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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,696,159 in 2024 vs 1,245,779 people in Mauritius in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 46,048,053 people compared to 1,240,121 in Mauritius.

Population statistics:

  • Argentina's population is 37.1 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while Mauritius is the 157th.
  • The countries together account for 0.57% of the world: 0.56% for Argentina vs 0.01% for Mauritius.
  • For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs -0.09% in Mauritius.
  • Since 2006, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.6M people to 46M (16.2% growth), while Mauritius has grown from 1.23M to 1.24M (0.5% growth).

Argentina vs Mauritius: population by year and forecast

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Mauritius
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Argentina Mauritius
2100 38,471,783 573,538
2099 38,772,947 581,815
2098 39,074,625 590,276
2097 39,376,738 598,961
2096 39,679,110 607,840
2095 39,981,245 616,931
2094 40,282,313 626,226
2093 40,582,830 635,745
2092 40,881,884 645,427
2091 41,178,738 655,300
2090 41,473,104 665,341
2089 41,763,899 675,562
2088 42,050,838 685,908
2087 42,333,938 696,380
2086 42,613,089 707,018
2085 42,887,833 717,757
2084 43,156,997 728,558
2083 43,420,795 739,420
2082 43,678,479 750,402
2081 43,929,498 761,382
2080 44,174,077 772,374
2079 44,412,059 783,407
2078 44,643,698 794,452
2077 44,867,972 805,529
2076 45,086,578 816,547
2075 45,298,701 827,526
2074 45,505,420 838,506
2073 45,705,435 849,462
2072 45,899,342 860,405
2071 46,088,206 871,223
2070 46,271,163 882,091
2069 46,448,901 892,850
2068 46,620,798 903,547
2067 46,786,379 914,226
2066 46,946,544 924,869
2065 47,101,596 935,546
2064 47,250,827 946,145
2063 47,393,888 956,652
2062 47,530,427 967,159
2061 47,659,802 977,603
2060 47,781,281 988,022
2059 47,893,477 998,355
2058 47,996,726 1,008,603
2057 48,089,306 1,018,853
2056 48,170,520 1,029,103
2055 48,239,306 1,039,228
2054 48,295,502 1,049,313
2053 48,339,726 1,059,364
2052 48,370,895 1,069,276
2051 48,389,268 1,079,090
2050 48,394,628 1,088,773
2049 48,387,928 1,098,370
2048 48,370,090 1,107,805
2047 48,340,778 1,117,049
2046 48,300,342 1,126,022
2045 48,248,946 1,134,772
2044 48,187,525 1,143,155
2043 48,116,784 1,151,325
2042 48,037,158 1,159,078
2041 47,948,478 1,166,543
2040 47,851,132 1,173,673
2039 47,746,488 1,180,437
2038 47,634,690 1,186,773
2037 47,517,545 1,192,770
2036 47,395,986 1,198,476
2035 47,270,379 1,203,871
2034 47,140,631 1,208,936
2033 47,007,890 1,213,705
2032 46,872,893 1,218,138
2031 46,735,140 1,222,267
2030 46,594,989 1,226,049
2029 46,452,139 1,229,806
2028 46,306,859 1,233,411
2027 46,158,426 1,236,833
2026 46,007,129 1,240,121
2025 45,853,190 1,243,139
2024 45,696,159 1,245,779
2023 45,538,401 1,248,647
2022 45,407,904 1,262,523
2021 45,312,281 1,266,334
2020 45,191,965 1,266,014
2019 44,973,465 1,265,985
2018 44,654,882 1,265,577
2017 44,288,894 1,264,887
2016 43,900,313 1,263,747
2015 43,477,012 1,262,879
2014 43,024,071 1,261,208
2013 42,582,455 1,258,927
2012 42,161,721 1,255,882
2011 41,730,660 1,252,404
2010 41,288,694 1,250,400
2009 40,854,831 1,247,429
2008 40,424,148 1,244,121
2007 40,016,763 1,239,630
2006 39,622,115 1,233,996
2005 39,216,789 1,228,254
2004 38,815,916 1,221,003
2003 38,424,282 1,213,370
2002 38,029,349 1,204,621
2001 37,624,825 1,196,287
2000 37,213,984 1,186,873
1999 36,794,682 1,175,267
1998 36,372,860 1,160,421
1997 35,947,791 1,148,284
1996 35,513,793 1,133,996
1995 35,070,020 1,122,457
1994 34,613,491 1,112,846
1993 34,152,717 1,097,374
1992 33,693,527 1,084,441
1991 33,230,294 1,070,266
1990 32,755,901 1,058,775
1989 32,270,948 1,051,260
1988 31,780,532 1,043,239
1987 31,291,762 1,036,082
1986 30,811,980 1,028,360
1985 30,336,441 1,020,528
1984 29,863,093 1,012,221
1983 29,391,332 1,001,691
1982 28,924,262 992,521
1981 28,463,959 980,462
1980 28,011,596 966,039
1979 27,568,895 949,888
1978 27,132,158 933,499
1977 26,701,805 921,379
1976 26,282,283 906,507
1975 25,874,107 892,000
1974 25,461,351 878,042
1973 25,046,005 864,819
1972 24,644,328 852,053
1971 24,257,208 839,230
1970 23,878,327 826,000
1969 23,508,711 812,405
1968 23,150,583 798,413
1967 22,799,059 783,917
1966 22,453,893 768,813
1965 22,112,629 753,000
1964 21,769,453 736,381
1963 21,421,705 718,861
1962 21,072,538 700,349
1961 20,726,276 680,757
1960 20,386,045 680,331

