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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,696,159 in 2024 vs 91,567,738 people in Iran in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 46,048,053 people compared to 93,468,444 in Iran.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 2.03 times bigger than Argentina's.
  • Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while Iran is the 17th.
  • The countries together account for 1.68% of the world: 0.56% for Argentina vs 1.13% for Iran.
  • For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +1.19% in Iran.
  • Since 2006, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.6M people to 46M (16.2% growth), while Iran has grown from 73.4M to 93.5M (27.4% growth).

Argentina vs Iran: population by year and forecast

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Argentina Iran
2100 38,471,783 80,713,760
2099 38,772,947 81,246,718
2098 39,074,625 81,770,953
2097 39,376,738 82,295,714
2096 39,679,110 82,818,575
2095 39,981,245 83,338,446
2094 40,282,313 83,854,648
2093 40,582,830 84,371,569
2092 40,881,884 84,888,626
2091 41,178,738 85,410,099
2090 41,473,104 85,934,675
2089 41,763,899 86,466,409
2088 42,050,838 87,004,165
2087 42,333,938 87,549,685
2086 42,613,089 88,105,571
2085 42,887,833 88,668,329
2084 43,156,997 89,239,709
2083 43,420,795 89,817,194
2082 43,678,479 90,402,538
2081 43,929,498 90,995,822
2080 44,174,077 91,595,122
2079 44,412,059 92,196,842
2078 44,643,698 92,801,160
2077 44,867,972 93,405,954
2076 45,086,578 94,007,669
2075 45,298,701 94,606,607
2074 45,505,420 95,197,577
2073 45,705,435 95,783,994
2072 45,899,342 96,355,853
2071 46,088,206 96,915,335
2070 46,271,163 97,460,813
2069 46,448,901 97,988,897
2068 46,620,798 98,496,927
2067 46,786,379 98,978,509
2066 46,946,544 99,439,391
2065 47,101,596 99,877,457
2064 47,250,827 100,288,977
2063 47,393,888 100,668,199
2062 47,530,427 101,017,348
2061 47,659,802 101,332,810
2060 47,781,281 101,612,261
2059 47,893,477 101,858,931
2058 47,996,726 102,061,144
2057 48,089,306 102,228,085
2056 48,170,520 102,358,266
2055 48,239,306 102,449,092
2054 48,295,502 102,498,594
2053 48,339,726 102,508,245
2052 48,370,895 102,480,373
2051 48,389,268 102,417,847
2050 48,394,628 102,318,917
2049 48,387,928 102,189,816
2048 48,370,090 102,024,233
2047 48,340,778 101,832,213
2046 48,300,342 101,613,554
2045 48,248,946 101,371,784
2044 48,187,525 101,104,998
2043 48,116,784 100,818,045
2042 48,037,158 100,512,032
2041 47,948,478 100,188,214
2040 47,851,132 99,849,875
2039 47,746,488 99,501,869
2038 47,634,690 99,137,385
2037 47,517,545 98,759,167
2036 47,395,986 98,366,612
2035 47,270,379 97,963,082
2034 47,140,631 97,546,148
2033 47,007,890 97,118,106
2032 46,872,893 96,671,440
2031 46,735,140 96,204,118
2030 46,594,989 95,718,604
2029 46,452,139 95,195,996
2028 46,306,859 94,623,034
2027 46,158,426 93,987,260
2026 46,007,129 93,276,075
2025 45,853,190 92,478,162
2024 45,696,159 91,567,738
2023 45,538,401 90,608,707
2022 45,407,904 89,524,246
2021 45,312,281 88,455,488
2020 45,191,965 87,723,443
2019 44,973,465 87,051,648
2018 44,654,882 86,117,998
2017 44,288,894 85,026,754
2016 43,900,313 83,812,228
2015 43,477,012 82,619,362
2014 43,024,071 81,502,045
2013 42,582,455 80,414,686
2012 42,161,721 79,370,580
2011 41,730,660 78,383,598
2010 41,288,694 77,420,842
2009 40,854,831 76,457,825
2008 40,424,148 75,514,204
2007 40,016,763 74,602,648
2006 39,622,115 73,392,747
2005 39,216,789 71,828,455
2004 38,815,916 70,256,316
2003 38,424,282 68,769,340
2002 38,029,349 68,011,317
2001 37,624,825 67,452,005
2000 37,213,984 66,418,659
1999 36,794,682 65,445,391
1998 36,372,860 64,519,859
1997 35,947,791 63,639,638
1996 35,513,793 62,881,300
1995 35,070,020 62,205,567
1994 34,613,491 61,520,598
1993 34,152,717 61,403,543
1992 33,693,527 61,184,983
1991 33,230,294 59,986,931
1990 32,755,901 58,380,092
1989 32,270,948 56,704,914
1988 31,780,532 55,072,694
1987 31,291,762 53,323,493
1986 30,811,980 51,446,045
1985 30,336,441 49,582,289
1984 29,863,093 47,793,998
1983 29,391,332 46,029,535
1982 28,924,262 44,272,141
1981 28,463,959 41,989,312
1980 28,011,596 39,842,324
1979 27,568,895 38,424,952
1978 27,132,158 37,126,535
1977 26,701,805 35,933,181
1976 26,282,283 34,837,271
1975 25,874,107 33,802,973
1974 25,461,351 32,796,463
1973 25,046,005 31,839,838
1972 24,644,328 30,921,179
1971 24,257,208 30,029,071
1970 23,878,327 29,145,100
1969 23,508,711 28,273,482
1968 23,150,583 27,437,391
1967 22,799,059 26,628,432
1966 22,453,893 25,829,270
1965 22,112,629 25,036,978
1964 21,769,453 24,262,859
1963 21,421,705 23,519,005
1962 21,072,538 22,807,907
1961 20,726,276 22,125,726
1960 20,386,045 21,470,434

