Argentina — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Argentina, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Argentina was 0.34% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 1.66% in 1962. The lowest was 0.21% in 2022 (about 1.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.45% per year.
Argentina ranks 152 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 70%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 0.48%, so Argentina sits below it. It peaked in 1962 and has fallen 80% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 68%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 28 of 42 economies; St. Lucia (0.23%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 45% in 2021. That is 41% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 149th of 216 in 1961 → 143rd of 216 in 1970 → 126th of 216 in 1980 → 128th of 216 in 1990 → 125th of 217 in 2000 → 119th of 217 in 2010 → 134th of 217 in 2020 → 152nd of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.34% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 0.35% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 0.29% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 0.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 0.27% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 0.48% | -0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 0.71% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 0.82% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 0.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 0.97% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 1.05% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 1.03% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 0.99% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 1.03% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 1.06% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 1.06% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 1.06% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 1.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 0.99% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 1.03% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 1.03% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 1.01% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 1.03% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 1.07% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 1.13% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 1.15% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 1.18% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 1.21% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 1.26% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 1.31% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 1.34% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 1.35% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 1.38% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 1.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 1.49% | -0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 1.53% | -0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 1.55% | +0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 1.55% | -0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 1.56% | -0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 1.57% | -0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 1.59% | -0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 1.6% | -0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 1.6% | +0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 1.6% | +0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 1.59% | -0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 1.6% | -0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 1.6% | +0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 1.58% | +0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 1.57% | -0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 1.61% | -0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 1.64% | +0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 1.62% | +0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 1.58% | +0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 1.57% | +0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 1.56% | +0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 1.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 1.53% | +0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 1.53% | -0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 1.53% | -0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 1.56% | -0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 1.61% | -0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 1.64% | -0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 1.66% | +0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 1.66% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Argentina’s Population growth in 1962?
1.66% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Argentina’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -79.5% in total — about 2.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.34%; 2024: 0.35%; 2023: 0.29%; 2022: 0.21%; 2021: 0.27%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.