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/mauritius | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Argentina increased by 4,278,198 people (a 10.8% growth), while Mauritius gained 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Argentina gained 2,147,740 people (a 4.89% growth), while Mauritius' population decreased by 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline).

Argentina was ranked 31st most populous country in 2006 and is 35th in 2026. Mauritius was ranked 151st in 2006 and ranked 157th 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 Mauritius will decrease by 12.2% to 1,088,773 people and rank change from 157th to 160th.

Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.4M people, while Mauritius' population already peaked in 2021 at 1.27M people and is projected to decrease to 574K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Mauritius
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Argentina Mauritius
2100 -0.78% -1.42%
2099 -0.77% -1.43%
2098 -0.77% -1.45%
2097 -0.76% -1.46%
2096 -0.76% -1.47%
2095 -0.75% -1.48%
2094 -0.74% -1.5%
2093 -0.73% -1.5%
2092 -0.72% -1.51%
2091 -0.71% -1.51%
2090 -0.7% -1.51%
2089 -0.68% -1.51%
2088 -0.67% -1.5%
2087 -0.66% -1.5%
2086 -0.64% -1.5%
2085 -0.62% -1.48%
2084 -0.61% -1.47%
2083 -0.59% -1.46%
2082 -0.57% -1.44%
2081 -0.55% -1.42%
2080 -0.54% -1.41%
2079 -0.52% -1.39%
2078 -0.5% -1.38%
2077 -0.48% -1.35%
2076 -0.47% -1.33%
2075 -0.45% -1.31%
2074 -0.44% -1.29%
2073 -0.42% -1.27%
2072 -0.41% -1.24%
2071 -0.4% -1.23%
2070 -0.38% -1.21%
2069 -0.37% -1.18%
2068 -0.35% -1.17%
2067 -0.34% -1.15%
2066 -0.33% -1.14%
2065 -0.32% -1.12%
2064 -0.3% -1.1%
2063 -0.29% -1.09%
2062 -0.27% -1.07%
2061 -0.25% -1.05%
2060 -0.23% -1.04%
2059 -0.22% -1.02%
2058 -0.19% -1.01%
2057 -0.17% -1%
2056 -0.14% -0.97%
2055 -0.12% -0.96%
2054 -0.09% -0.95%
2053 -0.06% -0.93%
2052 -0.04% -0.91%
2051 -0.01% -0.89%
2050 0.01% -0.87%
2049 0.04% -0.85%
2048 0.06% -0.83%
2047 0.08% -0.8%
2046 0.11% -0.77%
2045 0.13% -0.73%
2044 0.15% -0.71%
2043 0.17% -0.67%
2042 0.18% -0.64%
2041 0.2% -0.61%
2040 0.22% -0.57%
2039 0.23% -0.53%
2038 0.25% -0.5%
2037 0.26% -0.48%
2036 0.27% -0.45%
