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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,696,159 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 46,048,053 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 1.15 times bigger than Argentina's.
  • Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 1.2% of the world: 0.56% for Argentina vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.6M people to 46M (16.2% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Argentina vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Argentina Uganda
2100 38,471,783 122,497,526
2099 38,772,947 122,436,109
2098 39,074,625 122,364,302
2097 39,376,738 122,266,255
2096 39,679,110 122,146,810
2095 39,981,245 121,976,411
2094 40,282,313 121,799,752
2093 40,582,830 121,584,860
2092 40,881,884 121,336,796
2091 41,178,738 121,070,447
2090 41,473,104 120,767,412
2089 41,763,899 120,427,771
2088 42,050,838 120,064,594
2087 42,333,938 119,668,549
2086 42,613,089 119,256,686
2085 42,887,833 118,815,763
2084 43,156,997 118,339,179
2083 43,420,795 117,821,938
2082 43,678,479 117,274,958
2081 43,929,498 116,707,394
2080 44,174,077 116,096,095
2079 44,412,059 115,474,153
2078 44,643,698 114,805,376
2077 44,867,972 114,118,687
2076 45,086,578 113,390,189
2075 45,298,701 112,637,851
2074 45,505,420 111,863,410
2073 45,705,435 111,070,771
2072 45,899,342 110,240,940
2071 46,088,206 109,392,890
2070 46,271,163 108,505,633
2069 46,448,901 107,607,659
2068 46,620,798 106,677,578
2067 46,786,379 105,722,829
2066 46,946,544 104,739,111
2065 47,101,596 103,737,893
2064 47,250,827 102,701,560
2063 47,393,888 101,646,533
2062 47,530,427 100,561,859
2061 47,659,802 99,450,764
2060 47,781,281 98,334,788
2059 47,893,477 97,187,498
2058 47,996,726 96,014,439
2057 48,089,306 94,821,765
2056 48,170,520 93,613,209
2055 48,239,306 92,385,049
2054 48,295,502 91,132,827
2053 48,339,726 89,857,705
2052 48,370,895 88,568,311
2051 48,389,268 87,270,603
2050 48,394,628 85,957,376
2049 48,387,928 84,632,277
2048 48,370,090 83,284,965
2047 48,340,778 81,928,165
2046 48,300,342 80,569,225
2045 48,248,946 79,208,662
2044 48,187,525 77,834,944
2043 48,116,784 76,453,982
2042 48,037,158 75,075,287
2041 47,948,478 73,701,695
2040 47,851,132 72,333,375
2039 47,746,488 70,963,211
2038 47,634,690 69,580,447
2037 47,517,545 68,186,136
2036 47,395,986 66,804,746
2035 47,270,379 65,411,934
2034 47,140,631 64,023,352
2033 47,007,890 62,634,483
2032 46,872,893 61,235,174
2031 46,735,140 59,825,075
2030 46,594,989 58,415,479
2029 46,452,139 57,006,283
2028 46,306,859 55,596,520
2027 46,158,426 54,191,271
2026 46,007,129 52,792,624
2025 45,853,190 51,400,003
2024 45,696,159 50,015,092
2023 45,538,401 48,656,601
2022 45,407,904 47,312,719
2021 45,312,281 45,910,930
2020 45,191,965 44,457,152
2019 44,973,465 42,999,637
2018 44,654,882 41,565,831
2017 44,288,894 40,177,388
2016 43,900,313 38,799,152
2015 43,477,012 37,531,446
2014 43,024,071 36,395,539
2013 42,582,455 35,337,042
2012 42,161,721 34,337,438
2011 41,730,660 33,354,543
2010 41,288,694 32,390,802
2009 40,854,831 31,451,151
2008 40,424,148 30,539,553
2007 40,016,763 29,653,430
2006 39,622,115 28,794,003
2005 39,216,789 27,963,289
2004 38,815,916 27,154,515
2003 38,424,282 26,352,124
2002 38,029,349 25,532,870
2001 37,624,825 24,745,676
2000 37,213,984 24,000,150
1999 36,794,682 23,257,281
1998 36,372,860 22,515,806
1997 35,947,791 21,856,046
1996 35,513,793 21,231,550
1995 35,070,020 20,665,667
1994 34,613,491 20,108,801
1993 34,152,717 19,445,161
1992 33,693,527 18,785,032
1991 33,230,294 18,155,901
1990 32,755,901 17,569,897
1989 32,270,948 17,010,698
1988 31,780,532 16,470,483
1987 31,291,762 15,954,170
1986 30,811,980 15,467,579
1985 30,336,441 15,023,681
1984 29,863,093 14,607,677
1983 29,391,332 14,221,881
