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Argentina in figures

A profile of Argentina from official statistics: 22 figures in 5 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Argentina was 45.85 million in 2025, up 0.3% from 2024, and the 35th highest of 215 countries.

Population45.85 million2025Up 0.3% from 2024The 35th highest of 215 countries
Population growth rate0.29%2023Up 0.08 percentage points from 2022The 58th lowest of 215 countries
Median age, July 1 estimate32.12 years2023, estimatedUp 0.38 years from 2022The 118th lowest of 236 countries
Population aged 65 and over12.2%2023Up 0.2 percentage points from 2022
Population density16.7 inhabitants per km²2024Up 0.3% from 2023
Net migration4,1332023Compared with 5,589 in 2022
36M38M40M42M44M46M20012005200920132017202120252001: 37,624,825 persons2002: 38,029,349 persons2003: 38,424,282 persons2004: 38,815,916 persons2005: 39,216,789 persons2006: 39,622,115 persons2007: 40,016,763 persons2008: 40,424,148 persons2009: 40,854,831 persons2010: 41,288,694 persons2011: 41,730,660 persons2012: 42,161,721 persons2013: 42,582,455 persons2014: 43,024,071 persons2015: 43,477,012 persons2016: 43,900,313 persons2017: 44,288,894 persons2018: 44,654,882 persons2019: 44,973,465 persons2020: 45,191,965 persons2021: 45,312,281 persons2022: 45,407,904 persons2023: 45,538,401 persons2024: 45,696,159 persons2025: 45,851,378 persons
Population, 2001 to 2025. persons. Source: World Bank, Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL).

Sources: World Bank, Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL); World Bank, Population growth, annual % (SP.POP.GROW); United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Median age on 1 July, modelled estimates 1950 to 2023; projections excluded; World Bank, Population ages 65 and above, % of total population (SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS); World Bank, Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST); World Bank, Net migration (SM.POP.NETM). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Argentina was 7.15% in 2025, down 0.01 percentage points from 2024, and the 55th highest of 181 countries.

Unemployment rate7.15%2025Down 0.01 percentage points from 2024The 55th highest of 181 countries
Employment-population ratio, ages 15 and over57.5%2025Up less than 0.1 percentage points from 2024The 89th lowest of 181 countries
Poverty rate at the national poverty line28.2%2025Down 9.9 percentage points from 2024The 14th highest of 72 countries in 2021
Labor force participation rate, ages 15 and over61.9%2025Up 0.1 percentage points from 2024
Gini index (World Bank, income or consumption)42.42024Unchanged from 2023
510152020012005200920132017202120252001: 17.32 %2002: 19.59 %2003: 15.36 %2004: 13.52 %2005: 11.51 %2006: 10.08 %2007: 8.47 %2008: 7.84 %2009: 8.65 %2010: 7.71 %2011: 7.18 %2012: 7.22 %2013: 7.1 %2014: 7.27 %2015: 7.58 %2016: 8.09 %2017: 8.35 %2018: 9.22 %2019: 9.84 %2020: 11.46 %2021: 8.74 %2022: 6.81 %2023: 6.14 %2024: 7.15 %2025: 7.15 %
Unemployment rate, 2001 to 2025. %. Source: World Bank, Unemployment, total, % of total labor force, modeled ILO estimate (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS).

Sources: World Bank, Unemployment, total, % of total labor force, modeled ILO estimate (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS); World Bank, Employment to population ratio, 15+, total, %, modeled ILO estimate (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS); World Bank, Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines, % of population (SI.POV.NAHC); World Bank, Labor force participation rate, total, % of total population ages 15+, modeled ILO estimate (SL.TLF.CACT.ZS); World Bank, Gini index (SI.POV.GINI). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (US dollars) in Argentina was $683.1 billion in 2025, up 7% from 2024, and the 23rd highest of 199 countries in 2024.

Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars$683.1 billion2025Up 7% from 2024The 23rd highest of 199 countries in 2024
GDP per capita, US dollars$14,8982025Up 6.6% from 2024The 80th highest of 199 countries in 2024
Real GDP growth4.4%2025Up 5.7 percentage points from 2024The 11th lowest of 199 countries in 2024
GDP per capita, PPP (international dollars)32,587 international $2025Up 6.9% from 2024
Trade as a share of GDP30.4%2025Up 2.4 percentage points from 2024
0200K400K600K800K20012005200920132017202120252001: 268,696.8 USD million2002: 97,724 USD million2003: 127,587 USD million2004: 164,657.9 USD million2005: 198,737.1 USD million2006: 232,557.3 USD million2007: 287,530.5 USD million2008: 361,558 USD million2009: 332,976.5 USD million2010: 423,627.4 USD million2011: 530,158.1 USD million2012: 545,982.4 USD million2013: 552,025.1 USD million2014: 526,319.7 USD million2015: 594,749.3 USD million2016: 557,532.3 USD million2017: 643,628.4 USD million2018: 524,819.9 USD million2019: 447,754.7 USD million2020: 385,740.5 USD million2021: 486,564.1 USD million2022: 633,993.8 USD million2023: 649,461.7 USD million2024: 638,365.5 USD million2025: 683,097.9 USD million
Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars, 2001 to 2025. USD million. Source: World Bank, GDP, current US$ (NY.GDP.MKTP.CD).

Sources: World Bank, GDP, current US$ (NY.GDP.MKTP.CD); World Bank, GDP per capita, current US$ (NY.GDP.PCAP.CD); World Bank, GDP growth, annual % (NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG); World Bank, GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) (NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD); World Bank, Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Economy statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

International tourist arrivals in Argentina were 5.68 million in 2025, down 14% from 2024, and the 14th lowest of 32 countries in 2023.

