Urban population growth (annual %) in Argentina
Argentina: Urban population growth (annual %) was 0.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban population growth in Argentina, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 0.4% for urban population growth in 2025.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population growth in Argentina peaked at 2.7% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2022.
That places Argentina 159th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Urban population growth (annual %) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.6% | — |
| 1962 | 2.7% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 2.7% | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.6% | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 2.6% | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 2.5% | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 2.5% | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 2.4% | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 2.3% | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 2.3% | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 2.2% | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 2.2% | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 2.2% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 2.2% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 2.1% | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 2.0% | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 2.0% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 2.1% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 2.1% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 2.1% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 2.1% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 2.1% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 2.1% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 2.1% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 2.0% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 2.0% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.9% | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 1.7% | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -28.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -38.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -15.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +24.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +15.1% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -2.1% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 44% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 58% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population growth (annual %) in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -38.1% | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| 2020 | -28.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Argentina
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.78 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 145,843 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 31,455 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114,387 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 118.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,085 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 21,692 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,286 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,406 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 69 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population growth in Argentina?
- Urban population growth in Argentina was 0.4% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population growth recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 1962.
- What is the lowest urban population growth recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- How does Argentina rank for urban population growth?
- Argentina ranks 159th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population growth rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.