1982 28,924,262 13,873,631
1981 28,463,959 13,556,452
1980 28,011,596 13,275,741
1979 27,568,895 13,002,163
1978 27,132,158 12,692,113
1977 26,701,805 12,359,669
1976 26,282,283 12,037,294
1975 25,874,107 11,725,240
1974 25,461,351 11,424,846
1973 25,046,005 11,144,236
1972 24,644,328 10,885,796
1971 24,257,208 10,618,206
1970 23,878,327 10,321,603
1969 23,508,711 10,014,858
1968 23,150,583 9,708,632
1967 22,799,059 9,408,924
1966 22,453,893 9,122,864
1965 22,112,629 8,849,203
1964 21,769,453 8,586,363
1963 21,421,705 8,333,663
1962 21,072,538 8,092,231
1961 20,726,276 7,862,217
1960 20,386,045 7,640,973

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 Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Argentina gained 2,147,740 people (a 4.89% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Argentina was ranked 31st most populous country in 2006 and is 35th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.4M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Argentina Uganda
2100 -0.78% 0.05%
2099 -0.77% 0.06%
2098 -0.77% 0.08%
2097 -0.76% 0.1%
2096 -0.76% 0.14%
2095 -0.75% 0.15%
2094 -0.74% 0.18%
2093 -0.73% 0.2%
2092 -0.72% 0.22%
2091 -0.71% 0.25%
2090 -0.7% 0.28%
2089 -0.68% 0.3%
2088 -0.67% 0.33%
2087 -0.66% 0.35%
2086 -0.64% 0.37%
2085 -0.62% 0.4%
2084 -0.61% 0.44%
2083 -0.59% 0.47%
2082 -0.57% 0.49%
2081 -0.55% 0.53%
2080 -0.54% 0.54%
2079 -0.52% 0.58%
2078 -0.5% 0.6%
2077 -0.48% 0.64%
2076 -0.47% 0.67%
2075 -0.45% 0.69%
2074 -0.44% 0.71%
2073 -0.42% 0.75%
2072 -0.41% 0.78%
2071 -0.4% 0.82%
2070 -0.38% 0.83%
2069 -0.37% 0.87%
2068 -0.35% 0.9%
2067 -0.34% 0.94%
2066 -0.33% 0.97%
2065 -0.32% 1.01%
2064 -0.3% 1.04%
2063 -0.29% 1.08%
2062 -0.27% 1.12%
2061 -0.25% 1.13%
2060 -0.23% 1.18%
2059 -0.22% 1.22%
2058 -0.19% 1.26%
2057 -0.17% 1.29%
2056 -0.14% 1.33%
2055 -0.12% 1.37%
2054 -0.09% 1.42%
2053 -0.06% 1.46%
2052 -0.04% 1.49%
2051 -0.01% 1.53%
2050 0.01% 1.57%
2049 0.04% 1.62%
2048 0.06% 1.66%
2047 0.08% 1.69%
2046 0.11% 1.72%
2045 0.13% 1.76%
2044 0.15% 1.81%
2043 0.17% 1.84%
2042 0.18% 1.86%
2041 0.2% 1.89%
2040 0.22% 1.93%
2039 0.23% 1.99%
2038 0.25% 2.04%
2037 0.26% 2.07%
2036 0.27% 2.13%
2035 0.28% 2.17%
2034 0.28% 2.22%
2033 0.29% 2.29%
2032 0.29% 2.36%
2031 0.3% 2.41%
2030 0.31% 2.47%
2029 0.31% 2.54%
2028 0.32% 2.59%
2027 0.33% 2.65%
2026 0.34% 2.71%
2025 0.34% 2.77%
2024 0.35% 2.79%
2023 0.29% 2.84%
2022 0.21% 3.05%
2021 0.27% 3.27%
2020 0.49% 3.39%
2019 0.71% 3.45%
2018 0.83% 3.46%
2017 0.89% 3.55%
2016 0.97% 3.38%
2015 1.05% 3.12%
2014 1.04% 3%
2013 1% 2.91%
2012 1.03% 2.95%
2011 1.07% 2.98%
2010 1.06% 2.99%
2009 1.07% 2.98%
2008 1.02% 2.99%
2007 1% 2.98%
2006 1.03% 2.97%
2005 1.03% 2.98%
2004 1.02% 3.04%
2003 1.04% 3.21%
2002 1.08% 3.18%
2001 1.1% 3.11%
2000 1.14% 3.19%
1999 1.16% 3.29%
1998 1.18% 3.02%
1997 1.22% 2.94%
1996 1.27% 2.74%
1995 1.32% 2.77%
1994 1.35% 3.41%
1993 1.36% 3.51%
1992 1.39% 3.47%
1991 1.45% 3.34%
1990 1.5% 3.29%
1989 1.54% 3.28%
1988 1.56% 3.24%
1987 1.56% 3.15%
1986 1.57% 2.95%
1985 1.59% 2.85%
1984 1.61% 2.71%
1983 1.61% 2.51%
1982 1.62% 2.34%
1981 1.61% 2.11%
1980 1.61% 2.1%
1979 1.61% 2.44%
1978 1.61% 2.69%
1977 1.6% 2.68%
1976 1.58% 2.66%
1975 1.62% 2.63%
1974 1.66% 2.52%
1973 1.63% 2.37%
1972 1.6% 2.52%
1971 1.59% 2.87%
1970 1.57% 3.06%
1969 1.55% 3.15%
1968 1.54% 3.19%
1967 1.54% 3.14%
1966 1.54% 3.09%
1965 1.58% 3.06%
1964 1.62% 3.03%
1963 1.66% 2.98%
1962 1.67% 2.93%
1961 1.67% 2.9%

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 Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Argentina Uganda
Current population
46048053
53170946
Population rank 35/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.56% 0.64%
One net population change
3.33 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
1.04 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
