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Population in Argentina compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,696,159 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 46,048,053 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 1.52 times bigger than Argentina's.
  • Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 1.4% of the world: 0.56% for Argentina vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.6M people to 46M (16.2% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Argentina vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Argentina
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Argentina United Kingdom
2100 38,471,783 74,700,585
2099 38,772,947 74,831,175
2098 39,074,625 74,950,267
2097 39,376,738 75,064,397
2096 39,679,110 75,176,691
2095 39,981,245 75,287,063
2094 40,282,313 75,383,856
2093 40,582,830 75,482,205
2092 40,881,884 75,575,769
2091 41,178,738 75,666,091
2090 41,473,104 75,753,129
2089 41,763,899 75,835,723
2088 42,050,838 75,907,614
2087 42,333,938 75,978,712
2086 42,613,089 76,046,742
2085 42,887,833 76,105,680
2084 43,156,997 76,156,223
2083 43,420,795 76,205,894
2082 43,678,479 76,246,844
2081 43,929,498 76,274,040
2080 44,174,077 76,306,205
2079 44,412,059 76,334,949
2078 44,643,698 76,353,484
2077 44,867,972 76,371,123
2076 45,086,578 76,373,520
2075 45,298,701 76,386,071
2074 45,505,420 76,397,426
2073 45,705,435 76,406,554
2072 45,899,342 76,398,941
2071 46,088,206 76,388,223
2070 46,271,163 76,378,505
2069 46,448,901 76,371,827
2068 46,620,798 76,370,973
2067 46,786,379 76,363,548
2066 46,946,544 76,356,638
2065 47,101,596 76,355,841
2064 47,250,827 76,352,770
2063 47,393,888 76,353,175
2062 47,530,427 76,346,535
2061 47,659,802 76,344,206
2060 47,781,281 76,344,725
2059 47,893,477 76,345,215
2058 47,996,726 76,326,961
2057 48,089,306 76,307,006
2056 48,170,520 76,274,247
2055 48,239,306 76,235,304
2054 48,295,502 76,167,710
2053 48,339,726 76,094,051
2052 48,370,895 76,001,979
2051 48,389,268 75,895,690
2050 48,394,628 75,777,445
2049 48,387,928 75,646,044
2048 48,370,090 75,499,380
2047 48,340,778 75,338,951
2046 48,300,342 75,171,300
2045 48,248,946 74,993,186
2044 48,187,525 74,807,530
2043 48,116,784 74,607,485
2042 48,037,158 74,407,783
2041 47,948,478 74,203,292
2040 47,851,132 73,994,525
2039 47,746,488 73,782,112
2038 47,634,690 73,559,085
2037 47,517,545 73,335,723
2036 47,395,986 73,101,646
2035 47,270,379 72,850,722
2034 47,140,631 72,597,177
2033 47,007,890 72,322,802
2032 46,872,893 72,046,316
2031 46,735,140 71,757,868
2030 46,594,989 71,442,811
2029 46,452,139 71,123,782
2028 46,306,859 70,783,199
2027 46,158,426 70,421,923
2026 46,007,129 70,055,911
2025 45,853,190 69,658,188
2024 45,696,159 69,226,000
2023 45,538,401 68,492,000
2022 45,407,904 67,604,000
2021 45,312,281 66,984,000
2020 45,191,965 66,744,000
2019 44,973,465 66,631,000
2018 44,654,882 66,289,000
2017 44,288,894 65,966,000
2016 43,900,313 65,607,000
2015 43,477,012 65,088,000
2014 43,024,071 64,620,000
2013 42,582,455 64,139,000
2012 42,161,721 63,711,000
2011 41,730,660 63,258,810
2010 41,288,694 62,766,365
2009 40,854,831 62,276,270
2008 40,424,148 61,806,995
2007 40,016,763 61,322,463
2006 39,622,115 60,846,820
2005 39,216,789 60,401,206
2004 38,815,916 59,987,905
2003 38,424,282 59,647,577
2002 38,029,349 59,370,479
2001 37,624,825 59,119,673
2000 37,213,984 58,892,514
1999 36,794,682 58,682,466
1998 36,372,860 58,487,141
1997 35,947,791 58,316,954
1996 35,513,793 58,166,950
1995 35,070,020 58,019,030
1994 34,613,491 57,865,745
1993 34,152,717 57,718,614
1992 33,693,527 57,580,402
1991 33,230,294 57,424,897
1990 32,755,901 57,247,586
1989 32,270,948 57,076,711
1988 31,780,532 56,928,327
1987 31,291,762 56,802,050
