Population in cities over 1 million — all countries

Population in cities over 1 million — Argentina

Population in cities over 1 million in Argentina in 2025 — 20,281,149 people. Ranked 19 in the world out of 121. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 142.4%.

2025 20.28M people +0.9% vs 2024
World rank 19of 121
Period maximum 20.28M people2025
Period minimum 8.37M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population in cities over 1 million — Argentina, 1960–20255M10M15M20M25M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 8,366,850 people1962: 8,764,474 people1964: 9,172,413 people1966: 9,599,222 people1968: 10,047,039 people1970: 10,515,641 people1972: 10,896,280 people1974: 11,274,138 people1976: 11,665,891 people1978: 12,070,941 people1980: 12,490,909 people1982: 12,827,057 people1984: 13,154,749 people1986: 13,490,729 people1988: 13,836,172 people1990: 14,190,385 people1992: 14,524,630 people1994: 14,842,919 people1996: 15,168,796 people1998: 15,501,530 people2000: 15,842,203 people2002: 16,212,553 people2004: 16,644,359 people2006: 17,087,310 people2008: 17,542,952 people2010: 18,010,367 people2012: 18,310,623 people2014: 18,580,831 people2016: 18,856,316 people2018: 19,136,241 people2020: 19,430,420 people2022: 19,751,456 people2024: 20,099,585 people2025: 20,281,149 people
Change over the period: +11.91M (+142.4%) Average annual rate: 1.37 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Argentina 20.28M people
World computed 2.01B people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 261M people
South America computed 183M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 837M people
Population in cities over 1 million — Argentina, by year Argentina All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 20.28M +181,564 +0.9%
2024 20.1M +176,996 +0.89%
2023 19.92M +171,133 +0.87%
2022 19.75M +164,184 +0.84%
2021 19.59M +156,852 +0.81%
2020 19.43M +149,902 +0.78%
2019 19.28M +144,277 +0.75%
2018 19.14M +140,595 +0.74%
2017 19M +139,330 +0.74%
2016 18.86M +138,459 +0.74%
2015 18.72M +137,026 +0.74%
2014 18.58M +135,801 +0.74%
2013 18.45M +134,407 +0.73%
2012 18.31M +133,578 +0.73%
2011 18.18M +166,678 +0.93%
2010 18.01M +235,439 +1.32%
2009 17.77M +231,976 +1.32%
2008 17.54M +229,509 +1.33%
2007 17.31M +226,133 +1.32%
2006 17.09M +223,116 +1.32%
2005 16.86M +219,835 +1.32%
2004 16.64M +217,502 +1.32%
2003 16.43M +214,304 +1.32%
2002 16.21M +197,512 +1.23%
2001 16.02M +172,838 +1.09%
2000 15.84M +171,400 +1.09%
1999 15.67M +169,273 +1.09%
1998 15.5M +167,404 +1.09%
1997 15.33M +165,330 +1.09%
1996 15.17M +163,957 +1.09%
1995 15M +161,920 +1.09%
1994 14.84M +160,138 +1.09%
1993 14.68M +158,151 +1.09%
1992 14.52M +156,838 +1.09%
1991 14.37M +177,407 +1.25%
1990 14.19M +178,399 +1.27%
1989 14.01M +175,814 +1.27%
1988 13.84M +173,982 +1.27%
1987 13.66M +171,461 +1.27%
1986 13.49M +169,213 +1.27%
1985 13.32M +166,767 +1.27%
1984 13.15M +165,038 +1.27%
1983 12.99M +162,654 +1.27%
1982 12.83M +160,527 +1.27%
1981 12.67M +175,621 +1.41%
1980 12.49M +211,956 +1.73%
1979 12.28M +208,012 +1.72%
1978 12.07M +204,424 +1.72%
1977 11.87M +200,626 +1.72%
1976 11.67M +197,715 +1.72%
1975 11.47M +194,038 +1.72%
1974 11.27M +190,697 +1.72%
1973 11.08M +187,161 +1.72%
1972 10.9M +184,446 +1.72%
1971 10.71M +196,193 +1.87%
1970 10.52M +237,201 +2.31%
1969 10.28M +231,401 +2.3%
1968 10.05M +226,679 +2.31%
1967 9.82M +221,138 +2.3%
1966 9.6M +216,038 +2.3%
1965 9.38M +210,771 +2.3%
1964 9.17M +206,486 +2.3%
1963 8.97M +201,453 +2.3%
1962 8.76M +196,819 +2.3%
1961 8.57M +200,805 +2.4%
1960 8.37M

About the indicator

The population of urban agglomerations with more than one million residents. The unit of count is the agglomeration, not the city within its administrative boundaries, and that is essential: along administrative lines many of the largest concentrations of people break up into dozens of municipalities. The indicator measures not urbanization as such but its concentration in large centers — a country can be highly urbanized without a single million-plus city.

Important: The table covers about 120 territories — the rest have no agglomerations of this size, and that is a zero, not a gap. Aggregates for groups of countries are therefore calculated at a lowered coverage threshold.

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