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/iran | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Argentina increased by 4,278,198 people (a 10.8% growth), while Iran gained 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Argentina gained 2,147,740 people (a 4.89% growth), while Iran's population increased by 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth).

Argentina was ranked 31st most populous country in 2006 and is 35th in 2026. Iran was ranked 17th in 2006 and still ranked 17th 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 Iran will increase by 9.47% to 102,318,917 people and rank change from 17th to 18th.

Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.4M people compared to the peak of 103M people in 2053 for Iran.

Population growth rate by year

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Argentina Iran
2100 -0.78% -0.66%
2099 -0.77% -0.64%
2098 -0.77% -0.64%
2097 -0.76% -0.63%
2096 -0.76% -0.62%
2095 -0.75% -0.62%
2094 -0.74% -0.61%
2093 -0.73% -0.61%
2092 -0.72% -0.61%
2091 -0.71% -0.61%
2090 -0.7% -0.61%
2089 -0.68% -0.62%
2088 -0.67% -0.62%
2087 -0.66% -0.63%
2086 -0.64% -0.63%
2085 -0.62% -0.64%
2084 -0.61% -0.64%
2083 -0.59% -0.65%
2082 -0.57% -0.65%
2081 -0.55% -0.65%
2080 -0.54% -0.65%
2079 -0.52% -0.65%
2078 -0.5% -0.65%
2077 -0.48% -0.64%
2076 -0.47% -0.63%
2075 -0.45% -0.62%
2074 -0.44% -0.61%
2073 -0.42% -0.59%
2072 -0.41% -0.58%
2071 -0.4% -0.56%
2070 -0.38% -0.54%
2069 -0.37% -0.52%
2068 -0.35% -0.49%
2067 -0.34% -0.46%
2066 -0.33% -0.44%
2065 -0.32% -0.41%
2064 -0.3% -0.38%
2063 -0.29% -0.35%
2062 -0.27% -0.31%
2061 -0.25% -0.28%
2060 -0.23% -0.24%
2059 -0.22% -0.2%
2058 -0.19% -0.16%
2057 -0.17% -0.13%
2056 -0.14% -0.09%
2055 -0.12% -0.05%
2054 -0.09% -0.009%
2053 -0.06% 0.03%
2052 -0.04% 0.06%
2051 -0.01% 0.1%
2050 0.01% 0.13%
2049 0.04% 0.16%
2048 0.06% 0.19%
2047 0.08% 0.22%
2046 0.11% 0.24%
2045 0.13% 0.26%
2044 0.15% 0.28%
2043 0.17% 0.3%
2042 0.18% 0.32%
2041 0.2% 0.34%
2040 0.22% 0.35%
2039 0.23% 0.37%
2038 0.25% 0.38%
2037 0.26% 0.4%
2036 0.27% 0.41%
2035 0.28% 0.43%
2034 0.28% 0.44%
2033 0.29% 0.46%
2032 0.29% 0.49%
2031 0.3% 0.51%