International tourist arrivals5.68 million2025Down 14% from 2024The 14th lowest of 32 countries in 2023
Tourism direct share of GDP1.7% of GDP2022Up 0.9 percentage points from 2021The 3rd lowest of 27 countries in 2019
02M4M6M8M2008201120142017202020252008: 5,971,777 count2009: 5,575,898 count2010: 6,738,741 count2011: 6,674,174 count2012: 6,461,906 count2013: 6,510,433 count2014: 7,165,359 count2015: 6,815,761 count2016: 6,668,288 count2017: 6,711,328 count2018: 6,941,827 count2019: 7,399,049 count2020: 2,089,548 count2021: 297,477 count2022: 3,889,726 count2023: 7,285,688 count2024: 6,603,877 count2025: 5,680,796 count
International tourist arrivals, 2008 to 2025. count. Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD Inbound tourism: arrivals of non-resident overnight visitors (tourists), tourism demand surveys and frontier statistics (DSD_TOURISM_INTER@DF_INBOUND).

Sources: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD Inbound tourism: arrivals of non-resident overnight visitors (tourists), tourism demand surveys and frontier statistics (DSD_TOURISM_INTER@DF_INBOUND); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD Key tourism economic indicators: tourism direct GDP, percentage of GDP (DSD_TOURISM_KEY@DF_KEY_IND_PC, GDP_SH). Companies statistics and rankings

Health

Life expectancy in Argentina was 77.4 years in 2023, up 1.59 years from 2022, and the 77th highest of 215 countries.

Life expectancy at birth77.4 years2023Up 1.59 years from 2022The 77th highest of 215 countries
Infant mortality rate8 per 1,000 live births2024Down 0.2 per 1,000 live births from 2023Tied for the 70th lowest of 195 countries
Adult obesity rate, age-standardized37.2%2024Up 1 percentage point from 2023The 30th highest of 199 countries
Tobacco use, age-standardized24.3%2022No 2021 figure to compare
73747576777819992003200720112015201920231999: 73.68 years2000: 73.91 years2001: 74.15 years2002: 74.31 years2003: 74.31 years2004: 74.87 years2005: 75.23 years2006: 75.28 years2007: 74.78 years2008: 75.43 years2009: 75.58 years2010: 75.68 years2011: 76.1 years2012: 75.8 years2013: 75.83 years2014: 76.27 years2015: 76.6 years2016: 76.11 years2017: 76.54 years2018: 76.77 years2019: 76.85 years2020: 75.88 years2021: 73.95 years2022: 75.81 years2023: 77.4 years
Life expectancy at birth, 1999 to 2023. years. Source: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, total, years (SP.DYN.LE00.IN).

Sources: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, total, years (SP.DYN.LE00.IN); World Bank, Mortality rate, infant, per 1,000 live births (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN); World Health Organization, Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), both sexes (NCD_BMI_30A); World Health Organization, Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use among persons 15 years and older (%), both sexes (M_Est_tob_curr_std). Health statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL. Retrieved 2026-10-09. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population growth, annual % (SP.POP.GROW). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.GROW. Retrieved 2026-10-09. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  3. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Median age on 1 July, modelled estimates 1950 to 2023; projections excluded. Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-10. CC BY 3.0 IGO.
  4. World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population ages 65 and above, % of total population (SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  5. World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST. Retrieved 2026-10-09. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  6. World Bank, World Development Indicators. Net migration (SM.POP.NETM). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SM.POP.NETM. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  7. World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Unemployment, total, % of total labor force, modeled ILO estimate (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  8. World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Employment to population ratio, 15+, total, %, modeled ILO estimate (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  9. World Bank, World Development Indicators. Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines, % of population (SI.POV.NAHC). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.NAHC. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  10. World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Labor force participation rate, total, % of total population ages 15+, modeled ILO estimate (SL.TLF.CACT.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  11. World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gini index (SI.POV.GINI). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.GINI. Retrieved 2026-10-09. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  12. World Bank, World Development Indicators. GDP, current US$ (NY.GDP.MKTP.CD). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD. Retrieved 2026-10-09. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  13. World Bank, World Development Indicators. GDP per capita, current US$ (NY.GDP.PCAP.CD). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD. Retrieved 2026-10-09. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  14. World Bank, World Development Indicators. GDP growth, annual % (NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Retrieved 2026-10-09. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  15. World Bank, World Development Indicators. GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) (NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  16. World Bank, World Development Indicators. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  17. OECD. OECD Inbound tourism: arrivals of non-resident overnight visitors (tourists), tourism demand surveys and frontier statistics (DSD_TOURISM_INTER@DF_INBOUND). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_TOURISM_INTER%40DF_INBOUND&df[ag]=OECD.CFE.TOU. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html
  18. OECD. OECD Key tourism economic indicators: tourism direct GDP, percentage of GDP (DSD_TOURISM_KEY@DF_KEY_IND_PC, GDP_SH). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_TOURISM_KEY%40DF_KEY_IND_PC&df[ag]=OECD.CFE.TOU. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html
  19. World Bank, World Development Indicators. Life expectancy at birth, total, years (SP.DYN.LE00.IN). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Retrieved 2026-10-09. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  20. World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Mortality rate, infant, per 1,000 live births (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.IMRT.IN. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  21. World Health Organization, data.who.int. Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among adults (18+ years), both sexes (NCD_BMI_30A) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C6262EC/BEFA58B (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.
  22. World Health Organization, data.who.int. Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use among persons 15 years and older (%), both sexes (M_Est_tob_curr_std) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/847662C/75DDA77 (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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