Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Argentina
Argentina: Share of population living in urban and rural areas was 86.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Argentina, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of population living in urban and rural areas in Argentina stood at 86.0%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban and rural areas in Argentina peaked at 86.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 1950.
Argentina ranks 48th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 73.0% | — |
| 1955 | 74.9% | +2.5% |
| 1960 | 76.4% | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 77.8% | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 79.0% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 80.3% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 80.8% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 81.0% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 81.4% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 82.8% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 83.8% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 84.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 85.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 85.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 74.0% | 73.0% | 74.9% | 2 |
| 1960s | 77.1% | 76.4% | 77.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 79.6% | 79.0% | 80.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 80.9% | 80.8% | 81.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 82.1% | 81.4% | 82.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 84.1% | 83.8% | 84.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 85.2% | 85.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 86.0% | 86.0% | 1 |
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More reference data data for Argentina
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 37.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 37.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 111.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 187.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 31.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban and rural areas in Argentina?
- Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Argentina was 86.0% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban and rural areas recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban and rural areas recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 1950.
- How does Argentina rank for share of population living in urban and rural areas?
- Argentina ranks 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in urban and rural areas rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated share of the population living in urban areas (the sum of cities and towns and suburbs). Urban areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.