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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,696,159 in 2024 vs 58,952,704 people in Italy in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 46,048,053 people compared to 58,562,681 in Italy.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 1.27 times bigger than Argentina's.
  • Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while Italy is the 26th.
  • The countries together account for 1.26% of the world: 0.56% for Argentina vs 0.71% for Italy.
  • For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs -0.21% in Italy.
  • Since 2006, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.6M people to 46M (16.2% growth), while Italy has grown from 58.4M to 58.6M (0.28% growth).

Argentina vs Italy: population by year and forecast

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Argentina Italy
2100 38,471,783 35,208,261
2099 38,772,947 35,444,989
2098 39,074,625 35,676,340
2097 39,376,738 35,914,345
2096 39,679,110 36,150,501
2095 39,981,245 36,386,787
2094 40,282,313 36,619,396
2093 40,582,830 36,850,181
2092 40,881,884 37,089,746
2091 41,178,738 37,323,400
2090 41,473,104 37,560,976
2089 41,763,899 37,802,157
2088 42,050,838 38,040,056
2087 42,333,938 38,280,439
2086 42,613,089 38,517,279
2085 42,887,833 38,761,126
2084 43,156,997 39,008,873
2083 43,420,795 39,255,273
2082 43,678,479 39,509,964
2081 43,929,498 39,767,732
2080 44,174,077 40,030,977
2079 44,412,059 40,302,924
2078 44,643,698 40,579,648
2077 44,867,972 40,860,952
2076 45,086,578 41,151,772
2075 45,298,701 41,455,646
2074 45,505,420 41,779,503
2073 45,705,435 42,111,664
2072 45,899,342 42,459,257
2071 46,088,206 42,814,908
2070 46,271,163 43,187,953
2069 46,448,901 43,571,469
2068 46,620,798 43,964,515
2067 46,786,379 44,361,273
2066 46,946,544 44,771,926
2065 47,101,596 45,197,177
2064 47,250,827 45,628,630
2063 47,393,888 46,066,216
2062 47,530,427 46,517,561
2061 47,659,802 46,971,598
2060 47,781,281 47,424,830
2059 47,893,477 47,879,711
2058 47,996,726 48,332,818
2057 48,089,306 48,778,066
2056 48,170,520 49,222,515
2055 48,239,306 49,653,326
2054 48,295,502 50,073,600
2053 48,339,726 50,488,203
2052 48,370,895 50,886,354
2051 48,389,268 51,276,616
2050 48,394,628 51,663,176
2049 48,387,928 52,034,983
2048 48,370,090 52,392,012
2047 48,340,778 52,745,310
2046 48,300,342 53,080,828
2045 48,248,946 53,408,660
2044 48,187,525 53,723,325
2043 48,116,784 54,042,322
2042 48,037,158 54,342,628
2041 47,948,478 54,629,496
2040 47,851,132 54,916,374
2039 47,746,488 55,205,078
2038 47,634,690 55,481,637
2037 47,517,545 55,757,394
2036 47,395,986 56,025,224
2035 47,270,379 56,295,613
2034 47,140,631 56,562,648
2033 47,007,890 56,822,364
2032 46,872,893 57,078,534
2031 46,735,140 57,345,322
2030 46,594,989 57,606,120
2029 46,452,139 57,851,091
2028 46,306,859 58,091,760
2027 46,158,426 58,333,039
2026 46,007,129 58,562,681
2025 45,853,190 58,769,653
2024 45,696,159 58,952,704
2023 45,538,401 58,984,216
2022 45,407,904 59,013,667
2021 45,312,281 59,133,173
2020 45,191,965 59,438,851
2019 44,973,465 59,729,081
2018 44,654,882 60,148,658
2017 44,288,894 60,002,252
2016 43,900,313 60,115,223
2015 43,477,012 60,229,605
2014 43,024,071 60,320,707
2013 42,582,455 60,311,613
2012 42,161,721 60,191,247
2011 41,730,660 60,026,841
2010 41,288,694 59,819,407
2009 40,854,831 59,555,454
2008 40,424,148 59,211,181
2007 40,016,763 58,756,247
2006 39,622,115 58,399,861
2005 39,216,789 58,166,682
2004 38,815,916 57,828,179
2003 38,424,282 57,399,184
2002 38,029,349 57,089,824
2001 37,624,825 56,976,981
2000 37,213,984 56,942,108
1999 36,794,682 56,916,317
1998 36,372,860 56,906,744
1997 35,947,791 56,890,372
1996 35,513,793 56,860,281
1995 35,070,020 56,844,303
1994 34,613,491 56,843,400
1993 34,152,717 56,831,821
1992 33,693,527 56,797,087
1991 33,230,294 56,758,521
1990 32,755,901 56,719,240
1989 32,270,948 56,671,781
1988 31,780,532 56,629,288
1987 31,291,762 56,601,931
1986 30,811,980 56,596,155
1985 30,336,441 56,593,071
1984 29,863,093 56,576,718
1983 29,391,332 56,564,074
1982 28,924,262 56,543,548
1981 28,463,959 56,501,675
1980 28,011,596 56,433,883
1979 27,568,895 56,317,749
1978 27,132,158 56,155,143
1977 26,701,805 55,955,411
1976 26,282,283 55,718,260
1975 25,874,107 55,441,001
1974 25,461,351 55,110,868
1973 25,046,005 54,751,406
1972 24,644,328 54,381,345
1971 24,257,208 54,073,490
1970 23,878,327 53,821,850
1969 23,508,711 53,537,950
1968 23,150,583 53,235,750
1967 22,799,059 52,900,500
1966 22,453,893 52,519,000
1965 22,112,629 52,112,350
1964 21,769,453 51,675,350
1963 21,421,705 51,252,000
1962 21,072,538 50,879,450
1961 20,726,276 50,536,350
1960 20,386,045 50,199,700

