Demographics of Argentina
This is a demography of Argentina including population density, ethnicity, economic status and other aspects of the population.
| Demographics of Argentina | |
|---|---|
Population pyramid of Argentina in 2022 | |
| Population | 46,044,703 (2022 census) |
| Density | 16.46/km2 |
| Growth rate | 0.2% (2023 est.) |
| Birth rate | 10.7 births/1,000 population (2022) |
| Death rate | 8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2022) |
| Life expectancy | 78.55 years |
| • male | 75.49 years |
| • female | 81.81 years (2023 est.) |
| Fertility rate | 1.36 children born/woman (2022) |
| Infant mortality rate | 8.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2022) |
| Net migration rate | -0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.) |
| Age structure | |
| 0–14 years | 22.0% (male 5,645,070/female 5,316,156) |
| 15–64 years | 66.1% (male 14,929,084/female 14,827,733) |
| 65 and over | 11.9% (male 2,511,984/female 3,391,820) (2022 census) |
| Sex ratio | |
| Total | 0.98 male(s)/female (2023 est.) |
| At birth | 1.07 male(s)/female |
| Under 15 | 1.06 male(s)/female |
| 15–64 years | 1.01 male(s)/female |
| 65 and over | 0.74 male(s)/female |
| Nationality | |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Major ethnic | European and Mestizo (N/D) |
| Minor ethnic |
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| Language | |
| Official | Spanish (96.8%) |
| Spoken |
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As of the 2022 census [INDEC], Argentina had a population of 46,044,703 - a 15.3% increase from the 40,117,096 counted in the 2010 census [INDEC].
Argentina ranks third in South America in total population and 33rd globally. The population density is 16.5 people per square kilometer - well below the world average of 62 people. Argentina's population growth rate in 2020 was estimated to be 0.35% annually, with a birth rate of 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants and a mortality rate of 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants.
The proportion of people under 15, at 22%, is somewhat below the world average (25%), and the cohort of people 65 and older is relatively high, at 12%. The percentage of senior citizens in Argentina has long been second only to Uruguay in Latin America and well above the world average, which is currently 9.8%.
The median age is approximately 32 years, and life expectancy at birth is of 78 years. According to an official cultural consumption survey conducted in 2006, 42.3% of Argentines speak English (though only 15.4% of those claimed to have a high level of English comprehension), 9.3% speak Portuguese and 5.9% speak Italian.