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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,696,159 in 2024 vs 11,947 people in Nauru in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 46,048,053 people compared to 12,125 in Nauru.

Population statistics:

  • Argentina's population is 3,798 times bigger than Nauru's.
  • Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while Nauru is the 195th.
  • The countries together account for 0.56% of the world: 0.56% for Argentina vs 0.0001% for Nauru.
  • For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +1.17% in Nauru.
  • Since 2006, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.6M people to 46M (16.2% growth), while Nauru has grown from 10K to 12.1K (20.8% growth).

Argentina vs Nauru: population by year and forecast

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Nauru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Argentina Nauru
2100 38,471,783 20,717
2099 38,772,947 20,686
2098 39,074,625 20,645
2097 39,376,738 20,605
2096 39,679,110 20,570
2095 39,981,245 20,535
2094 40,282,313 20,488
2093 40,582,830 20,432
2092 40,881,884 20,386
2091 41,178,738 20,341
2090 41,473,104 20,285
2089 41,763,899 20,219
2088 42,050,838 20,152
2087 42,333,938 20,096
2086 42,613,089 20,028
2085 42,887,833 19,959
2084 43,156,997 19,880
2083 43,420,795 19,796
2082 43,678,479 19,709
2081 43,929,498 19,611
2080 44,174,077 19,525
2079 44,412,059 19,420
2078 44,643,698 19,312
2077 44,867,972 19,206
2076 45,086,578 19,098
2075 45,298,701 18,986
2074 45,505,420 18,874
2073 45,705,435 18,758
2072 45,899,342 18,638
2071 46,088,206 18,535
2070 46,271,163 18,396
2069 46,448,901 18,289
2068 46,620,798 18,168
2067 46,786,379 18,025
2066 46,946,544 17,903
2065 47,101,596 17,777
2064 47,250,827 17,649
2063 47,393,888 17,524
2062 47,530,427 17,402
2061 47,659,802 17,267
2060 47,781,281 17,137
2059 47,893,477 17,013
2058 47,996,726 16,882
2057 48,089,306 16,752
2056 48,170,520 16,612
2055 48,239,306 16,472
2054 48,295,502 16,335
2053 48,339,726 16,193
2052 48,370,895 16,049
2051 48,389,268 15,888
2050 48,394,628 15,738
2049 48,387,928 15,572
2048 48,370,090 15,412
2047 48,340,778 15,241
2046 48,300,342 15,064
2045 48,248,946 14,895
2044 48,187,525 14,718
2043 48,116,784 14,546
2042 48,037,158 14,363
2041 47,948,478 14,180
2040 47,851,132 13,996
2039 47,746,488 13,827
2038 47,634,690 13,672
2037 47,517,545 13,513
2036 47,395,986 13,363
2035 47,270,379 13,196
2034 47,140,631 13,040
2033 47,007,890 12,894
2032 46,872,893 12,758
2031 46,735,140 12,625
2030 46,594,989 12,504
2029 46,452,139 12,386
2028 46,306,859 12,292
2027 46,158,426 12,182
2026 46,007,129 12,105
2025 45,853,190 12,030
2024 45,696,159 11,947
2023 45,538,401 11,875
2022 45,407,904 11,801
2021 45,312,281 11,709
2020 45,191,965 11,643
2019 44,973,465 11,587
2018 44,654,882 11,477
2017 44,288,894 11,324
2016 43,900,313 11,150
2015 43,477,012 10,954
2014 43,024,071 10,742
2013 42,582,455 10,517
2012 42,161,721 10,267
2011 41,730,660 10,098
2010 41,288,694 10,043
2009 40,854,831 10,016
2008 40,424,148 10,009
2007 40,016,763 10,020
2006 39,622,115 10,034
2005 39,216,789 10,049
2004 38,815,916 10,060
2003 38,424,282 10,059
2002 38,029,349 10,082
2001 37,624,825 10,130
2000 37,213,984 10,168
1999 36,794,682 10,187
1998 36,372,860 10,198
1997 35,947,791 10,197
1996 35,513,793 10,183
1995 35,070,020 10,165
1994 34,613,491 10,137
1993 34,152,717 10,102
1992 33,693,527 10,021
1991 33,230,294 9,850
1990 32,755,901 9,622
1989 32,270,948 9,390
1988 31,780,532 9,165
1987 31,291,762 8,946
1986 30,811,980 8,742
1985 30,336,441 8,551
1984 29,863,093 8,377
1983 29,391,332 8,216
1982 28,924,262 8,040
1981 28,463,959 7,839
1980 28,011,596 7,649
1979 27,568,895 7,468
1978 27,132,158 7,298
1977 26,701,805 7,163
1976 26,282,283 7,064
1975 25,874,107 6,987
1974 25,461,351 6,923
1973 25,046,005 6,866
1972 24,644,328 6,812
1971 24,257,208 6,762
1970 23,878,327 6,710
1969 23,508,711 6,581
1968 23,150,583 6,328
1967 22,799,059 6,135
1966 22,453,893 6,043
1965 22,112,629 5,832
1964 21,769,453 5,515
1963 21,421,705 5,226
1962 21,072,538 4,979
1961 20,726,276 4,774
1960 20,386,045 4,607

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 Nauru gained 1,116 people (a 11.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Argentina gained 2,147,740 people (a 4.89% growth), while Nauru's population increased by 975 people (a 8.74% growth).

