.27%
2075 -0.45% -0.25%
2074 -0.44% -0.23%
2073 -0.42% -0.21%
2072 -0.41% -0.19%
2071 -0.4% -0.17%
2070 -0.38% -0.15%
2069 -0.37% -0.13%
2068 -0.35% -0.11%
2067 -0.34% -0.09%
2066 -0.33% -0.07%
2065 -0.32% -0.05%
2064 -0.3% -0.03%
2063 -0.29% -0.01%
2062 -0.27% 0.008%
2061 -0.25% 0.03%
2060 -0.23% 0.05%
2059 -0.22% 0.07%
2058 -0.19% 0.09%
2057 -0.17% 0.11%
2056 -0.14% 0.12%
2055 -0.12% 0.14%
2054 -0.09% 0.17%
2053 -0.06% 0.18%
2052 -0.04% 0.21%
2051 -0.01% 0.23%
2050 0.01% 0.25%
2049 0.04% 0.27%
2048 0.06% 0.29%
2047 0.08% 0.32%
2046 0.11% 0.34%
2045 0.13% 0.37%
2044 0.15% 0.39%
2043 0.17% 0.42%
2042 0.18% 0.45%
2041 0.2% 0.48%
2040 0.22% 0.51%
2039 0.23% 0.53%
2038 0.25% 0.56%
2037 0.26% 0.6%
2036 0.27% 0.62%
2035 0.28% 0.65%
2034 0.28% 0.68%
2033 0.29% 0.71%
2032 0.29% 0.73%
2031 0.3% 0.76%
2030 0.31% 0.79%
2029 0.31% 0.81%
2028 0.32% 0.84%
2027 0.33% 0.86%
2026 0.34% 0.88%
2025 0.34% 0.9%
2024 0.35% 0.89%
2023 0.29% 0.89%
2022 0.21% 0.79%
2021 0.27% 0.83%
2020 0.49% 0.98%
2019 0.71% 1.05%
2018 0.83% 1.1%
2017 0.89% 1.17%
2016 0.97% 1.2%
2015 1.05% 1.2%
2014 1.04% 1.27%
2013 1% 1.34%
2012 1.03% 1.38%
2011 1.07% 1.43%
2010 1.06% 1.47%
2009 1.07% 1.46%
2008 1.02% 1.45%
2007 1% 1.52%
2006 1.03% 1.58%
2005 1.03% 1.64%
2004 1.02% 1.72%
2003 1.04% 1.75%
2002 1.08% 1.83%
2001 1.1% 1.89%
2000 1.14% 1.9%
1999 1.16% 1.92%
1998 1.18% 1.95%
1997 1.22% 1.99%
1996 1.27% 2.02%
1995 1.32% 2.03%
1994 1.35% 2.07%
1993 1.36% 2.12%
1992 1.39% 2.15%
1991 1.45% 2.19%
1990 1.5% 2.24%
1989 1.54% 2.26%
1988 1.56% 2.28%
1987 1.56% 2.31%
1986 1.57% 2.34%
1985 1.59% 2.35%
1984 1.61% 2.37%
1983 1.61% 2.37%
1982 1.62% 2.36%
1981 1.61% 2.38%
1980 1.61% 2.41%
1979 1.61% 2.35%
1978 1.61% 2.33%
1977 1.6% 2.39%
1976 1.58% 2.38%
1975 1.62% 2.39%
1974 1.66% 2.33%
1973 1.63% 2.28%
1972 1.6% 2.22%
1971 1.59% 2.24%
1970 1.57% 2.24%
1969 1.55% 2.14%
1968 1.54% 2.17%
1967 1.54% 2.17%
1966 1.54% 2.16%
1965 1.58% 2.28%
1964 1.62% 2.37%
1963 1.66% 2.37%
1962 1.67% 2.4%
1961 1.67% 2.43%

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 India's population grew by 0.89%.

