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Languages

Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French, indigenous (Mapudungun, Quechua)

Ethnic Groups

European (mostly Spanish and Italian descent) and mestizo (mixed European and Amerindian ancestry) 97.2%
Amerindian 2.4%
African 0.4%
(2010 est.)%

Population Distribution

One-third of the population lives in Buenos Aires; pockets of agglomeration occur throughout the northern and central parts of the country; Patagonia to the south remains sparsely populated

Urbanization

Urban population: 92% of total population (2019)

Rate of urbanization: 1.07% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Age Structure

0 - 14 years : 24.44% (male 5,629,345 /female 5,293,680)

15 - 24 years : 15.2% (male 3,476,344 /female 3,317,151)

25 - 54 years : 39.46% (male 8,808,591 /female 8,826,379)

55 - 64 years : 9.12% (male 1,977,421 /female 2,096,665)

65 - years and over : 11.79% (male 2,216,487 /female 3,052,135) (2018 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 56.5 (2015 est.)

Youth dependency ratio: 39.4 (2015 est.)

Elderly dependency ratio: 17.1 (2015 est.)

Potential support ratio: 5.8 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 31.9 years (2018 est.)

Male: 30.7 years

Female: 33.1 years

Sex Ratio

at - birth : 1.07 male(s)/female

0 - 14 years : 1.06 male(s)/female

15 - 24 years : 1.05 male(s)/female

25 - 54 years : 1 male(s)/female

55 - 64 years : 0.94 male(s)/female

65 - years and over : 0.73 male(s)/female

total - population : 0.98 male(s)/female (2018 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

39 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 9.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Male: 10.4 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 8.5 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 77.5 years (2018 est.)

Male: 74.4 years

Female: 80.8 years

Total Fertility Rate

2.25 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

81.3% (2013)

Drinking Water Source

Improved urban: 99% of population

Improved rural: 100% of population

Improved total: 99.1% of population

Unimproved urban: 1% of population

Unimproved rural: 0% of population

Unimproved total: 0.9% of population (2015 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

7.5% (2016)

Physicians Density

3.96 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved urban: 96.2% of population (2015 est.)

Improved rural: 98.3% of population (2015 est.)

Improved total: 96.4% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved urban: 3.8% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved rural: 1.7% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved total: 3.6% of population (2015 est.)

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

0.4% (2018 est.)

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

140,000 (2018 est.)

HIV Aids Deaths

1,700 (2018 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

28.3% (2016)

Education Expenditures

5.5% of GDP (2017)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 99.1%

Male: 99.1%

Female: 99.1% (2016)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 18 years

Male: 16 years

Female: 19 years (2016)

Year

Population

  • 44,694,198

Nationality 2019

  • Argentine(s) noun


  • Argentine adjective


Religions

  • Nominally Roman Catholic Less Than Practicing
    9,220.00%
  • Protestant
    2.00%
  • Jewish
    2.00%
  • Other
    4.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.89% (2018 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 16.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Death Rate

  • 7.5 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • BUENOS
    15.057 million
  • Cordoba
    1.560 million
  • Rosario
    1.510 million
  • Mendoza
    1.153 million
  • 971
  • Miguel
    000 San
  • 874
  • Plata
    000 La

Health Expenditure

  • 7.5% (2016)

Physicians Density

  • 3.96 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 5 beds/1,000 population (2014)