Argentina was ranked 31st most populous country in 2006 and is 35th in 2026. Nauru was ranked 196th in 2006 and ranked 195th 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 Nauru will increase by 29.8% to 15,738 people and rank change from 195th to 194th.

Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.4M people compared to the peak of 20.7K people in 2100 for Nauru.

Population growth rate by year

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Nauru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Argentina Nauru
2100 -0.78% 0.15%
2099 -0.77% 0.2%
2098 -0.77% 0.19%
2097 -0.76% 0.17%
2096 -0.76% 0.17%
2095 -0.75% 0.23%
2094 -0.74% 0.27%
2093 -0.73% 0.23%
2092 -0.72% 0.22%
2091 -0.71% 0.28%
2090 -0.7% 0.33%
2089 -0.68% 0.33%
2088 -0.67% 0.28%
2087 -0.66% 0.34%
2086 -0.64% 0.35%
2085 -0.62% 0.39%
2084 -0.61% 0.43%
2083 -0.59% 0.44%
2082 -0.57% 0.5%
2081 -0.55% 0.44%
2080 -0.54% 0.54%
2079 -0.52% 0.56%
2078 -0.5% 0.55%
2077 -0.48% 0.57%
2076 -0.47% 0.59%
2075 -0.45% 0.6%
2074 -0.44% 0.62%
2073 -0.42% 0.65%
2072 -0.41% 0.56%
2071 -0.4% 0.75%
2070 -0.38% 0.59%
2069 -0.37% 0.66%
2068 -0.35% 0.8%
2067 -0.34% 0.68%
2066 -0.33% 0.71%
2065 -0.32% 0.73%
2064 -0.3% 0.71%
2063 -0.29% 0.7%
2062 -0.27% 0.78%
2061 -0.25% 0.76%
2060 -0.23% 0.73%
2059 -0.22% 0.78%
2058 -0.19% 0.77%
2057 -0.17% 0.85%
2056 -0.14% 0.85%
2055 -0.12% 0.84%
2054 -0.09% 0.87%
2053 -0.06% 0.9%
2052 -0.04% 1.01%
2051 -0.01% 0.96%
2050 0.01% 1.06%
2049 0.04% 1.04%
2048 0.06% 1.12%
2047 0.08% 1.17%
2046 0.11% 1.14%
2045 0.13% 1.2%
2044 0.15% 1.19%
2043 0.17% 1.27%
2042 0.18% 1.29%
2041 0.2% 1.32%
2040 0.22% 1.22%
2039 0.23% 1.14%
2038 0.25% 1.17%
2037 0.26% 1.12%
2036 0.27% 1.27%
2035 0.28% 1.19%
2034 0.28% 1.14%
2033 0.29% 1.06%
2032 0.29% 1.06%
2031 0.3% 0.96%
2030 0.31% 0.96%
2029 0.31% 0.77%
2028 0.32% 0.9%
2027 0.33% 0.64%
2026 0.34% 0.63%
2025 0.34% 0.7%
2024 0.35% 0.61%
2023 0.29% 0.63%
2022 0.21% 0.79%
2021 0.27% 0.57%
2020 0.49% 0.48%
2019 0.71% 0.96%
2018 0.83% 1.35%
2017 0.89% 1.56%
2016 0.97% 1.79%
2015 1.05% 1.97%
2014 1.04% 2.14%
2013 1% 2.43%
2012 1.03% 1.67%
2011 1.07% 0.55%
2010 1.06% 0.27%
2009 1.07% 0.07%
2008 1.02% -0.11%
2007 1% -0.14%
2006 1.03% -0.15%
2005 1.03% -0.11%
2004 1.02% 0.01%
2003 1.04% -0.23%
2002 1.08% -0.47%
2001 1.1% -0.37%
2000 1.14% -0.19%
1999 1.16% -0.11%
1998 1.18% 0.01%
1997 1.22% 0.14%
1996 1.27% 0.18%
1995 1.32% 0.28%
1994 1.35% 0.35%
1993 1.36% 0.81%
1992 1.39% 1.74%
1991 1.45% 2.37%
1990 1.5% 2.47%
1989 1.54% 2.45%
1988 1.56% 2.45%
1987 1.56% 2.33%
1986 1.57% 2.23%
1985 1.59% 2.08%
1984 1.61% 1.96%
1983 1.61% 2.19%
1982 1.62% 2.56%
1981 1.61% 2.48%
1980 1.61% 2.42%
1979 1.61% 2.33%
1978 1.61% 1.88%
1977 1.6% 1.4%
1976 1.58% 1.1%
1975 1.62% 0.92%
1974 1.66% 0.83%
1973 1.63% 0.79%
1972 1.6% 0.74%
1971 1.59% 0.77%
1970 1.57% 1.96%
1969 1.55% 4%
1968 1.54% 3.15%
1967 1.54% 1.52%
1966 1.54% 3.62%
1965 1.58% 5.75%
1964 1.62% 5.53%
1963 1.66% 4.96%
1962 1.67% 4.29%
1961 1.67% 3.62%

