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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,696,159 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 46,048,053 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 7.47 times bigger than Argentina's.
  • Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.71% of the world: 0.56% for Argentina vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.6M people to 46M (16.2% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Argentina vs United States: population by year and forecast

Argentina
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Argentina United States
2100 38,471,783 415,429,771
2099 38,772,947 414,829,167
2098 39,074,625 414,231,720
2097 39,376,738 413,576,381
2096 39,679,110 412,927,393
2095 39,981,245 412,225,379
2094 40,282,313 411,498,749
2093 40,582,830 410,785,729
2092 40,881,884 410,051,921
2091 41,178,738 409,320,183
2090 41,473,104 408,613,732
2089 41,763,899 407,885,645
2088 42,050,838 407,129,733
2087 42,333,938 406,421,298
2086 42,613,089 405,715,343
2085 42,887,833 405,059,379
2084 43,156,997 404,343,130
2083 43,420,795 403,612,785
2082 43,678,479 402,871,293
2081 43,929,498 402,054,554
2080 44,174,077 401,319,194
2079 44,412,059 400,554,914
2078 44,643,698 399,737,968
2077 44,867,972 398,906,565
2076 45,086,578 398,035,750
2075 45,298,701 397,109,170
2074 45,505,420 396,226,412
2073 45,705,435 395,307,725
2072 45,899,342 394,393,561
2071 46,088,206 393,415,363
2070 46,271,163 392,469,727
2069 46,448,901 391,479,981
2068 46,620,798 390,517,695
2067 46,786,379 389,543,856
2066 46,946,544 388,597,719
2065 47,101,596 387,685,327
2064 47,250,827 386,805,026
2063 47,393,888 385,911,917
2062 47,530,427 385,032,627
2061 47,659,802 384,170,837
2060 47,781,281 383,361,269
2059 47,893,477 382,542,030
2058 47,996,726 381,704,804
2057 48,089,306 380,907,023
2056 48,170,520 380,159,777
2055 48,239,306 379,430,756
2054 48,295,502 378,682,851
2053 48,339,726 377,878,421
2052 48,370,895 377,073,303
2051 48,389,268 376,229,840
2050 48,394,628 375,373,155
2049 48,387,928 374,493,150
2048 48,370,090 373,590,762
2047 48,340,778 372,626,259
2046 48,300,342 371,644,809
2045 48,248,946 370,602,914
2044 48,187,525 369,518,897
2043 48,116,784 368,375,680
2042 48,037,158 367,158,772
2041 47,948,478 365,937,822
2040 47,851,132 364,671,837
2039 47,746,488 363,367,337
2038 47,634,690 361,997,023
2037 47,517,545 360,606,236
2036 47,395,986 359,193,245
2035 47,270,379 357,750,686
2034 47,140,631 356,266,726
2033 47,007,890 354,775,032
2032 46,872,893 353,259,037
2031 46,735,140 351,721,511
2030 46,594,989 350,155,042
2029 46,452,139 348,564,667
2028 46,306,859 346,906,294
2027 46,158,426 345,257,605
2026 46,007,129 343,565,426
2025 45,853,190 341,784,857
2024 45,696,159 340,110,988
2023 45,538,401 334,914,895
2022 45,407,904 333,271,411
2021 45,312,281 331,893,745
2020 45,191,965 331,526,933
2019 44,973,465 328,329,953
2018 44,654,882 326,838,199
2017 44,288,894 325,122,128
2016 43,900,313 323,071,755
2015 43,477,012 320,738,994
2014 43,024,071 318,386,329
2013 42,582,455 316,059,947
2012 42,161,721 313,877,662
2011 41,730,660 311,583,481
2010 41,288,694 309,327,143
2009 40,854,831 306,771,529
2008 40,424,148 304,093,966
2007 40,016,763 301,231,207
2006 39,622,115 298,379,912
2005 39,216,789 295,516,599
2004 38,815,916 292,805,298
2003 38,424,282 290,107,933
2002 38,029,349 287,625,193
2001 37,624,825 284,968,955
2000 37,213,984 282,162,411
1999 36,794,682 279,294,713
1998 36,372,860 276,115,288
1997 35,947,791 272,911,760
1996 35,513,793 269,667,391
1995 35,070,020 266,557,091
1994 34,613,491 263,435,673
1993 34,152,717 260,255,352
1992 33,693,527 256,894,189
1991 33,230,294 253,492,503
1990 32,755,901 250,131,894
1989 32,270,948 246,819,222
1988 31,780,532 244,499,004
1987 31,291,762 242,288,936
1986 30,811,980 240,132,831
1985 30,336,441 237,923,734
1984 29,863,093 235,824,908
1983 29,391,332 233,792,014
1982 28,924,262 231,664,432
1981 28,463,959 229,465,744
1980 28,011,596 226,542,250
1979 27,568,895 225,055,487
1978 27,132,158 222,584,545
1977 26,701,805 220,239,425
1976 26,282,283 218,035,164
1975 25,874,107 215,973,199