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/italy | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Argentina increased by 4,278,198 people (a 10.8% growth), while Italy gained 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Argentina gained 2,147,740 people (a 4.89% growth), while Italy's population decreased by 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline).

Argentina was ranked 31st most populous country in 2006 and is 35th in 2026. Italy was ranked 23rd in 2006 and ranked 26th 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 Italy will decrease by 11.8% to 51,663,176 people and rank change from 26th to 40th.

Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.4M people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Argentina Italy
2100 -0.78% -0.67%
2099 -0.77% -0.65%
2098 -0.77% -0.66%
2097 -0.76% -0.65%
2096 -0.76% -0.65%
2095 -0.75% -0.64%
2094 -0.74% -0.63%
2093 -0.73% -0.65%
2092 -0.72% -0.63%
2091 -0.71% -0.63%
2090 -0.7% -0.64%
2089 -0.68% -0.63%
2088 -0.67% -0.63%
2087 -0.66% -0.61%
2086 -0.64% -0.63%
2085 -0.62% -0.64%
2084 -0.61% -0.63%
2083 -0.59% -0.64%
2082 -0.57% -0.65%
2081 -0.55% -0.66%
2080 -0.54% -0.67%
2079 -0.52% -0.68%
2078 -0.5% -0.69%
2077 -0.48% -0.71%
2076 -0.47% -0.73%
2075 -0.45% -0.78%
2074 -0.44% -0.79%
2073 -0.42% -0.82%
2072 -0.41% -0.83%
2071 -0.4% -0.86%
2070 -0.38% -0.88%
2069 -0.37% -0.89%
2068 -0.35% -0.89%
2067 -0.34% -0.92%
2066 -0.33% -0.94%
2065 -0.32% -0.95%
2064 -0.3% -0.95%
2063 -0.29% -0.97%
2062 -0.27% -0.97%
2061 -0.25% -0.96%
2060 -0.23% -0.95%
2059 -0.22% -0.94%
2058 -0.19% -0.91%
2057 -0.17% -0.9%
2056 -0.14% -0.87%
2055 -0.12% -0.84%
2054 -0.09% -0.82%
2053 -0.06% -0.78%
2052 -0.04% -0.76%
2051 -0.01% -0.75%
2050 0.01% -0.71%
2049 0.04% -0.68%
2048 0.06% -0.67%
2047 0.08% -0.63%
2046 0.11% -0.61%
2045 0.13% -0.59%
2044 0.15% -0.59%
2043 0.17% -0.55%
2042 0.18% -0.53%
2041 0.2% -0.52%
2040 0.22% -0.52%
2039 0.23% -0.5%
2038 0.25% -0.49%
2037 0.26% -0.48%
2036 0.27% -0.48%
2035 0.28% -0.47%
2034 0.28% -0.46%
2033 0.29% -0.45%
2032 0.29% -0.47%
2031 0.3% -0.45%
2030 0.31% -0.42%
2029 0.31% -0.41%
2028 0.32% -0.41%
2027 0.33% -0.39%
2026 0.34% -0.35%
2025 0.34% -0.31%
2024 0.35% -0.05%
2023 0.29% -0.05%
2022 0.21% -0.2%
2021 0.27% -0.51%
2020 0.49% -0.49%
2019 0.71% -0.7%
2018 0.83% 0.24%
2017 0.89% -0.19%
2016 0.97% -0.19%
2015 1.05% -0.15%
2014 1.04% 0.02%
2013 1% 0.2%
2012 1.03% 0.27%
2011 1.07% 0.35%
2010 1.06% 0.44%
2009 1.07% 0.58%
2008 1.02% 0.77%
2007 1% 0.61%
2006 1.03% 0.4%
2005 1.03% 0.59%
2004 1.02% 0.75%
2003 1.04% 0.54%
2002 1.08% 0.2%
2001 1.1% 0.06%
2000 1.14% 0.05%
1999 1.16% 0.02%
1998 1.18% 0.03%
1997 1.22% 0.05%
1996 1.27% 0.03%
1995 1.32% 0.002%
1994 1.35% 0.02%
1993 1.36% 0.06%
1992 1.39% 0.07%
1991 1.45% 0.07%
1990 1.5% 0.08%
1989 1.54% 0.08%
1988 1.56% 0.05%
1987 1.56% 0.01%
1986 1.57% 0.005%
1985 1.59% 0.03%
1984 1.61% 0.02%
1983 1.61% 0.04%
1982 1.62% 0.07%
1981 1.61% 0.12%
1980 1.61% 0.21%
1979 1.61% 0.29%
1978 1.61% 0.36%
1977 1.6% 0.43%
1976 1.58% 0.5%
1975 1.62% 0.6%
1974 1.66% 0.66%
1973 1.63% 0.68%
1972 1.6% 0.57%
1971 1.59% 0.47%
1970 1.57% 0.53%
1969 1.55% 0.57%
1968 1.54% 0.63%
1967 1.54% 0.73%
1966 1.54% 0.78%
1965 1.58% 0.85%
1964 1.62% 0.83%
1963 1.66% 0.73%
1962 1.67% 0.68%
1961 1.67% 0.67%

