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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,696,159 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 46,048,053 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Argentina's population is 1.25 times bigger than Mozambique's.
  • Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 1% of the world: 0.56% for Argentina vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.6M people to 46M (16.2% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Argentina vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Argentina Mozambique
2100 38,471,783 105,684,658
2099 38,772,947 105,291,198
2098 39,074,625 104,859,475
2097 39,376,738 104,428,679
2096 39,679,110 103,962,668
2095 39,981,245 103,480,514
2094 40,282,313 102,989,197
2093 40,582,830 102,464,565
2092 40,881,884 101,929,545
2091 41,178,738 101,410,418
2090 41,473,104 100,829,728
2089 41,763,899 100,211,758
2088 42,050,838 99,594,130
2087 42,333,938 98,943,096
2086 42,613,089 98,288,529
2085 42,887,833 97,609,760
2084 43,156,997 96,926,143
2083 43,420,795 96,193,441
2082 43,678,479 95,449,095
2081 43,929,498 94,708,064
2080 44,174,077 93,957,824
2079 44,412,059 93,171,561
2078 44,643,698 92,350,666
2077 44,867,972 91,530,198
2076 45,086,578 90,699,125
2075 45,298,701 89,848,943
2074 45,505,420 88,999,187
2073 45,705,435 88,113,398
2072 45,899,342 87,210,961
2071 46,088,206 86,283,286
2070 46,271,163 85,349,704
2069 46,448,901 84,361,565
2068 46,620,798 83,400,997
2067 46,786,379 82,437,397
2066 46,946,544 81,437,030
2065 47,101,596 80,446,244
2064 47,250,827 79,433,801
2063 47,393,888 78,430,632
2062 47,530,427 77,376,597
2061 47,659,802 76,274,806
2060 47,781,281 75,197,384
2059 47,893,477 74,082,771
2058 47,996,726 72,958,774
2057 48,089,306 71,828,186
2056 48,170,520 70,677,889
2055 48,239,306 69,542,373
2054 48,295,502 68,419,331
2053 48,339,726 67,306,817
2052 48,370,895 66,163,407
2051 48,389,268 65,032,770
2050 48,394,628 63,898,302
2049 48,387,928 62,731,532
2048 48,370,090 61,579,833
2047 48,340,778 60,424,101
2046 48,300,342 59,273,421
2045 48,248,946 58,132,244
2044 48,187,525 56,969,604
2043 48,116,784 55,814,906
2042 48,037,158 54,633,120
2041 47,948,478 53,476,191
2040 47,851,132 52,305,805
2039 47,746,488 51,136,087
2038 47,634,690 49,973,820
2037 47,517,545 48,827,661
2036 47,395,986 47,668,628
2035 47,270,379 46,520,419
2034 47,140,631 45,358,645
2033 47,007,890 44,229,218
2032 46,872,893 43,102,655
2031 46,735,140 41,993,535
2030 46,594,989 40,901,742
2029 46,452,139 39,818,379
2028 46,306,859 38,748,841
2027 46,158,426 37,696,739
2026 46,007,129 36,660,958
2025 45,853,190 35,650,681
2024 45,696,159 34,631,766
2023 45,538,401 33,635,160
2022 45,407,904 32,656,246
2021 45,312,281 31,707,800
2020 45,191,965 30,783,688
2019 44,973,465 29,884,380
2018 44,654,882 29,018,644
2017 44,288,894 28,166,393
2016 43,900,313 27,337,105
2015 43,477,012 26,547,572
2014 43,024,071 25,788,475
2013 42,582,455 25,051,611
2012 42,161,721 24,337,846
2011 41,730,660 23,649,039
2010 41,288,694 22,999,235
2009 40,854,831 22,391,745
2008 40,424,148 21,819,036
2007 40,016,763 21,287,635
2006 39,622,115 20,787,087
2005 39,216,789 20,304,569
2004 38,815,916 19,840,313
2003 38,424,282 19,392,475
2002 38,029,349 18,958,338
2001 37,624,825 18,537,729
2000 37,213,984 18,129,653
1999 36,794,682 17,734,506
1998 36,372,860 17,340,464
1997 35,947,791 16,949,982
1996 35,513,793 16,492,480
1995 35,070,020 15,960,530
1994 34,613,491 15,033,853
1993 34,152,717 14,051,192
1992 33,693,527 13,613,316
1991 33,230,294 13,352,090
1990 32,755,901 13,094,537
1989 32,270,948 12,906,842
1988 31,780,532 12,800,558
1987 31,291,762 12,822,574
1986 30,811,980 12,770,578
1985 30,336,441 12,548,949
1984 29,863,093 12,315,954
1983 29,391,332 12,073,822
1982 28,924,262 11,824,370
1981 28,463,959 11,568,127
1980 28,011,596 11,336,221
1979 27,568,895 11,028,809
1978 27,132,158 10,618,250
1977 26,701,805 10,224,975
1976 26,282,283 9,867,209
1975 25,874,107 9,540,817
1974 25,461,351 9,236,093
1973 25,046,005 8,954,242
1972 24,644,328 8,692,935
1971 24,257,208 8,456,317
1970 23,878,327 8,250,506
1969 23,508,711 8,066,951
1968 23,150,583 7,892,613
1967 22,799,059 7,724,550
1966 22,453,893 7,562,990
1965 22,112,629 7,406,421
1964 21,769,453 7,255,061
1963 21,421,705 7,109,828
1962 21,072,538 6,969,364
1961 20,726,276 6,834,936
1960 20,386,045 6,713,695

