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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,696,159 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 46,048,053 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 1.87 times bigger than Argentina's.
  • Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.59% of the world: 0.56% for Argentina vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.6M people to 46M (16.2% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Argentina vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Argentina Turkey
2100 38,471,783 64,274,243
2099 38,772,947 64,924,706
2098 39,074,625 65,567,989
2097 39,376,738 66,219,045
2096 39,679,110 66,865,890
2095 39,981,245 67,516,190
2094 40,282,313 68,169,346
2093 40,582,830 68,835,313
2092 40,881,884 69,496,264
2091 41,178,738 70,159,325
2090 41,473,104 70,828,304
2089 41,763,899 71,490,133
2088 42,050,838 72,146,464
2087 42,333,938 72,792,552
2086 42,613,089 73,439,558
2085 42,887,833 74,085,313
2084 43,156,997 74,713,882
2083 43,420,795 75,342,464
2082 43,678,479 75,969,760
2081 43,929,498 76,583,769
2080 44,174,077 77,195,480
2079 44,412,059 77,793,711
2078 44,643,698 78,386,293
2077 44,867,972 78,973,194
2076 45,086,578 79,556,991
2075 45,298,701 80,128,010
2074 45,505,420 80,697,544
2073 45,705,435 81,244,619
2072 45,899,342 81,785,452
2071 46,088,206 82,311,503
2070 46,271,163 82,827,402
2069 46,448,901 83,324,862
2068 46,620,798 83,806,741
2067 46,786,379 84,270,976
2066 46,946,544 84,728,547
2065 47,101,596 85,177,268
2064 47,250,827 85,611,517
2063 47,393,888 86,026,471
2062 47,530,427 86,425,827
2061 47,659,802 86,800,591
2060 47,781,281 87,156,663
2059 47,893,477 87,500,101
2058 47,996,726 87,809,920
2057 48,089,306 88,100,397
2056 48,170,520 88,369,840
2055 48,239,306 88,598,739
2054 48,295,502 88,806,632
2053 48,339,726 88,985,609
2052 48,370,895 89,144,425
2051 48,389,268 89,270,515
2050 48,394,628 89,374,730
2049 48,387,928 89,447,182
2048 48,370,090 89,484,074
2047 48,340,778 89,492,406
2046 48,300,342 89,467,391
2045 48,248,946 89,441,098
2044 48,187,525 89,390,601
2043 48,116,784 89,326,342
2042 48,037,158 89,237,658
2041 47,948,478 89,137,199
2040 47,851,132 89,021,820
2039 47,746,488 88,885,792
2038 47,634,690 88,736,121
2037 47,517,545 88,562,197
2036 47,395,986 88,373,007
2035 47,270,379 88,178,595
2034 47,140,631 87,975,336
2033 47,007,890 87,754,631
2032 46,872,893 87,524,158
2031 46,735,140 87,274,280
2030 46,594,989 87,004,538
2029 46,452,139 86,741,614
2028 46,306,859 86,466,107
2027 46,158,426 86,189,693
2026 46,007,129 85,932,926
2025 45,853,190 85,718,588
2024 45,696,159 85,518,661
2023 45,538,401 85,325,965
2022 45,407,904 84,979,913
2021 45,312,281 84,147,318
2020 45,191,965 83,384,680
2019 44,973,465 82,579,440
2018 44,654,882 81,407,204
2017 44,288,894 80,312,698
2016 43,900,313 79,277,962
2015 43,477,012 78,218,479
2014 43,024,071 77,181,884
2013 42,582,455 76,147,624
2012 42,161,721 75,175,827
2011 41,730,660 74,223,629
2010 41,288,694 73,142,150
2009 40,854,831 72,039,206
2008 40,424,148 71,051,678
2007 40,016,763 70,158,112
2006 39,622,115 70,045,349
2005 39,216,789 69,329,557
2004 38,815,916 68,592,617
2003 38,424,282 67,831,730
2002 38,029,349 67,048,795
2001 37,624,825 66,245,128
2000 37,213,984 65,425,961
1999 36,794,682 64,591,923
1998 36,372,860 63,734,383
1997 35,947,791 62,852,966
1996 35,513,793 61,951,134
1995 35,070,020 61,024,503
1994 34,613,491 60,033,836
1993 34,152,717 58,999,167
1992 33,693,527 57,990,118
1991 33,230,294 57,009,887
1990 32,755,901 56,015,628
1989 32,270,948 54,976,723
1988 31,780,532 53,909,626
1987 31,291,762 52,843,670
1986 30,811,980 51,777,772
1985 30,336,441 50,687,115
1984 29,863,093 49,574,069
1983 29,391,332 48,447,410
1982 28,924,262 47,322,096
1981 28,463,959 46,321,190
1980 28,011,596 45,408,815
1979 27,568,895 44,510,429
1978 27,132,158 43,645,306
1977 26,701,805 42,773,298
