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Population in Argentina compared to South Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,696,159 in 2024 vs 51,751,065 people in South Korea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 46,048,053 people compared to 51,649,918 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • South Korea's population is 1.12 times bigger than Argentina's.
  • Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
  • The countries together account for 1.18% of the world: 0.56% for Argentina vs 0.62% for South Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +0.24% in South Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.6M people to 46M (16.2% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.63% growth).

Argentina vs South Korea: population by year and forecast

Argentina
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Argentina South Korea
2100 38,471,783 22,012,503
2099 38,772,947 22,335,528
2098 39,074,625 22,668,719
2097 39,376,738 23,009,661
2096 39,679,110 23,360,151
2095 39,981,245 23,722,747
2094 40,282,313 24,093,391
2093 40,582,830 24,473,038
2092 40,881,884 24,860,975
2091 41,178,738 25,255,379
2090 41,473,104 25,655,577
2089 41,763,899 26,060,945
2088 42,050,838 26,470,073
2087 42,333,938 26,884,813
2086 42,613,089 27,301,913
2085 42,887,833 27,723,736
2084 43,156,997 28,147,480
2083 43,420,795 28,578,182
2082 43,678,479 29,012,953
2081 43,929,498 29,456,022
2080 44,174,077 29,901,880
2079 44,412,059 30,352,062
2078 44,643,698 30,809,176
2077 44,867,972 31,273,700
2076 45,086,578 31,744,480
2075 45,298,701 32,221,226
2074 45,505,420 32,706,020
2073 45,705,435 33,196,556
2072 45,899,342 33,696,490
2071 46,088,206 34,203,935
2070 46,271,163 34,719,324
2069 46,448,901 35,241,850
2068 46,620,798 35,762,799
2067 46,786,379 36,292,307
2066 46,946,544 36,826,655
2065 47,101,596 37,368,086
2064 47,250,827 37,916,439
2063 47,393,888 38,469,051
2062 47,530,427 39,028,473
2061 47,659,802 39,584,621
2060 47,781,281 40,149,830
2059 47,893,477 40,712,514
2058 47,996,726 41,277,134
2057 48,089,306 41,833,887
2056 48,170,520 42,377,427
2055 48,239,306 42,909,302
2054 48,295,502 43,427,254
2053 48,339,726 43,938,741
2052 48,370,895 44,441,106
2051 48,389,268 44,923,604
2050 48,394,628 45,385,311
2049 48,387,928 45,832,153
2048 48,370,090 46,258,529
2047 48,340,778 46,668,898
2046 48,300,342 47,056,404
2045 48,248,946 47,433,205
2044 48,187,525 47,797,411
2043 48,116,784 48,144,730
2042 48,037,158 48,478,991
2041 47,948,478 48,806,273
2040 47,851,132 49,115,658
2039 47,746,488 49,412,830
2038 47,634,690 49,694,340
2037 47,517,545 49,957,504
2036 47,395,986 50,200,702
2035 47,270,379 50,426,000
2034 47,140,631 50,632,962
2033 47,007,890 50,821,090
2032 46,872,893 50,987,020
2031 46,735,140 51,134,940
2030 46,594,989 51,267,908
2029 46,452,139 51,385,868
2028 46,306,859 51,486,791
2027 46,158,426 51,576,746
2026 46,007,129 51,649,918
2025 45,853,190 51,710,062
2024 45,696,159 51,751,065
2023 45,538,401 51,712,619
2022 45,407,904 51,672,569
2021 45,312,281 51,769,539
2020 45,191,965 51,836,239
2019 44,973,465 51,764,822
2018 44,654,882 51,585,058
2017 44,288,894 51,361,911
2016 43,900,313 51,217,803
2015 43,477,012 51,014,947
2014 43,024,071 50,746,659
2013 42,582,455 50,428,893
2012 42,161,721 50,199,853
2011 41,730,660 49,936,638
2010 41,288,694 49,554,112
2009 40,854,831 49,307,835
2008 40,424,148 49,054,708
2007 40,016,763 48,683,638
2006 39,622,115 48,438,292
2005 39,216,789 48,184,561
2004 38,815,916 48,082,519
2003 38,424,282 47,892,330
2002 38,029,349 47,644,736
2001 37,624,825 47,370,164
2000 37,213,984 47,008,111
1999 36,794,682 46,616,677
1998 36,372,860 46,286,503
1997 35,947,791 45,953,580
1996 35,513,793 45,524,681
1995 35,070,020 45,092,991
1994 34,613,491 44,641,540
1993 34,152,717 44,194,628
1992 33,693,527 43,747,962
1991 33,230,294 43,295,704
1990 32,755,901 42,869,283
1989 32,270,948 42,449,038
1988 31,780,532 42,031,247
1987 31,291,762 41,621,690
1986 30,811,980 41,213,674
1985 30,336,441 40,805,744
1984 29,863,093 40,405,956
1983 29,391,332 39,910,403
1982 28,924,262 39,326,352
1981 28,463,959 38,723,248
1980 28,011,596 38,123,775
1979 27,568,895 37,534,236
1978 27,132,158 36,969,185
1977 26,701,805 36,411,795
1976 26,282,283 35,848,523
1975 25,874,107 35,280,725
1974 25,461,351 34,692,266
1973 25,046,005 34,103,149
1972 24,644,328 33,505,406
1971 24,257,208 32,882,704
1970 23,878,327 32,240,827
1969 23,508,711 31,544,266
1968 23,150,583 30,838,302
1967 22,799,059 30,130,983
1966 22,453,893 29,435,571
1965 22,112,629 28,704,674
1964 21,769,453 27,984,155
1963 21,421,705 27,261,747
1962 21,072,538 26,513,030
1961 20,726,276 25,765,673
1960 20,386,045 25,012,374

