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Argentina: capital, population, area and flag

Argentina is a country in South America (South America). Its capital is Buenos Aires. The population is about 45.9M (#35 of 193) and the area is about 2,780,400 km² (#8 of 193).

Key facts

Capital
Buenos Aires
Region
South America / South America
Population
45,851,378 (2025) #35 of 193
Total area
2,780,400 km² (2024) #8 of 193
Population density
16.7 people/km² (2024) #174 of 193
GDP (total)
$683B (2025) #24 of 189
GDP per capita
$14,898 (2025) #66 of 189
Life expectancy
77.5 years (2024) #64 of 193
Distance from Japan
18,370 km #2 of 192
Area compared with Japan
about 7.4 times that of Japan
Population compared with Japan
about 1/3 that of Japan
Main languages
Spanish
Currency
Argentine Peso (ARS)
Calling code
+54
Time zone (capital)
UTC-3
Time difference from Japan (standard time)
12 h behind Japan
Driving side
Right
Capital location
34.60°S 58.38°W

Population of Argentina, 1950–2100 (Japanese)
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Map of Argentina

Map of Argentina

Capital: Buenos Aires

Argentina: in the world’s top 10 for food & farming

Argentina ranks among the world’s top 10 for these crops, animals, seafood and farm products (latest FAO data).

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Argentina in world rankings

How Argentina compares with other countries, indicator by indicator. Click an indicator to see the full ranking.

