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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,696,159 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 46,048,053 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 5.3 times bigger than Argentina's.
  • Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 3.5% of the world: 0.56% for Argentina vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.6M people to 46M (16.2% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Argentina vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Argentina Nigeria
2100 38,471,783 481,678,166
2099 38,772,947 481,494,914
2098 39,074,625 481,219,866
2097 39,376,738 480,876,108
2096 39,679,110 480,460,381
2095 39,981,245 479,976,454
2094 40,282,313 479,432,855
2093 40,582,830 478,807,152
2092 40,881,884 478,097,591
2091 41,178,738 477,274,569
2090 41,473,104 476,367,086
2089 41,763,899 475,363,859
2088 42,050,838 474,268,867
2087 42,333,938 473,072,894
2086 42,613,089 471,769,229
2085 42,887,833 470,365,292
2084 43,156,997 468,843,169
2083 43,420,795 467,224,322
2082 43,678,479 465,509,151
2081 43,929,498 463,679,779
2080 44,174,077 461,741,930
2079 44,412,059 459,680,797
2078 44,643,698 457,513,367
2077 44,867,972 455,254,796
2076 45,086,578 452,885,729
2075 45,298,701 450,402,898
2074 45,505,420 447,825,224
2073 45,705,435 445,152,156
2072 45,899,342 442,375,349
2071 46,088,206 439,499,004
2070 46,271,163 436,539,777
2069 46,448,901 433,472,204
2068 46,620,798 430,320,190
2067 46,786,379 427,066,199
2066 46,946,544 423,736,078
2065 47,101,596 420,318,527
2064 47,250,827 416,811,285
2063 47,393,888 413,231,409
2062 47,530,427 409,583,480
2061 47,659,802 405,859,509
2060 47,781,281 402,073,494
2059 47,893,477 398,228,736
2058 47,996,726 394,315,883
2057 48,089,306 390,341,867
2056 48,170,520 386,298,064
2055 48,239,306 382,193,151
2054 48,295,502 378,030,342
2053 48,339,726 373,799,276
2052 48,370,895 369,501,634
2051 48,389,268 365,149,555
2050 48,394,628 360,734,783
2049 48,387,928 356,271,401
2048 48,370,090 351,752,501
2047 48,340,778 347,169,674
2046 48,300,342 342,532,578
2045 48,248,946 337,834,528
2044 48,187,525 333,076,416
2043 48,116,784 328,256,555
2042 48,037,158 323,388,886
2041 47,948,478 318,469,120
2040 47,851,132 313,492,800
2039 47,746,488 308,474,350
2038 47,634,690 303,423,786
2037 47,517,545 298,351,344
2036 47,395,986 293,250,795
2035 47,270,379 288,138,368
2034 47,140,631 283,018,151
2033 47,007,890 277,897,810
2032 46,872,893 272,769,123
2031 46,735,140 267,666,779
2030 46,594,989 262,583,487
2029 46,452,139 257,504,936
2028 46,306,859 252,465,743
2027 46,158,426 247,457,208
2026 46,007,129 242,477,499
2025 45,853,190 237,546,527
2024 45,696,159 232,679,478
2023 45,538,401 227,882,945
2022 45,407,904 223,150,896
2021 45,312,281 218,529,286
2020 45,191,965 213,996,181
2019 44,973,465 209,485,641
2018 44,654,882 204,938,755
2017 44,288,894 200,254,579
2016 43,900,313 195,443,700
2015 43,477,012 190,671,878
2014 43,024,071 185,896,915
2013 42,582,455 181,049,443
2012 42,161,721 176,200,625
2011 41,730,660 171,379,598
2010 41,288,694 166,642,886
2009 40,854,831 162,049,464
2008 40,424,148 157,595,014
2007 40,016,763 153,267,261
2006 39,622,115 149,077,334
2005 39,216,789 145,017,253
2004 38,815,916 141,057,045
2003 38,424,282 137,202,644
2002 38,029,349 133,471,989
2001 37,624,825 129,862,595
2000 37,213,984 126,382,494
1999 36,794,682 123,047,320
1998 36,372,860 119,846,254
1997 35,947,791 116,754,792
1996 35,513,793 113,754,779
1995 35,070,020 110,819,428
1994 34,613,491 107,935,714
1993 34,152,717 105,122,069
1992 33,693,527 102,372,770
1991 33,230,294 99,720,162
1990 32,755,901 97,120,925
1989 32,270,948 94,531,014
1988 31,780,532 92,020,090
1987 31,291,762 89,591,716
1986 30,811,980 87,235,953
1985 30,336,441 84,897,973
1984 29,863,093 82,526,443
1983 29,391,332 80,438,260
1982 28,924,262 78,378,701
1981 28,463,959 76,068,103
1980 28,011,596 73,764,641
1979 27,568,895 71,498,242
1978 27,132,158 69,326,532
1977 26,701,805 67,234,590
1976 26,282,283 65,258,009
1975 25,874,107 63,410,815
1974 25,461,351 61,679,144
1973 25,046,005 60,082,139
1972 24,644,328 58,601,748
1971 24,257,208 57,214,684
1970 23,878,327 55,893,838
1969 23,508,711 54,631,914
1968 23,150,583 53,432,783
1967 22,799,059 52,293,065
1966 22,453,893 51,188,234
1965 22,112,629 50,086,764
1964 21,769,453 49,012,016
1963 21,421,705 47,973,575
1962 21,072,538 46,965,292
1961 20,726,276 45,989,310
1960 20,386,045 45,053,782