1976 26,282,283 41,899,984
1975 25,874,107 41,053,126
1974 25,461,351 40,210,234
1973 25,046,005 39,329,533
1972 24,644,328 38,430,221
1971 24,257,208 37,518,611
1970 23,878,327 36,638,465
1969 23,508,711 35,787,774
1968 23,150,583 34,921,684
1967 22,799,059 34,050,421
1966 22,453,893 33,177,672
1965 22,112,629 32,345,220
1964 21,769,453 31,543,072
1963 21,421,705 30,726,841
1962 21,072,538 29,916,147
1961 20,726,276 29,119,238
1960 20,386,045 28,329,898

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 Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Argentina gained 2,147,740 people (a 4.89% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Argentina was ranked 31st most populous country in 2006 and is 35th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.4M people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Argentina Turkey
2100 -0.78% -1%
2099 -0.77% -0.98%
2098 -0.77% -0.98%
2097 -0.76% -0.97%
2096 -0.76% -0.96%
2095 -0.75% -0.96%
2094 -0.74% -0.97%
2093 -0.73% -0.95%
2092 -0.72% -0.95%
2091 -0.71% -0.94%
2090 -0.7% -0.93%
2089 -0.68% -0.91%
2088 -0.67% -0.89%
2087 -0.66% -0.88%
2086 -0.64% -0.87%
2085 -0.62% -0.84%
2084 -0.61% -0.83%
2083 -0.59% -0.83%
2082 -0.57% -0.8%
2081 -0.55% -0.79%
2080 -0.54% -0.77%
2079 -0.52% -0.76%
2078 -0.5% -0.74%
2077 -0.48% -0.73%
2076 -0.47% -0.71%
2075 -0.45% -0.71%
2074 -0.44% -0.67%
2073 -0.42% -0.66%
2072 -0.41% -0.64%
2071 -0.4% -0.62%
2070 -0.38% -0.6%
2069 -0.37% -0.57%
2068 -0.35% -0.55%
2067 -0.34% -0.54%
2066 -0.33% -0.53%
2065 -0.32% -0.51%
2064 -0.3% -0.48%
2063 -0.29% -0.46%
2062 -0.27% -0.43%
2061 -0.25% -0.41%
2060 -0.23% -0.39%
2059 -0.22% -0.35%
2058 -0.19% -0.33%
2057 -0.17% -0.3%
2056 -0.14% -0.26%
2055 -0.12% -0.23%
2054 -0.09% -0.2%
2053 -0.06% -0.18%
2052 -0.04% -0.14%
2051 -0.01% -0.12%
2050 0.01% -0.08%
2049 0.04% -0.04%
2048 0.06% -0.009%
2047 0.08% 0.03%
2046 0.11% 0.03%
2045 0.13% 0.06%
2044 0.15% 0.07%
2043 0.17% 0.1%
2042 0.18% 0.11%
2041 0.2% 0.13%
2040 0.22% 0.15%
2039 0.23% 0.17%
2038 0.25% 0.2%
2037 0.26% 0.21%
2036 0.27% 0.22%
2035 0.28% 0.23%
2034 0.28% 0.25%
2033 0.29% 0.26%
2032 0.29% 0.29%
2031 0.3% 0.31%
2030 0.31% 0.3%
2029 0.31% 0.32%
2028 0.32% 0.32%
2027 0.33% 0.3%
2026 0.34% 0.25%
2025 0.34% 0.23%
2024 0.35% 0.23%
2023 0.29% 0.41%
2022 0.21% 0.99%
2021 0.27% 0.91%
2020 0.49% 0.98%
2019 0.71% 1.44%
2018 0.83% 1.36%
2017 0.89% 1.31%
2016 0.97% 1.35%
2015 1.05% 1.34%
2014 1.04% 1.36%
2013 1% 1.29%
2012 1.03% 1.28%
2011 1.07% 1.48%
2010 1.06% 1.53%
2009 1.07% 1.39%
2008 1.02% 1.27%
2007 1% 0.16%
2006 1.03% 1.03%
2005 1.03% 1.07%
2004 1.02% 1.12%
2003 1.04% 1.17%
2002 1.08% 1.21%
2001 1.1% 1.25%
2000 1.14% 1.29%
1999 1.16% 1.35%
1998 1.18% 1.4%
1997 1.22% 1.46%
1996 1.27% 1.52%
1995 1.32% 1.65%
1994 1.35% 1.75%
1993 1.36% 1.74%
1992 1.39% 1.72%
1991 1.45% 1.77%
1990 1.5% 1.89%
1989 1.54% 1.98%
1988 1.56% 2.02%
1987 1.56% 2.06%
1986 1.57% 2.15%
1985 1.59% 2.25%
1984 1.61% 2.33%
1983 1.61% 2.38%
1982 1.62% 2.16%
1981 1.61% 2.01%
1980 1.61% 2.02%
1979 1.61% 1.98%
1978 1.61% 2.04%
1977 1.6% 2.08%
1976 1.58% 2.06%
1975 1.62% 2.1%
1974 1.66% 2.24%
1973 1.63% 2.34%
1972 1.6% 2.43%
1971 1.59% 2.4%
1970 1.57% 2.38%
1969 1.55% 2.48%
1968 1.54% 2.56%
1967 1.54% 2.63%
1966 1.54% 2.57%
1965 1.58% 2.54%
1964 1.62% 2.66%
1963 1.66% 2.71%
1962 1.67% 2.74%
1961 1.67% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Argentina Turkey
Current population
46048053
86002379
Population rank 35/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.56% 1.04%
One net population change
3.33 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
1.04 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
1.51 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +432 +528
Annual growth/decline +157,758 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +0.35% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 154/197
One migration net change every
3.07 hours
