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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,696,159 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 46,048,053 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 5.65 times bigger than Argentina's.
  • Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.7% of the world: 0.56% for Argentina vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.6M people to 46M (16.2% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Argentina vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Argentina Pakistan
2100 38,471,783 514,531,704
2099 38,772,947 513,655,674
2098 39,074,625 512,727,636
2097 39,376,738 511,735,790
2096 39,679,110 510,636,755
2095 39,981,245 509,437,875
2094 40,282,313 508,130,071
2093 40,582,830 506,765,644
2092 40,881,884 505,327,656
2091 41,178,738 503,824,444
2090 41,473,104 502,264,268
2089 41,763,899 500,660,501
2088 42,050,838 498,935,983
2087 42,333,938 497,190,466
2086 42,613,089 495,313,036
2085 42,887,833 493,366,305
2084 43,156,997 491,354,778
2083 43,420,795 489,225,193
2082 43,678,479 486,984,952
2081 43,929,498 484,673,501
2080 44,174,077 482,257,479
2079 44,412,059 479,813,404
2078 44,643,698 477,277,836
2077 44,867,972 474,593,860
2076 45,086,578 471,779,348
2075 45,298,701 468,855,468
2074 45,505,420 465,875,137
2073 45,705,435 462,811,079
2072 45,899,342 459,656,523
2071 46,088,206 456,423,506
2070 46,271,163 453,095,985
2069 46,448,901 449,655,599
2068 46,620,798 446,126,774
2067 46,786,379 442,540,629
2066 46,946,544 438,879,326
2065 47,101,596 435,169,856
2064 47,250,827 431,394,393
2063 47,393,888 427,575,887
2062 47,530,427 423,636,352
2061 47,659,802 419,672,017
2060 47,781,281 415,638,125
2059 47,893,477 411,576,344
2058 47,996,726 407,429,129
2057 48,089,306 403,233,874
2056 48,170,520 398,948,355
2055 48,239,306 394,645,693
2054 48,295,502 390,303,954
2053 48,339,726 385,922,748
2052 48,370,895 381,488,696
2051 48,389,268 377,018,239
2050 48,394,628 372,476,884
2049 48,387,928 367,909,407
2048 48,370,090 363,310,560
2047 48,340,778 358,659,474
2046 48,300,342 353,929,775
2045 48,248,946 349,156,085
2044 48,187,525 344,371,692
2043 48,116,784 339,561,029
2042 48,037,158 334,731,546
2041 47,948,478 329,875,686
2040 47,851,132 325,039,429
2039 47,746,488 320,137,108
2038 47,634,690 315,207,413
2037 47,517,545 310,312,684
2036 47,395,986 305,408,418
2035 47,270,379 300,541,523
2034 47,140,631 295,686,893
2033 47,007,890 290,851,174
2032 46,872,893 286,070,650
2031 46,735,140 281,351,929
2030 46,594,989 276,708,987
2029 46,452,139 272,189,955
2028 46,306,859 267,728,673
2027 46,158,426 263,390,059
2026 46,007,129 259,231,214
2025 45,853,190 255,166,301
2024 45,696,159 251,269,164
2023 45,538,401 247,504,495
2022 45,407,904 243,700,667
2021 45,312,281 239,477,801
2020 45,191,965 235,001,746
2019 44,973,465 230,800,899
2018 44,654,882 226,928,892
2017 44,288,894 223,273,967
2016 43,900,313 220,138,869
2015 43,477,012 217,290,883
2014 43,024,071 214,264,647
2013 42,582,455 211,073,978
2012 42,161,721 207,667,125
2011 41,730,660 203,746,065
2010 41,288,694 199,239,047
2009 40,854,831 194,376,534
2008 40,424,148 189,499,113
2007 40,016,763 184,493,231
2006 39,622,115 179,682,690
2005 39,216,789 175,453,212
2004 38,815,916 171,286,000
2003 38,424,282 167,110,248
2002 38,029,349 163,222,549
2001 37,624,825 159,270,907
2000 37,213,984 154,879,127
1999 36,794,682 150,565,377
1998 36,372,860 146,522,356
1997 35,947,791 142,531,804
1996 35,513,793 138,557,092
1995 35,070,020 134,582,253
1994 34,613,491 130,748,083
1993 34,152,717 127,020,117
1992 33,693,527 123,546,848
1991 33,230,294 120,060,406
1990 32,755,901 116,155,576
1989 32,270,948 112,336,629
1988 31,780,532 108,724,739
1987 31,291,762 105,130,717
1986 30,811,980 101,606,764
1985 30,336,441 98,229,285
1984 29,863,093 95,164,936
1983 29,391,332 92,227,711
1982 28,924,262 89,089,246
1981 28,463,959 85,802,049
1980 28,011,596 82,291,010
1979 27,568,895 78,997,039
1978 27,132,158 76,307,379
1977 26,701,805 73,901,827
1976 26,282,283 71,620,254
1975 25,874,107 69,461,175
1974 25,461,351 67,415,487
1973 25,046,005 65,461,912
1972 24,644,328 63,583,194
1971 24,257,208 61,847,899
1970 23,878,327 60,166,719
1969 23,508,711 58,460,939