1.51 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +432 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +157,758 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +0.35% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 22/197
One migration net change every
3.07 hours
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change +2,859 -119,059
Net migration rank 54/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 1,958,039 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 38/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.3% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 102/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Argentina
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Argentina Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,859 - -119,059
2024 - 3,454 - -117,924
2023 154,648 4,133 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 96,673 5,589 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 88,677 314 1,423,377 43,464
2020 151,347 292 1,397,288 43,464
2019 280,005 5,397 1,367,044 107,210
2018 346,031 5,742 1,332,600 60,724
2017 375,260 4,931 1,290,658 92,879
2016 391,767 5,215 1,249,565 123,379
2015 444,161 5,464 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 450,462 5,794 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 421,694 5,275 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 411,540 2,978 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 448,730 -1,117 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 441,335 -5,003 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 439,271 -7,882 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 442,442 -12,517 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 402,889 -18,099 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 424,591 -20,109 999,958 -156,232
2005 428,247 -22,068 969,096 -151,386
2004 417,970 -22,381 938,623 -138,770
2003 410,141 -22,450 901,374 -96,429
2002 424,825 -22,674 868,756 -35,149
2001 430,579 -23,687 836,751 -95,956
2000 437,562 -22,775 803,069 -52,824
1999 444,038 -20,220 775,166 -39,695
1998 440,184 -20,326 741,175 6,277
1997 450,930 -20,651 727,523 -155,461
1996 458,199 -20,486 699,707 -22,795
1995 469,658 -19,815 697,218 -242,378
1994 481,958 -18,723 675,092 -16,198
1993 474,791 -16,455 650,032 18,349
1992 473,226 -13,201 627,139 24,723
1991 474,960 -8,537 602,740 3,643
1990 466,640 15,719 587,291 -21,688
1989 460,991 26,555 565,367 -12,576
1988 455,701 37,594 547,759 -20,113
1987 443,404 40,859 527,397 -22,415
1986 436,760 38,586 487,693 -19,485
1985 428,866 46,889 462,534 -42,942
1984 423,279 47,659 421,241 -8,818
1983 426,145 46,438 404,940 -45,776
1982 431,926 29,616 390,820 -53,497
1981 442,501 16,569 380,028 -83,010
1980 443,732 1,932 370,287 -105,900
1979 449,952 -10,213 381,626 -98,863
1978 448,413 -14,665 371,930 -34,606
1977 441,647 -14,675 365,216 -37,671
1976 422,330 -10,235 359,458 -42,259
1975 409,561 -5,293 354,278 -47,359
1974 388,107 33,134 345,773 -51,910
1973 370,856 38,589 340,780 -73,439
1972 357,835 36,050 335,935 -86,409
1971 344,889 35,442 328,294 -42,642
1970 339,096 38,355 333,202 -25,646
1969 319,108 42,688 320,486 -14,548
1968 312,440 42,014 309,725 -3,214
1967 308,904 39,711 296,692 -3,773
1966 303,981 37,752 282,225 -3,021
1965 304,734 36,083 271,830 -3,716
1964 311,020 34,530 260,733 -3,169
1963 317,041 32,866 250,885 -3,058
1962 316,952 31,449 241,513 -6,470
1961 317,816 26,322 232,894 -7,893
1960 315,943 20,387 225,080 -7,586

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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 1,958,039 residents or 4.3% of the population were not native-born in Argentina, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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