Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Argentina

Urban population in Argentina in 2025 — 42,344,629 people. Ranked 21 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 189.6%.

2025 42.34M people +0.42% vs 2024
World rank 21of 217
Period maximum 42.34M people2025
Period minimum 14.62M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Argentina, 1960–2025020M40M60M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 14,621,664 people1962: 15,419,383 people1964: 16,259,161 people1966: 17,106,148 people1968: 17,958,219 people1970: 18,807,010 people1972: 19,650,524 people1974: 20,517,671 people1976: 21,381,862 people1978: 22,275,073 people1980: 23,211,516 people1982: 24,206,867 people1984: 25,251,657 people1986: 26,318,920 people1988: 27,401,560 people1990: 28,471,342 people1992: 29,475,632 people1994: 30,447,613 people1996: 31,392,585 people1998: 32,296,565 people2000: 33,185,952 people2002: 34,059,720 people2004: 34,910,927 people2006: 35,780,106 people2008: 36,645,376 people2010: 37,569,823 people2012: 38,453,227 people2014: 39,322,940 people2016: 40,206,401 people2018: 40,978,889 people2020: 41,551,256 people2022: 41,826,509 people2024: 42,165,780 people2025: 42,344,629 people
Change over the period: +27.72M (+189.6%) Average annual rate: 1.65 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Argentina 42.34M people
World 4.75B people
South America computed 374M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.88B people
Urban population — Argentina, by year Argentina All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 42.34M +178,849 +0.42%
2024 42.17M +181,873 +0.43%
2023 41.98M +157,398 +0.38%
2022 41.83M +125,944 +0.3%
2021 41.7M +149,309 +0.36%
2020 41.55M +240,077 +0.58%
2019 41.31M +332,290 +0.81%
2018 40.98M +375,893 +0.93%
2017 40.6M +396,595 +0.99%
2016 40.21M +428,282 +1.08%
2015 39.78M +455,179 +1.16%
2014 39.32M +444,541 +1.14%
2013 38.88M +425,172 +1.11%
2012 38.45M +433,579 +1.14%
2011 38.02M +449,825 +1.2%
2010 37.57M +465,097 +1.25%
2009 37.1M +459,350 +1.25%
2008 36.65M +438,344 +1.21%
2007 36.21M +426,926 +1.19%
2006 35.78M +436,613 +1.24%
2005 35.34M +432,566 +1.24%
2004 34.91M +424,185 +1.23%
2003 34.49M +427,022 +1.25%
2002 34.06M +435,055 +1.29%
2001 33.62M +438,713 +1.32%
2000 33.19M +444,140 +1.36%
1999 32.74M +445,247 +1.38%
1998 32.3M +447,812 +1.41%
1997 31.85M +456,168 +1.45%
1996 31.39M +465,959 +1.51%
1995 30.93M +479,013 +1.57%
1994 30.45M +485,171 +1.62%
1993 29.96M +486,810 +1.65%
1992 29.48M +493,822 +1.7%
1991 28.98M +510,468 +1.79%
1990 28.47M +529,021 +1.89%
1989 27.94M +540,761 +1.97%
1988 27.4M +543,969 +2.03%
1987 26.86M +538,671 +2.05%
1986 26.32M +535,385 +2.08%
1985 25.78M +531,878 +2.11%
1984 25.25M +527,009 +2.13%
1983 24.72M +517,781 +2.14%
1982 24.21M +505,217 +2.13%
1981 23.7M +490,134 +2.11%
1980 23.21M +473,993 +2.08%
1979 22.74M +462,450 +2.08%
1978 22.28M +452,513 +2.07%
1977 21.82M +440,698 +2.06%
1976 21.38M +430,153 +2.05%
1975 20.95M +434,038 +2.12%
1974 20.52M +437,640 +2.18%
1973 20.08M +429,507 +2.19%
1972 19.65M +422,025 +2.19%
1971 19.23M +421,489 +2.24%
1970 18.81M +423,793 +2.31%
1969 18.38M +424,998 +2.37%
1968 17.96M +426,577 +2.43%
1967 17.53M +425,494 +2.49%
1966 17.11M +423,573 +2.54%
1965 16.68M +423,414 +2.6%
1964 16.26M +422,657 +2.67%
1963 15.84M +417,121 +2.71%
1962 15.42M +406,207 +2.71%
1961 15.01M +391,512 +2.68%
1960 14.62M

About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.