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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,696,159 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 46,048,053 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 2.9 times bigger than Argentina's.
  • Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 2.16% of the world: 0.56% for Argentina vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.6M people to 46M (16.2% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Argentina vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Argentina Mexico
2100 38,471,783 131,182,639
2099 38,772,947 131,943,283
2098 39,074,625 132,700,369
2097 39,376,738 133,455,010
2096 39,679,110 134,204,227
2095 39,981,245 134,949,218
2094 40,282,313 135,687,085
2093 40,582,830 136,415,232
2092 40,881,884 137,127,644
2091 41,178,738 137,833,985
2090 41,473,104 138,527,198
2089 41,763,899 139,208,862
2088 42,050,838 139,874,924
2087 42,333,938 140,530,483
2086 42,613,089 141,174,372
2085 42,887,833 141,805,496
2084 43,156,997 142,415,948
2083 43,420,795 143,009,187
2082 43,678,479 143,579,768
2081 43,929,498 144,138,842
2080 44,174,077 144,677,451
2079 44,412,059 145,195,172
2078 44,643,698 145,691,242
2077 44,867,972 146,165,064
2076 45,086,578 146,616,674
2075 45,298,701 147,046,928
2074 45,505,420 147,455,761
2073 45,705,435 147,841,295
2072 45,899,342 148,201,143
2071 46,088,206 148,534,057
2070 46,271,163 148,848,168
2069 46,448,901 149,134,711
2068 46,620,798 149,395,717
2067 46,786,379 149,630,386
2066 46,946,544 149,842,125
2065 47,101,596 150,029,268
2064 47,250,827 150,187,992
2063 47,393,888 150,319,846
2062 47,530,427 150,424,224
2061 47,659,802 150,502,250
2060 47,781,281 150,555,648
2059 47,893,477 150,577,220
2058 47,996,726 150,569,044
2057 48,089,306 150,535,337
2056 48,170,520 150,475,242
2055 48,239,306 150,384,336
2054 48,295,502 150,263,237
2053 48,339,726 150,110,615
2052 48,370,895 149,923,918
2051 48,389,268 149,705,066
2050 48,394,628 149,450,774
2049 48,387,928 149,166,038
2048 48,370,090 148,836,849
2047 48,340,778 148,478,965
2046 48,300,342 148,081,688
2045 48,248,946 147,647,318
2044 48,187,525 147,173,101
2043 48,116,784 146,667,761
2042 48,037,158 146,123,566
2041 47,948,478 145,543,650
2040 47,851,132 144,931,633
2039 47,746,488 144,286,278
2038 47,634,690 143,601,872
2037 47,517,545 142,883,005
2036 47,395,986 142,138,929
2035 47,270,379 141,359,885
2034 47,140,631 140,554,653
2033 47,007,890 139,713,048
2032 46,872,893 138,843,644
2031 46,735,140 137,947,334
2030 46,594,989 137,023,304
2029 46,452,139 136,071,720
2028 46,306,859 135,090,755
2027 46,158,426 134,081,337
2026 46,007,129 133,042,003
2025 45,853,190 131,970,909
2024 45,696,159 130,861,007
2023 45,538,401 129,739,759
2022 45,407,904 128,613,117
2021 45,312,281 127,648,148
2020 45,191,965 126,799,054
2019 44,973,465 125,762,982
2018 44,654,882 124,573,711
2017 44,288,894 123,400,057
2016 43,900,313 122,251,351
2015 43,477,012 121,072,306
2014 43,024,071 119,784,261
2013 42,582,455 118,343,573
2012 42,161,721 116,818,208
2011 41,730,660 115,243,504
2010 41,288,694 113,623,895
2009 40,854,831 111,999,721
2008 40,424,148 110,374,288
2007 40,016,763 108,774,360
2006 39,622,115 107,253,666
2005 39,216,789 105,811,504
2004 38,815,916 104,394,131
2003 38,424,282 102,978,515
2002 38,029,349 101,548,624
2001 37,624,825 100,099,099
2000 37,213,984 98,625,552
1999 36,794,682 97,115,707
1998 36,372,860 95,575,245
1997 35,947,791 94,021,207
1996 35,513,793 92,452,702
1995 35,070,020 90,862,455
1994 34,613,491 89,259,205
1993 34,152,717 87,653,807
1992 33,693,527 86,044,809
1991 33,230,294 84,430,572
1990 32,755,901 82,820,170
1989 32,270,948 81,247,182
1988 31,780,532 79,695,531
1987 31,291,762 78,136,651
1986 30,811,980 76,585,637
1985 30,336,441 75,043,414
1984 29,863,093 73,506,846
1983 29,391,332 71,971,240
1982 28,924,262 70,433,260
1981 28,463,959 68,892,108
1980 28,011,596 67,300,334
1979 27,568,895 65,648,865
1978 27,132,158 63,979,046
1977 26,701,805 62,308,493
1976 26,282,283 60,645,512
1975 25,874,107 58,982,400
1974 25,461,351 57,320,149
1973 25,046,005 55,667,284
1972 24,644,328 54,030,168
1971 24,257,208 52,412,558
1970 23,878,327 50,814,953
1969 23,508,711 49,233,194
1968 23,150,583 47,668,303
1967 22,799,059 46,129,608
1966 22,453,893 44,629,106
1965 22,112,629 43,174,477
1964 21,769,453 41,772,049
1963 21,421,705 40,424,065
