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Population in Argentina compared to Papua New Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,851,378 in 2025 vs 10,762,817 people in Papua New Guinea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 46,083,022 people compared to 11,045,681 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Argentina's population is 4.17 times bigger than Papua New Guinea's.
  • Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
  • The countries together account for 0.69% of the world: 0.55% for Argentina vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.58% per year vs +2.14% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.6M people to 46.1M (16.3% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.7% growth).

Argentina vs Papua New Guinea: population by year and forecast

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Argentina Papua New Guinea
2100 38,470,262 18,798,240
2099 38,771,415 18,786,145
2098 39,073,080 18,772,372
2097 39,375,182 18,755,008
2096 39,677,541 18,733,822
2095 39,979,665 18,710,340
2094 40,280,721 18,683,383
2093 40,581,226 18,654,365
2092 40,880,268 18,621,911
2091 41,177,110 18,586,147
2090 41,471,465 18,545,656
2089 41,762,248 18,506,626
2088 42,049,176 18,464,999
2087 42,332,265 18,420,558
2086 42,611,405 18,372,233
2085 42,886,138 18,321,842
2084 43,155,291 18,270,605
2083 43,419,078 18,214,932
2082 43,676,752 18,159,412
2081 43,927,762 18,100,531
2080 44,172,331 18,035,268
2079 44,410,304 17,972,052
2078 44,641,934 17,904,957
2077 44,866,199 17,837,082
2076 45,084,796 17,768,107
2075 45,296,910 17,695,759
2074 45,503,622 17,621,390
2073 45,703,629 17,544,490
2072 45,897,528 17,463,028
2071 46,086,384 17,377,995
2070 46,269,334 17,291,519
2069 46,447,065 17,201,936
2068 46,618,955 17,108,606
2067 46,784,529 17,011,562
2066 46,944,689 16,911,929
2065 47,099,735 16,809,460
2064 47,248,960 16,705,205
2063 47,392,014 16,600,853
2062 47,528,548 16,493,872
2061 47,657,918 16,383,508
2060 47,779,392 16,267,162
2059 47,891,584 16,149,265
2058 47,994,829 16,029,360
2057 48,087,406 15,906,350
2056 48,168,616 15,781,247
2055 48,237,399 15,653,296
2054 48,293,593 15,519,925
2053 48,337,815 15,386,054
2052 48,368,984 15,247,553
2051 48,387,355 15,107,257
2050 48,392,715 14,965,427
2049 48,386,015 14,818,793
2048 48,368,178 14,670,417
2047 48,338,867 14,519,915
2046 48,298,433 14,367,141
2045 48,247,039 14,210,639
2044 48,185,620 14,053,122
2043 48,114,882 13,894,884
2042 48,035,259 13,735,841
2041 47,946,583 13,574,567
2040 47,849,241 13,410,615
2039 47,744,601 13,244,740
2038 47,632,807 13,076,640
2037 47,515,667 12,907,059
2036 47,394,113 12,735,582
2035 47,268,510 12,563,938
2034 47,138,768 12,389,907
2033 47,006,032 12,215,713
2032 46,871,040 12,039,848
2031 46,733,292 11,862,856
2030 46,593,148 11,683,177
2029 46,450,303 11,502,504
2028 46,305,029 11,320,226
2027 46,156,602 11,136,100
2026 46,005,310 10,950,183
2025 45,851,378 10,762,817
2024 45,696,159 10,576,502
2023 45,538,401 10,389,635
2022 45,407,904 10,203,169
2021 45,312,281 10,012,896
2020 45,191,965 9,815,746
2019 44,973,465 9,609,010
2018 44,654,882 9,394,513
2017 44,288,894 9,178,714
2016 43,900,313 8,961,718
2015 43,477,012 8,743,246
2014 43,024,071 8,523,441
2013 42,582,455 8,302,698
2012 42,161,721 8,081,390
2011 41,730,660 7,859,346
2010 41,288,694 7,633,523
2009 40,854,831 7,406,438
2008 40,424,148 7,183,002
2007 40,016,763 6,963,345
2006 39,622,115 6,747,720
2005 39,216,789 6,535,905
2004 38,815,916 6,328,041
2003 38,424,282 6,123,997
2002 38,029,349 5,924,003
2001 37,624,825 5,728,435
2000 37,213,984 5,537,064
1999 36,794,682 5,349,333
1998 36,372,860 5,166,390
1997 35,947,791 4,987,883
1996 35,513,793 4,813,361
1995 35,070,020 4,644,278
1994 34,613,491 4,480,208
1993 34,152,717 4,320,872
1992 33,693,527 4,166,699
1991 33,230,294 4,021,837
1990 32,755,901 3,896,481
1989 32,270,948 3,796,078
1988 31,780,532 3,711,880
1987 31,291,762 3,632,543
1986 30,811,980 3,554,793
1985 30,336,441 3,478,936
1984 29,863,093 3,405,198
1983 29,391,332 3,333,633
1982 28,924,262 3,264,291
1981 28,463,959 3,197,019
1980 28,011,596 3,131,512
1979 27,568,895 3,067,341
1978 27,132,158 3,003,714
1977 26,701,805 2,940,327
1976 26,282,283 2,877,327
1975 25,874,107 2,814,820
1974 25,461,351 2,752,671
1973 25,046,005 2,690,629
1972 24,644,328 2,628,432
1971 24,257,208 2,566,421
1970 23,878,327 2,505,628
1969 23,508,711 2,446,927
1968 23,150,583 2,390,803
1967 22,799,059 2,337,532
1966 22,453,893 2,285,774
1965 22,112,629 2,235,820
1964 21,769,453 2,188,325
1963 21,421,705 2,141,376
1962 21,072,538 2,093,919
1961 20,726,276 2,046,127
1960 20,386,045 1,995,110

