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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,696,159 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 46,048,053 people compared to 10,680,056 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Argentina's population is 4.31 times bigger than Sweden's.
  • Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 91st.
  • The countries together account for 0.68% of the world: 0.56% for Argentina vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.6M people to 46M (16.2% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.6% growth).

Argentina vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Argentina Sweden
2100 38,471,783 11,357,586
2099 38,772,947 11,361,443
2098 39,074,625 11,365,725
2097 39,376,738 11,366,889
2096 39,679,110 11,368,572
2095 39,981,245 11,371,525
2094 40,282,313 11,374,169
2093 40,582,830 11,376,054
2092 40,881,884 11,378,099
2091 41,178,738 11,379,549
2090 41,473,104 11,381,475
2089 41,763,899 11,384,408
2088 42,050,838 11,387,073
2087 42,333,938 11,390,874
2086 42,613,089 11,398,223
2085 42,887,833 11,403,279
2084 43,156,997 11,408,050
2083 43,420,795 11,411,588
2082 43,678,479 11,416,796
2081 43,929,498 11,418,438
2080 44,174,077 11,420,629
2079 44,412,059 11,420,158
2078 44,643,698 11,418,032
2077 44,867,972 11,415,948
2076 45,086,578 11,412,112
2075 45,298,701 11,407,978
2074 45,505,420 11,404,682
2073 45,705,435 11,401,754
2072 45,899,342 11,398,056
2071 46,088,206 11,393,134
2070 46,271,163 11,389,416
2069 46,448,901 11,385,560
2068 46,620,798 11,384,165
2067 46,786,379 11,383,331
2066 46,946,544 11,383,335
2065 47,101,596 11,382,611
2064 47,250,827 11,381,643
2063 47,393,888 11,381,489
2062 47,530,427 11,382,109
2061 47,659,802 11,379,849
2060 47,781,281 11,378,661
2059 47,893,477 11,376,317
2058 47,996,726 11,372,527
2057 48,089,306 11,367,109
2056 48,170,520 11,361,843
2055 48,239,306 11,354,884
2054 48,295,502 11,347,343
2053 48,339,726 11,336,678
2052 48,370,895 11,322,876
2051 48,389,268 11,306,983
2050 48,394,628 11,287,973
2049 48,387,928 11,268,461
2048 48,370,090 11,247,615
2047 48,340,778 11,225,655
2046 48,300,342 11,202,749
2045 48,248,946 11,178,920
2044 48,187,525 11,153,887
2043 48,116,784 11,128,417
2042 48,037,158 11,102,505
2041 47,948,478 11,078,898
2040 47,851,132 11,054,498
2039 47,746,488 11,031,322
2038 47,634,690 11,008,943
2037 47,517,545 10,987,323
2036 47,395,986 10,964,438
2035 47,270,379 10,941,953
2034 47,140,631 10,919,289
2033 47,007,890 10,895,104
2032 46,872,893 10,869,796
2031 46,735,140 10,844,434
2030 46,594,989 10,815,888
2029 46,452,139 10,784,274
2028 46,306,859 10,749,191
2027 46,158,426 10,710,226
2026 46,007,129 10,668,870
2025 45,853,190 10,621,495
2024 45,696,159 10,569,709
2023 45,538,401 10,536,632
2022 45,407,904 10,486,941
2021 45,312,281 10,415,811
2020 45,191,965 10,353,442
2019 44,973,465 10,278,887
2018 44,654,882 10,175,214
2017 44,288,894 10,057,698
2016 43,900,313 9,923,085
2015 43,477,012 9,799,186
2014 43,024,071 9,696,110
2013 42,582,455 9,600,379
2012 42,161,721 9,519,374
2011 41,730,660 9,449,213
2010 41,288,694 9,378,126
2009 40,854,831 9,298,515
2008 40,424,148 9,219,637
2007 40,016,763 9,148,092
2006 39,622,115 9,080,505
2005 39,216,789 9,029,572
2004 38,815,916 8,993,531
2003 38,424,282 8,958,229
2002 38,029,349 8,924,958
2001 37,624,825 8,895,960
2000 37,213,984 8,872,109
1999 36,794,682 8,857,874
1998 36,372,860 8,850,974
1997 35,947,791 8,846,062
1996 35,513,793 8,840,998
1995 35,070,020 8,826,939
1994 34,613,491 8,780,745
1993 34,152,717 8,718,561
1992 33,693,527 8,668,067
1991 33,230,294 8,617,375
1990 32,755,901 8,558,835
1989 32,270,948 8,492,964
1988 31,780,532 8,436,489
1987 31,291,762 8,397,804
1986 30,811,980 8,369,829
1985 30,336,441 8,350,386
1984 29,863,093 8,336,605
1983 29,391,332 8,329,033
1982 28,924,262 8,325,263
1981 28,463,959 8,320,503
1980 28,011,596 8,310,531
1979 27,568,895 8,293,678
1978 27,132,158 8,275,599
1977 26,701,805 8,251,540
1976 26,282,283 8,222,286
1975 25,874,107 8,192,437
1974 25,461,351 8,159,955
1973 25,046,005 8,136,312
1972 24,644,328 8,122,300
1971 24,257,208 8,098,334
1970 23,878,327 8,042,801
1969 23,508,711 7,968,072
1968 23,150,583 7,912,273
1967 22,799,059 7,867,931
1966 22,453,893 7,807,797
1965 22,112,629 7,733,853
1964 21,769,453 7,661,354
1963 21,421,705 7,604,328
1962 21,072,538 7,561,588
1961 20,726,276 7,519,998
1960 20,386,045 7,484,656

