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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,696,159 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 46,048,053 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 1.28 times bigger than Argentina's.
  • Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 1.27% of the world: 0.56% for Argentina vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.6M people to 46M (16.2% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Argentina vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Argentina Kenya
2100 38,471,783 105,238,162
2099 38,772,947 105,257,438
2098 39,074,625 105,257,489
2097 39,376,738 105,250,948
2096 39,679,110 105,220,085
2095 39,981,245 105,175,623
2094 40,282,313 105,118,372
2093 40,582,830 105,046,907
2092 40,881,884 104,955,024
2091 41,178,738 104,846,805
2090 41,473,104 104,718,130
2089 41,763,899 104,573,271
2088 42,050,838 104,414,197
2087 42,333,938 104,243,505
2086 42,613,089 104,056,143
2085 42,887,833 103,854,891
2084 43,156,997 103,640,244
2083 43,420,795 103,407,124
2082 43,678,479 103,158,580
2081 43,929,498 102,889,291
2080 44,174,077 102,594,978
2079 44,412,059 102,286,967
2078 44,643,698 101,961,280
2077 44,867,972 101,613,181
2076 45,086,578 101,239,843
2075 45,298,701 100,849,423
2074 45,505,420 100,436,632
2073 45,705,435 100,001,277
2072 45,899,342 99,533,234
2071 46,088,206 99,042,264
2070 46,271,163 98,529,166
2069 46,448,901 97,992,232
2068 46,620,798 97,428,138
2067 46,786,379 96,842,744
2066 46,946,544 96,230,345
2065 47,101,596 95,598,937
2064 47,250,827 94,942,874
2063 47,393,888 94,266,124
2062 47,530,427 93,561,519
2061 47,659,802 92,837,768
2060 47,781,281 92,098,717
2059 47,893,477 91,343,602
2058 47,996,726 90,569,828
2057 48,089,306 89,783,087
2056 48,170,520 88,994,126
2055 48,239,306 88,192,182
2054 48,295,502 87,379,992
2053 48,339,726 86,552,281
2052 48,370,895 85,710,403
2051 48,389,268 84,850,558
2050 48,394,628 83,976,685
2049 48,387,928 83,090,517
2048 48,370,090 82,191,119
2047 48,340,778 81,274,836
2046 48,300,342 80,340,592
2045 48,248,946 79,389,433
2044 48,187,525 78,414,158
2043 48,116,784 77,418,567
2042 48,037,158 76,399,781
2041 47,948,478 75,363,853
2040 47,851,132 74,308,480
2039 47,746,488 73,241,028
2038 47,634,690 72,153,876
2037 47,517,545 71,058,753
2036 47,395,986 69,949,421
2035 47,270,379 68,831,151
2034 47,140,631 67,705,051
2033 47,007,890 66,569,532
2032 46,872,893 65,431,402
2031 46,735,140 64,289,540
2030 46,594,989 63,153,520
2029 46,452,139 62,021,378
2028 46,306,859 60,894,078
2027 46,158,426 59,770,115
2026 46,007,129 58,653,621
2025 45,853,190 57,540,609
2024 45,696,159 56,432,944
2023 45,538,401 55,339,003
2022 45,407,904 54,252,461
2021 45,312,281 53,219,166
2020 45,191,965 52,217,334
2019 44,973,465 51,202,827
2018 44,654,882 50,207,107
2017 44,288,894 49,197,766
2016 43,900,313 48,139,687
2015 43,477,012 47,088,526
2014 43,024,071 46,051,440
2013 42,582,455 44,986,791
2012 42,161,721 43,888,303
2011 41,730,660 42,758,461
2010 41,288,694 41,598,567
2009 40,854,831 40,408,891
2008 40,424,148 39,206,351
2007 40,016,763 38,036,349
2006 39,622,115 36,904,008
2005 39,216,789 35,796,484
2004 38,815,916 34,713,455
2003 38,424,282 33,652,223
2002 38,029,349 32,629,808
2001 37,624,825 31,619,170
2000 37,213,984 30,642,890
1999 36,794,682 29,733,408
1998 36,372,860 28,888,057
1997 35,947,791 28,101,768
1996 35,513,793 27,344,211
1995 35,070,020 26,601,751
1994 34,613,491 25,857,130
1993 34,152,717 25,117,188
1992 33,693,527 24,382,460
1991 33,230,294 23,646,514
1990 32,755,901 22,892,651
1989 32,270,948 22,118,434
1988 31,780,532 21,356,219
1987 31,291,762 20,616,096
1986 30,811,980 19,901,646
1985 30,336,441 19,201,768
1984 29,863,093 18,514,906
1983 29,391,332 17,846,374
1982 28,924,262 17,206,175
1981 28,463,959 16,601,507
1980 28,011,596 16,018,459
1979 27,568,895 15,460,666
1978 27,132,158 14,934,126
1977 26,701,805 14,428,819
1976 26,282,283 13,957,623
1975 25,874,107 13,511,671
1974 25,461,351 13,070,078
1973 25,046,005 12,634,835
1972 24,644,328 12,206,060
1971 24,257,208 11,788,904
1970 23,878,327 11,368,791
1969 23,508,711 10,939,695
1968 23,150,583 10,518,823
1967 22,799,059 10,111,057
1966 22,453,893 9,717,816
1965 22,112,629 9,338,078
1964 21,769,453 8,973,535
1963 21,421,705 8,627,971
1962 21,072,538 8,299,308
1961 20,726,276 7,987,770
1960 20,386,045 7,695,307