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/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Argentina increased by 4,278,198 people (a 10.8% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Argentina gained 2,147,740 people (a 4.89% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Argentina was ranked 31st most populous country in 2006 and is 35th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd 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 Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.4M people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Argentina Mozambique
2100 -0.78% 0.37%
2099 -0.77% 0.41%
2098 -0.77% 0.41%
2097 -0.76% 0.45%
2096 -0.76% 0.47%
2095 -0.75% 0.48%
2094 -0.74% 0.51%
2093 -0.73% 0.52%
2092 -0.72% 0.51%
2091 -0.71% 0.58%
2090 -0.7% 0.62%
2089 -0.68% 0.62%
2088 -0.67% 0.66%
2087 -0.66% 0.67%
2086 -0.64% 0.7%
2085 -0.62% 0.71%
2084 -0.61% 0.76%
2083 -0.59% 0.78%
2082 -0.57% 0.78%
2081 -0.55% 0.8%
2080 -0.54% 0.84%
2079 -0.52% 0.89%
2078 -0.5% 0.9%
2077 -0.48% 0.92%
2076 -0.47% 0.95%
2075 -0.45% 0.95%
2074 -0.44% 1.01%
2073 -0.42% 1.03%
2072 -0.41% 1.08%
2071 -0.4% 1.09%
2070 -0.38% 1.17%
2069 -0.37% 1.15%
2068 -0.35% 1.17%
2067 -0.34% 1.23%
2066 -0.33% 1.23%
2065 -0.32% 1.27%
2064 -0.3% 1.28%
2063 -0.29% 1.36%
2062 -0.27% 1.44%
2061 -0.25% 1.43%
2060 -0.23% 1.5%
2059 -0.22% 1.54%
2058 -0.19% 1.57%
2057 -0.17% 1.63%
2056 -0.14% 1.63%
2055 -0.12% 1.64%
2054 -0.09% 1.65%
2053 -0.06% 1.73%
2052 -0.04% 1.74%
2051 -0.01% 1.78%
2050 0.01% 1.86%
2049 0.04% 1.87%
2048 0.06% 1.91%
2047 0.08% 1.94%
2046 0.11% 1.96%
2045 0.13% 2.04%
2044 0.15% 2.07%
2043 0.17% 2.16%
2042 0.18% 2.16%
2041 0.2% 2.24%
2040 0.22% 2.29%
2039 0.23% 2.33%
2038 0.25% 2.35%
2037 0.26% 2.43%
2036 0.27% 2.47%
2035 0.28% 2.56%
2034 0.28% 2.55%
2033 0.29% 2.61%
2032 0.29% 2.64%
2031 0.3% 2.67%
2030 0.31% 2.72%
2029 0.31% 2.76%
2028 0.32% 2.79%
2027 0.33% 2.83%
2026 0.34% 2.83%
2025 0.34% 2.94%
2024 0.35% 2.96%
2023 0.29% 3%
2022 0.21% 2.99%
2021 0.27% 3%
2020 0.49% 3.01%
2019 0.71% 2.98%
2018 0.83% 3.03%
2017 0.89% 3.03%
2016 0.97% 2.97%
2015 1.05% 2.94%
2014 1.04% 2.94%
2013 1% 2.93%
2012 1.03% 2.91%
2011 1.07% 2.83%
2010 1.06% 2.71%
2009 1.07% 2.62%
2008 1.02% 2.5%
2007 1% 2.41%
2006 1.03% 2.38%
2005 1.03% 2.34%
2004 1.02% 2.31%
2003 1.04% 2.29%
2002 1.08% 2.27%
2001 1.1% 2.25%
2000 1.14% 2.23%
1999 1.16% 2.27%
1998 1.18% 2.3%
1997 1.22% 2.77%
1996 1.27% 3.33%
1995 1.32% 6.16%
1994 1.35% 6.99%
1993 1.36% 3.22%
1992 1.39% 1.96%
1991 1.45% 1.97%
1990 1.5% 1.45%
1989 1.54% 0.83%
1988 1.56% -0.17%
1987 1.56% 0.41%
1986 1.57% 1.77%
1985 1.59% 1.89%
1984 1.61% 2.01%
1983 1.61% 2.11%
1982 1.62% 2.22%
1981 1.61% 2.05%
1980 1.61% 2.79%
1979 1.61% 3.87%
1978 1.61% 3.85%
1977 1.6% 3.63%
1976 1.58% 3.42%
1975 1.62% 3.3%
1974 1.66% 3.15%
1973 1.63% 3.01%
1972 1.6% 2.8%
1971 1.59% 2.49%
1970 1.57% 2.28%
1969 1.55% 2.21%
1968 1.54% 2.18%
1967 1.54% 2.14%
1966 1.54% 2.11%
1965 1.58% 2.09%
1964 1.62% 2.04%
1963 1.66% 2.02%
1962 1.67% 1.97%
1961 1.67% 1.81%