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/argentina/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Argentina increased by 4,278,198 people (a 10.8% growth), while Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Argentina gained 2,182,709 people (a 4.97% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,083,963 people (a 23.3% growth).

Argentina was ranked 31st most populous country in 2006 and is 35th in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Argentina's population will grow by 5.01% to 48,392,715 people with a rank change from 35th to 44th. The population of Papua New Guinea will increase by 35.5% to 14,965,427 people and rank change from 89th to 84th.

Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.4M people compared to the peak of 18.8M people in 2100 for Papua New Guinea.

Population growth rate by year

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Argentina Papua New Guinea
2100 -0.78% 0.06%
2099 -0.77% 0.07%
2098 -0.77% 0.09%
2097 -0.76% 0.11%
2096 -0.76% 0.13%
2095 -0.75% 0.14%
2094 -0.74% 0.16%
2093 -0.73% 0.17%
2092 -0.72% 0.19%
2091 -0.71% 0.22%
2090 -0.7% 0.21%
2089 -0.68% 0.23%
2088 -0.67% 0.24%
2087 -0.66% 0.26%
2086 -0.64% 0.28%
2085 -0.62% 0.28%
2084 -0.61% 0.31%
2083 -0.59% 0.31%
2082 -0.57% 0.33%
2081 -0.55% 0.36%
2080 -0.54% 0.35%
2079 -0.52% 0.37%
2078 -0.5% 0.38%
2077 -0.48% 0.39%
2076 -0.47% 0.41%
2075 -0.45% 0.42%
2074 -0.44% 0.44%
2073 -0.42% 0.47%
2072 -0.41% 0.49%
2071 -0.4% 0.5%
2070 -0.38% 0.52%
2069 -0.37% 0.55%
2068 -0.35% 0.57%
2067 -0.34% 0.59%
2066 -0.33% 0.61%
2065 -0.32% 0.62%
2064 -0.3% 0.63%
2063 -0.29% 0.65%
2062 -0.27% 0.67%
2061 -0.25% 0.72%
2060 -0.23% 0.73%
2059 -0.22% 0.75%
2058 -0.19% 0.77%
2057 -0.17% 0.79%
2056 -0.14% 0.82%
2055 -0.12% 0.86%
2054 -0.09% 0.87%
2053 -0.06% 0.91%
2052 -0.04% 0.93%
2051 -0.01% 0.95%
2050 0.01% 0.99%
2049 0.04% 1.01%
2048 0.06% 1.04%
2047 0.08% 1.06%
2046 0.11% 1.1%
2045 0.13% 1.12%
2044 0.15% 1.14%
2043 0.17% 1.16%
2042 0.18% 1.19%
2041 0.2% 1.22%
2040 0.22% 1.25%
2039 0.23% 1.29%
2038 0.25% 1.31%
2037 0.26% 1.35%
2036 0.27% 1.37%
2035 0.28% 1.4%
2034 0.28% 1.43%
2033 0.29% 1.46%
2032 0.29% 1.49%