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 Nauru's population grew by 0.61%.

Live population counters

Argentina Nauru
Current population
46048053
12125
Population rank 35/197 195/197
Percent of world population 0.56% 0.0001%
One net population change
3.33 minutes
5.07 days
One birth every
1.04 minutes
1.21 days
One death every
1.51 minutes
4.1 days
Daily growth/decline +432 +0
Annual growth/decline +157,758 +72
Annual growth/decline rate +0.35% +0.61%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 126/197
One migration net change every
3.07 hours
3 days
Annual migration change +2,859 -122
Net migration rank 54/196 82/196
Foreign-born residents 1,958,039 2,548
Foreign-born residents rank 38/195 191/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.3% 21.3%
Foreign-born share rank 102/195 29/195

Natural population change vs migration

Argentina
Natural

Migration
Nauru
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Argentina Nauru
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,859 - -122
2024 - 3,454 - -121
2023 154,648 4,133 213 -148
2022 96,673 5,589 226 -144
2021 88,677 314 236 -137
2020 151,347 292 246 -214
2019 280,005 5,397 255 -171
2018 346,031 5,742 265 -131
2017 375,260 4,931 279 -115
2016 391,767 5,215 289 -105
2015 444,161 5,464 291 -86
2014 450,462 5,794 290 -69
2013 421,694 5,275 291 -53
2012 411,540 2,978 292 -38
2011 448,730 -1,117 291 -206
2010 441,335 -5,003 281 -246
2009 439,271 -7,882 261 -249
2008 442,442 -12,517 240 -243
2007 402,889 -18,099 222 -235
2006 424,591 -20,109 209 -224
2005 428,247 -22,068 204 -217
2004 417,970 -22,381 202 -210
2003 410,141 -22,450 201 -199
2002 424,825 -22,674 200 -247
2001 430,579 -23,687 203 -252
2000 437,562 -22,775 207 -236
1999 444,038 -20,220 212 -227
1998 440,184 -20,326 214 -217
1997 450,930 -20,651 218 -209
1996 458,199 -20,486 221 -204
1995 469,658 -19,815 225 -201
1994 481,958 -18,723 229 -196
1993 474,791 -16,455 235 -194
1992 473,226 -13,201 237 -121
1991 474,960 -8,537 225 0
1990 466,640 15,719 214 20
1989 460,991 26,555 204 24
1988 455,701 37,594 195 29
1987 443,404 40,859 186 27
1986 436,760 38,586 178 21
1985 428,866 46,889 171 8
1984 423,279 47,659 166 -2
1983 426,145 46,438 163 -5
1982 431,926 29,616 162 30
1981 442,501 16,569 157 44
1980 443,732 1,932 145 44
1979 449,952 -10,213 130 48
1978 448,413 -14,665 111 40
1977 441,647 -14,675 89 32
1976 422,330 -10,235 79 0
1975 409,561 -5,293 70 0
1974 388,107 33,134 63 0
1973 370,856 38,589 57 0
1972 357,835 36,050 53 0
1971 344,889 35,442 50 0
1970 339,096 38,355 49 0
1969 319,108 42,688 71 132
1968 312,440 42,014 116 180
1967 308,904 39,711 117 -28
1966 303,981 37,752 123 -32
1965 304,734 36,083 113 218
1964 311,020 34,530 100 203
1963 317,041 32,866 88 181
1962 316,952 31,449 75 158
1961 317,816 26,322 70 120
1960 315,943 20,387 72 76

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 Nauru 66.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,590 people) and 33.8% is from migration (a loss of 1,320 people).

As of 2024, 1,958,039 residents or 4.3% of the population were not native-born in Argentina, compared to 2,548 people or 21.3% in Nauru.

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
Nauru
City Population
Yaren 747

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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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