How Many People are in Argentina?

How many people are in Argentina? Argentina has an estimated population of 40.1 million inhabitants. It is a country with low population density (14 inhabitants / km ²). Most are concentrated in the Gran Buenos Aires (33%) and live in cities (89%). In addition, 97% of the population is white. Since the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the country received a great wave of European immigrants, especially Spanish, Italian, German and Polish. In recent years, Argentina received many immigrants from Asia (South Korea and China) and neighboring countries like Paraguay, Peru and Bolivia. 14.2% of the population is over 60 and life expectancy is high (75.2 years).

Buenos Aires in the fourth world's megacities, and the fourth largest city in America behind Mexico City and São Paulo. The province of Buenos Aires is the most populous country, with 15,185,336 inhabitants. In total, 10 million live in Greater Buenos Aires and 5 million in the rest of the province.

Then comes the provinces of Córdoba (central region) and Santa Fe (near Buenos Aires), with 3 million inhabitants. 60% of people are concentrated in a region consisting of Buenos Aires, Cordoba and Santa Fe.

Mendoza is another major city, but the population is much smaller, has 1,500,000 inhabitants. Tucumán has 1.3000.000 inhabitants and Entre Rios, Misiones, Corrientes, Chaco and Salta, approximately one million. Then follow the rest of the provinces.

The Patagonia, comprising the provinces of Black River, Neuquén, Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego is sparsely populated. The number of inhabitants is approximately 1,500,000, 5% of the country. There are areas where the population is less than one person per square kilometer. Also Patagonia is the only region of the country where you can find indigenous communities, who speak the Mapuche language. Patagonia is a wonderful place to visit. We recommend the cities of Bariloche, San Martín de los Andes and Ushuaia.