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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Argentina was 45,696,159 in 2024 vs 28,405,543 people in Venezuela in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Argentina's population is 46,048,053 people compared to 28,661,242 in Venezuela.

Population statistics:

  • Argentina's population is 1.61 times bigger than Venezuela's.
  • Argentina is ranked the 35th most populous country in the world, while Venezuela is the 54th.
  • The countries together account for 0.9% of the world: 0.56% for Argentina vs 0.35% for Venezuela.
  • For the last 10 years, Argentina has had an average growth rate of +0.64% per year vs -0.46% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2006, the population of Argentina has increased from 39.6M people to 46M (16.2% growth), while Venezuela has grown from 27.2M to 28.7M (5.28% growth).

Argentina vs Venezuela: population by year and forecast

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Argentina Venezuela
2100 38,471,783 28,408,393
2099 38,772,947 28,554,225
2098 39,074,625 28,705,786
2097 39,376,738 28,850,257
2096 39,679,110 28,995,972
2095 39,981,245 29,132,759
2094 40,282,313 29,262,925
2093 40,582,830 29,392,244
2092 40,881,884 29,508,795
2091 41,178,738 29,621,832
2090 41,473,104 29,732,297
2089 41,763,899 29,838,428
2088 42,050,838 29,934,468
2087 42,333,938 30,028,670
2086 42,613,089 30,118,600
2085 42,887,833 30,199,220
2084 43,156,997 30,274,712
2083 43,420,795 30,346,195
2082 43,678,479 30,416,426
2081 43,929,498 30,482,094
2080 44,174,077 30,547,260
2079 44,412,059 30,610,834
2078 44,643,698 30,672,514
2077 44,867,972 30,728,816
2076 45,086,578 30,777,988
2075 45,298,701 30,827,559
2074 45,505,420 30,866,891
2073 45,705,435 30,911,390
2072 45,899,342 30,954,923
2071 46,088,206 30,997,109
2070 46,271,163 31,037,381
2069 46,448,901 31,075,808
2068 46,620,798 31,109,149
2067 46,786,379 31,145,122
2066 46,946,544 31,175,867
2065 47,101,596 31,200,466
2064 47,250,827 31,215,062
2063 47,393,888 31,230,451
2062 47,530,427 31,243,713
2061 47,659,802 31,253,501
2060 47,781,281 31,262,578
2059 47,893,477 31,270,532
2058 47,996,726 31,271,671
2057 48,089,306 31,274,675
2056 48,170,520 31,266,571
2055 48,239,306 31,250,513
2054 48,295,502 31,236,686
2053 48,339,726 31,220,143
2052 48,370,895 31,192,608
2051 48,389,268 31,172,098
2050 48,394,628 31,137,475