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/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Argentina increased by 4,278,198 people (a 10.8% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Argentina gained 2,147,740 people (a 4.89% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth).

Argentina was ranked 31st most populous country in 2006 and is 35th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 42.4% to 83,976,685 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.4M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2098 for Kenya.

Population growth rate by year

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Argentina Kenya
2100 -0.78% -0.02%
2099 -0.77% -0%
2098 -0.77% 0.006%
2097 -0.76% 0.03%
2096 -0.76% 0.04%
2095 -0.75% 0.05%
2094 -0.74% 0.07%
2093 -0.73% 0.09%
2092 -0.72% 0.1%
2091 -0.71% 0.12%
2090 -0.7% 0.14%
2089 -0.68% 0.15%
2088 -0.67% 0.16%
2087 -0.66% 0.18%
2086 -0.64% 0.19%
2085 -0.62% 0.21%
2084 -0.61% 0.23%
2083 -0.59% 0.24%
2082 -0.57% 0.26%
2081 -0.55% 0.29%
2080 -0.54% 0.3%
2079 -0.52% 0.32%
2078 -0.5% 0.34%
2077 -0.48% 0.37%
2076 -0.47% 0.39%
2075 -0.45% 0.41%
2074 -0.44% 0.44%
2073 -0.42% 0.47%
2072 -0.41% 0.5%
2071 -0.4% 0.52%
2070 -0.38% 0.55%
2069 -0.37% 0.58%
2068 -0.35% 0.6%
2067 -0.34% 0.64%
2066 -0.33% 0.66%
2065 -0.32% 0.69%
2064 -0.3% 0.72%
2063 -0.29% 0.75%
2062 -0.27% 0.78%
2061 -0.25% 0.8%
2060 -0.23% 0.83%
2059 -0.22% 0.85%
2058 -0.19% 0.88%
2057 -0.17% 0.89%
2056 -0.14% 0.91%
2055 -0.12% 0.93%
2054 -0.09% 0.96%
2053 -0.06% 0.98%
2052 -0.04% 1.01%
2051 -0.01% 1.04%
2050 0.01% 1.07%
2049 0.04% 1.09%
2048 0.06% 1.13%
2047 0.08% 1.16%
2046 0.11% 1.2%
2045 0.13% 1.24%
2044 0.15% 1.29%
2043 0.17% 1.33%
2042 0.18% 1.37%
2041 0.2% 1.42%
2040 0.22% 1.46%
2039 0.23% 1.51%
2038 0.25% 1.54%
2037 0.26% 1.59%
2036 0.27% 1.62%
2035 0.28% 1.66%
2034 0.28% 1.71%
2033 0.29% 1.74%
2032 0.29% 1.78%
2031 0.3% 1.8%
2030 0.31% 1.83%
2029 0.31% 1.85%
2028 0.32% 1.88%
2027 0.33% 1.9%
2026 0.34% 1.93%
2025 0.34% 1.96%
2024 0.35% 1.98%
2023 0.29% 2%
2022 0.21% 1.94%
2021 0.27% 1.92%
2020 0.49% 1.98%
2019 0.71% 1.98%
2018 0.83% 2.05%
2017 0.89% 2.2%
2016 0.97% 2.23%
2015 1.05% 2.25%
2014 1.04% 2.37%
2013 1% 2.5%
2012 1.03% 2.64%
2011 1.07% 2.79%
2010 1.06% 2.94%
2009 1.07% 3.07%
2008 1.02% 3.08%
2007 1% 3.07%
2006 1.03% 3.09%
2005 1.03% 3.12%
2004 1.02% 3.15%
2003 1.04% 3.13%
2002 1.08% 3.2%
2001 1.1% 3.19%
2000 1.14% 3.06%
1999 1.16% 2.93%
1998 1.18% 2.8%
1997 1.22% 2.77%
1996 1.27% 2.79%
1995 1.32% 2.88%
1994 1.35% 2.95%
1993 1.36% 3.01%
1992 1.39% 3.11%
1991 1.45% 3.29%
1990 1.5% 3.5%
1989 1.54% 3.57%
1988 1.56% 3.59%
1987 1.56% 3.59%
1986 1.57% 3.64%
1985 1.59% 3.71%
1984 1.61% 3.75%
1983 1.61% 3.72%
1982 1.62% 3.64%
1981 1.61% 3.64%
1980 1.61% 3.61%
1979 1.61% 3.53%
1978 1.61% 3.5%
1977 1.6% 3.38%
1976 1.58% 3.3%
1975 1.62% 3.38%
1974 1.66% 3.44%
1973 1.63% 3.51%
1972 1.6% 3.54%
1971 1.59% 3.7%
1970 1.57% 3.92%
1969 1.55% 4%
1968 1.54% 4.03%
1967 1.54% 4.05%
1966 1.54% 4.07%
1965 1.58% 4.06%
1964 1.62% 4.01%
1963 1.66% 3.96%
1962 1.67% 3.9%
1961 1.67% 3.8%