2030 0.31% 0.55%
2029 0.31% 0.61%
2028 0.32% 0.68%
2027 0.33% 0.76%
2026 0.34% 0.86%
2025 0.34% 0.99%
2024 0.35% 1.06%
2023 0.29% 1.21%
2022 0.21% 1.21%
2021 0.27% 0.83%
2020 0.49% 0.77%
2019 0.71% 1.08%
2018 0.83% 1.28%
2017 0.89% 1.45%
2016 0.97% 1.44%
2015 1.05% 1.37%
2014 1.04% 1.35%
2013 1% 1.32%
2012 1.03% 1.26%
2011 1.07% 1.24%
2010 1.06% 1.26%
2009 1.07% 1.25%
2008 1.02% 1.22%
2007 1% 1.65%
2006 1.03% 2.18%
2005 1.03% 2.24%
2004 1.02% 2.16%
2003 1.04% 1.11%
2002 1.08% 0.83%
2001 1.1% 1.56%
2000 1.14% 1.49%
1999 1.16% 1.43%
1998 1.18% 1.38%
1997 1.22% 1.21%
1996 1.27% 1.09%
1995 1.32% 1.11%
1994 1.35% 0.19%
1993 1.36% 0.36%
1992 1.39% 2%
1991 1.45% 2.75%
1990 1.5% 2.95%
1989 1.54% 2.96%
1988 1.56% 3.28%
1987 1.56% 3.65%
1986 1.57% 3.76%
1985 1.59% 3.74%
1984 1.61% 3.83%
1983 1.61% 3.97%
1982 1.62% 5.44%
1981 1.61% 5.39%
1980 1.61% 3.69%
1979 1.61% 3.5%
1978 1.61% 3.32%
1977 1.6% 3.15%
1976 1.58% 3.06%
1975 1.62% 3.07%
1974 1.66% 3%
1973 1.63% 2.97%
1972 1.6% 2.97%
1971 1.59% 3.03%
1970 1.57% 3.08%
1969 1.55% 3.05%
1968 1.54% 3.04%
1967 1.54% 3.09%
1966 1.54% 3.16%
1965 1.58% 3.19%
1964 1.62% 3.16%
1963 1.66% 3.12%
1962 1.67% 3.08%
1961 1.67% 3.05%

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/iran | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Argentina grew by 0.35%, while Iran's population grew by 1.06%.

Live population counters

Argentina Iran
Current population
46048053
93468444
Population rank 35/197 17/197
Percent of world population 0.56% 1.13%
One net population change
3.33 minutes
32.9 seconds
One birth every
1.04 minutes
26.9 seconds
One death every
1.51 minutes
1.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +432 +2,627
Annual growth/decline +157,758 +959,031
Annual growth/decline rate +0.35% +1.06%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 98/197
One migration net change every
3.07 hours
4.51 minutes
Annual migration change +2,859 +116,786
Net migration rank 54/196 14/196
Foreign-born residents 1,958,039 3,840,654
Foreign-born residents rank 38/195 17/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.3% 4.2%
Foreign-born share rank 102/195 103/195

