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Area and PopulationArgentina: Area and Population
Area,
Population and Density |
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| Area (sq km) |
2,780,403* | |
| Population (census results)† |
| |
| 17–18 November 2001 |
36,260,130 | |
| 27 October 2010 |
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| Males |
19,523,766 | |
| Females |
20,593,330 | |
| Total |
40,117,096 | |
| Population (official projections at mid-year) |
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| 2019 |
44,938,712 | |
| 2020 |
45,376,763 | |
| 2021 |
45,808,747 | |
| Density (per sq km) at 1 July 2021 |
16 | .5 |
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* 1,073,519 sq miles. The figure excludes
the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) and Antarctic territory claimed by Argentina † Figures exclude
adjustment for underenumeration Population by Age and Sex (official projections at mid–2021) |
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Males |
Females |
Total |
| 0–14 years |
5,700,479 | |
5,377,377 | |
11,077,856 | |
| 15–64 years |
14,572,402 | |
14,805,217 | |
29,377,619 | |
| 65 years and over |
2,219,937 | |
3,133,335 | |
5,353,272 | |
| Total |
22,492,818 | |
23,315,929 | |
45,808,747 | |
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Administrative Divisions (official
projections at mid–2021) |
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Area (sq km) |
Population |
Density (per sq km) |
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Capital |
| Buenos Aires—City |
203 | |
3,078,836 | |
15,166 | .7 |
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— | |
| Buenos Aires—Province |
307,571 | |
17,709,598 | |
57 | .6 |
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La Plata | |
| Catamarca |
102,602 | |
418,991 | |
4 | .1 |
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San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca | |
| Chaco |
99,633 | |
1,216,247 | |
12 | .2 |
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Resistencia | |
| Chubut |
224,686 | |
629,181 | |
2 | .8 |
| |
Rawson | |
| Córdoba |
165,321 | |
3,798,261 | |
23 | .0 |
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Córdoba | |
| Corrientes |
88,199 | |
1,130,320 | |
12 | .8 |
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Corrientes | |
| Entre Ríos |
78,781 | |
1,398,510 | |
17 | .8 |
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Paraná | |
| Formosa |
72,066 | |
610,019 | |
8 | .5 |
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Formosa | |
| Jujuy |
53,219 | |
779,212 | |
14 | .6 |
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San Salvador de Jujuy | |
| La Pampa |
143,440 | |
361,394 | |
2 | .5 |
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Santa Rosa | |
| La Rioja |
89,680 | |
398,648 | |
4 | .4 |
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La Rioja | |
| Mendoza |
148,827 | |
2,010,363 | |
13 | .5 |
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Mendoza | |
| Misiones |
29,801 | |
1,274,992 | |
42 | .8 |
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Posadas | |
| Neuquén |
94,078 | |
672,461 | |
7 | .1 |
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Neuquén | |
| Río Negro |
203,013 | |
757,052 | |
3 | .7 |
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Viedma | |
| Salta |
155,488 | |
1,441,988 | |
9 | .3 |
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Salta | |
| San Juan |
89,651 | |
789,489 | |
8 | .8 |
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San Juan | |
| San Luis |
76,748 | |
514,610 | |
6 | .7 |
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San Luis | |
| Santa Cruz |
243,943 | |
374,756 | |
1 | .5 |
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Río Gallegos | |
| Santa Fe |
133,007 | |
3,563,390 | |
26 | .8 |
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Santa Fe | |
| Santiago del Estero |
136,351 | |
988,245 | |
7 | .2 |
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Santiago del Estero | |
| Tierra del Fuego |
21,571 | |
177,697 | |
8 | .2 |
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Ushuaia | |
| Tucumán |
22,524 | |
1,714,487 | |
76 | .1 |
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San Miguel de Tucumán | |
| Total |
2,780,403 | |
45,808,747 | |
16 | .5 |
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Principal Localities (population by provincial capital or departamento, official projections at
mid-2021) |
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| Buenos Aires (capital) |