IndicatorValueYearRank
Geography & nature
Total area2,780,400 km²2024#8 of 193
Number of land borders5#34 of 193 tied
Latitude of the capital-34.6°#190 of 193
Distance from Japan18,370 km#2 of 192
Forest area (share of land)17.1%2024#131 of 193
Arable land (share of land)17.1%2024#62 of 190
Protected land (share of land)8.8%2025#148 of 192 tied
Agricultural land (share of land)29.5%2024#120 of 192
Average annual rainfall591 mm2022#133 of 180
Freshwater resources per person6,431 m³2022#60 of 181
Forest area465,980 km²2025#16 of 193
Marine protected areas (share of territorial waters)12.0%2025#39 of 153 tied
People & population
Population45,851,3782025#35 of 193
Population density16.7 people/km²2024#174 of 193
Population growth rate0.34%2025#142 of 193
Urban population (share of people)92.4%2025#14 of 193
Life expectancy77.5 years2024#64 of 193
Fertility rate1.50 births per woman2024#137 of 193
Infant mortality rate8.0 per 1,000 births2024#123 of 192 tied
Birth rate11.1 per 1,000 people2024#125 of 193
Share of people aged 65 and over12.6%2025#66 of 193
Share of children aged 0–1421.0%2025#111 of 193
Life expectancy of women80.0 years2024#68 of 193
Life expectancy of men75.0 years2024#59 of 193
Maternal mortality ratio33 per 100,000 births2023#114 of 192
City dwellers living in the largest city (share)37.2%2025#45 of 149
Death rate (per 1,000 people)7.7 per 1,000 people2024#80 of 193
Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 births)9.5 per 1,000 births2024#124 of 192 tied
Population aged 15–64 (share of population)66.3%2025#61 of 193
Economy
GDP (total)$683B2025#24 of 189
GDP per capita$14,8982025#66 of 189
GDP per capita (PPP)$32,5872025#67 of 185
Economic growth rate4.4%2025#62 of 188
Inflation rate219.9%2024#1 of 179
Unemployment rate7.1%2025#56 of 178
Exports (share of GDP)15.6%2025#148 of 168
Imports (share of GDP)14.8%2025#162 of 168
Agriculture (share of GDP)5.5%2025#100 of 184
Industry (share of GDP)22.9%2025#104 of 185
Services (share of GDP)56.2%2025#102 of 185
Military spending (share of GDP)0.6%2025#141 of 155
Income inequality (Gini index)42.4 (0–100)2024#27 of 149 tied
Goods exports (total)$87.1B2025#44 of 190
Money sent home by workers abroad (share of GDP)0.1%2025#152 of 170
Women in the labor force (share of women)52.5%2025#98 of 178
Youth unemployment rate19.2%2025#51 of 178
Cereal production85,727,346 t2024#6 of 177
Cereal yield (per hectare of farmland)4,854 kg/ha2024#45 of 175
Fish and seafood production (catch + farmed)918,105 t2024#29 of 193
Fish catch (from sea, rivers and lakes)905,930 t2024#20 of 193
Aquaculture (farmed fish and seafood)12,175 t2024#78 of 193
Livestock production growth (2014–16 = 100)114.5 (2014–16 average = 100)2024#78 of 187
Fertilizer use (per hectare of arable land)47 kg/ha2024#115 of 187
Manufacturing (share of GDP)13.6%2025#54 of 178
Employment in agriculture (share of jobs)7.0%2025#122 of 178
High-technology exports (share of manufactured exports)3.9%2024#103 of 168
Foreign direct investment, inflows (share of GDP)0.6%2025#143 of 187
Development aid received (share of national income)0.0%2023#126 of 132
Labor force (number of people)22,422,0312025#33 of 178
Reserves of foreign currency and gold$41B2025#54 of 169
Extreme poverty (share living on less than $3.00 a day)1.0%2024#72 of 132 tied
Daily life & technology
Internet users (share of people)89.7%2024#57 of 186
Mobile phone subscriptions140.2 per 100 people2024#37 of 193
Access to electricity (share of people)98.4%2024#118 of 193 tied
Health spending (share of GDP)10.3%2023#25 of 192
Education spending (share of GDP)5.0%2023#61 of 179
Hospital beds3.4 per 1,000 people2022#53 of 157
Doctors5.11 per 1,000 people2023#9 of 188
Research spending (share of GDP)0.60%2023#60 of 130
Women in parliament (share of seats)41.2%2025#25 of 192
University and college enrollment107.8%2023#7 of 163
Fixed broadband subscriptions26.1 per 100 people2024#62 of 192
Air passengers carried21,057,8112023#32 of 152
Undernourishment (share of people)2.8%2024#100 of 165 tied
Clean cooking fuels (share of people)100.0%2024#1 of 192 tied
Road traffic deaths14.1 per 100,000 people2019#100 of 183
Measles vaccination (share of children)82.0%2024#138 of 192 tied
Secondary school enrollment (gross)105.6%2023#35 of 180
Primary school completion rate98.9%2023#46 of 172
Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)4.75 per 1,000 people2023#72 of 190
Tuberculosis cases (per 100,000 people)44 per 100,000 people2024#98 of 191 tied
Health spending per person$1,4572023#52 of 192
Container port traffic (TEU)1,471,434 TEU2024#58 of 150
Environment
Renewable electricity (share of power)25.5%2021#92 of 187
CO₂ emissions per person4.0 t CO₂e per person2024#60 of 186
CO₂ emissions (total)183.3 Mt CO₂e2024#31 of 186
Air pollution (PM2.5)14.3 µg/m³2023#121 of 192
Energy use per person1,737 kg oil eq. per person2024#63 of 146
Renewable energy (share of final energy use)9.2%2021#145 of 191
Electricity consumption per person2,835 kWh per person2025#70 of 146
Electricity from nuclear power (share of total)7.5%2025#24 of 190
Electricity from hydropower (share of total)19.8%2025#82 of 190
Greenhouse gas emissions (total)374.3 Mt CO₂e2024#24 of 186
Freshwater withdrawal (share of internal resources)12.9%2022#76 of 175
Food & farming
Wheat: production18,510,280 t2024#13 of 120
