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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: 92.1% of total population (2020)

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

Total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030: PDF

Age Structure

0-14 - years : 24.02% (male 5,629,188/female 5,294,723)

15-24 - years : 15.19% (male 3,539,021/female 3,367,321)

25-54 - years : 39.6% (male 9,005,758/female 9,002,931)

55-64 - years : 9.07% (male 2,000,536/female 2,122,699)

65 - years and over : 12.13% (male 2,331,679/female 3,185,262) (2020 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 56.5

Youth dependency ratio: 38.1

Elderly dependency ratio: 17.7

Potential support ratio: 5.6 (2020 est.)

Median Age

Total: 32.4 years

Male: 31.1 years

Female: 33.6 years (2020 est.)

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 (2020 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

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

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 9 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 9.9 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 8.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 77.8 years

Male: 74.7 years

Female: 81.1 years (2020 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

2.21 children born/woman (2020 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

81.3% (2013)

Drinking Water Source

Improved: urban

Rural: 0% of population

Total: 0.9% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved: urban

Current Health Expenditure

9.1% (2017)

Physicians Density

3.99 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved: Urban

Unimproved: Urban

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

0.4% (2019 est.)

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

140,000 (2019 est.)

HIV Aids Deaths

1,400 (2019 est.)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

28.3% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

1.7% (2018/19)

Education Expenditures

5.5% of GDP (2017)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 99%

Male: 98.9%

Female: 99.1% (2018)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 18 years

Male: 16 years

Female: 19 years (2017)

Year

Population

  • 45,479,118

Nationality 2020

  • 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
    0.86% (2020 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 16 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Death Rate

  • 7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • BUENOS
    15.154 million
  • Cordoba
    1.573 million
  • Rosario
    1.532 million
  • Mendoza
    1.173 million
  • 986
  • Miguel
    000 San
  • 884
  • Plata
    000 La

Health Expenditure

  • 9.1% (2017)

Physicians Density

  • 3.99 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 5 beds/1,000 population (2017)