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Languages

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

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: 92.5% of total population (2023)

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

Age Structure

0-14 - years : 23.51% (male 5,645,070/female 5,316,156)

15-64 - years : 63.83% (male 14,929,084/female 14,827,733)

65 - years and over : 12.66% (2023 est.) (male 2,511,984/female 3,391,820)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 54.3

Youth dependency ratio: 36

Elderly dependency ratio: 18.2

Potential support ratio: 5.5 (2021 est.)

Median Age

Total: 33 years (2023 est.)

Male: 31.8 years

Female: 34.3 years

Sex Ratio

at - birth : 1.07 male(s)/female

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

15-64 - years : 1.01 male(s)/female

65 - years and over : 0.74 male(s)/female

total - population : 0.98 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 9.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

Male: 10.1 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 8.1 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 78.6 years (2023 est.)

Male: 75.5 years

Female: 81.8 years

Maternal Mortality Ratio

45 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)comparison ranking: 98

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita

Total population: 78.6 years (2023 est.)

Male: 75.5 years

Female: 81.8 years

Tobacco Use

Total: 24.5% (2020 est.)

Male: 29.4% (2020 est.)

Female: 19.6% (2020 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

2.17 children born/woman (2023 est.)comparison ranking: 91

Gross Reproduction Rate

1.05 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

70.1% (2019/20)

Drinking Water Source

Improved: urban

Rural: NA

Total: (2020 est.) NA

Unimproved: urban

Current Health Expenditure

10% of GDP (2020)

Physicians Density

4.06 physicians/1,000 population (2020)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved: Urban

Rural: NA

Total: (2020 est.) NA

Unimproved: Rural

Child Marriage

Array

Women married by age 15: 2.4%

Women married by age 18: 15.5% (2020 est.)

Currently Married Women

48.9% (2023 est.)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

28.3% (2016)comparison ranking: 31

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

1.7% (2018/19)comparison ranking: 111

Education Expenditures

5% of GDP (2020 est.)comparison ranking: 79

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: 20 years (2020)

Year

Population

  • 46,621,847

Nationality 2023

  • 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 Includes Muslim
    1.20%
  • Jewish
    0.00%
  • None Includes Agnostic And Atheist
    18.90%
  • Unspecified Est
    0.32%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.8% (2023 est.)comparison ranking: 114

Birth Rate

  • 15.4 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)comparison ranking: 108

Death Rate

  • 7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)comparison ranking: 110

Migration Rate

  • -0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)comparison ranking: 101

Urban Areas Population

  • BUENOS
    15.490 million
  • Córdoba
    1.612 million
  • Rosario
    1.594 million
  • Mendoza
    1.226 million
  • San
    1.027 million
  • 914
  • Plata
    000 La

Health Expenditure

  • 10% of GDP (2020)

Physicians Density

  • 4.06 physicians/1,000 population (2020)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 5 beds/1,000 population (2017)