Natural population change vs migration

Argentina
Natural

Migration
Iran
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Argentina Iran
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,859 - 116,786
2024 - 3,454 - 190,156
2023 154,648 4,133 750,150 262,044
2022 96,673 5,589 753,525 403,190
2021 88,677 314 645,725 334,967
2020 151,347 292 663,978 -180,680
2019 280,005 5,397 893,063 -32,794
2018 346,031 5,742 1,035,052 -27,946
2017 375,260 4,931 1,140,549 34,849
2016 391,767 5,215 1,186,949 66,630
2015 444,161 5,464 1,178,317 -46,239
2014 450,462 5,794 1,158,552 -56,042
2013 421,694 5,275 1,119,533 -47,322
2012 411,540 2,978 1,073,804 -57,823
2011 448,730 -1,117 1,023,925 -65,924
2010 441,335 -5,003 980,380 -12,849
2009 439,271 -7,882 958,322 211
2008 442,442 -12,517 940,983 -12,184
2007 402,889 -18,099 919,254 -24,950
2006 424,591 -20,109 884,529 640,932
2005 428,247 -22,068 837,305 765,873
2004 417,970 -22,381 801,203 739,996
2003 410,141 -22,450 732,600 700,222
2002 424,825 -22,674 752,205 -668,962
2001 430,579 -23,687 743,658 291,692
2000 437,562 -22,775 731,203 300,133
1999 444,038 -20,220 723,237 191,988
1998 440,184 -20,326 717,655 218,171
1997 450,930 -20,651 726,574 98,009
1996 458,199 -20,486 784,508 -92,435
1995 469,658 -19,815 879,648 -220,258
1994 481,958 -18,723 1,008,076 -297,487
1993 474,791 -16,455 1,219,658 -1,696,091
1992 473,226 -13,201 1,365,466 -451,945
1991 474,960 -8,537 1,495,594 -13,059
1990 466,640 15,719 1,530,434 200,711
1989 460,991 26,555 1,609,739 9,460
1988 455,701 37,594 1,614,512 30,688
1987 443,404 40,859 1,639,644 213,524
1986 436,760 38,586 1,659,289 242,411
1985 428,866 46,889 1,661,750 163,999
1984 423,279 47,659 1,653,051 97,748
1983 426,145 46,438 1,573,612 204,544
1982 431,926 29,616 1,514,240 222,390
1981 442,501 16,569 1,376,830 1,452,169
1980 443,732 1,932 1,361,293 103,674
1979 449,952 -10,213 1,294,306 75,451
1978 448,413 -14,665 1,156,974 70,088
1977 441,647 -14,675 1,091,542 68,093
1976 422,330 -10,235 1,013,347 18,825
1975 409,561 -5,293 929,481 106,921
1974 388,107 33,134 873,369 103,252
1973 370,856 38,589 831,880 104,779
1972 357,835 36,050 804,043 96,614
1971 344,889 35,442 805,830 77,717
1970 339,096 38,355 794,612 89,757
1969 319,108 42,688 780,660 78,196
1968 312,440 42,014 743,992 69,342
1967 308,904 39,711 727,276 77,313
1966 303,981 37,752 695,040 98,709
1965 304,734 36,083 663,029 127,808
1964 311,020 34,530 635,589 121,817
1963 317,041 32,866 620,126 110,190
1962 316,952 31,449 595,538 96,332
1961 317,816 26,322 594,674 77,811
1960 315,943 20,387 584,060 54,041

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

GeoRank.org/population/argentina/iran | 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 Iran 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,405,860 people) and 7.46% is from migration (a gain of 757,979 people).

As of 2024, 1,958,039 residents or 4.3% of the population were not native-born in Argentina, compared to 3,840,654 people or 4.2% in Iran.

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
Iran
City Population
Tehran 8.69M
Mashhad 3M
Isfahan 1.96M
Karaj 1.59M
Shiraz 1.57M
Tabriz 1.56M
Qom 1.2M
Ahvaz 1.18M
Kermanshah 947K
Urmia 736K

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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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