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/italy | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Argentina grew by 0.35%, while Italy's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Argentina Italy
Current population
46048053
58562681
Population rank 35/197 26/197
Percent of world population 0.56% 0.71%
One net population change
3.33 minutes
16.7 minutes
One birth every
1.04 minutes
1.39 minutes
One death every
1.51 minutes
47.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +432 -86
Annual growth/decline +157,758 -31,512
Annual growth/decline rate +0.35% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 170/197
One migration net change every
3.07 hours
6.99 minutes
Annual migration change +2,859 +75,448
Net migration rank 54/196 19/196
Foreign-born residents 1,958,039 6,553,671
Foreign-born residents rank 38/195 12/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.3% 11%
Foreign-born share rank 102/195 59/195

Natural population change vs migration

Argentina
Natural

Migration
Italy
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Argentina Italy
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,859 - 75,448
2024 - 3,454 - 95,246
2023 154,648 4,133 -283,125 150,189
2022 96,673 5,589 -318,674 231,228
2021 88,677 314 -301,579 157,327
2020 151,347 292 -338,801 85,281
2019 280,005 5,397 -215,025 46,634
2018 346,031 5,742 -192,475 83,686
2017 375,260 4,931 -192,007 95,147
2016 391,767 5,215 -138,265 84,568
2015 444,161 5,464 -162,620 39,389
2014 450,462 5,794 -96,513 52,679
2013 421,694 5,275 -90,468 158,090
2012 411,540 2,978 -78,248 252,524
2011 448,730 -1,117 -48,021 198,544
2010 441,335 -5,003 -23,928 274,387
2009 439,271 -7,882 -17,866 283,676
2008 442,442 -12,517 -11,842 422,534
2007 402,889 -18,099 -5,876 495,092
2006 424,591 -20,109 0 215,995
2005 428,247 -22,068 -17,450 258,702
2004 417,970 -22,381 11,566 417,970
2003 410,141 -22,450 -40,179 478,578
2002 424,825 -22,674 -22,836 223,861
2001 430,579 -23,687 -11,396 48,903
2000 437,562 -22,775 -17,082 56,065
1999 444,038 -20,220 -22,766 54,405
1998 440,184 -20,326 -39,835 67,985
1997 450,930 -20,651 -22,756 50,539
1996 458,199 -20,486 -22,744 53,450
1995 469,658 -19,815 -34,107 -460,287
1994 481,958 -18,723 -17,053 502,750
1993 474,791 -16,455 0 24,321
1992 473,226 -13,201 22,718 51,747
1991 474,960 -8,537 11,352 19,721
1990 466,640 15,719 22,688 35,317
1989 460,991 26,555 28,336 19,540
1988 455,701 37,594 33,977 18,553
1987 443,404 40,859 16,980 7,825
1986 436,760 38,586 11,319 -6,206
1985 428,866 46,889 28,297 6,911
1984 423,279 47,659 50,919 203
1983 426,145 46,438 33,939 -3,733
1982 431,926 29,616 79,161 -24,223
1981 442,501 16,569 73,452 7,182
1980 443,732 1,932 84,650 295,642
1979 449,952 -10,213 129,531 42,637
1978 448,413 -14,665 168,465 43,932
1977 441,647 -14,675 190,248 42,246
1976 422,330 -10,235 228,445 40,885
1975 409,561 -5,293 271,660 43,051
1974 388,107 33,134 336,176 42,487
1973 370,856 38,589 328,508 41,631
1972 357,835 36,050 364,355 43,182
1971 344,889 35,442 383,922 -58,627
1970 339,096 38,355 376,753 -62,216
1969 319,108 42,688 390,827 -45,346
1968 312,440 42,014 399,268 -50,149
1967 308,904 39,711 439,074 -37,992
1966 303,981 37,752 488,427 -35,352
1965 304,734 36,083 474,222 -36,267
1964 311,020 34,530 527,089 -27,368
1963 317,041 32,866 440,767 -28,198
1962 316,952 31,449 427,387 -25,840
1961 317,816 26,322 459,880 -129,761
1960 315,943 20,387 426,697 -140,765

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

GeoRank.org/population/argentina/italy | 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 Italy 68.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,239,084 people) and 31.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,026,128 people).

As of 2024, 1,958,039 residents or 4.3% of the population were not native-born in Argentina, compared to 6,553,671 people or 11% in Italy.

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
Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K

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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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