2031 0.3% 1.54%
2030 0.31% 1.57%
2029 0.31% 1.61%
2028 0.32% 1.65%
2027 0.33% 1.7%
2026 0.34% 1.74%
2025 0.34% 1.76%
2024 0.35% 1.8%
2023 0.29% 1.83%
2022 0.21% 1.9%
2021 0.27% 2.01%
2020 0.49% 2.15%
2019 0.71% 2.28%
2018 0.83% 2.35%
2017 0.89% 2.42%
2016 0.97% 2.5%
2015 1.05% 2.58%
2014 1.04% 2.66%
2013 1% 2.74%
2012 1.03% 2.83%
2011 1.07% 2.96%
2010 1.06% 3.07%
2009 1.07% 3.11%
2008 1.02% 3.15%
2007 1% 3.2%
2006 1.03% 3.24%
2005 1.03% 3.28%
2004 1.02% 3.33%
2003 1.04% 3.38%
2002 1.08% 3.41%
2001 1.1% 3.46%
2000 1.14% 3.51%
1999 1.16% 3.54%
1998 1.18% 3.58%
1997 1.22% 3.63%
1996 1.27% 3.64%
1995 1.32% 3.66%
1994 1.35% 3.69%
1993 1.36% 3.7%
1992 1.39% 3.6%
1991 1.45% 3.22%
1990 1.5% 2.64%
1989 1.54% 2.27%
1988 1.56% 2.18%
1987 1.56% 2.19%
1986 1.57% 2.18%
1985 1.59% 2.17%
1984 1.61% 2.15%
1983 1.61% 2.12%
1982 1.62% 2.1%
1981 1.61% 2.09%
1980 1.61% 2.09%
1979 1.61% 2.12%
1978 1.61% 2.16%
1977 1.6% 2.19%
1976 1.58% 2.22%
1975 1.62% 2.26%
1974 1.66% 2.31%
1973 1.63% 2.37%
1972 1.6% 2.42%
1971 1.59% 2.43%
1970 1.57% 2.4%
1969 1.55% 2.35%
1968 1.54% 2.28%
1967 1.54% 2.26%
1966 1.54% 2.23%
1965 1.58% 2.17%
1964 1.62% 2.19%
1963 1.66% 2.27%
1962 1.67% 2.34%
1961 1.67% 2.56%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/argentina/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Argentina grew by 0.34%, while Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.76%.

Live population counters

Argentina Papua New Guinea
Current population
46083022
11045681
Population rank 35/197 89/197
Percent of world population 0.55% 0.13%
One net population change
3.4 minutes
2.83 minutes
One birth every
1.04 minutes
2.05 minutes
One death every
1.49 minutes
7.58 minutes
Daily growth/decline +425 +510
Annual growth/decline +155,219 +186,315
Annual growth/decline rate +0.34% +1.76%
Population growth rate rank 143/197 59/197
One migration net change every
3.07 hours
1.29 days
Annual migration change +2,859 -284
Net migration rank 54/196 87/196
Foreign-born residents 1,958,039 31,171
Foreign-born residents rank 38/195 163/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.3% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 102/195 183/195