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/argentina/south-korea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Argentina increased by 4,278,198 people (a 10.8% growth), while South Korea gained 2,779,511 people (a 5.74% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Argentina gained 2,147,740 people (a 4.89% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 432,115 people (a 0.84% growth).

Argentina was ranked 31st most populous country in 2006 and is 35th in 2026. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2006 and ranked 31st 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 South Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,385,311 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.

Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.4M people, while South Korea's population already peaked in 2020 at 51.8M people and is projected to decrease to 22M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Argentina
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Argentina South Korea
2100 -0.78% -1.45%
2099 -0.77% -1.47%
2098 -0.77% -1.48%
2097 -0.76% -1.5%
2096 -0.76% -1.53%
2095 -0.75% -1.54%
2094 -0.74% -1.55%
2093 -0.73% -1.56%
2092 -0.72% -1.56%
2091 -0.71% -1.56%
2090 -0.7% -1.56%
2089 -0.68% -1.55%
2088 -0.67% -1.54%
2087 -0.66% -1.53%
2086 -0.64% -1.52%
2085 -0.62% -1.51%
2084 -0.61% -1.51%
2083 -0.59% -1.5%
2082 -0.57% -1.5%
2081 -0.55% -1.49%
2080 -0.54% -1.48%
2079 -0.52% -1.48%
2078 -0.5% -1.49%
2077 -0.48% -1.48%
2076 -0.47% -1.48%
2075 -0.45% -1.48%
2074 -0.44% -1.48%
2073 -0.42% -1.48%
2072 -0.41% -1.48%
2071 -0.4% -1.48%
2070 -0.38% -1.48%
2069 -0.37% -1.46%
2068 -0.35% -1.46%
2067 -0.34% -1.45%
2066 -0.33% -1.45%
2065 -0.32% -1.45%
2064 -0.3% -1.44%
2063 -0.29% -1.43%
2062 -0.27% -1.4%
2061 -0.25% -1.41%
2060 -0.23% -1.38%
2059 -0.22% -1.37%
2058 -0.19% -1.33%
2057 -0.17% -1.28%
2056 -0.14% -1.24%
2055 -0.12% -1.19%
2054 -0.09% -1.16%
2053 -0.06% -1.13%
2052 -0.04% -1.07%
2051 -0.01% -1.02%
2050 0.01% -0.97%
2049 0.04% -0.92%
2048 0.06% -0.88%
2047 0.08% -0.82%
2046 0.11% -0.79%
2045 0.13% -0.76%
2044 0.15% -0.72%
2043 0.17% -0.69%
2042 0.18% -0.67%
2041 0.2% -0.63%
2040 0.22% -0.6%
2039 0.23% -0.57%
2038 0.25% -0.53%