Live population counters

Argentina India
Current population
46048053
1480351380
Population rank 35/197 1/197
Percent of world population 0.56% 17.9%
One net population change
3.33 minutes
2.45 seconds
One birth every
1.04 minutes
1.36 seconds
One death every
1.51 minutes
3.32 seconds
Daily growth/decline +432 +35,250
Annual growth/decline +157,758 +12,866,195
Annual growth/decline rate +0.35% +0.89%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 107/197
One migration net change every
3.07 hours
1.06 minutes
Annual migration change +2,859 -495,753
Net migration rank 54/196 195/196
Foreign-born residents 1,958,039 4,796,255
Foreign-born residents rank 38/195 15/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.3% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 102/195 181/195

Natural population change vs migration

Argentina
Natural

Migration
India
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Argentina India
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,859 - -495,753
2024 - 3,454 - -630,830
2023 154,648 4,133 13,711,993 -979,179
2022 96,673 5,589 13,912,130 -1,353,478
2021 88,677 314 10,227,523 -348,916
2020 151,347 292 13,366,946 -73,806
2019 280,005 5,397 14,859,846 -978,969
2018 346,031 5,742 15,451,168 -589,794
2017 375,260 4,931 15,394,041 -251,642
2016 391,767 5,215 16,202,593 81,248
2015 444,161 5,464 16,211,195 -655,085
2014 450,462 5,794 16,165,943 -227,263
2013 421,694 5,275 17,107,541 -151,372
2012 411,540 2,978 17,552,365 -198,935
2011 448,730 -1,117 17,793,362 -247,017
2010 441,335 -5,003 17,991,935 -50,905
2009 439,271 -7,882 18,286,055 -312,905
2008 442,442 -12,517 18,234,926 -1,020,047
2007 402,889 -18,099 18,331,648 -1,037,200
2006 424,591 -20,109 18,641,737 -342,177
2005 428,247 -22,068 19,034,839 -929,454
2004 417,970 -22,381 19,469,758 -206,660
2003 410,141 -22,450 19,720,507 -606,970
2002 424,825 -22,674 20,024,621 -732,419
2001 430,579 -23,687 20,182,573 -70,346
2000 437,562 -22,775 19,984,160 -143,960
1999 444,038 -20,220 19,648,424 -95,320
1998 440,184 -20,326 19,569,575 -1,049
1997 450,930 -20,651 19,494,098 880
1996 458,199 -20,486 19,442,699 -26,388
1995 469,658 -19,815 19,396,161 -57,297
1994 481,958 -18,723 19,310,798 -375,253
1993 474,791 -16,455 19,152,399 2,364
1992 473,226 -13,201 19,132,757 35,155
1991 474,960 -8,537 19,049,524 -157,911
1990 466,640 15,719 18,893,588 125,514
1989 460,991 26,555 18,848,915 -2,907
1988 455,701 37,594 18,702,916 -155,676
1987 443,404 40,859 18,496,213 -219,150
1986 436,760 38,586 18,455,495 -249,545
1985 428,866 46,889 17,968,697 -89,991
1984 423,279 47,659 17,698,810 -32,313
1983 426,145 46,438 17,219,127 119,694
1982 431,926 29,616 16,790,507 -10,687
1981 442,501 16,569 16,422,159 33,243
1980 443,732 1,932 16,018,786 210,914
1979 449,952 -10,213 15,392,957 774,094
1978 448,413 -14,665 14,898,145 -210,444
1977 441,647 -14,675 14,575,662 590,626
1976 422,330 -10,235 14,435,504 275,984
1975 409,561 -5,293 13,958,642 434,205
1974 388,107 33,134 13,795,836 347,869
1973 370,856 38,589 13,412,707 -404,743
1972 357,835 36,050 13,041,792 -82,816
1971 344,889 35,442 12,787,104 -974,574
1970 339,096 38,355 12,417,866 233,782
1969 319,108 42,688 12,167,671 -851,844
1968 312,440 42,014 12,006,807 -995,416
1967 308,904 39,711 11,279,897 -70,314
1966 303,981 37,752 11,089,894 -566,982
1965 304,734 36,083 10,925,714 -248,299
1964 311,020 34,530 11,285,378 -141,916
1963 317,041 32,866 11,016,705 21,640
1962 316,952 31,449 10,743,409 -70,514
1961 317,816 26,322 10,468,816 295,177
1960 315,943 20,387 10,237,489 146,955

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 India 96.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 145,503,378 people) and 3.56% is from migration (a loss of 5,376,884 people).

As of 2024, 1,958,039 residents or 4.3% of the population were not native-born in Argentina, compared to 4,796,255 people or 0.3% in India.

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
India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.3M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 5.94M
Surat 5.94M
Kolkata 4.5M
Lucknow 3.38M

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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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