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 Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Argentina gained 2,147,740 people (a 4.89% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Argentina was ranked 31st most populous country in 2006 and is 35th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.4M people compared to the peak of 482M people in 2100 for Nigeria.

Population growth rate by year

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Argentina Nigeria
2100 -0.78% 0.04%
2099 -0.77% 0.06%
2098 -0.77% 0.07%
2097 -0.76% 0.09%
2096 -0.76% 0.1%
2095 -0.75% 0.11%
2094 -0.74% 0.13%
2093 -0.73% 0.15%
2092 -0.72% 0.17%
2091 -0.71% 0.19%
2090 -0.7% 0.21%
2089 -0.68% 0.23%
2088 -0.67% 0.25%
2087 -0.66% 0.28%
2086 -0.64% 0.3%
2085 -0.62% 0.32%
2084 -0.61% 0.35%
2083 -0.59% 0.37%
2082 -0.57% 0.39%
2081 -0.55% 0.42%
2080 -0.54% 0.45%
2079 -0.52% 0.47%
2078 -0.5% 0.5%
2077 -0.48% 0.52%
2076 -0.47% 0.55%
2075 -0.45% 0.58%
2074 -0.44% 0.6%
2073 -0.42% 0.63%
2072 -0.41% 0.65%
2071 -0.4% 0.68%
2070 -0.38% 0.71%
2069 -0.37% 0.73%
2068 -0.35% 0.76%
2067 -0.34% 0.79%
2066 -0.33% 0.81%
2065 -0.32% 0.84%
2064 -0.3% 0.87%
2063 -0.29% 0.89%
2062 -0.27% 0.92%
2061 -0.25% 0.94%
2060 -0.23% 0.97%
2059 -0.22% 0.99%
2058 -0.19% 1.02%
2057 -0.17% 1.05%
2056 -0.14% 1.07%
2055 -0.12% 1.1%
2054 -0.09% 1.13%
2053 -0.06% 1.16%
2052 -0.04% 1.19%
2051 -0.01% 1.22%
2050 0.01% 1.25%
2049 0.04% 1.28%
2048 0.06% 1.32%
2047 0.08% 1.35%
2046 0.11% 1.39%
2045 0.13% 1.43%
2044 0.15% 1.47%
2043 0.17% 1.51%
2042 0.18% 1.54%
2041 0.2% 1.59%
2040 0.22% 1.63%
2039 0.23% 1.66%
2038 0.25% 1.7%
2037 0.26% 1.74%
2036 0.27% 1.77%
2035 0.28% 1.81%
2034 0.28% 1.84%
2033 0.29% 1.88%
2032 0.29% 1.91%
2031 0.3% 1.94%
2030 0.31% 1.97%
2029 0.31% 2%
2028 0.32% 2.02%
2027 0.33% 2.05%
2026 0.34% 2.08%
2025 0.34% 2.09%
2024 0.35% 2.1%
2023 0.29% 2.12%
2022 0.21% 2.11%
2021 0.27% 2.12%
2020 0.49% 2.15%
2019 0.71% 2.22%
2018 0.83% 2.34%
2017 0.89% 2.46%
2016 0.97% 2.5%
2015 1.05% 2.57%
2014 1.04% 2.68%
2013 1% 2.75%
2012 1.03% 2.81%
2011 1.07% 2.84%
2010 1.06% 2.83%
2009 1.07% 2.83%
2008 1.02% 2.82%
2007 1% 2.81%
2006 1.03% 2.8%
2005 1.03% 2.81%
2004 1.02% 2.81%
2003 1.04% 2.8%
2002 1.08% 2.78%
2001 1.1% 2.75%
2000 1.14% 2.71%
1999 1.16% 2.67%
1998 1.18% 2.65%
1997 1.22% 2.64%
1996 1.27% 2.65%
1995 1.32% 2.67%
1994 1.35% 2.68%
1993 1.36% 2.69%
1992 1.39% 2.66%
1991 1.45% 2.68%
1990 1.5% 2.74%
1989 1.54% 2.73%
1988 1.56% 2.71%
1987 1.56% 2.7%
1986 1.57% 2.75%
1985 1.59% 2.87%
1984 1.61% 2.6%
1983 1.61% 2.63%
1982 1.62% 3.04%
1981 1.61% 3.12%
1980 1.61% 3.17%
1979 1.61% 3.13%
1978 1.61% 3.11%
1977 1.6% 3.03%
1976 1.58% 2.91%
1975 1.62% 2.81%
1974 1.66% 2.66%
1973 1.63% 2.53%
1972 1.6% 2.42%
1971 1.59% 2.36%
1970 1.57% 2.31%
1969 1.55% 2.24%
1968 1.54% 2.18%
1967 1.54% 2.16%
1966 1.54% 2.2%
1965 1.58% 2.19%
1964 1.62% 2.16%
1963 1.66% 2.15%
1962 1.67% 2.12%
1961 1.67% 2.08%