2049 48,387,928 31,102,109
2048 48,370,090 31,060,623
2047 48,340,778 31,007,458
2046 48,300,342 30,958,617
2045 48,248,946 30,903,304
2044 48,187,525 30,843,044
2043 48,116,784 30,774,770
2042 48,037,158 30,692,483
2041 47,948,478 30,605,785
2040 47,851,132 30,502,599
2039 47,746,488 30,387,061
2038 47,634,690 30,266,220
2037 47,517,545 30,143,030
2036 47,395,986 30,012,966
2035 47,270,379 29,868,832
2034 47,140,631 29,716,052
2033 47,007,890 29,572,150
2032 46,872,893 29,426,362
2031 46,735,140 29,278,011
2030 46,594,989 29,137,930
2029 46,452,139 29,002,751
2028 46,306,859 28,878,872
2027 46,158,426 28,749,068
2026 46,007,129 28,628,678
2025 45,853,190 28,514,989
2024 45,696,159 28,405,543
2023 45,538,401 28,300,854
2022 45,407,904 28,213,017
2021 45,312,281 28,237,826
2020 45,191,965 28,444,077
2019 44,973,465 28,938,098
2018 44,654,882 29,807,592
2017 44,288,894 30,565,323
2016 43,900,313 30,765,720
2015 43,477,012 30,573,972
2014 43,024,071 30,254,079
2013 42,582,455 29,912,198
2012 42,161,721 29,553,826
2011 41,730,660 29,185,212
2010 41,288,694 28,813,101
2009 40,854,831 28,438,298
2008 40,424,148 28,053,696
2007 40,016,763 27,649,363
2006 39,622,115 27,224,686
2005 39,216,789 26,785,804
2004 38,815,916 26,340,838
2003 38,424,282 25,892,703
2002 38,029,349 25,435,671
2001 37,624,825 24,979,922
2000 37,213,984 24,526,708
1999 36,794,682 24,066,593
1998 36,372,860 23,601,337
1997 35,947,791 23,131,685
1996 35,513,793 22,662,113
1995 35,070,020 22,193,821
1994 34,613,491 21,725,188
1993 34,152,717 21,254,520
1992 33,693,527 20,780,948
1991 33,230,294 20,304,896
1990 32,755,901 19,827,010
1989 32,270,948 19,348,921
1988 31,780,532 18,871,020
1987 31,291,762 18,394,963
1986 30,811,980 17,923,536
1985 30,336,441 17,461,434
1984 29,863,093 17,008,841
1983 29,391,332 16,562,205
1982 28,924,262 16,121,874
1981 28,463,959 15,687,297
1980 28,011,596 15,258,218
1979 27,568,895 14,834,552
1978 27,132,158 14,416,684
1977 26,701,805 14,006,812
1976 26,282,283 13,606,284
1975 25,874,107 13,215,892
1974 25,461,351 12,835,351
1973 25,046,005 12,463,537
1972 24,644,328 12,099,180
1971 24,257,208 11,741,008
1970 23,878,327 11,387,790
1969 23,508,711 11,040,280
1968 23,150,583 10,697,530
1967 22,799,059 10,358,513
1966 22,453,893 10,024,854
1965 22,112,629 9,697,790
1964 21,769,453 9,377,712
1963 21,421,705 9,064,021
1962 21,072,538 8,756,870
1961 20,726,276 8,455,915
1960 20,386,045 8,160,090

