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Population Pyramid of Argentina2024

Total population
45.7M
Median age
33.5
Peak year
2050
Peak population
48.3M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 17.0M · median age 25.4
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 28.0M · median age 27
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 37.2M · median age 27.9
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 45.7M · median age 33.5
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 48.3M · median age 42.9
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 38.3M · median age 52.7
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Argentina presently shows a transitional pyramid, narrowing at the base as fertility declines but still with substantial youth cohorts. The median age in 2024 is 33.5 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 21.6% of the population; people 65 and older account for 12.4%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place Argentina's peak population in 2050.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 17.0 million with median age 25.4. Projected 2100 values are 38.3 million and median age 52.7.

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