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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 descent 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: 92.2% of total population (2021)

Rate of urbanization: 0.97% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

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.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 9.55 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 10.57 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 8.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 78.07 years

Male: 74.97 years

Female: 81.36 years (2021 est.)

Maternal Mortality Ratio

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

Total Fertility Rate

2.2 children born/woman (2021 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

9.6% (2018)

Physicians Density

3.99 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved: Urban

Unimproved: Urban

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

0.4% (2020 est.)

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

140,000 (2020 est.)

HIV Aids Deaths

1,400 (2020 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

28.3% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

1.7% (2018/19)

Education Expenditures

4.8% of GDP (2019)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 99%

Male: 98.9%

Female: 99.1% (2018)

School Life Expectancy

Total: 18 years

Male: 17 years

Female: 19 years (2019)

Year

Population

  • 45,864,941

Nationality 2021

  • Argentine(s) noun


  • Argentine adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    62.90%
  • Evangelical Pentecostal
    15.31%
  • Other Evangelical
    2.30%
  • Jehovahs Witness And Church Of Jesus Christ
    1.40%
  • Other
    1.20%
  • Agnostic
    3.20%
  • Atheist
    6.00%
  • None
    9.70%
  • Unspecified Est
    0.32%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.84% (2021 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 15.8 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death Rate

  • 7.36 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • BUENOS
    15.258 million
  • Cordoba
    1.585 million
  • Rosario
    1.554 million
  • Mendoza
    1.191 million
  • San
    1 million
  • 894
  • Plata
    000 La

Health Expenditure

  • 9.6% (2018)

Physicians Density

  • 3.99 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 5 beds/1,000 population (2017)