Rural population growth in Argentina
Argentina: Rural population growth 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 150th out of 207 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.
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
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population 7.6% (2025)
- Rural population 3.51 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 37.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 17.66 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 4,854 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 85.73 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 50.19 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
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 150th out of 207 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.