3,078,836* | |
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San Fernando (Chaco) | |
446,661 | |
| Córdoba |
1,460,905 | |
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Confluencia (Neuquén) | |
431,047 | |
| Rosario (Santa Fe) |
1,297,681 | |
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Corrientes | |
414 | .927 |
| Salta |
639,055 | |
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Paraná (Entre Ríos) | |
379,856 | |
| (San Miguel de) Tucumán |
609,681 | |
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Posadas (Misiones) | |
375,429 | |
| Santa Fe |
588,016 | |
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General Roca (Río Negro) | |
374,450 | |
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* The population of the Greater
Buenos Aires agglomeration, including the capital city, was estimated to be
14,462,373. The population of the Province of Buenos Aires, excluding the
capital city, was 17,709,598. Principal settlements within the Province of
Buenos Aires included La Matanza 2,327,874; La Plata 719,013; Quilmes 672,199;
General Pueyrredón 659,462; Lomas de Zamora 650,678; Merlo 613,509;
Almirante Brown 601,618; Moreno 549,930; Florencio Varela 525,270; Tigre 470,776;
Lanús 462,760; General San Martín 425,911; Esteban Echeverría
377,237; Berazategui 369,294; Malvinas Argentinas 363,263; Avellaneda 357,440;
Tres de Febrero 344,117; Morón 318,104; Bahía Blanca 310,639 Births, Marriages and Deaths |
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Registered live births |
Marriages |
Registered deaths |
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Number |
Rate (per 1,000) |
Number |
Rate (per 1,000) |
Number |
Rate (per 1,000) |
| 2014 |
777,012 | |
18 | .2 |
119,266 | |
2 | .8 |
325,539 | |
7 | .6 |
| 2015 |
770,040 | |
17 | .9 |
118,809 | |
2 | .8 |
333,407 | |
7 | .7 |
| 2016 |
728,035 | |
16 | .7 |
119,334 | |
2 | .7 |
352,992 | |
8 | .1 |
| 2017 |
704,609 | |
16 | .0 |
127,378 | |
2 | .9 |
341,688 | |
7 | .8 |
| 2018 |
685,394 | |
15 | .4 |
124,218 | |
2 | .8 |
336,823 | |
7 | .6 |
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Sources: Dirección de
Estadísticas e Información en Salud (DEIS) and UN, Demographic
Yearbook and Population and Vital Statistics Report Life
expectancy (years at birth, estimates): 76.5 (males 73.1; females 79.9) in 2018 Source: World Bank, World Development
Indicators database Economically Active Population (labour force survey of 31 urban agglomerations, persons aged
10 years and over, 2006) |
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Males |
Females |
Total |
| Agriculture, hunting and forestry |
59,242 | |
13,640 | |
72,882 | |
| Fishing |
8,215 | |
821 | |
9,036 | |
| Mining and quarrying |
34,127 | |
5,687 | |
39,814 | |
| Manufacturing |
988,343 | |
422,321 | |
1,410,664 | |
| Electricity, gas and water |
38,066 | |
5,991 | |
44,057 | |
| Construction |
854,764 | |
29,917 | |
884,681 | |
| Wholesale and retail trade; repair
of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods |
1,263,477 | |
755,160 | |
2,018,637 | |
| Hotels and restaurants |
213,854 | |
166,975 | |
380,829 | |
| Transport, storage and communications |
557,431 | |
86,613 | |
644,044 | |
| Financial intermediation |
95,938 | |
93,497 | |
189,435 | |
| Real estate, renting and business activities |
528,349 | |
281,460 | |
809,809 | |
| Public administration and defence; compulsory social
security |
444,379 | |
324,337 | |
768,716 | |
| Education |
185,900 | |
620,900 | |
806,800 | |
| Health and social work |
163,470 | |
426,735 | |
590,205 | |
| Other community, social and personal
services |
317,127 | |
229,607 | |
546,734 | |
| Private households with employed persons |
18,151 | |
778,801 | |
796,952 | |
| Extraterritorial organizations and bodies |
2,031 | |
164 | |
2,195 | |
| Sub-total |
5,772,864 | |
4,242,626 | |
10,015,490 | |
| Activities not adequately described |
13,854 | |
11,161 | |
25,015 | |
| Total employed |
5,786,718 | |
4,253,787 | |
10,040,505 | |
| Unemployed |
488,935 | |
560,263 | |
1,049,198 | |
| Total labour force |
6,275,653 | |
4,814,050 | |
11,089,703 | |
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2020 (labour force survey of 31 agglomerations at April–June,
'000 persons aged 10 years and over): Total employed 9,546; Unemployed 1,436;
Total labour force 10,982.
Citation:
Area and Population (Argentina),
in Europa World online. London, Routledge.
Retrieved 27 February 2021 from http://www.europaworld.com/pub/entry/ar.ss.2
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