Argentina Population

Quick facts about the population of Argentina

Current population (as of Saturday, May 25, 2024)

47,077,839

Population rank

33 (0.57% of world population)

Total area

2,780,400 km2 (1,073,519 mi2)

Population density

16.9 per km2 (43.9 people/mi2)

Sex ratio

0.96 (23,029,675 men to 24,048,614 women)

Median age

30.8 years

Life expectancy

77.0 years (73.7 - men, 80.4 - women)

Literacy

98.1 %

(Population figures are estimates by Countrymeters based on the latest United Nations data)

Argentina population 2024

During 2024 Argentina population is projected to increase by 486,195 people and reach 47,370,944 in the beginning of 2025. The natural increase is expected to be positive, as the number of births will exceed the number of deaths by 479,631. If external migration will remain on the previous year level, the population will be increased by 6,564 due to the migration reasons. It means that the number of people who move into Argentina (to which they are not native) in order to settle there as permanent residents (immigrants) will prevail over the number of people who leave the country to settle permanently in another country (emigrants).

Population change rates in 2024

According to our estimations, daily change rates of Argentina population in 2024 will be the following:

• 2,289 live births average per day (95.38 in an hour)
• 975 deaths average per day (40.62 in an hour)
• 18 immigrants average per day (0.75 in an hour)

The population of Argentina will be increasing by 1,332 persons daily in 2024.

Demographics of Argentina 2023

As of 1 January 2024, the population of Argentina was estimated to be 46,884,749 people. This is an increase of 1.04 % (481,205 people) compared to population of 46,403,544 the year before. In 2023 the natural increase was positive, as the number of births exceeded the number of deaths by 474,708. Due to external migration, the population increased by 6,496. The sex ratio of the total population was 0.958 (958 males per 1,000 females) which is lower than global sex ratio. The global sex ratio in the world was approximately 1,016 males to 1,000 females as of 2023.

Below are the key figures for Argentina population in 2023:

• 826,911 live births
• 352,203 deaths
• Natural increase: 474,708 people
• Net migration: 6,496 people
• 22,934,999 males as of 31 December 2023
• 23,949,750 females as of 31 December 2023

Argentina population density

Argentina population density is 16.9 people per square kilometer (43.7/mi²) as of May 2024. Density of population is calculated as permanently settled population of Argentina divided by total area of the country. Total area is the sum of land and water areas within international boundaries and coastlines of Argentina. The total area of Argentina is 2,780,400 km² (1,073,519 mi²) according to the United Nations Statistics Division .

Religion in Argentina

Religion	Number of followers	Percentage of total population
Christianity	40,110,319	85.2 %
Religiously Unaffiliated	5,743,496	12.2 %
Islam	470,778	1.0 %
Folk or traditional religions	376,623	0.8 %
Judaism	235,389	0.5 %
Other	141,234	0.3 %

Source: Pew Research Center. The Global Religious Landscape .

Number of followers estimated by Countrymeters (Saturday, May 25 2024).

Argentina age structure

As of the beginning of 2024 according to our estimates Argentina had the following population age distribution:

25.4

63.6

11

	- percentage of population under 15
	- percentage of population between 15 and 64 years old
	- percentage of population 65+

In absolute figures (estimate):

• 11,910,133 young people under 15 years old ( 6,094,549 males / 5,815,584 females)
• 29,806,979 persons between 15 and 64 years old ( 14,876,531 males / 14,930,448 females)
• 5,167,637 persons above 64 years old ( 2,129,505 males / 3,038,132 females)

We prepared a simplified model of the population distribution pyramid which is broken down into 3 main age groups. The groups are the same as we used above: population under 15, between 15 and 64 and population which is over 65 year old.

65+

15-64

0-14

male

female

Note: The pyramid provided is not corresponding to data given above because the age groups have different number of years.

As we can see the Argentina population pyramid has an expanding type. This type of pyramid is common for developing countries with high birth and death rates. Relatively short life expectancy, as well as low level of education and poor health care are also describe such kind of population age distribution model.

Source: The estimation data for section "Argentina age structure" is based on the latest demographic and social statistics by United Nations Statistics Division .

Age dependency ratio

Dependency ratio of population is a ratio of people who are generally not in the labor force (the dependents) to workforce of a country (the productive part of population). The dependent part includes the population under 15 years old and people aged 65 and over. The productive part of population accordingly consists of population between 15 and 64 years.

This ratio shows the pressure on productive population produced by the dependent part of population.

The total dependency ratio of population in Argentina is 57.3 %.

What does this value mean? It shows that the dependent part of population is more than a half of the working part. It means that the working population (labor force) in Argentina must provide goods for itself and cover expenditure on children and aged persons (this population is more than a half of working population). The value of more than 50% shows that the pressure on productive population in Argentina is relatively high.

Child dependency ratio

Child dependency ratio is a ratio of people below working age (under 15) to workforce of a country.

Child dependency ratio in Argentina is 40 %.

Aged dependency ratio

Aged dependency ratio is a ratio of people above working age (65+) to workforce of a country.

Aged dependency ratio in Argentina is 17.3 %.

Source: The estimation data for section "Argentina age dependency ratio" is based on the latest demographic and social statistics by United Nations Statistics Division .

Life expectancy

Life expectancy at birth is one of the most important demographic indicator. It shows the number of years a newborn infant would live assuming that birth and death rates will remain at the same level during the whole lifetime.

Total life expectancy (both sexes) at birth for Argentina is 77 years.
This is above the average life expectancy at birth of the global population which is about 71 years (according to Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations).

Male life expectancy at birth is 73.7 years.
Female life expectancy at birth is 80.4 years.

Literacy of population

According to our estimates 34,304,775 persons or 98.08% of adult population (aged 15 years and above) in Argentina are able to read and write. Accordingly about 669,841 adults are illiterate.

Literacy rate for adult male population is 98.04% (16,672,208 persons). 333,828 are illiterate.
Literacy rate for adult female population is 98.13% (17,632,568 persons). 336,012 are illiterate.

Youth literacy rates are 99.13% and 99.48% for males and females accordingly. The overall youth literacy rate is 99.3%. Youth literacy rate definition covers the population between the ages of 15 to 24 years.

Source: The estimation data for section "Argentina population literacy" is based on the latest data published by UNESCO Institute for Statistics (retrieved March 13, 2016) .