1962 21,072,538 39,129,200
1961 20,726,276 37,890,118
1960 20,386,045 36,724,615

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 Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Argentina gained 2,147,740 people (a 4.89% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Argentina was ranked 31st most populous country in 2006 and is 35th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.4M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Argentina Mexico
2100 -0.78% -0.58%
2099 -0.77% -0.57%
2098 -0.77% -0.57%
2097 -0.76% -0.56%
2096 -0.76% -0.55%
2095 -0.75% -0.54%
2094 -0.74% -0.53%
2093 -0.73% -0.52%
2092 -0.72% -0.51%
2091 -0.71% -0.5%
2090 -0.7% -0.49%
2089 -0.68% -0.48%
2088 -0.67% -0.47%
2087 -0.66% -0.46%
2086 -0.64% -0.45%
2085 -0.62% -0.43%
2084 -0.61% -0.41%
2083 -0.59% -0.4%
2082 -0.57% -0.39%
2081 -0.55% -0.37%
2080 -0.54% -0.36%
2079 -0.52% -0.34%
2078 -0.5% -0.32%
2077 -0.48% -0.31%
2076 -0.47% -0.29%
2075 -0.45% -0.28%
2074 -0.44% -0.26%
2073 -0.42% -0.24%
2072 -0.41% -0.22%
2071 -0.4% -0.21%
2070 -0.38% -0.19%
2069 -0.37% -0.17%
2068 -0.35% -0.16%
2067 -0.34% -0.14%
2066 -0.33% -0.12%
2065 -0.32% -0.11%
2064 -0.3% -0.09%
2063 -0.29% -0.07%
2062 -0.27% -0.05%
2061 -0.25% -0.04%
2060 -0.23% -0.01%
2059 -0.22% 0.005%
2058 -0.19% 0.02%
2057 -0.17% 0.04%
2056 -0.14% 0.06%
2055 -0.12% 0.08%
2054 -0.09% 0.1%
2053 -0.06% 0.12%
2052 -0.04% 0.15%
2051 -0.01% 0.17%
2050 0.01% 0.19%
2049 0.04% 0.22%
2048 0.06% 0.24%
2047 0.08% 0.27%
2046 0.11% 0.29%
2045 0.13% 0.32%
2044 0.15% 0.34%
2043 0.17% 0.37%
2042 0.18% 0.4%
2041 0.2% 0.42%
2040 0.22% 0.45%
2039 0.23% 0.48%
2038 0.25% 0.5%
2037 0.26% 0.52%
2036 0.27% 0.55%
2035 0.28% 0.57%
2034 0.28% 0.6%
2033 0.29% 0.63%
2032 0.29% 0.65%
2031 0.3% 0.67%
2030 0.31% 0.7%
2029 0.31% 0.73%
2028 0.32% 0.75%
2027 0.33% 0.78%
2026 0.34% 0.81%
2025 0.34% 0.85%
2024 0.35% 0.86%
2023 0.29% 0.88%
2022 0.21% 0.76%
2021 0.27% 0.67%
2020 0.49% 0.82%
2019 0.71% 0.95%
2018 0.83% 0.95%
2017 0.89% 0.94%
2016 0.97% 0.97%
2015 1.05% 1.08%
2014 1.04% 1.22%
2013 1% 1.31%
2012 1.03% 1.37%
2011 1.07% 1.43%
2010 1.06% 1.45%
2009 1.07% 1.47%
2008 1.02% 1.47%
2007 1% 1.42%
2006 1.03% 1.36%
2005 1.03% 1.36%
2004 1.02% 1.37%
2003 1.04% 1.41%
2002 1.08% 1.45%
2001 1.1% 1.49%
2000 1.14% 1.55%
1999 1.16% 1.61%
1998 1.18% 1.65%
1997 1.22% 1.7%
1996 1.27% 1.75%
1995 1.32% 1.8%
1994 1.35% 1.83%
1993 1.36% 1.87%
1992 1.39% 1.91%
1991 1.45% 1.94%
1990 1.5% 1.94%
1989 1.54% 1.95%
1988 1.56% 2%
1987 1.56% 2.03%
1986 1.57% 2.06%
1985 1.59% 2.09%
1984 1.61% 2.13%
1983 1.61% 2.18%
1982 1.62% 2.24%
1981 1.61% 2.37%
1980 1.61% 2.52%
1979 1.61% 2.61%
1978 1.61% 2.68%
1977 1.6% 2.74%
1976 1.58% 2.82%
1975 1.62% 2.9%
1974 1.66% 2.97%
1973 1.63% 3.03%
1972 1.6% 3.09%
1971 1.59% 3.14%
1970 1.57% 3.21%
1969 1.55% 3.28%
1968 1.54% 3.34%
1967 1.54% 3.36%
1966 1.54% 3.37%
1965 1.58% 3.36%
1964 1.62% 3.33%
1963 1.66% 3.31%
1962 1.67% 3.27%
1961 1.67% 3.17%

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 Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Argentina Mexico
Current population
46048053
133323134
Population rank 35/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.56% 1.61%
One net population change
3.33 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
1.04 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
1.51 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +432 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +157,758 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +0.35% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 110/197
One migration net change every
3.07 hours
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change +2,859 -108,037
Net migration rank 54/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 1,958,039 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 38/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.3% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 102/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Argentina
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Argentina Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,859 - -108,037
2024 - 3,454 - -104,581
2023 154,648 4,133 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 96,673 5,589 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 88,677 314 936,682 -122,791