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/venezuela | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Argentina increased by 4,278,198 people (a 10.8% growth), while Venezuela gained 3,541,034 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Argentina gained 2,147,740 people (a 4.89% growth), while Venezuela's population decreased by 2,104,478 people (a 6.84% decline).

Argentina was ranked 31st most populous country in 2006 and is 35th in 2026. Venezuela was ranked 41st in 2006 and ranked 54th 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 Venezuela will increase by 8.64% to 31,137,475 people and rank change from 54th to 61st.

Argentina is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 48.4M people compared to the peak of 31.3M people in 2057 for Venezuela.

Population growth rate by year

Argentina
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Argentina Venezuela
2100 -0.78% -0.51%
2099 -0.77% -0.53%
2098 -0.77% -0.5%
2097 -0.76% -0.5%
2096 -0.76% -0.47%
2095 -0.75% -0.44%
2094 -0.74% -0.44%
2093 -0.73% -0.39%
2092 -0.72% -0.38%
2091 -0.71% -0.37%
2090 -0.7% -0.36%
2089 -0.68% -0.32%
2088 -0.67% -0.31%
2087 -0.66% -0.3%
2086 -0.64% -0.27%
2085 -0.62% -0.25%
2084 -0.61% -0.24%
2083 -0.59% -0.23%
2082 -0.57% -0.22%
2081 -0.55% -0.21%
2080 -0.54% -0.21%
2079 -0.52% -0.2%
2078 -0.5% -0.18%
2077 -0.48% -0.16%
2076 -0.47% -0.16%
2075 -0.45% -0.13%
2074 -0.44% -0.14%
2073 -0.42% -0.14%
2072 -0.41% -0.14%
2071 -0.4% -0.13%
2070 -0.38% -0.12%
2069 -0.37% -0.11%
2068 -0.35% -0.12%
2067 -0.34% -0.1%
2066 -0.33% -0.08%
2065 -0.32% -0.05%
2064 -0.3% -0.05%
2063 -0.29% -0.04%
2062 -0.27% -0.03%
2061 -0.25% -0.03%
2060 -0.23% -0.03%
2059 -0.22% -0.004%
2058 -0.19% -0.01%
2057 -0.17% 0.03%
2056 -0.14% 0.05%
2055 -0.12% 0.04%
2054 -0.09% 0.05%
2053 -0.06% 0.09%
2052 -0.04% 0.07%
2051 -0.01% 0.11%
2050 0.01% 0.11%
2049 0.04% 0.13%
2048 0.06% 0.17%
2047 0.08% 0.16%
2046 0.11% 0.18%
2045 0.13% 0.2%
2044 0.15% 0.22%
2043 0.17% 0.27%
2042 0.18% 0.28%
2041 0.2% 0.34%
2040 0.22% 0.38%
2039 0.23% 0.4%
2038 0.25% 0.41%
2037 0.26% 0.43%
2036 0.27% 0.48%
2035 0.28% 0.51%
2034 0.28% 0.49%
2033 0.29% 0.5%
2032 0.29% 0.51%
2031 0.3% 0.48%
2030 0.31% 0.47%
2029 0.31% 0.43%
2028 0.32% 0.45%
2027 0.33% 0.42%
2026 0.34% 0.4%
2025 0.34% 0.39%
2024 0.35% 0.37%
2023 0.29% 0.31%
2022 0.21% -0.09%
2021 0.27% -0.73%
2020 0.49% -1.71%
2019 0.71% -2.92%
2018 0.83% -2.48%
2017 0.89% -0.65%
2016 0.97% 0.63%
2015 1.05% 1.06%
2014 1.04% 1.14%
2013 1% 1.21%
2012 1.03% 1.26%
2011 1.07% 1.29%
2010 1.06% 1.32%
2009 1.07% 1.37%
2008 1.02% 1.46%
2007 1% 1.56%
2006 1.03% 1.64%
2005 1.03% 1.69%
2004 1.02% 1.73%
2003 1.04% 1.8%
2002 1.08% 1.82%
2001 1.1% 1.85%
2000 1.14% 1.91%
1999 1.16% 1.97%
1998 1.18% 2.03%
1997 1.22% 2.07%
1996 1.27% 2.11%
1995 1.32% 2.16%
1994 1.35% 2.21%
1993 1.36% 2.28%
1992 1.39% 2.34%
1991 1.45% 2.41%
1990 1.5% 2.47%
1989 1.54% 2.53%
1988 1.56% 2.59%
1987 1.56% 2.63%
1986 1.57% 2.65%
1985 1.59% 2.66%
1984 1.61% 2.7%
1983 1.61% 2.73%
1982 1.62% 2.77%
1981 1.61% 2.81%
1980 1.61% 2.86%
1979 1.61% 2.9%
1978 1.61% 2.93%
1977 1.6% 2.94%
1976 1.58% 2.95%
1975 1.62% 2.96%
1974 1.66% 2.98%
1973 1.63% 3.01%
1972 1.6% 3.05%
1971 1.59% 3.1%
1970 1.57% 3.15%
1969 1.55% 3.2%
1968 1.54% 3.27%
1967 1.54% 3.33%
1966 1.54% 3.37%
1965 1.58% 3.41%
1964 1.62% 3.46%
1963 1.66% 3.51%
1962 1.67% 3.56%
1961 1.67% 3.63%

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 Venezuela's population grew by 0.37%.