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/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Argentina increased by 4,278,198 people (a 10.8% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Argentina gained 2,147,740 people (a 4.89% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth).

Argentina was ranked 31st most populous country in 2006 and is 35th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 91st 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 Sweden will increase by 5.69% to 11,287,973 people and rank change from 91st to 93rd.

Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.4M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2080 for Sweden.

Population growth rate by year

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Argentina Sweden
2100 -0.78% -0.03%
2099 -0.77% -0.04%
2098 -0.77% -0.01%
2097 -0.76% -0.01%
2096 -0.76% -0.03%
2095 -0.75% -0.02%
2094 -0.74% -0.02%
2093 -0.73% -0.02%
2092 -0.72% -0.01%
2091 -0.71% -0.02%
2090 -0.7% -0.03%
2089 -0.68% -0.02%
2088 -0.67% -0.03%
2087 -0.66% -0.06%
2086 -0.64% -0.04%
2085 -0.62% -0.04%
2084 -0.61% -0.03%
2083 -0.59% -0.05%
2082 -0.57% -0.01%
2081 -0.55% -0.02%
2080 -0.54% 0.004%
2079 -0.52% 0.02%
2078 -0.5% 0.02%
2077 -0.48% 0.03%
2076 -0.47% 0.04%
2075 -0.45% 0.03%
2074 -0.44% 0.03%
2073 -0.42% 0.03%
2072 -0.41% 0.04%
2071 -0.4% 0.03%
2070 -0.38% 0.03%
2069 -0.37% 0.01%
2068 -0.35% 0.007%
2067 -0.34% -0%
2066 -0.33% 0.006%
2065 -0.32% 0.009%
2064 -0.3% 0.001%
2063 -0.29% -0.005%
2062 -0.27% 0.02%
2061 -0.25% 0.01%
2060 -0.23% 0.02%
2059 -0.22% 0.03%
2058 -0.19% 0.05%
2057 -0.17% 0.05%
2056 -0.14% 0.06%
2055 -0.12% 0.07%
2054 -0.09% 0.09%
2053 -0.06% 0.12%
2052 -0.04% 0.14%
2051 -0.01% 0.17%
2050 0.01% 0.17%
2049 0.04% 0.19%
2048 0.06% 0.2%
2047 0.08% 0.2%
2046 0.11% 0.21%
2045 0.13% 0.22%
2044 0.15% 0.23%
2043 0.17% 0.23%
2042 0.18% 0.21%
2041 0.2% 0.22%
2040 0.22% 0.21%
2039 0.23% 0.2%
2038 0.25% 0.2%
2037 0.26% 0.21%
2036 0.27% 0.21%
2035 0.28% 0.21%
2034 0.28% 0.22%
2033 0.29% 0.23%
2032 0.29% 0.23%
2031 0.3% 0.26%
2030 0.31% 0.29%
2029 0.31% 0.33%
2028 0.32% 0.36%
2027 0.33% 0.39%
2026 0.34% 0.45%
2025 0.34% 0.49%
2024 0.35% 0.31%
2023 0.29% 0.47%
2022 0.21% 0.68%
2021 0.27% 0.6%
2020 0.49% 0.73%
2019 0.71% 1.02%
2018 0.83% 1.17%
2017 0.89% 1.36%
2016 0.97% 1.26%
2015 1.05% 1.06%
2014 1.04% 1%
2013 1% 0.85%
2012 1.03% 0.74%
2011 1.07% 0.76%
2010 1.06% 0.86%
2009 1.07% 0.86%
2008 1.02% 0.78%
2007 1% 0.74%
2006 1.03% 0.56%
2005 1.03% 0.4%
2004 1.02% 0.39%
2003 1.04% 0.37%
2002 1.08% 0.33%
2001 1.1% 0.27%
2000 1.14% 0.16%
1999 1.16% 0.08%
1998 1.18% 0.06%
1997 1.22% 0.06%
1996 1.27% 0.16%
1995 1.32% 0.53%
1994 1.35% 0.71%
1993 1.36% 0.58%
1992 1.39% 0.59%
1991 1.45% 0.68%
1990 1.5% 0.78%
1989 1.54% 0.67%
1988 1.56% 0.46%
1987 1.56% 0.33%
1986 1.57% 0.23%
1985 1.59% 0.17%
1984 1.61% 0.09%
1983 1.61% 0.05%
1982 1.62% 0.06%
1981 1.61% 0.12%
1980 1.61% 0.2%
1979 1.61% 0.22%
1978 1.61% 0.29%
1977 1.6% 0.36%
1976 1.58% 0.36%
1975 1.62% 0.4%
1974 1.66% 0.29%
1973 1.63% 0.17%
1972 1.6% 0.3%
1971 1.59% 0.69%
1970 1.57% 0.94%
1969 1.55% 0.71%
1968 1.54% 0.56%
1967 1.54% 0.77%
1966 1.54% 0.96%
1965 1.58% 0.95%
1964 1.62% 0.75%
1963 1.66% 0.57%
1962 1.67% 0.55%
1961 1.67% 0.47%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/argentina/sweden | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Argentina grew by 0.35%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Argentina Sweden
Current population
46048053
10680056
Population rank 35/197 91/197
Percent of world population 0.56% 0.13%
One net population change
3.33 minutes