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change +2,859 -258,205
Net migration rank 54/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 1,958,039 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 38/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.3% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 102/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Argentina
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Argentina Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,859 - -258,205
2024 - 3,454 - -275,952
2023 154,648 4,133 426,630 -318,070
2022 96,673 5,589 535,373 -301,544
2021 88,677 314 521,713 20,283
2020 151,347 292 608,708 37,934
2019 280,005 5,397 751,472 -15,690
2018 346,031 5,742 830,353 187,570
2017 375,260 4,931 875,408 659,846
2016 391,767 5,215 895,841 352,063
2015 444,161 5,464 930,799 1,063,140
2014 450,462 5,794 957,055 1,033,384
2013 421,694 5,275 921,386 438,618
2012 411,540 2,978 917,145 258,623
2011 448,730 -1,117 875,839 68,849
2010 441,335 -5,003 892,334 55,532
2009 439,271 -7,882 900,491 24,276
2008 442,442 -12,517 868,749 47,915
2007 402,889 -18,099 876,626 -186,402
2006 424,591 -20,109 897,351 -190,194
2005 428,247 -22,068 898,650 -174,177
2004 417,970 -22,381 896,025 -146,574
2003 410,141 -22,450 893,683 -121,383
2002 424,825 -22,674 922,927 -129,444
2001 430,579 -23,687 980,560 -166,759
2000 437,562 -22,775 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 444,038 -20,220 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 440,184 -20,326 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 450,930 -20,651 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 458,199 -20,486 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 469,658 -19,815 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 481,958 -18,723 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 474,791 -16,455 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 473,226 -13,201 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 474,960 -8,537 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 466,640 15,719 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 460,991 26,555 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 455,701 37,594 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 443,404 40,859 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 436,760 38,586 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 428,866 46,889 1,098,846 8,960
1984 423,279 47,659 1,096,529 21,787
1983 426,145 46,438 1,095,106 39,871
1982 431,926 29,616 1,091,863 23,728
1981 442,501 16,569 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 443,732 1,932 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 449,952 -10,213 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 448,413 -14,665 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 441,647 -14,675 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 422,330 -10,235 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 409,561 -5,293 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 388,107 33,134 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 370,856 38,589 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 357,835 36,050 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 344,889 35,442 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 339,096 38,355 991,950 -150,924
1969 319,108 42,688 970,958 -110,578
1968 312,440 42,014 950,778 -78,973
1967 308,904 39,711 936,727 -65,993
1966 303,981 37,752 925,790 -50,999
1965 304,734 36,083 904,016 -113,911
1964 311,020 34,530 884,152 -69,978
1963 317,041 32,866 862,626 -44,317
1962 316,952 31,449 837,473 -34,353
1961 317,816 26,322 816,911 -26,187
1960 315,943 20,387 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 1,958,039 residents or 4.3% of the population were not native-born in Argentina, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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