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Argentina

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01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Argentina in numbers.

Area2,780,400 kmยฒWorld # 8 โ†’Population45.9MWorld # 35 โ†’Population density16.5 people/kmยฒWorld # 193 โ†’Life expectancy77.5 yearsWorld # 78 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 14,898World # 85 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Argentina across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area2,780,400 kmยฒWorld # 8 / 2023 โ†’Population45.9MWorld # 35 / 2025 โ†’Population density16.5 people/kmยฒWorld # 193 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,816World # 163 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.3%World # 152 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.5World # 150 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate11.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 135 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 90 / 2024 โ†’Median age32.1 yearsWorld # 119 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+12.6%World # 79 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1421%World # 117 / 2025 โ†’Urban population92.4%World # 25 / 2025 โ†’Net migration2.9KWorld # 55 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate0.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 84 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share4.3%World # 120 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy77.5 yearsWorld # 78 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy64.8 yearsWorld # 60 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people5.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 9 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate23.5%World # 57 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 14,898World # 85 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 683.1BWorld # 24 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 32,587World # 79 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth4.4%World # 70 / 2025 โ†’Inflation219.9%World # 2 / 2024 โ†’Unemployment7.1%World # 60 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment19.2%World # 55 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,612 hours/yearWorld # 104 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)42.4World # 30 / 2024 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)5%World # 63 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people1,312.8 per million peopleWorld # 54 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.6%World # 62 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people8.9 per million peopleWorld # 80 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,360 kcal/dayWorld # 43 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person114.9 kg/person/yearWorld # 8 / 2023 โ†’Rice production1.3M tWorld # 38 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production18.5M tWorld # 13 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area10.3%World # 165 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person2,822 kWh/personWorld # 70 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person3.7 tWorld # 91 / 2024 โ†’Internet use89.7%World # 63 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions140.2 per 100 peopleWorld # 40 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate4.5 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 68 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate14.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 100 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)0.6%World # 143 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament41.2%World # 25 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals7.4MWorld # 28 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 1.7BWorld # 61 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites12 sitesWorld # 27 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2019 / 79.6%Main languageSpanishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2025Top export categoryCrops and oils2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal36,700 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightSpanishLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyArgentine PesoARSDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNature and resourcessilver