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/kenya | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Argentina grew by 0.35%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Argentina Kenya
Current population
46048053
58955623
Population rank 35/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.56% 0.71%
One net population change
3.33 minutes
28.8 seconds
One birth every
1.04 minutes
21 seconds
One death every
1.51 minutes
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +432 +2,997
Annual growth/decline +157,758 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate +0.35% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 53/197
One migration net change every
3.07 hours
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change +2,859 -27,330
Net migration rank 54/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 1,958,039 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 38/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.3% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 102/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Argentina
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Argentina Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,859 - -27,330
2024 - 3,454 - -19,781
2023 154,648 4,133 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 96,673 5,589 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 88,677 314 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 151,347 292 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 280,005 5,397 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 346,031 5,742 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 375,260 4,931 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 391,767 5,215 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 444,161 5,464 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 450,462 5,794 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 421,694 5,275 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 411,540 2,978 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 448,730 -1,117 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 441,335 -5,003 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 439,271 -7,882 1,193,598 7,096
2008 442,442 -12,517 1,174,818 29,612
2007 402,889 -18,099 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 424,591 -20,109 1,113,357 15,767
2005 428,247 -22,068 1,080,446 5,501
2004 417,970 -22,381 1,048,590 31,525
2003 410,141 -22,450 1,018,182 24,175
2002 424,825 -22,674 992,044 10,431
2001 430,579 -23,687 963,721 55,052
2000 437,562 -22,775 928,357 5,407
1999 444,038 -20,220 898,484 -13,257
1998 440,184 -20,326 875,511 -70,023
1997 450,930 -20,651 847,493 -80,443
1996 458,199 -20,486 827,326 -79,276
1995 469,658 -19,815 812,391 -75,506
1994 481,958 -18,723 792,702 -40,367
1993 474,791 -16,455 788,579 -61,054
1992 473,226 -13,201 785,018 -43,085
1991 474,960 -8,537 790,030 -60,087
1990 466,640 15,719 789,087 -11,338
1989 460,991 26,555 795,622 -24,949
1988 455,701 37,594 785,652 -31,894
1987 443,404 40,859 775,124 -48,633
1986 436,760 38,586 755,606 -53,183
1985 428,866 46,889 732,739 -35,400
1984 423,279 47,659 709,639 -33,253
1983 426,145 46,438 684,587 -23,905
1982 431,926 29,616 663,109 -43,382
1981 442,501 16,569 642,379 -52,761
1980 443,732 1,932 616,390 -39,920
1979 449,952 -10,213 595,390 -56,280
1978 448,413 -14,665 574,695 -60,718
1977 441,647 -14,675 554,124 -57,493
1976 422,330 -10,235 536,740 -90,990
1975 409,561 -5,293 517,579 -71,421
1974 388,107 33,134 500,008 -62,973
1973 370,856 38,589 485,556 -52,102
1972 357,835 36,050 472,557 -48,466
1971 344,889 35,442 459,897 -49,671
1970 339,096 38,355 443,065 -13,064
1969 319,108 42,688 427,819 369
1968 312,440 42,014 411,948 1,611
1967 308,904 39,711 396,920 5,060
1966 303,981 37,752 382,891 1,616
1965 304,734 36,083 366,444 8,524
1964 311,020 34,530 349,322 4,788
1963 317,041 32,866 332,763 4,246
1962 316,952 31,449 315,797 4,521
1961 317,816 26,322 298,463 4,296
1960 315,943 20,387 280,032 2,134

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

GeoRank.org/population/argentina/kenya | 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 Kenya 95.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,892,362 people) and 4.67% is from migration (a loss of 533,876 people).

As of 2024, 1,958,039 residents or 4.3% of the population were not native-born in Argentina, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

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
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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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