Area and Population

Argentina: Area and Population

Area, Population and Density


Area (sq km)	2,780,403^*
Population (census results)^†
17–18 November 2001	36,260,130
27 October 2010 (provisional)
Males	19,575,219
Females	20,516,140
Total	40,091,359
Density (per sq km) at 2010 census	14	.4

^* 1,073,519 sq miles. The figure excludes the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) and Antarctic territory claimed by Argentina

^† Figures exclude adjustment for underenumeration

Population by Age and Sex (official estimates at mid-2010)


	Males	Females	Total
0–14	5,165,193	4,991,118	10,156,311
15–64	12,980,712	13,187,635	26,168,347
65 and over	1,700,766	2,493,527	4,194,293
Total	19,846,671	20,672,280	40,518,951

Note: Estimates not adjusted to take account of preliminary results of 2010 census.

Administrative Divisions (population at 2010 census, provisional)


	Area (sq km)	Population	Density (per sq km)		Capital
Buenos Aires—City	203	2,891,082	14,241	.8	—
Buenos Aires—Province	307,571	15,594,428	50	.7	La Plata
Catamarca	102,602	367,820	3	.6	San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
Chaco	99,633	1,053,466	10	.6	Resistencia
Chubut	224,686	506,668	2	.3	Rawson
Córdoba	165,321	3,304,825	20	.0	Córdoba
Corrientes	88,199	993,338	11	.3	Corrientes
Entre Ríos	78,781	1,236,300	15	.7	Paraná
Formosa	72,066	527,895	7	.3	Formosa
Jujuy	53,219	672,260	12	.6	San Salvador de Jujuy
La Pampa	143,440	316,940	2	.2	Santa Rosa
La Rioja	89,680	331,847	3	.7	La Rioja
Mendoza	148,827	1,741,610	11	.7	Mendoza
Misiones	29,801	1,097,829	36	.8	Posadas
Neuquén	94,078	550,344	5	.8	Neuquén
Río Negro	203,013	633,374	3	.1	Viedma
Salta	155,488	1,215,207	7	.8	Salta
San Juan	89,651	680,427	7	.6	San Juan
San Luis	76,748	431,588	5	.6	San Luis
Santa Cruz	243,943	272,524	1	.1	Río Gallegos
Santa Fe	133,007	3,200,736	24	.1	Santa Fe
Santiago del Estero	136,351	896,461	6	.6	Santiago del Estero
Tierra del Fuego	21,571	126,190	5	.8	Ushuaia
Tucumán	22,524	1,448,200	64	.3	San Miguel de Tucumán
Total	2,780,403	40,091,359	14	.4	—

Principal Towns (population at 2001 census) ^*


Buenos Aires (capital)	2,776,138	Malvinas Argentinas^†	290,691
Córdoba	1,267,521	Berazategui^†	287,913
La Matanza^†	1,255,288	Bahía Blanca^†	284,776
Rosario	908,163	Resistencia	274,490
Lomas de Zamora^†	591,345	Vicente López^†	274,082
La Plata^†	574,369	San Miguel^†	253,086
General Pueyrredón^†	564,056	Posadas	252,981
San Miguel de Tucumán	527,150	Esteban Echeverría^†	243,974
Quilmes^†	518,788	Paraná	235,967
Almirante Brown^†	515,556	Pilar^†	232,463
Merlo^†	469,985	San Salvador de Jujuy	231,229
Salta	462,051	Santiago del Estero	230,614
Lanús^†	453,082	José C. Paz^†	230,208
General San Martín^†	403,107	Guaymallén	223,365
Moreno^†	380,503	Neuquén	201,868
Santa Fe	368,668	Formosa	198,074
Florencio Varela^†	348,970	Godoy Cruz	182,563
Tres de Febrero^†	336,467	Escobar^†	178,155
Avellaneda^†	328,980	Hurlingham^†	172,245
Corrientes	314,546	Las Heras	169,248
Morón^†	309,380	Ituzaingó	158,121
Tigre^†	301,223	San Luis	153,322
San Isidro^†	291,505	San Fernando^†	151,131

^* In each case, the figure refers to the city proper. At the 2001 census the population of the Buenos Aires agglomeration was 12,045,921

^† Settlement within the Province of Buenos Aires

2010 census (population at 27 October, provisional): Buenos Aires (capital) 2,891,082.

Births, Marriages and Deaths


	Registered live births			Marriages			Registered deaths
	Number	Rate (per 1,000)		Number	Rate (per 1,000)		Number	Rate (per 1,000)
2002	694,684	18	.3	122,343	3	.3	291,190	7	.7
2003	697,952	18	.4	129,049	3	.4	302,064	8	.0
2004	736,261	19	.3	128,212	3	.4	294,051	7	.7
2005	712,220	18	.5	132,720	3	.4	293,529	7	.6
2006	696,451	17	.9	134,496	3	.5	292,313	7	.5
2007	700,792	17	.8	136,437	3	.5	315,852	8	.0
2008	746,460	18	.8	133,060	3	.3	302,133	7	.6
2009	744,715	18	.6	126,081	3	.1	304,043	7	.6

Sources: Dirección de Estadísticas e Información en Salud (DEIS) and UN, Demographic Yearbook and Population and Vital Statistics Report

Life expectancy (years at birth, WHO estimates): 75 (males 72; females 79) in 2009

Source: WHO, World Health Statistics

Economically Active Population (labour force survey of 31 urban agglomerations, persons aged 10 years and over, 2006)


	Males	Females	Total
Agriculture, hunting and forestry	59,242	13,640	72,882
Fishing	8,215	821	9,036
Mining and quarrying	34,127	5,687	39,814
Manufacturing	988,343	422,321	1,410,664
Electricity, gas and water	38,066	5,991	44,057
Construction	854,764	29,917	884,681
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods	1,263,477	755,160	2,018,637
Hotels and restaurants	213,854	166,975	380,829
Transport, storage and communications	557,431	86,613	644,044
Financial intermediation	95,938	93,497	189,435
Real estate, renting and business activities	528,349	281,460	809,809
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	444,379	324,337	768,716
Education	185,900	620,900	806,800
Health and social work	163,470	426,735	590,205
Other community, social and personal services	317,127	229,607	546,734
Private households with employed persons	18,151	778,801	796,952
Extra-territorial organizations and bodies	2,031	164	2,195
Sub-total	5,772,864	4,242,626	10,015,490
Activities not adequately described	13,854	11,161	25,015
Total employed	5,786,718	4,253,787	10,040,505
Unemployed	488,935	560,263	1,049,198
Total labour force	6,275,653	4,814,050	11,089,703

2007 (labour force survey of 31 urban agglomerations at January–March, '000 persons aged 10 years and over): Total employed 10,052; Unemployed 1,095; Total labour force 11,147.; 2008 (labour force survey of 31 agglomerations at January–March, '000 persons aged 10 years and over): Total employed 10,216; Unemployed 938; Total labour force 11,154.; 2009 (labour force survey of 31 agglomerations at January–March, '000 persons aged 10 years and over): Total employed 10,370; Unemployed 948; Total labour force 11,318.; 2010 (labour force survey of 31 agglomerations at January–March, '000 persons aged 10 years and over): Total employed 10,467; Unemployed 944; Total labour force 11,411.; 2011 (labour force survey of 31 agglomerations at January–March, '000 persons aged 10 years and over): Total employed 10,605; Unemployed 846; Total labour force 11,451.

Citation: Area and Population (Argentina), in Europa World online. London, Routledge. Retrieved 06 February 2012 from http://www.europaworldonline.com/pub/entry/ar.ss.2

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