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Demographics of Argentina
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This is a demography of Argentina including population density, ethnicity, economic status and other aspects of the population.
Demographics of Argentina | |
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![]() Population pyramid of Argentina in 2022 | |
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Death rate | ![]() |
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Age structure | |
0–14 years | ![]() |
15–64 years | ![]() |
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Sex ratio | |
Total | 0.98 male(s)/female (2023 est.)[3] |
At birth | 1.07 male(s)/female |
Under 15 | 1.06 male(s)/female |
15–64 years | 1.01 male(s)/female |
65 and over | 0.74 male(s)/female |
Nationality | |
Nationality | Argentine |
Major ethnic | European and Multiracial(N/D) |
Minor ethnic | |
Language | |
Official | Spanish (96.8%)[7] |
Spoken |
As of the 2022 census [INDEC], Argentina had a population of 46,044,703[1] - a 15.3% increase from the 40,117,096 counted in the 2010 census [INDEC].[8]
Argentina ranks third in South America in total population and 33rd globally. The population density is 16.5 people per square kilometer - well below the world average of 62 people. Argentina's population growth rate in 2020 was estimated to be 0.35% annually, with a birth rate of 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants and a mortality rate of 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants.
The proportion of people under 15, at 22%, is somewhat below the world average (25%), and the cohort of people 65 and older is relatively high, at 12%.[5] The percentage of senior citizens in Argentina has long been second only to Uruguay in Latin America and well above the world average, which is currently 9.8%.
The median age is approximately 32 years,[5] and life expectancy at birth is of 78 years.[9] According to an official cultural consumption survey conducted in 2006, 42.3% of Argentines speak English (though only 15.4% of those claimed to have a high level of English comprehension), 9.3% speak Portuguese[10] and 5.9% speak Italian.[11]