1986 30,811,980 56,681,396
1985 30,336,441 56,550,268
1984 29,863,093 56,422,072
1983 29,391,332 56,332,848
1982 28,924,262 56,313,641
1981 28,463,959 56,333,829
1980 28,011,596 56,314,216
1979 27,568,895 56,246,951
1978 27,132,158 56,196,504
1977 26,701,805 56,193,492
1976 26,282,283 56,211,968
1975 25,874,107 56,225,800
1974 25,461,351 56,229,974
1973 25,046,005 56,194,527
1972 24,644,328 56,086,065
1971 24,257,208 55,896,223
1970 23,878,327 55,663,250
1969 23,508,711 55,441,750
1968 23,150,583 55,211,700
1967 22,799,059 54,943,600
1966 22,453,893 54,648,500
1965 22,112,629 54,348,050
1964 21,769,453 54,000,000
1963 21,421,705 53,650,000
1962 21,072,538 53,250,000
1961 20,726,276 52,800,000
1960 20,386,045 52,400,000

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Argentina increased by 4,278,198 people (a 10.8% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Argentina gained 2,147,740 people (a 4.89% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Argentina was ranked 31st most populous country in 2006 and is 35th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.4M people compared to the peak of 76.4M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Argentina
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Argentina United Kingdom
2100 -0.78% -0.17%
2099 -0.77% -0.16%
2098 -0.77% -0.15%
2097 -0.76% -0.15%
2096 -0.76% -0.15%
2095 -0.75% -0.13%
2094 -0.74% -0.13%
2093 -0.73% -0.12%
2092 -0.72% -0.12%
2091 -0.71% -0.11%
2090 -0.7% -0.11%
2089 -0.68% -0.09%
2088 -0.67% -0.09%
2087 -0.66% -0.09%
2086 -0.64% -0.08%
2085 -0.62% -0.07%
2084 -0.61% -0.07%
2083 -0.59% -0.05%
2082 -0.57% -0.04%
2081 -0.55% -0.04%
2080 -0.54% -0.04%
2079 -0.52% -0.02%
2078 -0.5% -0.02%
2077 -0.48% -0.003%
2076 -0.47% -0.02%
2075 -0.45% -0.01%
2074 -0.44% -0.01%
2073 -0.42% 0.01%
2072 -0.41% 0.01%
2071 -0.4% 0.01%
2070 -0.38% 0.009%
2069 -0.37% 0.001%
2068 -0.35% 0.01%
2067 -0.34% 0.009%
2066 -0.33% 0.001%
2065 -0.32% 0.004%
2064 -0.3% -0%
2063 -0.29% 0.009%
2062 -0.27% 0.003%
2061 -0.25% -0.001%
2060 -0.23% -0.001%
2059 -0.22% 0.02%
2058 -0.19% 0.03%
2057 -0.17% 0.04%
2056 -0.14% 0.05%
2055 -0.12% 0.09%
2054 -0.09% 0.1%
2053 -0.06% 0.12%
2052 -0.04% 0.14%
2051 -0.01% 0.16%
2050 0.01% 0.17%
2049 0.04% 0.19%
2048 0.06% 0.21%
2047 0.08% 0.22%
2046 0.11% 0.24%
2045 0.13% 0.25%
2044 0.15% 0.27%
2043 0.17% 0.27%
2042 0.18% 0.28%
2041 0.2% 0.28%
2040 0.22% 0.29%
2039 0.23% 0.3%
2038 0.25% 0.3%
2037 0.26% 0.32%
2036 0.27% 0.34%
2035 0.28% 0.35%
2034 0.28% 0.38%
2033 0.29% 0.38%
2032 0.29% 0.4%
2031 0.3% 0.44%
2030 0.31% 0.45%
2029 0.31% 0.48%
2028 0.32% 0.51%
2027 0.33% 0.52%
2026 0.34% 0.57%
2025 0.34% 0.62%
2024 0.35% 1.07%
2023 0.29% 1.31%
2022 0.21% 0.93%
2021 0.27% 0.36%
2020 0.49% 0.17%
2019 0.71% 0.52%
2018 0.83% 0.49%
2017 0.89% 0.55%
2016 0.97% 0.8%
2015 1.05% 0.72%
2014 1.04% 0.75%
2013 1% 0.67%
2012 1.03% 0.71%
2011 1.07% 0.78%
2010 1.06% 0.79%
2009 1.07% 0.76%
2008 1.02% 0.79%
2007 1% 0.78%
2006 1.03% 0.74%
2005 1.03% 0.69%
2004 1.02% 0.57%
2003 1.04% 0.47%
2002 1.08% 0.42%
2001 1.1% 0.39%
2000 1.14% 0.36%
1999 1.16% 0.33%
1998 1.18% 0.29%
1997 1.22% 0.26%
1996 1.27% 0.25%
1995 1.32% 0.26%
1994 1.35% 0.25%
1993 1.36% 0.24%
1992 1.39% 0.27%
1991 1.45% 0.31%
1990 1.5% 0.3%
1989 1.54% 0.26%
1988 1.56% 0.22%
1987 1.56% 0.21%
1986 1.57% 0.23%
1985 1.59% 0.23%
1984 1.61% 0.16%
1983 1.61% 0.03%
1982 1.62% -0.04%
1981 1.61% 0.03%
1980 1.61% 0.12%
1979 1.61% 0.09%
1978 1.61% 0.005%
1977 1.6% -0.03%
1976 1.58% -0.02%
1975 1.62% -0.007%
1974 1.66% 0.06%
1973 1.63% 0.19%
1972 1.6% 0.34%
1971 1.59% 0.42%
1970 1.57% 0.4%
1969 1.55% 0.42%
1968 1.54% 0.49%
1967 1.54% 0.54%
1966 1.54% 0.55%
1965 1.58% 0.64%
1964 1.62% 0.65%
1963 1.66% 0.75%
1962 1.67% 0.85%
1961 1.67% 0.76%