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 Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Argentina Mozambique
Current population
46048053
36941128
Population rank 35/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.56% 0.45%
One net population change
3.33 minutes
31.6 seconds
One birth every
1.04 minutes
25 seconds
One death every
1.51 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +432 +2,730
Annual growth/decline +157,758 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate +0.35% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 16/197
One migration net change every
3.07 hours
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change +2,859 -65,573
Net migration rank 54/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 1,958,039 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 38/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.3% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 102/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Argentina
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Argentina Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,859 - -65,573
2024 - 3,454 - -38,940
2023 154,648 4,133 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 96,673 5,589 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 88,677 314 951,234 -23,103
2020 151,347 292 945,952 -25,864
2019 280,005 5,397 927,581 -49,080
2018 346,031 5,742 903,176 -50,224
2017 375,260 4,931 876,594 -25,043
2016 391,767 5,215 850,430 -43,398
2015 444,161 5,464 824,435 -52,374
2014 450,462 5,794 799,778 -53,625
2013 421,694 5,275 784,641 -57,067
2012 411,540 2,978 763,088 -63,131
2011 448,730 -1,117 741,303 -63,638
2010 441,335 -5,003 719,025 -97,079
2009 439,271 -7,882 693,673 -100,625
2008 442,442 -12,517 654,920 -102,534
2007 402,889 -18,099 610,913 -100,490
2006 424,591 -20,109 586,009 -95,333
2005 428,247 -22,068 570,132 -95,770
2004 417,970 -22,381 554,973 -100,824
2003 410,141 -22,450 540,992 -99,484
2002 424,825 -22,674 529,867 -103,102
2001 430,579 -23,687 519,594 -105,130
2000 437,562 -22,775 506,162 -104,476
1999 444,038 -20,220 491,814 -103,223
1998 440,184 -20,326 474,453 -74,952
1997 450,930 -20,651 461,209 -79,732
1996 458,199 -20,486 442,559 90,975
1995 469,658 -19,815 421,630 108,751
1994 481,958 -18,723 384,821 938,163
1993 474,791 -16,455 369,518 272,829
1992 473,226 -13,201 362,373 -128,960
1991 474,960 -8,537 357,676 -68,644
1990 466,640 15,719 353,290 -127,215
1989 460,991 26,555 348,833 -199,509
1988 455,701 37,594 349,480 -286,247
1987 443,404 40,859 334,438 -441,710
1986 436,760 38,586 332,609 -121,350
1985 428,866 46,889 307,625 -75,642
1984 423,279 47,659 304,524 -70,532
1983 426,145 46,438 324,158 -73,899
1982 431,926 29,616 321,493 -72,852
1981 442,501 16,569 322,207 -58,347
1980 443,732 1,932 349,586 -149,650
1979 449,952 -10,213 331,162 83,699
1978 448,413 -14,665 310,403 95,859
1977 441,647 -14,675 289,193 91,082
1976 422,330 -10,235 273,924 61,326
1975 409,561 -5,293 257,984 59,562
1974 388,107 33,134 240,665 51,238
1973 370,856 38,589 226,847 44,951
1972 357,835 36,050 215,793 35,023
1971 344,889 35,442 211,137 11,297
1970 339,096 38,355 207,385 -18,197
1969 319,108 42,688 202,174 -24,251
1968 312,440 42,014 197,623 -26,872
1967 308,904 39,711 193,044 -27,672
1966 303,981 37,752 189,218 -31,462
1965 304,734 36,083 185,931 -30,538
1964 311,020 34,530 182,334 -35,005
1963 317,041 32,866 180,867 -37,738
1962 316,952 31,449 176,297 -38,504
1961 317,816 26,322 171,236 -40,181
1960 315,943 20,387 165,774 -54,351

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

GeoRank.org/population/argentina/mozambique | 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 Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 1,958,039 residents or 4.3% of the population were not native-born in Argentina, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

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
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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