1974 25,461,351 213,853,928
1973 25,046,005 211,908,788
1972 24,644,328 209,896,021
1971 24,257,208 207,660,677
1970 23,878,327 205,052,174
1969 23,508,711 202,676,946
1968 23,150,583 200,706,052
1967 22,799,059 198,712,056
1966 22,453,893 196,560,338
1965 22,112,629 194,302,963
1964 21,769,453 191,888,791
1963 21,421,705 189,241,798
1962 21,072,538 186,537,737
1961 20,726,276 183,691,481
1960 20,386,045 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); 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 the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Argentina gained 2,147,740 people (a 4.89% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Argentina was ranked 31st most populous country in 2006 and is 35th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.4M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Argentina
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Argentina United States
2100 -0.78% 0.14%
2099 -0.77% 0.14%
2098 -0.77% 0.16%
2097 -0.76% 0.16%
2096 -0.76% 0.17%
2095 -0.75% 0.18%
2094 -0.74% 0.17%
2093 -0.73% 0.18%
2092 -0.72% 0.18%
2091 -0.71% 0.17%
2090 -0.7% 0.18%
2089 -0.68% 0.19%
2088 -0.67% 0.17%
2087 -0.66% 0.17%
2086 -0.64% 0.16%
2085 -0.62% 0.18%
2084 -0.61% 0.18%
2083 -0.59% 0.18%
2082 -0.57% 0.2%
2081 -0.55% 0.18%
2080 -0.54% 0.19%
2079 -0.52% 0.2%
2078 -0.5% 0.21%
2077 -0.48% 0.22%
2076 -0.47% 0.23%
2075 -0.45% 0.22%
2074 -0.44% 0.23%
2073 -0.42% 0.23%
2072 -0.41% 0.25%
2071 -0.4% 0.24%
2070 -0.38% 0.25%
2069 -0.37% 0.25%
2068 -0.35% 0.25%
2067 -0.34% 0.24%
2066 -0.33% 0.24%
2065 -0.32% 0.23%
2064 -0.3% 0.23%
2063 -0.29% 0.23%
2062 -0.27% 0.22%
2061 -0.25% 0.21%
2060 -0.23% 0.21%
2059 -0.22% 0.22%
2058 -0.19% 0.21%
2057 -0.17% 0.2%
2056 -0.14% 0.19%
2055 -0.12% 0.2%
2054 -0.09% 0.21%
2053 -0.06% 0.21%
2052 -0.04% 0.22%
2051 -0.01% 0.23%
2050 0.01% 0.23%
2049 0.04% 0.24%
2048 0.06% 0.26%
2047 0.08% 0.26%
2046 0.11% 0.28%
2045 0.13% 0.29%
2044 0.15% 0.31%
2043 0.17% 0.33%
2042 0.18% 0.33%
2041 0.2% 0.35%
2040 0.22% 0.36%
2039 0.23% 0.38%
2038 0.25% 0.39%
2037 0.26% 0.39%
2036 0.27% 0.4%
2035 0.28% 0.42%
2034 0.28% 0.42%
2033 0.29% 0.43%
2032 0.29% 0.44%
2031 0.3% 0.45%
2030 0.31% 0.46%
2029 0.31% 0.48%
2028 0.32% 0.48%
2027 0.33% 0.49%
2026 0.34% 0.52%
2025 0.34% 0.49%
2024 0.35% 1.55%
2023 0.29% 0.49%
2022 0.21% 0.42%
2021 0.27% 0.11%
2020 0.49% 0.97%
2019 0.71% 0.46%
2018 0.83% 0.53%
2017 0.89% 0.63%
2016 0.97% 0.73%
2015 1.05% 0.74%
2014 1.04% 0.74%
2013 1% 0.7%
2012 1.03% 0.74%
2011 1.07% 0.73%
2010 1.06% 0.83%
2009 1.07% 0.88%
2008 1.02% 0.95%
2007 1% 0.96%
2006 1.03% 0.97%
2005 1.03% 0.93%
2004 1.02% 0.93%
2003 1.04% 0.86%
2002 1.08% 0.93%
2001 1.1% 0.99%
2000 1.14% 1.03%
1999 1.16% 1.15%
1998 1.18% 1.17%
1997 1.22% 1.2%
1996 1.27% 1.17%
1995 1.32% 1.18%
1994 1.35% 1.22%
1993 1.36% 1.31%
1992 1.39% 1.34%
1991 1.45% 1.34%
1990 1.5% 1.34%
1989 1.54% 0.95%
1988 1.56% 0.91%
1987 1.56% 0.9%
1986 1.57% 0.93%
1985 1.59% 0.89%
1984 1.61% 0.87%
1983 1.61% 0.92%
1982 1.62% 0.96%
1981 1.61% 1.29%
1980 1.61% 0.66%
1979 1.61% 1.11%
1978 1.61% 1.06%
1977 1.6% 1.01%
1976 1.58% 0.95%
1975 1.62% 0.99%
1974 1.66% 0.92%
1973 1.63% 0.96%
1972 1.6% 1.08%
1971 1.59% 1.27%
1970 1.57% 1.17%
1969 1.55% 0.98%
1968 1.54% 1%
1967 1.54% 1.09%
1966 1.54% 1.16%
1965 1.58% 1.26%
1964 1.62% 1.4%
1963 1.66% 1.45%
1962 1.67% 1.55%
1961 1.67% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Argentina grew by 0.35%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Argentina United States
Current population
46048053
344023146
Population rank 35/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.56% 4.15%
One net population change
3.33 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
1.04 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
1.51 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +432 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +157,758 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +0.35% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 134/197
One migration net change every
3.07 hours