1968 23,150,583 56,810,507
1967 22,799,059 55,214,768
1966 22,453,893 53,678,667
1965 22,112,629 52,209,010
1964 21,769,453 50,799,999
1963 21,421,705 49,447,776
1962 21,072,538 48,156,128
1961 20,726,276 46,921,277
1960 20,386,045 45,709,310

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 Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Argentina gained 2,147,740 people (a 4.89% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Argentina was ranked 31st most populous country in 2006 and is 35th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.4M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Argentina Pakistan
2100 -0.78% 0.17%
2099 -0.77% 0.18%
2098 -0.77% 0.19%
2097 -0.76% 0.22%
2096 -0.76% 0.24%
2095 -0.75% 0.26%
2094 -0.74% 0.27%
2093 -0.73% 0.28%
2092 -0.72% 0.3%
2091 -0.71% 0.31%
2090 -0.7% 0.32%
2089 -0.68% 0.35%
2088 -0.67% 0.35%
2087 -0.66% 0.38%
2086 -0.64% 0.39%
2085 -0.62% 0.41%
2084 -0.61% 0.44%
2083 -0.59% 0.46%
2082 -0.57% 0.48%
2081 -0.55% 0.5%
2080 -0.54% 0.51%
2079 -0.52% 0.53%
2078 -0.5% 0.57%
2077 -0.48% 0.6%
2076 -0.47% 0.62%
2075 -0.45% 0.64%
2074 -0.44% 0.66%
2073 -0.42% 0.69%
2072 -0.41% 0.71%
2071 -0.4% 0.73%
2070 -0.38% 0.77%
2069 -0.37% 0.79%
2068 -0.35% 0.81%
2067 -0.34% 0.83%
2066 -0.33% 0.85%
2065 -0.32% 0.88%
2064 -0.3% 0.89%
2063 -0.29% 0.93%
2062 -0.27% 0.94%
2061 -0.25% 0.97%
2060 -0.23% 0.99%
2059 -0.22% 1.02%
2058 -0.19% 1.04%
2057 -0.17% 1.07%
2056 -0.14% 1.09%
2055 -0.12% 1.11%
2054 -0.09% 1.14%
2053 -0.06% 1.16%
2052 -0.04% 1.19%
2051 -0.01% 1.22%
2050 0.01% 1.24%
2049 0.04% 1.27%
2048 0.06% 1.3%
2047 0.08% 1.34%
2046 0.11% 1.37%
2045 0.13% 1.39%
2044 0.15% 1.42%
2043 0.17% 1.44%
2042 0.18% 1.47%
2041 0.2% 1.49%
2040 0.22% 1.53%
2039 0.23% 1.56%
2038 0.25% 1.58%
2037 0.26% 1.61%
2036 0.27% 1.62%
2035 0.28% 1.64%
2034 0.28% 1.66%
2033 0.29% 1.67%
2032 0.29% 1.68%
2031 0.3% 1.68%
2030 0.31% 1.66%
2029 0.31% 1.67%
2028 0.32% 1.65%
2027 0.33% 1.6%
2026 0.34% 1.59%
2025 0.34% 1.55%
2024 0.35% 1.52%
2023 0.29% 1.56%
2022 0.21% 1.76%
2021 0.27% 1.9%
2020 0.49% 1.82%
2019 0.71% 1.71%
2018 0.83% 1.64%
2017 0.89% 1.42%
2016 0.97% 1.31%
2015 1.05% 1.41%
2014 1.04% 1.51%
2013 1% 1.64%
2012 1.03% 1.92%
2011 1.07% 2.26%
2010 1.06% 2.5%
2009 1.07% 2.57%
2008 1.02% 2.71%
2007 1% 2.68%
2006 1.03% 2.41%
2005 1.03% 2.43%
2004 1.02% 2.5%
2003 1.04% 2.38%
2002 1.08% 2.48%
2001 1.1% 2.84%
2000 1.14% 2.87%
1999 1.16% 2.76%
1998 1.18% 2.8%
1997 1.22% 2.87%
1996 1.27% 2.95%
1995 1.32% 2.93%
1994 1.35% 2.93%
1993 1.36% 2.81%
1992 1.39% 2.9%
1991 1.45% 3.36%
1990 1.5% 3.4%
1989 1.54% 3.32%
1988 1.56% 3.42%
1987 1.56% 3.47%
1986 1.57% 3.44%
1985 1.59% 3.22%
1984 1.61% 3.18%
1983 1.61% 3.52%
1982 1.62% 3.83%
1981 1.61% 4.27%
1980 1.61% 4.17%
1979 1.61% 3.52%
1978 1.61% 3.26%
1977 1.6% 3.19%
1976 1.58% 3.11%
1975 1.62% 3.03%
1974 1.66% 2.98%
1973 1.63% 2.95%
1972 1.6% 2.81%
1971 1.59% 2.79%
1970 1.57% 2.92%
1969 1.55% 2.91%
1968 1.54% 2.89%
1967 1.54% 2.86%
1966 1.54% 2.81%
1965 1.58% 2.77%
1964 1.62% 2.73%
1963 1.66% 2.68%
1962 1.67% 2.63%
1961 1.67% 2.65%

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 Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Argentina Pakistan
Current population
46048053
260356147
Population rank 35/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.56% 3.14%
One net population change
3.33 minutes
8.38 seconds
One birth every
1.04 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
1.51 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +432 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +157,758 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +0.35% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 70/197
One migration net change every
3.07 hours
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change +2,859 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 54/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 1,958,039 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 38/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.3% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 102/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Argentina
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Argentina Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,859 - -1,235,336
