Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Argentina

Argentina: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre was 0.0158 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0158 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
154th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0158 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0057 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Argentina, 1961–2023

00.0050.010.015196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Argentina is 0.0158 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Argentina peaked at 0.0158 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0057 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Argentina 154th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Argentina, 1961 to 2023.
Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0057 1000 No per square kilometre
1962 0.0058 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1963 0.0059 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1964 0.0061 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1965 0.0062 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1966 0.0064 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1967 0.0065 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1968 0.0066 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1969 0.0068 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1970 0.0069 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1971 0.0071 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1972 0.0072 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1973 0.0074 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1974 0.0075 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1975 0.0077 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1976 0.0079 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1977 0.008 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
1978 0.0082 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
1979 0.0083 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
1980 0.0085 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
1981 0.0087 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1982 0.0089 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1983 0.0091 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1984 0.0093 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1985 0.0094 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1986 0.0096 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
1987 0.0098 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
1988 0.01 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
1989 0.0102 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
1990 0.0104 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
1991 0.0106 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
1992 0.0108 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
1993 0.0109 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
1994 0.0111 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
1995 0.0113 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
1996 0.0114 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
1997 0.0116 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
1998 0.0118 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
1999 0.0119 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
2000 0.0121 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
2001 0.0122 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
2002 0.0124 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
2003 0.0126 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
2004 0.0127 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
2005 0.0129 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
2006 0.013 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
2007 0.0132 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
2008 0.0134 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
2009 0.0135 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
2010 0.0137 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
2011 0.0139 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
2012 0.014 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
2013 0.0142 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
2014 0.0144 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
2015 0.0145 1000 No per square kilometre +1.2%
2016 0.0147 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
2017 0.0148 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
2018 0.015 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
2019 0.0152 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
2020 0.0153 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
2021 0.0155 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
2022 0.0156 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%
2023 0.0158 1000 No per square kilometre +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0062 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0057 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0068 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0076 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0069 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0083 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0094 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0085 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0102 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0112 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0104 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0119 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0128 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0121 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0135 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0144 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0137 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0152 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0155 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0153 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0158 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 151 Finland 0.0159 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 152 Faroe Islands 0.0158 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 153 Zimbabwe 0.0158 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 155 Oman 0.0155 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 156 Saudi Arabia 0.0143 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 157 Algeria 0.0143 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Argentina?
Population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Argentina was 0.0158 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.0158 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0057 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Argentina rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
Argentina ranks 154th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.