The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,696,159 in 2024 vs 10,701,636 people in Portugal in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 45,973,765 people compared to 10,687,819 in Portugal.
Population statistics:
- Argentina's population is 4.3 times bigger than Portugal's.
- Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while Portugal is the 92nd.
- The countries together account for 0.69% of the world: 0.56% for Argentina vs 0.13% for Portugal.
- For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +0.21% in Portugal.
- Since 2005, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.2M people to 46M (17.2% growth), while Portugal has grown from 10.5M to 10.7M (1.76% growth).
- Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.3M people, while Portugal's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 8.99M people by 2100.
Argentina vs Portugal: live population counter
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| Current population |
45973765
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10687819
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| Population rank | 35/197 | 92/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.56% | 0.13% |
| One net population change |
3.33 minutes
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4.26 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.04 minutes
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6.13 minutes
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| One death every |
1.51 minutes
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4.44 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.54 hours
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25.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +3,454 | +20,648 |
| Daily growth/decline | +432 | +338 |
| Annual growth/decline | +157,758 | +123,462 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.35% | +1.17% |
| Population growth rate rank | 143/197 | 94/197 |
Argentina and Portugal: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 20,386,045 | 8,857,716 | - | - |
| 1961 | 20,726,276 | 8,929,316 | 1.67% | 0.81% |
| 1962 | 21,072,538 | 8,993,985 | 1.67% | 0.72% |
| 1963 | 21,421,705 | 9,030,355 | 1.66% | 0.4% |
| 1964 | 21,769,453 | 9,035,365 | 1.62% | 0.06% |
| 1965 | 22,112,629 | 8,998,595 | 1.58% | -0.41% |
| 1966 | 22,453,893 | 8,930,990 | 1.54% | -0.75% |
| 1967 | 22,799,059 | 8,874,520 | 1.54% | -0.63% |
| 1968 | 23,150,583 | 8,836,650 | 1.54% | -0.43% |
| 1969 | 23,508,711 | 8,757,705 | 1.55% | -0.89% |
| 1970 | 23,878,327 | 8,680,431 | 1.57% | -0.88% |
| 1971 | 24,257,208 | 8,643,756 | 1.59% | -0.42% |
| 1972 | 24,644,328 | 8,630,430 | 1.6% | -0.15% |
| 1973 | 25,046,005 | 8,633,100 | 1.63% | 0.03% |
| 1974 | 25,461,351 | 8,754,365 | 1.66% | 1.4% |
| 1975 | 25,874,107 | 9,093,470 | 1.62% | 3.87% |
| 1976 | 26,282,283 | 9,355,810 | 1.58% | 2.88% |
| 1977 | 26,701,805 | 9,455,675 | 1.6% | 1.07% |
| 1978 | 27,132,158 | 9,558,250 | 1.61% | 1.08% |
| 1979 | 27,568,895 | 9,661,265 | 1.61% | 1.08% |
| 1980 | 28,011,596 | 9,766,312 | 1.61% | 1.09% |
| 1981 | 28,463,959 | 9,851,362 | 1.61% | 0.87% |
| 1982 | 28,924,262 | 9,911,771 | 1.62% | 0.61% |
| 1983 | 29,391,332 | 9,957,865 | 1.61% | 0.47% |
| 1984 | 29,863,093 | 9,996,232 | 1.61% | 0.39% |
| 1985 | 30,336,441 | 10,023,613 | 1.59% | 0.27% |
| 1986 | 30,811,980 | 10,032,734 | 1.57% | 0.09% |
| 1987 | 31,291,762 | 10,030,031 | 1.56% | -0.03% |
| 1988 | 31,780,532 | 10,019,610 | 1.56% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 32,270,948 | 10,005,000 | 1.54% | -0.15% |
| 1990 | 32,755,901 | 9,983,218 | 1.5% | -0.22% |
| 1991 | 33,230,294 | 9,960,235 | 1.45% | -0.23% |
| 1992 | 33,693,527 | 9,952,494 | 1.39% | -0.08% |
| 1993 | 34,152,717 | 9,964,675 | 1.36% | 0.12% |
| 1994 | 34,613,491 | 9,991,525 | 1.35% | 0.27% |
| 1995 | 35,070,020 | 10,026,176 | 1.32% | 0.35% |
| 1996 | 35,513,793 | 10,063,945 | 1.27% | 0.38% |
| 1997 | 35,947,791 | 10,108,977 | 1.22% | 0.45% |
| 1998 | 36,372,860 | 10,160,196 | 1.18% | 0.51% |
| 1999 | 36,794,682 | 10,217,828 | 1.16% | 0.57% |