2035 0.28% -0.42%
2034 0.28% -0.39%
2033 0.29% -0.36%
2032 0.29% -0.34%
2031 0.3% -0.31%
2030 0.31% -0.31%
2029 0.31% -0.29%
2028 0.32% -0.28%
2027 0.33% -0.27%
2026 0.34% -0.24%
2025 0.34% -0.21%
2024 0.35% -0.23%
2023 0.29% -1.1%
2022 0.21% -0.3%
2021 0.27% 0.03%
2020 0.49% 0.002%
2019 0.71% 0.03%
2018 0.83% 0.05%
2017 0.89% 0.09%
2016 0.97% 0.07%
2015 1.05% 0.13%
2014 1.04% 0.18%
2013 1% 0.24%
2012 1.03% 0.28%
2011 1.07% 0.16%
2010 1.06% 0.24%
2009 1.07% 0.27%
2008 1.02% 0.36%
2007 1% 0.46%
2006 1.03% 0.47%
2005 1.03% 0.59%
2004 1.02% 0.63%
2003 1.04% 0.73%
2002 1.08% 0.7%
2001 1.1% 0.79%
2000 1.14% 0.99%
1999 1.16% 1.28%
1998 1.18% 1.06%
1997 1.22% 1.26%
1996 1.27% 1.03%
1995 1.32% 0.86%
1994 1.35% 1.41%
1993 1.36% 1.19%
1992 1.39% 1.32%
1991 1.45% 1.09%
1990 1.5% 0.71%
1989 1.54% 0.77%
1988 1.56% 0.69%
1987 1.56% 0.75%
1986 1.57% 0.77%
1985 1.59% 0.82%
1984 1.61% 1.05%
1983 1.61% 0.92%
1982 1.62% 1.23%
1981 1.61% 1.49%
1980 1.61% 1.7%
1979 1.61% 1.76%
1978 1.61% 1.32%
1977 1.6% 1.64%
1976 1.58% 1.63%
1975 1.62% 1.59%
1974 1.66% 1.53%
1973 1.63% 1.5%
1972 1.6% 1.53%
1971 1.59% 1.6%
1970 1.57% 1.67%
1969 1.55% 1.75%
1968 1.54% 1.85%
1967 1.54% 1.96%
1966 1.54% 2.1%
1965 1.58% 2.26%
1964 1.62% 2.44%
1963 1.66% 2.64%
1962 1.67% 2.88%
1961 1.67% 0.06%

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 Mauritius' population declined by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Argentina Mauritius
Current population
46048053
1240121
Population rank 35/197 157/197
Percent of world population 0.56% 0.01%
One net population change
3.33 minutes
3.05 hours
One birth every
1.04 minutes
41.3 minutes
One death every
1.51 minutes
44.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +432 -8
Annual growth/decline +157,758 -2,868
Annual growth/decline rate +0.35% -0.23%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 178/197
One migration net change every
3.07 hours
3.16 hours
Annual migration change +2,859 -2,784
Net migration rank 54/196 103/196
Foreign-born residents 1,958,039 29,142
Foreign-born residents rank 38/195 165/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.3% 2.3%
Foreign-born share rank 102/195 129/195