Rice: production1,264,770 t2024#37 of 114
Maize (corn): production57,494,500 t2024#4 of 160
Barley: production5,097,340 t2024#10 of 100
Sorghum: production2,495,532 t2024#9 of 107
Millet: production6,630 t2024#52 of 73
Oats: production564,909 t2024#12 of 74
Rye: production217,699 t2024#13 of 62
Potatoes: production2,111,561 t2024#33 of 150
Cassava: production201,735 t2024#49 of 92
Sweet potatoes: production108,309 t2024#42 of 105
Soybeans: production48,213,207 t2024#3 of 101
Groundnuts (peanuts): production1,482,827 t2024#8 of 108
Rapeseed (canola): production45,162 t2024#43 of 63
Dry beans: production474,764 t2024#15 of 105
Chickpeas: production116,985 t2024#12 of 47
Lentils: production16,283 t2024#15 of 43
Dry peas: production215,308 t2024#14 of 95
Sunflower seeds: production3,895,156 t2024#3 of 73
Tomatoes: production1,391,496 t2024#19 of 164
Onions: production682,424 t2024#32 of 139
Carrots (with turnips): production305,049 t2024#27 of 129
Green chilies and sweet peppers: production152,895 t2024#26 of 124
Garlic: production156,791 t2024#14 of 102
Oranges: production1,061,237 t2024#15 of 112
Tangerines (mandarins): production384,066 t2024#17 of 70
Lemons (with limes): production2,154,139 t2024#4 of 101
Apples: production494,063 t2024#25 of 92
Bananas: production177,082 t2024#52 of 113
Grapes: production1,918,974 t2024#9 of 91
Mangoes (with guavas and mangosteens): production2,268 t2024#73 of 96
Pineapples: production3,224 t2024#66 of 82
Strawberries: production49,527 t2024#25 of 80
Watermelons: production125,303 t2024#55 of 119
Peaches (with nectarines): production173,292 t2024#17 of 79
Avocados: production4,123 t2024#48 of 70
Olives: production347,381 t2024#12 of 40
Melons (cantaloupes and others): production80,481 t2024#30 of 95
Pears: production670,592 t2024#2 of 85
Plums (with sloes): production173,850 t2024#12 of 87
Apricots: production27,548 t2024#25 of 65
Cherries: production7,526 t2024#35 of 65
Papayas: production2,210 t2024#49 of 68
Grapefruits (with pomelos): production126,580 t2024#11 of 71
Almonds: production693 t2024#35 of 48
Walnuts: production18,518 t2024#18 of 55
Tea: production356,753 t2024#10 of 45
Sugar cane: production12,255,902 t2024#15 of 93
Cotton (fibre): production295,014 t2023#11 of 85
Tobacco: production80,786 t2024#14 of 117
Beef (cattle meat): production3,178,044 t2024#4 of 181
Pork (pig meat): production785,778 t2024#21 of 164
Chicken meat: production2,304,000 t2024#13 of 183
Cow’s milk: production10,908,039 t2024#18 of 178
Hen eggs: production1,077,000 t2024#11 of 167
Honey: production69,298 t2024#6 of 122
Sheep meat (mutton and lamb): production37,444 t2024#45 of 172
Goat meat: production6,926 t2024#66 of 164
Butter (with ghee): production43,510 t2023#31 of 124
Cheese (all kinds): production477,436 t2023#14 of 105
Grass carp: production30 t2024#39 of 47
Common carp: production632 t2024#52 of 97
Rainbow trout: production10,591 t2024#19 of 79
Pacific cupped oyster: production37 t2024#23 of 30
Swordfish: production2 t2022#68 of 76
Largehead hairtail (cutlassfish): production31 t2024#35 of 44
Shrimps and prawns: production222,163 t2024#8 of 114
Crabs: production8 t2024#85 of 97
Oysters: production37 t2024#36 of 51
Clams and cockles: production0 t2024#54 of 55
Scallops: production55,244 t2024#6 of 31
Mussels: production27 t2024#46 of 52
Squids, cuttlefish and octopuses: production154,996 t2024#5 of 102
Tunas, bonitos and billfishes: production0 t2024#133 of 133
Carps and other cyprinids: production674 t2024#71 of 115
Tilapias and other cichlids: production7 t2024#104 of 119
Herrings, sardines and anchovies: production8,038 t2024#64 of 108
Cods, hakes and haddocks: production338,044 t2024#5 of 65
Flatfishes (flounders, halibuts, soles): production2,859 t2024#33 of 91
Sharks and rays: production14,280 t2024#10 of 127
Cattle: number of animals52,783,892 animals2024#7 of 183
Pigs: number of animals6,115,215 animals2024#25 of 165
Chickens: number of animals114,329,000 birds2024#40 of 181
Sheep: number of animals12,440,906 animals2024#31 of 173
Goats: number of animals4,121,846 animals2024#46 of 180
Horses: number of animals2,588,704 animals2024#7 of 143
Donkeys: number of animals62,269 animals2024#37 of 104
Ducks: number of animals2,660,000 birds2024#25 of 80
Turkeys: number of animals2,854,000 birds2024#15 of 71

Questions about Argentina

What is the capital of Argentina?

The capital of Argentina is Buenos Aires.

What is the population of Argentina?

Argentina has a population of about 45.9M (2025), #35 of 193 among countries.

How big is Argentina?

Argentina covers about 2,780,400 km², #8 of 193 among countries.

Which continent is Argentina in?

Argentina is in South America, in the region of South America.

What currency and languages are used in Argentina?

The currency is the Argentine Peso. Main languages: Spanish.

How does Argentina compare with Japan in size and population?

The area of Argentina is about 7.4 times that of Japan, and its population is about 1/3 that of Japan.

How far is Argentina from Japan?

The capital, Buenos Aires, is about 18,370 km from Tokyo, the capital of Japan, in a straight line.

What is the time difference between Argentina and Japan?

The capital, Buenos Aires, is on UTC-3 in standard time: 12 h behind Japan.

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