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Argentina grew by 0.35%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Argentina United Kingdom
Current population
46048053
70154914
Population rank 35/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.56% 0.85%
One net population change
3.33 minutes
43 seconds
One birth every
1.04 minutes
45.9 seconds
One death every
1.51 minutes
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +432 +2,011
Annual growth/decline +157,758 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.35% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 97/197
One migration net change every
3.07 hours
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change +2,859 +389,911
Net migration rank 54/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 1,958,039 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 38/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.3% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 102/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Argentina
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Argentina United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,859 - 389,911
2024 - 3,454 - 417,114
2023 154,648 4,133 34,589 445,523
2022 96,673 5,589 39,751 487,029
2021 88,677 314 30,612 462,967
2020 151,347 292 -4,272 144,221
2019 280,005 5,397 108,342 232,727
2018 346,031 5,742 119,321 259,744
2017 375,260 4,931 145,125 272,311
2016 391,767 5,215 177,139 324,649
2015 444,161 5,464 175,738 347,839
2014 450,462 5,794 206,784 306,091
2013 421,694 5,275 198,830 237,272
2012 411,540 2,978 248,473 172,088
2011 448,730 -1,117 259,361 228,773
2010 441,335 -5,003 251,066 274,811
2009 439,271 -7,882 230,422 249,639
2008 442,442 -12,517 216,325 263,390
2007 402,889 -18,099 196,232 309,385
2006 424,591 -20,109 176,455 288,923
2005 428,247 -22,068 144,963 308,279
2004 417,970 -22,381 131,974 276,077
2003 410,141 -22,450 89,471 211,846
2002 424,825 -22,674 65,308 203,577
2001 430,579 -23,687 65,032 175,133
2000 437,562 -22,775 70,671 153,917
1999 444,038 -20,220 64,551 152,653
1998 440,184 -20,326 87,730 125,541
1997 450,930 -20,651 99,138 59,723
1996 458,199 -20,486 98,884 54,964
1995 469,658 -19,815 87,028 61,385
1994 481,958 -18,723 127,304 45,339
1993 474,791 -16,455 103,893 27,403
1992 473,226 -13,201 149,709 17,846
1991 474,960 -8,537 143,562 27,601
1990 466,640 15,719 154,569 57,132
1989 460,991 26,555 119,861 49,586
1988 455,701 37,594 136,628 13,952
1987 443,404 40,859 136,325 8,266
1986 436,760 38,586 90,690 41,836
1985 428,866 46,889 79,170 83,164
1984 423,279 47,659 84,633 71,107
1983 426,145 46,438 61,966 27,063
1982 431,926 29,616 56,314 -61,152
1981 442,501 16,569 73,234 -83,876
1980 443,732 1,932 95,734 -25,187
1979 449,952 -10,213 61,872 11,255
1978 448,413 -14,665 16,859 3,783
1977 441,647 -14,675 0 -21,636
1976 422,330 -10,235 -5,621 -19,135
1975 409,561 -5,293 33,735 -40,241
1974 388,107 33,134 67,476 -65,710
1973 370,856 38,589 112,389 -33,840
1972 357,835 36,050 162,650 -1,406
1971 344,889 35,442 257,123 1,175
1970 339,096 38,355 244,918 -15,254
1969 319,108 42,688 260,577 -60,655
1968 312,440 42,014 292,622 -38,852
1967 308,904 39,711 346,145 -39,659
1966 303,981 37,752 333,356 -27,935
1965 304,734 36,083 364,132 -24,955
1964 311,020 34,530 405,000 -23,885
1963 317,041 32,866 337,995 8,271
1962 316,952 31,449 340,800 76,443
1961 317,816 26,322 311,519 52,295
1960 315,943 20,387 314,400 19,953

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 the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 1,958,039 residents or 4.3% of the population were not native-born in Argentina, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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