Natural population change vs migration

Argentina
Natural

Migration
Mauritius
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Argentina Mauritius
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,859 - -2,784
2024 - 3,454 - -2,787
2023 154,648 4,133 999 -2,824
2022 96,673 5,589 -757 -2,824
2021 88,677 314 -253 -4,324
2020 151,347 292 2,405 -5,895
2019 280,005 5,397 1,773 -5,202
2018 346,031 5,742 2,151 -5,084
2017 375,260 4,931 3,415 -5,322
2016 391,767 5,215 2,906 -4,483
2015 444,161 5,464 3,031 -3,645
2014 450,462 5,794 3,657 -3,691
2013 421,694 5,275 4,281 -3,617
2012 411,540 2,978 5,149 -3,663
2011 448,730 -1,117 5,511 -2,465
2010 441,335 -5,003 5,877 -2,624
2009 439,271 -7,882 6,113 -2,467
2008 442,442 -12,517 7,465 -2,589
2007 402,889 -18,099 8,429 -2,642
2006 424,591 -20,109 8,515 -2,757
2005 428,247 -22,068 10,195 -2,840
2004 417,970 -22,381 10,745 -3,001
2003 410,141 -22,450 10,799 -3,141
2002 424,825 -22,674 11,685 -3,150
2001 430,579 -23,687 11,723 -3,225
2000 437,562 -22,775 12,224 -2,326
1999 444,038 -20,220 12,341 -1,463
1998 440,184 -20,326 11,489 -1,292
1997 450,930 -20,651 11,943 -1,199
1996 458,199 -20,486 13,041 -1,092
1995 469,658 -19,815 13,020 -1,144
1994 481,958 -18,723 14,355 -1,112
1993 474,791 -16,455 14,814 -1,189
1992 473,226 -13,201 15,833 -1,254
1991 474,960 -8,537 15,091 -1,333
1990 466,640 15,719 15,564 -1,938
1989 460,991 26,555 14,718 -2,463
1988 455,701 37,594 14,084 -1,399
1987 443,404 40,859 13,262 -300
1986 436,760 38,586 12,340 852
1985 428,866 46,889 12,451 615
1984 423,279 47,659 13,665 -258
1983 426,145 46,438 14,525 -1,756
1982 431,926 29,616 15,880 -2,226
1981 442,501 16,569 18,334 -1,559
1980 443,732 1,932 19,321 -1,739
1979 449,952 -10,213 19,282 -2,363
1978 448,413 -14,665 18,670 -3,129
1977 441,647 -14,675 16,769 -3,749
1976 422,330 -10,235 16,407 -3,807
1975 409,561 -5,293 15,342 -3,869
1974 388,107 33,134 17,561 -4,908
1973 370,856 38,589 13,145 -2,144
1972 357,835 36,050 14,825 -2,408
1971 344,889 35,442 15,441 -960
1970 339,096 38,355 16,190 -1,281
1969 319,108 42,688 15,761 -674
1968 312,440 42,014 17,884 -2,445
1967 308,904 39,711 17,560 -1,257
1966 303,981 37,752 20,758 -4,123
1965 304,734 36,083 20,482 -3,597
1964 311,020 34,530 22,239 -4,850
1963 317,041 32,866 22,069 -5,236
1962 316,952 31,449 20,660 -6,107
1961 317,816 26,322 20,355 -8,984
1960 315,943 20,387 19,931 -7,083

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

GeoRank.org/population/argentina/mauritius | 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 Mauritius 30.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,327 people) and 69.1% is from migration (a loss of 43,294 people).

As of 2024, 1,958,039 residents or 4.3% of the population were not native-born in Argentina, compared to 29,142 people or 2.3% in Mauritius.

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
Mauritius
City Population
Port Louis 149K
Quatre Bornes 81.8K
Curepipe 77.5K
Triolet 23.4K
Goodlands 20.7K
Centre de Flacq 15.8K
Mahebourg 15.8K
Bambous 15.3K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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