Natural population change vs migration

Argentina
Natural

Migration
Papua New Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Argentina Papua New Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,859 - -284
2024 153,265 3,454 187,595 -707
2023 154,648 4,133 187,637 -787
2022 96,673 5,589 186,861 -787
2021 88,677 314 183,766 10,703
2020 151,347 292 189,130 10,703
2019 280,005 5,397 190,662 22,978
2018 346,031 5,742 190,662 24,684
2017 375,260 4,931 189,715 26,513
2016 391,767 5,215 189,281 28,473
2015 444,161 5,464 188,600 30,580
2014 450,462 5,794 187,592 32,840
2013 421,694 5,275 185,790 35,280
2012 411,540 2,978 183,658 37,893
2011 448,730 -1,117 181,842 40,690
2010 441,335 -5,003 178,998 50,106
2009 439,271 -7,882 175,421 49,647
2008 442,442 -12,517 172,823 48,985
2007 402,889 -18,099 169,306 48,203
2006 424,591 -20,109 166,540 47,191
2005 428,247 -22,068 163,888 46,014
2004 417,970 -22,381 161,023 44,811
2003 410,141 -22,450 158,611 43,639
2002 424,825 -22,674 155,091 42,657
2001 430,579 -23,687 151,431 41,962
2000 437,562 -22,775 147,496 41,855
1999 444,038 -20,220 143,592 42,519
1998 440,184 -20,326 136,677 43,091
1997 450,930 -20,651 134,458 42,787
1996 458,199 -20,486 129,802 41,994
1995 469,658 -19,815 125,410 40,962
1994 481,958 -18,723 122,113 39,669
1993 474,791 -16,455 118,668 38,220
1992 473,226 -13,201 114,818 36,622
1991 474,960 -8,537 111,453 26,830
1990 466,640 15,719 110,033 2,398
1989 460,991 26,555 108,199 -19,824
1988 455,701 37,594 106,256 -26,232
1987 443,404 40,859 104,367 -25,720
1986 436,760 38,586 102,346 -25,495
1985 428,866 46,889 100,333 -25,470
1984 423,279 47,659 98,103 -25,487
1983 426,145 46,438 95,982 -25,465
1982 431,926 29,616 93,522 -25,355
1981 442,501 16,569 91,767 -25,383
1980 443,732 1,932 90,266 -25,638
1979 449,952 -10,213 89,330 -25,618
1978 448,413 -14,665 88,747 -25,208
1977 441,647 -14,675 87,954 -24,722
1976 422,330 -10,235 86,965 -24,198
1975 409,561 -5,293 85,809 -23,562
1974 388,107 33,134 84,829 -22,771
1973 370,856 38,589 83,821 -21,803
1972 357,835 36,050 82,672 -20,303
1971 344,889 35,442 80,599 -18,945
1970 339,096 38,355 78,712 -18,773
1969 319,108 42,688 76,454 -18,994
1968 312,440 42,014 73,983 -19,188
1967 308,904 39,711 71,519 -19,767
1966 303,981 37,752 69,206 -17,454
1965 304,734 36,083 66,693 -18,532
1964 311,020 34,530 64,558 -17,730
1963 317,041 32,866 62,260 -15,189
1962 316,952 31,449 59,974 -12,141
1961 317,816 26,322 58,151 -10,409
1960 315,943 20,387 56,326 -2,034

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/argentina/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 98.4% of the population change in Argentina is from natural causes (a gain of 2,481,834 people) and 1.61% is from migration (a gain of 40,531 people). In Papua New Guinea 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,909 people) and 7.48% is from migration (a gain of 152,353 people).

As of 2024, 1,958,039 residents or 4.3% of the population were not native-born in Argentina, compared to 31,171 people or 0.3% in Papua New Guinea.

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
Papua New Guinea
City Population
Port Moresby 317K
Lae 101K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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