Rural population growth (annual %) in Argentina
Argentina: Rural population growth (annual %) was -0.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population growth in Argentina, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population growth in Argentina stood at -0.7%.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 1,010.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population growth in Argentina peaked at -0.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1.5%, in 1966.
That places Argentina 151st out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Rural population growth (annual %) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.9% | — |
| 1962 | -1.1% | +18.0% |
| 1963 | -1.2% | +14.7% |
| 1964 | -1.4% | +11.7% |
| 1965 | -1.5% | +8.6% |
| 1966 | -1.5% | +4.1% |
| 1967 | -1.5% | -0.9% |
| 1968 | -1.4% | -5.2% |
| 1969 | -1.3% | -9.7% |
| 1970 | -1.1% | -18.0% |
| 1971 | -0.8% | -20.6% |
| 1972 | -0.7% | -17.4% |
| 1973 | -0.6% | -19.8% |
| 1974 | -0.4% | -19.5% |
| 1975 | -0.4% | -4.1% |
| 1976 | -0.4% | +3.7% |
| 1977 | -0.4% | -3.2% |
| 1978 | -0.5% | +5.1% |
| 1979 | -0.5% | +16.6% |
| 1980 | -0.6% | +22.4% |
| 1981 | -0.8% | +21.6% |
| 1982 | -0.9% | +19.9% |
| 1983 | -1.1% | +14.1% |
| 1984 | -1.2% | +10.2% |
| 1985 | -1.3% | +7.3% |
| 1986 | -1.3% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | -1.3% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | -1.3% | -5.1% |
| 1989 | -1.2% | -7.7% |
| 1990 | -1.0% | -11.5% |
| 1991 | -0.8% | -17.4% |
| 1992 | -0.7% | -14.5% |
| 1993 | -0.7% | -9.1% |
| 1994 | -0.6% | -11.1% |
| 1995 | -0.5% | -7.3% |
| 1996 | -0.5% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | -0.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | -0.6% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | -0.6% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | -0.6% | +6.7% |
| 2001 | -0.7% | +13.0% |
| 2002 | -0.8% | +10.3% |
| 2003 | -0.8% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | -0.8% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | -0.8% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | -0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | -0.8% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | -0.8% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | -0.8% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | -0.8% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | -0.2% | -74.7% |
| 2012 | -0.1% | -67.9% |
| 2013 | -0.1% | +76.4% |
| 2014 | -0.1% | -34.0% |
| 2015 | -0.1% | -23.4% |
| 2016 | -0.1% | +122.8% |
| 2017 | -0.2% | +61.2% |
| 2018 | -0.3% | +23.9% |
| 2019 | -0.4% | +38.8% |
| 2020 | -0.6% | +58.2% |
| 2021 | -0.8% | +35.3% |
| 2022 | -0.8% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | -0.8% | -10.6% |
| 2024 | -0.7% | -9.7% |
| 2025 | -0.7% | -1.3% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's -0.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.6%, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Argentina's -0.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.2%, 3.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rural population growth (annual %) in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -122.8% | -0.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.3% | -1.5% | -0.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.6% | -1.1% | -0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.1% | -1.3% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.7% | -1.0% | -0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.8% | -0.8% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2% | -0.8% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7% | -0.8% | -0.6% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Argentina
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 1.01 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6002 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 2.64 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 824.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6693 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population growth in Argentina?
- Rural population growth in Argentina was -0.7% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population growth recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest rural population growth recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.5% in 1966.
- How does Argentina rank for rural population growth?
- Argentina ranks 151st out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population growth rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,010.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.