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change +2,859 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 54/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 1,958,039 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 38/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.3% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 102/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Argentina
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Argentina United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,859 - 1,230,663
2024 - 3,454 - 1,286,132
2023 154,648 4,133 502,372 1,322,668
2022 96,673 5,589 399,926 1,319,009
2021 88,677 314 199,137 674,787
2020 151,347 292 208,862 329,769
2019 280,005 5,397 887,476 1,774,500
2018 346,031 5,742 955,022 1,764,961
2017 375,260 4,931 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 391,767 5,215 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 444,161 5,464 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 450,462 5,794 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 421,694 5,275 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 411,540 2,978 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 448,730 -1,117 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 441,335 -5,003 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 439,271 -7,882 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 442,442 -12,517 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 402,889 -18,099 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 424,591 -20,109 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 428,247 -22,068 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 417,970 -22,381 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 410,141 -22,450 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 424,825 -22,674 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 430,579 -23,687 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 437,562 -22,775 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 444,038 -20,220 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 440,184 -20,326 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 450,930 -20,651 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 458,199 -20,486 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 469,658 -19,815 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 481,958 -18,723 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 474,791 -16,455 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 473,226 -13,201 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 474,960 -8,537 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 466,640 15,719 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 460,991 26,555 1,875,826 400,998
1988 455,701 37,594 1,735,943 460,778
1987 443,404 40,859 1,720,252 480,815
1986 436,760 38,586 1,656,917 493,082
1985 428,866 46,889 1,689,258 598,777
1984 423,279 47,659 1,627,192 622,793
1983 426,145 46,438 1,636,544 662,840
1982 431,926 29,616 1,714,317 600,149
1981 442,501 16,569 1,652,153 583,070
1980 443,732 1,932 1,608,450 595,916
1979 449,952 -10,213 1,597,894 503,559
1978 448,413 -14,665 1,402,283 556,521
1977 441,647 -14,675 1,431,556 577,060
1976 422,330 -10,235 1,264,604 635,590
1975 409,561 -5,293 1,252,644 655,078
1974 388,107 33,134 1,218,968 706,978
1973 370,856 38,589 1,165,499 783,163
1972 357,835 36,050 1,301,355 833,543
1971 344,889 35,442 1,640,519 833,549
1970 339,096 38,355 1,824,965 744,902
1969 319,108 42,688 1,702,487 523,740
1968 312,440 42,014 1,565,507 594,514
1967 308,904 39,711 1,669,181 585,410
1966 303,981 37,752 1,749,387 637,692
1965 304,734 36,083 1,943,030 644,902
1964 311,020 34,530 2,245,099 618,635
1963 317,041 32,866 2,289,826 639,495
1962 316,952 31,449 2,406,337 625,617
1961 317,816 26,322 2,571,681 580,333
1960 315,943 20,387 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 1,958,039 residents or 4.3% of the population were not native-born in Argentina, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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 States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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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