2037 0.26% -0.48%
2036 0.27% -0.45%
2035 0.28% -0.41%
2034 0.28% -0.37%
2033 0.29% -0.33%
2032 0.29% -0.29%
2031 0.3% -0.26%
2030 0.31% -0.23%
2029 0.31% -0.2%
2028 0.32% -0.17%
2027 0.33% -0.14%
2026 0.34% -0.12%
2025 0.34% -0.08%
2024 0.35% 0.07%
2023 0.29% 0.08%
2022 0.21% -0.19%
2021 0.27% -0.13%
2020 0.49% 0.14%
2019 0.71% 0.35%
2018 0.83% 0.43%
2017 0.89% 0.28%
2016 0.97% 0.4%
2015 1.05% 0.53%
2014 1.04% 0.63%
2013 1% 0.46%
2012 1.03% 0.53%
2011 1.07% 0.77%
2010 1.06% 0.5%
2009 1.07% 0.52%
2008 1.02% 0.76%
2007 1% 0.51%
2006 1.03% 0.53%
2005 1.03% 0.21%
2004 1.02% 0.4%
2003 1.04% 0.52%
2002 1.08% 0.58%
2001 1.1% 0.77%
2000 1.14% 0.84%
1999 1.16% 0.71%
1998 1.18% 0.72%
1997 1.22% 0.94%
1996 1.27% 0.96%
1995 1.32% 1.01%
1994 1.35% 1.01%
1993 1.36% 1.02%
1992 1.39% 1.04%
1991 1.45% 0.99%
1990 1.5% 0.99%
1989 1.54% 0.99%
1988 1.56% 0.98%
1987 1.56% 0.99%
1986 1.57% 1%
1985 1.59% 0.99%
1984 1.61% 1.24%
1983 1.61% 1.49%
1982 1.62% 1.56%
1981 1.61% 1.57%
1980 1.61% 1.57%
1979 1.61% 1.53%
1978 1.61% 1.53%
1977 1.6% 1.57%
1976 1.58% 1.61%
1975 1.62% 1.7%
1974 1.66% 1.73%
1973 1.63% 1.78%
1972 1.6% 1.89%
1971 1.59% 1.99%
1970 1.57% 2.21%
1969 1.55% 2.29%
1968 1.54% 2.35%
1967 1.54% 2.36%
1966 1.54% 2.55%
1965 1.58% 2.57%
1964 1.62% 2.65%
1963 1.66% 2.82%
1962 1.67% 2.9%
1961 1.67% 3.01%

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 South Korea's population grew by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Argentina South Korea
Current population
46048053
51649918
Population rank 35/197 31/197
Percent of world population 0.56% 0.62%
One net population change
3.33 minutes
13.7 minutes
One birth every
1.04 minutes
2.26 minutes
One death every
1.51 minutes
1.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +432 +105
Annual growth/decline +157,758 +38,446
Annual growth/decline rate +0.35% +0.07%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 160/197
One migration net change every
3.07 hours
8.02 minutes
Annual migration change +2,859 +65,731
Net migration rank 54/196 20/196
Foreign-born residents 1,958,039 1,811,507
Foreign-born residents rank 38/195 40/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.3% 3.5%
Foreign-born share rank 102/195 111/195