2024 - 3,454 - -1,401,173
2023 154,648 4,133 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 96,673 5,589 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 88,677 314 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 151,347 292 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 280,005 5,397 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 346,031 5,742 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 375,260 4,931 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 391,767 5,215 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 444,161 5,464 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 450,462 5,794 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 421,694 5,275 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 411,540 2,978 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 448,730 -1,117 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 441,335 -5,003 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 439,271 -7,882 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 442,442 -12,517 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 402,889 -18,099 4,690,187 576,349
2006 424,591 -20,109 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 428,247 -22,068 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 417,970 -22,381 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 410,141 -22,450 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 424,825 -22,674 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 430,579 -23,687 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 437,562 -22,775 4,281,169 252,869
1999 444,038 -20,220 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 440,184 -20,326 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 450,930 -20,651 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 458,199 -20,486 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 469,658 -19,815 3,977,175 11,534
1994 481,958 -18,723 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 474,791 -16,455 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 473,226 -13,201 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 474,960 -8,537 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 466,640 15,719 3,731,730 275,242
1989 460,991 26,555 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 455,701 37,594 3,554,755 38,139
1987 443,404 40,859 3,448,813 146,364
1986 436,760 38,586 3,341,643 111,045
1985 428,866 46,889 3,233,315 68,860
1984 423,279 47,659 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 426,145 46,438 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 431,926 29,616 2,934,689 294,252
1981 442,501 16,569 2,790,454 555,032
1980 443,732 1,932 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 449,952 -10,213 2,461,311 450,003
1978 448,413 -14,665 2,356,601 111,386
1977 441,647 -14,675 2,257,849 85,250
1976 422,330 -10,235 2,171,812 48,238
1975 409,561 -5,293 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 388,107 33,134 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 370,856 38,589 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 357,835 36,050 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 344,889 35,442 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 339,096 38,355 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 319,108 42,688 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 312,440 42,014 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 308,904 39,711 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 303,981 37,752 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 304,734 36,083 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 311,020 34,530 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 317,041 32,866 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 316,952 31,449 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 317,816 26,322 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 315,943 20,387 1,217,147 0

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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 1,958,039 residents or 4.3% of the population were not native-born in Argentina, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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