Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Argentina

Argentina: Do more people live in urban or rural areas? was 92.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
92.4%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
32nd
of 238 countries
All-time high
92.4%
in 2025
All-time low
0.0%
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025

Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Argentina, 1000–2025

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Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 92.4% for do more people live in urban or rural areas? in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Argentina peaked at 92.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.

Argentina ranks 32nd of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1100s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1200s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1300s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
1400s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
1500s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
1600s 2.2% 2.2% 2.2% 1
1700s 6.5% 6.5% 6.5% 1
1710s 7.4% 7.4% 7.4% 1
1720s 8.1% 8.1% 8.1% 1
1730s 8.8% 8.8% 8.8% 1
1740s 9.7% 9.7% 9.7% 1
1750s 10.6% 10.6% 10.6% 1
1760s 11.6% 11.6% 11.6% 1
1770s 12.7% 12.7% 12.7% 1
1780s 13.9% 13.9% 13.9% 1
1790s 15.2% 15.2% 15.2% 1
1800s 16.7% 16.7% 16.7% 1
1810s 18.3% 18.3% 18.3% 1
1820s 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% 1
1830s 21.9% 21.9% 21.9% 1
1840s 24.0% 24.0% 24.0% 1
1850s 26.3% 26.3% 26.3% 1
1860s 28.8% 28.8% 28.8% 1
1870s 31.6% 31.6% 31.6% 1
1880s 34.6% 34.6% 34.6% 1
1890s 37.9% 37.9% 37.9% 1
1900s 41.5% 41.5% 41.5% 1
1910s 45.4% 45.4% 45.4% 1
1920s 49.7% 49.7% 49.7% 1
1930s 54.5% 54.5% 54.5% 1
1940s 59.7% 59.7% 59.7% 1
1950s 67.9% 64.7% 71.0% 10
1960s 75.0% 71.7% 78.2% 10
1970s 80.7% 78.8% 82.5% 10
1980s 84.8% 82.9% 86.6% 10
1990s 88.0% 86.9% 89.0% 10
2000s 90.0% 89.2% 90.8% 10
2010s 91.4% 91.0% 91.9% 10
2020s 92.2% 91.9% 92.4% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Argentina?
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Argentina was 92.4% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 92.4% in 2025.
What is the lowest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
How does Argentina rank for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
Argentina ranks 32nd out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
Is do more people live in urban or rural areas? rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
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