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 Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Argentina Nigeria
Current population
46048053
243824469
Population rank 35/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.56% 2.94%
One net population change
3.33 minutes
6.58 seconds
One birth every
1.04 minutes
4.2 seconds
One death every
1.51 minutes
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +432 +13,141
Annual growth/decline +157,758 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate +0.35% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 48/197
One migration net change every
3.07 hours
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change +2,859 -15,258
Net migration rank 54/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 1,958,039 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 38/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.3% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 102/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Argentina
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Argentina Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,859 - -15,258
2024 - 3,454 - -35,202
2023 154,648 4,133 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 96,673 5,589 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 88,677 314 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 151,347 292 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 280,005 5,397 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 346,031 5,742 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 375,260 4,931 4,706,183 78,685
2016 391,767 5,215 4,761,594 75,265
2015 444,161 5,464 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 450,462 5,794 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 421,694 5,275 4,811,751 40,201
2012 411,540 2,978 4,774,508 71,138
2011 448,730 -1,117 4,728,363 67,808
2010 441,335 -5,003 4,629,173 47,966
2009 439,271 -7,882 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 442,442 -12,517 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 402,889 -18,099 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 424,591 -20,109 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 428,247 -22,068 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 417,970 -22,381 3,877,376 46,370
2003 410,141 -22,450 3,751,120 33,857
2002 424,825 -22,674 3,606,814 69,594
2001 430,579 -23,687 3,478,370 64,163
2000 437,562 -22,775 3,343,196 74,535
1999 444,038 -20,220 3,155,425 97,195
1998 440,184 -20,326 3,003,946 145,575
1997 450,930 -20,651 2,936,500 96,885
1996 458,199 -20,486 2,882,205 84,448
1995 469,658 -19,815 2,830,771 73,243
1994 481,958 -18,723 2,735,198 128,134
1993 474,791 -16,455 2,673,675 90,200
1992 473,226 -13,201 2,596,173 138,412
1991 474,960 -8,537 2,527,807 42,760
1990 466,640 15,719 2,491,928 135,959
1989 460,991 26,555 2,452,324 99,588
1988 455,701 37,594 2,376,419 93,510
1987 443,404 40,859 2,322,397 64,418
1986 436,760 38,586 2,295,003 29,682
1985 428,866 46,889 2,289,784 61,514
1984 423,279 47,659 2,278,060 113,758
1983 426,145 46,438 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 431,926 29,616 2,233,401 101,116
1981 442,501 16,569 2,179,884 106,723
1980 443,732 1,932 2,121,618 198,672
1979 449,952 -10,213 2,074,807 137,721
1978 448,413 -14,665 2,019,621 111,258
1977 441,647 -14,675 1,923,917 129,075
1976 422,330 -10,235 1,827,289 72,889
1975 409,561 -5,293 1,718,623 75,603
1974 388,107 33,134 1,624,813 44,281
1973 370,856 38,589 1,525,485 -618
1972 357,835 36,050 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 344,889 35,442 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 339,096 38,355 1,295,507 7,953
1969 319,108 42,688 1,213,484 6,912
1968 312,440 42,014 1,168,254 9,615
1967 308,904 39,711 1,082,884 18,683
1966 303,981 37,752 1,095,582 12,513
1965 304,734 36,083 1,061,840 32,988
1964 311,020 34,530 1,028,272 26,411
1963 317,041 32,866 995,116 27,115
1962 316,952 31,449 966,452 27,906
1961 317,816 26,322 932,111 25,515
1960 315,943 20,387 901,301 12,131

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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people).

As of 2024, 1,958,039 residents or 4.3% of the population were not native-born in Argentina, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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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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