Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Argentina
Argentina: Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents was 38.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Argentina, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 38.8% for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Argentina peaked at 38.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1950.
Argentina ranks 18th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.6% | 27.0% | 28.3% | 2 |
| 1960s | 30.5% | 30.0% | 30.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 32.6% | 32.0% | 33.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 34.5% | 33.1% | 35.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 35.0% | 35.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.0% | 34.9% | 35.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 37.4% | 38.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 38.8% | 38.8% | 38.8% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Argentina?
- Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Argentina was 38.8% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1950.
- How does Argentina rank for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Argentina ranks 18th out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.