Natural population change vs migration

Argentina
Natural

Migration
South Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Argentina South Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,859 - 65,731
2024 - 3,454 - 75,963
2023 154,648 4,133 -77,569 87,800
2022 96,673 5,589 -124,014 87,800
2021 88,677 314 -56,947 -16,778
2020 151,347 292 -31,101 112,631
2019 280,005 5,397 10,353 128,622
2018 346,031 5,742 30,951 118,220
2017 375,260 4,931 71,907 104,029
2016 391,767 5,215 122,923 91,568
2015 444,161 5,464 163,248 276,427
2014 450,462 5,794 167,464 308,037
2013 421,694 5,275 166,415 301,926
2012 411,540 2,978 215,859 281,866
2011 448,730 -1,117 214,728 269,958
2010 441,335 -5,003 213,083 52,042
2009 439,271 -7,882 197,231 5,308
2008 442,442 -12,517 215,841 -19,630
2007 402,889 -18,099 248,286 -42,293
2006 424,591 -20,109 203,441 -28,434
2005 428,247 -22,068 187,920 -47,821
2004 417,970 -22,381 225,988 -42,549
2003 410,141 -22,450 244,251 -31,994
2002 424,825 -22,674 247,752 -18,105
2001 430,579 -23,687 312,643 -28,006
2000 437,562 -22,775 390,167 -84,960
1999 444,038 -20,220 368,272 -107,448
1998 440,184 -20,326 393,436 -98,044
1997 450,930 -20,651 422,773 -109,130
1996 458,199 -20,486 446,142 -115,705
1995 469,658 -19,815 468,967 -208,491
1994 481,958 -18,723 473,200 -208,309
1993 474,791 -16,455 477,302 -222,802
1992 473,226 -13,201 494,352 -265,849
1991 474,960 -8,537 467,594 -270,754
1990 466,640 15,719 411,546 79,294
1989 460,991 26,555 403,266 186,120
1988 455,701 37,594 399,297 192,534
1987 443,404 40,859 378,758 198,057
1986 436,760 38,586 395,651 189,782
1985 428,866 46,889 416,219 97,949
1984 423,279 47,659 436,384 101,394
1983 426,145 46,438 514,844 102,167
1982 431,926 29,616 605,626 48,638
1981 442,501 16,569 631,189 18,442
1980 443,732 1,932 583,294 -148,341
1979 449,952 -10,213 623,068 -139,566
1978 448,413 -14,665 499,084 -85,721
1977 441,647 -14,675 578,947 -90,737
1976 422,330 -10,235 530,558 -92,314
1975 409,561 -5,293 603,300 -52,332
1974 388,107 33,134 673,030 27,005
1973 370,856 38,589 699,115 35,779
1972 357,835 36,050 740,469 25,382
1971 344,889 35,442 789,185 -6,326
1970 339,096 38,355 747,987 -27,999
1969 319,108 42,688 694,227 -21,175
1968 312,440 42,014 684,487 -16,868
1967 308,904 39,711 692,169 -16,484
1966 303,981 37,752 623,534 -16,688
1965 304,734 36,083 641,090 -146,386
1964 311,020 34,530 655,501 -102,284
1963 317,041 32,866 685,824 -80,226
1962 316,952 31,449 712,590 -94,606
1961 317,816 26,322 730,173 -93,179
1960 315,943 20,387 728,010 47,245

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 South Korea 17.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 277,215 people) and 82.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,298,356 people).

As of 2024, 1,958,039 residents or 4.3% of the population were not native-born in Argentina, compared to 1,811,507 people or 3.5% in South Korea.

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
South Korea
City Population
Seoul 9.67M
Busan 3.45M
Incheon 3.05M
Daegu 2.38M
Daejeon 1.48M
Gwangju 1.41M
Suwon 1.23M
Ulsan 1.13M
Yongin 1.08M
Goyang 1.06M

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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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