15.9 minutes
One birth every
1.04 minutes
5.25 minutes
One death every
1.51 minutes
5.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline +432 +91
Annual growth/decline +157,758 +33,077
Annual growth/decline rate +0.35% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 149/197
One migration net change every
3.07 hours
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change +2,859 +47,079
Net migration rank 54/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 1,958,039 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 38/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.3% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 102/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Argentina
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Argentina Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,859 - 47,079
2024 - 3,454 - 50,115
2023 154,648 4,133 5,269 55,209
2022 96,673 5,589 10,487 58,955
2021 88,677 314 22,914 51,947
2020 151,347 292 14,495 37,302
2019 280,005 5,397 25,697 72,619
2018 346,031 5,742 23,403 87,517
2017 375,260 4,931 24,138 102,671
2016 391,767 5,215 25,800 119,234
2015 444,161 5,464 23,518 80,534
2014 450,462 5,794 26,179 77,654
2013 421,694 5,275 23,041 66,760
2012 411,540 2,978 20,943 52,879
2011 448,730 -1,117 21,733 46,049
2010 441,335 -5,003 25,320 51,175
2009 439,271 -7,882 21,387 63,638
2008 442,442 -12,517 18,439 56,452
2007 402,889 -18,099 15,552 54,907
2006 424,591 -20,109 15,436 51,675
2005 428,247 -22,068 9,030 27,030
2004 417,970 -22,381 9,893 25,842
2003 410,141 -22,450 6,271 29,161
2002 424,825 -22,674 893 31,364
2001 430,579 -23,687 -1,779 28,856
2000 437,562 -22,775 -2,662 24,900
1999 444,038 -20,220 -6,201 13,940
1998 440,184 -20,326 -3,541 11,325
1997 450,930 -20,651 -3,539 6,047
1996 458,199 -20,486 1,768 5,773
1995 469,658 -19,815 9,710 11,621
1994 481,958 -18,723 20,196 51,545
1993 474,791 -16,455 20,924 32,725
1992 473,226 -13,201 28,605 20,507
1991 474,960 -8,537 29,299 25,314
1990 466,640 15,719 29,100 35,668
1989 460,991 26,555 24,629 44,565
1988 455,701 37,594 15,186 30,064
1987 443,404 40,859 11,757 21,335
1986 436,760 38,586 9,206 15,211
1985 428,866 46,889 4,175 11,464
1984 423,279 47,659 3,335 8,668
1983 426,145 46,438 833 2,105
1982 431,926 29,616 1,665 2,524
1981 442,501 16,569 1,664 3,209
1980 443,732 1,932 5,818 10,040
1979 449,952 -10,213 4,976 13,895
1978 448,413 -14,665 4,138 13,807
1977 441,647 -14,675 7,426 23,528
1976 422,330 -10,235 8,222 20,324
1975 409,561 -5,293 14,746 16,564
1974 388,107 33,134 23,664 9,217
1973 370,856 38,589 24,409 -9,551
1972 357,835 36,050 28,428 -13,519
1971 344,889 35,442 31,583 2,334
1970 339,096 38,355 30,563 47,242
1969 319,108 42,688 23,904 48,824
1968 312,440 42,014 30,858 8,545
1967 308,904 39,711 41,700 11,075
1966 303,981 37,752 45,286 24,920
1965 304,734 36,083 44,857 32,444
1964 311,020 34,530 45,968 23,581
1963 317,041 32,866 35,741 11,009
1962 316,952 31,449 30,246 9,627
1961 317,816 26,322 30,832 14,401
1960 315,943 20,387 27,693 1,080

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/argentina/sweden | CC BY

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 Sweden 21.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 201,900 people) and 78.6% is from migration (a gain of 743,642 people).

As of 2024, 1,958,039 residents or 4.3% of the population were not native-born in Argentina, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

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
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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