Population density — all countries

Population density — Argentina

Population density in Argentina in 2023 — 16.6 per km². Ranked 193 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 119.7%.

2023 16.6 per km² +0.29% vs 2022
World rank 193of 215
Period maximum 16.6 per km²2023
Period minimum 7.6 per km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · people per km²

Population density — Argentina, 1961–20237.51012.51517.519611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 7.6 per km²1963: 7.8 per km²1965: 8.1 per km²1967: 8.3 per km²1969: 8.6 per km²1971: 8.9 per km²1973: 9.2 per km²1975: 9.5 per km²1977: 9.8 per km²1979: 10.1 per km²1981: 10.4 per km²1983: 10.7 per km²1985: 11.1 per km²1987: 11.4 per km²1989: 11.8 per km²1991: 12.1 per km²1993: 12.5 per km²1995: 12.8 per km²1997: 13.1 per km²1999: 13.4 per km²2001: 13.7 per km²2003: 14 per km²2005: 14.3 per km²2007: 14.6 per km²2009: 14.9 per km²2011: 15.2 per km²2013: 15.6 per km²2015: 15.9 per km²2017: 16.2 per km²2019: 16.4 per km²2021: 16.6 per km²2023: 16.6 per km²
Change over the period: +9.1 (+119.71%) Average annual rate: 1.28 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Argentina

Argentina 16.6 per km²
World 62.1 per km²
South America computed 24.9 per km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 65.7 per km²
Population density — Argentina, by year Argentina All countries CSV XLSX
Year per km² Change Change, %
2023 16.6 +0 +0.29%
2022 16.6 +0 +0.21%
2021 16.6 +0 +0.27%
2020 16.5 +0.1 +0.49%
2019 16.4 +0.1 +0.71%
2018 16.3 +0.1 +0.83%
2017 16.2 +0.1 +0.89%
2016 16 +0.2 +0.97%
2015 15.9 +0.2 +1.05%
2014 15.7 +0.2 +1.04%
2013 15.6 +0.2 +1%
2012 15.4 +0.2 +1.03%
2011 15.2 +0.2 +1.07%
2010 15.1 +0.2 +1.06%
2009 14.9 +0.2 +1.07%
2008 14.8 +0.1 +1.02%
2007 14.6 +0.1 +1%
2006 14.5 +0.1 +1.03%
2005 14.3 +0.1 +1.03%
2004 14.2 +0.1 +1.02%
2003 14 +0.1 +1.04%
2002 13.9 +0.1 +1.08%
2001 13.7 +0.2 +1.1%
2000 13.6 +0.2 +1.14%
1999 13.4 +0.2 +1.16%
1998 13.3 +0.2 +1.18%
1997 13.1 +0.2 +1.22%
1996 13 +0.2 +1.27%
1995 12.8 +0.2 +1.32%
1994 12.6 +0.2 +1.35%
1993 12.5 +0.2 +1.36%
1992 12.3 +0.2 +1.39%
1991 12.1 +0.2 +1.45%
1990 12 +0.2 +1.5%
1989 11.8 +0.2 +1.54%
1988 11.6 +0.2 +1.56%
1987 11.4 +0.2 +1.56%
1986 11.3 +0.2 +1.57%
1985 11.1 +0.2 +1.59%
1984 10.9 +0.2 +1.61%
1983 10.7 +0.2 +1.61%
1982 10.6 +0.2 +1.62%
1981 10.4 +0.2 +1.61%
1980 10.2 +0.2 +1.61%
1979 10.1 +0.2 +1.61%
1978 9.9 +0.2 +1.61%
1977 9.8 +0.2 +1.6%
1976 9.6 +0.1 +1.58%
1975 9.5 +0.2 +1.62%
1974 9.3 +0.2 +1.66%
1973 9.2 +0.1 +1.63%
1972 9 +0.1 +1.6%
1971 8.9 +0.1 +1.59%
1970 8.7 +0.1 +1.57%
1969 8.6 +0.1 +1.55%
1968 8.5 +0.1 +1.54%
1967 8.3 +0.1 +1.54%
1966 8.2 +0.1 +1.54%
1965 8.1 +0.1 +1.58%
1964 8 +0.1 +1.62%
1963 7.8 +0.1 +1.66%
1962 7.7 +0.1 +1.67%
1961 7.6

About the indicator

Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.