Argentina - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Argentina. Second-largest country in South America (after Brazil); strategic location relative to sea lanes between the South Atlantic and the South Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage); diverse geophysical landscapes range from tropical climates in the north to tundra in the far south; Cerro Aconcagua is the Western Hemisphere's tallest mountain, while Laguna del Carbón is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere; shares Iguazú Falls, the world's largest waterfalls system, with Brazil. Mother's mean age at first birth is N/A , whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is N/A.
Population Distribution
One third of the population lives in Buenos Aires; pockets of agglomeration occur throughout the northern and central parts of the country; Patagonia to the south remains sparsely populated
People and Society
In Argentina, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: European (mostly Spanish and Italian descent) and Mestizo (mixed European and Indigenous ancestry) 97.2%, Indigenous 2.4%, African descent 0.4% (2010 est.)
| Population | N/A |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | 0.26% (2025 est.) |
| Birth rate | 10.47 births/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Death rate | 7.94 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Current health expenditure | N/A |
| Physicians Density | N/A |
| Hospital bed Density | 3.3 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.43 children born/woman (2025 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 0.69 (2025 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | N/A |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | N/A |
| Literacy | N/A |
| Education expenditures | N/A |
| Net Migration rate | N/A |
| Nationality | Argentine | Argentine(s) |
| Languages | N/A |
| Religions | N/A |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 23.3% (male 5,632,983/female 5,301,778) |
| 15-64 years | 63.9% (male 15,071,215/female 14,956,069) |
| 65 years and over | 12.8% (2024 est.) (male 2,570,596/female 3,461,743) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 49.9 (2025 est.) |
| Youth dependency ratio | 30.3 (2025 est.) |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 19.6 (2025 est.) |
| Potential support ratio | 5.1 (2025 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 34.6 years (2025 est.) |
| Male | 32.1 years |
| Female | 34.6 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 92.5% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.97% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 15.490 million BUENOS AIRES (capital), 1.612 million Córdoba, 1.594 million Rosario, 1.226 million Mendoza, 1.027 million San Miguel de Tucumán, 914,000 La Plata (2023). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.07 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.06 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 1.01 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.74 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 0.98 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 7.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) |
| Male | 9.9 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 7.9 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 78.8 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 75.8 years |
| Female | 82 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 99.8% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 0.2% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: (2020 est.) NA |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 100% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 0% of population (2022 est.) |
| Major Infectious diseases | |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 7.95 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 3.62 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 2.88 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 0.72 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 0.72 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Total | 21.9% (2025 est.) |
| Male | 26.9% (2025 est.) |
| Female | 17.1% (2025 est.) |
| Child marriage | |
| Women married by age 15 | 2.4% (2020) |
| Women married by age 18 | 15.5% (2020) |
Demographic profile
All Important Facts about Argentina
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