2020 151,347 292 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 280,005 5,397 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 346,031 5,742 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 375,260 4,931 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 391,767 5,215 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 444,161 5,464 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 450,462 5,794 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 421,694 5,275 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 411,540 2,978 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 448,730 -1,117 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 441,335 -5,003 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 439,271 -7,882 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 442,442 -12,517 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 402,889 -18,099 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 424,591 -20,109 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 428,247 -22,068 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 417,970 -22,381 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 410,141 -22,450 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 424,825 -22,674 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 430,579 -23,687 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 437,562 -22,775 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 444,038 -20,220 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 440,184 -20,326 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 450,930 -20,651 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 458,199 -20,486 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 469,658 -19,815 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 481,958 -18,723 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 474,791 -16,455 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 473,226 -13,201 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 474,960 -8,537 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 466,640 15,719 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 460,991 26,555 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 455,701 37,594 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 443,404 40,859 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 436,760 38,586 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 428,866 46,889 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 423,279 47,659 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 426,145 46,438 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 431,926 29,616 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 442,501 16,569 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 443,732 1,932 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 449,952 -10,213 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 448,413 -14,665 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 441,647 -14,675 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 422,330 -10,235 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 409,561 -5,293 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 388,107 33,134 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 370,856 38,589 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 357,835 36,050 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 344,889 35,442 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 339,096 38,355 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 319,108 42,688 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 312,440 42,014 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 308,904 39,711 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 303,981 37,752 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 304,734 36,083 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 311,020 34,530 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 317,041 32,866 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 316,952 31,449 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 317,816 26,322 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 315,943 20,387 1,206,955 -85,591

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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 1,958,039 residents or 4.3% of the population were not native-born in Argentina, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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