| 2000 | 37,213,984 | 10,289,898 | 1.14% | 0.71% |
| 2001 | 37,624,825 | 10,362,722 | 1.1% | 0.71% |
| 2002 | 38,029,349 | 10,419,631 | 1.08% | 0.55% |
| 2003 | 38,424,282 | 10,458,821 | 1.04% | 0.38% |
| 2004 | 38,815,916 | 10,483,861 | 1.02% | 0.24% |
| 2005 | 39,216,789 | 10,503,330 | 1.03% | 0.19% |
| 2006 | 39,622,115 | 10,522,288 | 1.03% | 0.18% |
| 2007 | 40,016,763 | 10,542,964 | 1% | 0.2% |
| 2008 | 40,424,148 | 10,558,177 | 1.02% | 0.14% |
| 2009 | 40,854,831 | 10,568,247 | 1.07% | 0.1% |
| 2010 | 41,288,694 | 10,573,100 | 1.06% | 0.05% |
| 2011 | 41,730,660 | 10,557,560 | 1.07% | -0.15% |
| 2012 | 42,161,721 | 10,514,844 | 1.03% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 42,582,455 | 10,457,295 | 1% | -0.55% |
| 2014 | 43,024,071 | 10,401,062 | 1.04% | -0.54% |
| 2015 | 43,477,012 | 10,358,076 | 1.05% | -0.41% |
| 2016 | 43,900,313 | 10,325,452 | 0.97% | -0.31% |
| 2017 | 44,288,894 | 10,300,300 | 0.89% | -0.24% |
| 2018 | 44,654,882 | 10,283,822 | 0.83% | -0.16% |
| 2019 | 44,973,465 | 10,286,263 | 0.71% | 0.02% |
| 2020 | 45,191,965 | 10,297,081 | 0.49% | 0.11% |
| 2021 | 45,312,281 | 10,361,831 | 0.27% | 0.63% |
| 2022 | 45,407,904 | 10,434,332 | 0.21% | 0.7% |
| 2023 | 45,538,401 | 10,578,174 | 0.29% | 1.38% |
| 2024 | 45,696,159 | 10,701,636 | 0.35% | 1.17% |
| 2025 | 45,851,384 | 10,687,819 | 0.34% | -0.13% |
| 2026 | 46,003,737 | 10,670,917 | 0.33% | -0.16% |
| 2027 | 46,153,348 | 10,653,073 | 0.33% | -0.17% |
| 2028 | 46,299,948 | 10,632,868 | 0.32% | -0.19% |
| 2029 | 46,443,774 | 10,611,484 | 0.31% | -0.2% |
| 2030 | 46,585,029 | 10,591,436 | 0.3% | -0.19% |
| 2031 | 46,723,742 | 10,571,418 | 0.3% | -0.19% |
| 2032 | 46,859,882 | 10,549,456 | 0.29% | -0.21% |
| 2033 | 46,993,528 | 10,526,482 | 0.29% | -0.22% |
| 2034 | 47,124,543 | 10,502,882 | 0.28% | -0.22% |
| 2035 | 47,251,997 | 10,478,843 | 0.27% | -0.23% |
| 2036 | 47,375,364 | 10,454,630 | 0.26% | -0.23% |
| 2037 | 47,494,519 | 10,430,128 | 0.25% | -0.23% |
| 2038 | 47,608,792 | 10,404,947 | 0.24% | -0.24% |
| 2039 | 47,716,834 | 10,377,968 | 0.23% | -0.26% |
| 2040 | 47,817,648 | 10,349,515 | 0.21% | -0.27% |
| 2041 | 47,910,494 | 10,321,577 | 0.19% | -0.27% |
| 2042 | 47,994,515 | 10,294,106 | 0.18% | -0.27% |
| 2043 | 48,069,559 | 10,264,596 | 0.16% | -0.29% |
| 2044 | 48,135,530 | 10,233,543 | 0.14% | -0.3% |
| 2045 | 48,191,844 | 10,201,832 | 0.12% | -0.31% |
| 2046 | 48,237,681 | 10,168,932 | 0.1% | -0.32% |
| 2047 | 48,272,493 | 10,135,159 | 0.07% | -0.33% |
| 2048 | 48,296,034 | 10,101,419 | 0.05% | -0.33% |
| 2049 | 48,308,275 | 10,066,064 | 0.03% | -0.35% |
| 2050 | 48,308,953 | 10,029,252 | 0.001% | -0.37% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Argentina increased by 4,260,223 people (a 10.9% growth), while Portugal lost 145,254 people (a 1.38% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Argentina gained 2,496,753 (a 5.74% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 329,743 (a 3.18% growth).
Argentina was ranked 30th most populous country in 2005 and is 35th in 2025. Portugal was ranked 76th in 2005 and ranked 92nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Argentina's population will grow by 5.08% to 48,308,953 people with a rank change from 35th to 44th. The population of Portugal will decrease by 6.16% to 10,029,252 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Buenos Aires | 3.12M |
| Cordoba | 1.33M |
| Rosario | 1.19M |
| San Miguel de Tucuman | 606K |
| Mar del Plata | 593K |
| Salta | 535K |
| San Juan | 471K |
| Lanus | 459K |
| Santiago del Estero | 430K |
| Santa Fe | 406K |
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Population differences between Argentina and Portugal
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| Life expectancy | 77.7 years | 82.7 years |
| Average age | 35.8 years | 45.7 years |
| Median age | 33.5 years | 47.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 47.6:52.4 |
| Fertility rate | 1.5 births per woman | 1.44 births per woman |
| Population density | 43.2 ppl/mi² | 303 ppl/mi² |
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