Live population counters

Argentina Venezuela
Current population
46048053
28661242
Population rank 35/197 54/197
Percent of world population 0.56% 0.35%
One net population change
3.33 minutes
5.02 minutes
One birth every
1.04 minutes
1.23 minutes
One death every
1.51 minutes
2.46 minutes
Daily growth/decline +432 +287
Annual growth/decline +157,758 +104,689
Annual growth/decline rate +0.35% +0.37%
Population growth rate rank 144/197 143/197
One migration net change every
3.07 hours
5.25 minutes
Annual migration change +2,859 -100,467
Net migration rank 54/196 180/196
Foreign-born residents 1,958,039 1,263,304
Foreign-born residents rank 38/195 51/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.3% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 102/195 101/195

Natural population change vs migration

Argentina
Natural

Migration
Venezuela
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Argentina Venezuela
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 2,859 - -100,467
2024 - 3,454 - -105,297
2023 154,648 4,133 213,020 -112,899
2022 96,673 5,589 216,619 -141,107
2021 88,677 314 207,746 -332,936
2020 151,347 292 237,223 -524,649
2019 280,005 5,397 274,826 -975,534
2018 346,031 5,742 317,302 -1,355,602
2017 375,260 4,931 340,222 -817,376
2016 391,767 5,215 359,651 -283,270
2015 444,161 5,464 384,560 -77,417
2014 450,462 5,794 395,088 -62,437
2013 421,694 5,275 408,930 -57,818
2012 411,540 2,978 420,758 -55,131
2011 448,730 -1,117 425,958 -54,384
2010 441,335 -5,003 425,397 -52,781
2009 439,271 -7,882 427,257 -50,286
2008 442,442 -12,517 435,870 -43,636
2007 402,889 -18,099 452,482 -36,060
2006 424,591 -20,109 460,152 -27,240
2005 428,247 -22,068 463,260 -18,407
2004 417,970 -22,381 455,881 -10,798
2003 410,141 -22,450 456,902 -5,729
2002 424,825 -22,674 466,821 -3,944
2001 430,579 -23,687 451,487 -2,856
2000 437,562 -22,775 459,802 -1,999
1999 444,038 -20,220 463,787 -1,376
1998 440,184 -20,326 469,123 -1,010
1997 450,930 -20,651 472,002 -816
1996 458,199 -20,486 468,653 -708
1995 469,658 -19,815 469,267 -622
1994 481,958 -18,723 469,178 -559
1993 474,791 -16,455 473,189 -477
1992 473,226 -13,201 474,824 -381
1991 474,960 -8,537 477,917 -236
1990 466,640 15,719 478,168 -69
1989 460,991 26,555 478,053 32
1988 455,701 37,594 477,569 137
1987 443,404 40,859 474,204 182
1986 436,760 38,586 468,252 201
1985 428,866 46,889 455,517 237
1984 423,279 47,659 449,186 247
1983 426,145 46,438 443,569 260
1982 431,926 29,616 436,564 260
1981 442,501 16,569 432,059 251
1980 443,732 1,932 425,613 237
1979 449,952 -10,213 421,256 228
1978 448,413 -14,665 414,032 205
1977 441,647 -14,675 405,315 196
1976 422,330 -10,235 395,344 190
1975 409,561 -5,293 385,045 186
1974 388,107 33,134 375,678 173
1973 370,856 38,589 367,612 171
1972 357,835 36,050 360,749 173
1971 344,889 35,442 355,212 215
1970 339,096 38,355 350,709 305
1969 319,108 42,688 343,596 403
1968 312,440 42,014 340,973 532
1967 308,904 39,711 335,813 717
1966 303,981 37,752 329,697 1,087
1965 304,734 36,083 321,695 1,656
1964 311,020 34,530 314,397 2,410
1963 317,041 32,866 307,279 3,296
1962 316,952 31,449 299,345 4,386
1961 317,816 26,322 292,109 6,069
1960 315,943 20,387 285,105 8,369

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

GeoRank.org/population/argentina/venezuela | 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 Venezuela 38.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,946,257 people) and 61.4% is from migration (a loss of 4,683,227 people).

As of 2024, 1,958,039 residents or 4.3% of the population were not native-born in Argentina, compared to 1,263,304 people or 4.4% in Venezuela.

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
Venezuela
City Population
Caracas 2.25M
Maracaibo 1.55M
Valencia 1.48M
Maracay 1.1M
Barquisimeto 1.06M
Barinas 874K
Maturin 753K
Ciudad Guayana 751K
Catia La Mar 662K
Ciudad Bolivar 568K

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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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