Buenos Aires, Argentina Population 2024

Buenos Aires's 2024 population is now estimated at 15,618,300In 1950, the population of Buenos Aires was 5,166,140Buenos Aires has grown by 127,900 in the last year, which represents a 0.83% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Buenos Aires, which typically includes Buenos Aires's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Buenos Aires is the largest city and capital of Argentina, and the second largest metropolitan area in South America. It sits along the western shore of the Rio de la Plata estuary and is not a part of Buenos Aires Province or the capital of the Province; Buenos Aires is an autonomous district that was granted autonomy in 1994. Its official name is Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires or the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. In 2016, the estimated population of Buenos Aires is 2,891,000.

In 2010, Buenos Aires had an official population of 2.89 million in the city proper, which has grown very modestly to an estimated 2,891,000 in 2016. The metropolitan population jumps to just over 13.5 million and includes an area of over 3,800 square kilometers.

Population Density

The city has a density of about 13,680 people per square kilometer (34,800/square mile), but this density drops to just 2,400 per square kilometer in the suburbs. The Buenos Aires metropolitan area is home to about 13.5 million people.

Since 1947, the population of Buenos Aires has stayed around 3 million because of slow migration to the surrounding areas and low birth rates, but the neighboring districts have seen fivefold expansion.

Buenos Aires Demographics

As of the last census, the racial composition of Buenos Aires was:

  • White: 88.9%
  • Mestizo: 7%
  • Asian: 2.1%
  • Black: 2%

Most of the population is of European descent, with the most common ethnic origin groups being Italian and Spanish. Interestingly, Buenos Aires has the largest Jewish community in Latin America, and the second largest in the Americas.

The census in 2001 also showed that Buenos Aires has a somewhat aged population, as 22% of the population was over 60 years old. This is pretty comparable to most European cities, however, but Buenos Aires is older than Argentines as a whole.

The largest religion in Buenos Aires is Roman Catholicism. The former Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Jorge Bergoglio, was even elected Pope for the Roman Catholic Church in 2013. It's believed around 20% of the city's population is a practicing Catholic. There are also Jewish, Protestant, Orthodox and Muslim communities in Buenos Aires, which is home to the largest mosque in the continent.

Buenos Aires History

The first European to reach the Rio de la Plata was a Spaniard named Juan Diaz de Solis in 1516. He was later killed by a native Charrua tribe in present-day Uruguay.

Buenos Aires was established as Ciudad de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre, or City of Our Lady Saint Mary of the Fair Winds, in 1536 by a Spanish expedition headed by Pedro de Mendoza, and this settlement was in the present day San Telmo district of Buenos Aires.

Settlers were pushed away from attacks by indigenous people, and the site was eventually abandoned just six years after its founding. A second establishment was created in 1580, called Santisima Trinidad, and its port became Puerto de Santa María de los Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires had a trade-dominated economy from the start, and during the 17th and 18th century, ships from Spain were plagued by pirates. They eventually developed a complicated system where ships with military protection left to Central America, crossed land to Lima, Peru and then to the inner cities. Products took a long time to reach Buenos Aires, and taxes became cost-prohibitive.

Buenos Aires was officially declared an open port in the late 1700s to ease trade restrictions. When the British invaded the Rio de la Plata, the city was attacked twice and successfully invaded in 1806. During this invasion, Spain left the city to its fate and the citizens took up arms to defend the city. When Spain was invaded by Bonaparte two years later, the Buenos Aires people decided they had seen enough of rule under Spain and established an independent government in 1810, although formal independence didn't come for another six years.

Throughout the 19th century, Buenos Aires attracted hundreds of thousands of immigrants, and the city grew massively. The country experienced a revival in the 1990s and a cultural revival in the 1980s with a return of democracy, and despite slow growth, Buenos Aires is still one of the largest and most populous cities in the world.

Buenos Aires Population Growth

While still a major tourist destination, Buenos Aires has experienced a stagnating economy over the last few years. While the economic decline is not as apparent in Buenos Aires as it is in Argentina as a whole, its dense city population is slowly moving to the suburbs.

The city is still growing, although not in huge numbers, and Greater Buenos Aires is expected to have a population of 13.6 million by 2025, and 14 million by 2030.

Country
Argentina
Growth Rate
0.83%

86 Rows

Year
Population
203517,127,700
203416,997,200
203316,864,600
203216,730,200
203116,593,900
203016,456,100
202916,315,800
202816,173,700
202716,031,600
202615,890,600
202515,752,300
202415,618,300
202315,490,400
202215,369,900
202115,257,700
202015,153,700
201915,057,300
201814,966,500
201714,879,100
201614,792,200
201514,705,500
201414,619,500
201314,534,000
201214,449,100
201114,364,400
201014,245,900
200914,057,700
200813,872,300
200713,688,800
200613,508,000
200513,329,500
200413,153,700
200312,979,700
200212,808,300
200112,648,000
200012,503,900
199912,361,000
199812,220,000
199712,080,500
199611,942,900
199511,806,400
199411,671,700
199311,538,500
199211,407,000
199111,276,700
199011,147,600
198911,019,800
198810,893,800
198710,768,800
198610,645,400
198510,523,400
198410,403,000
198310,283,700
198210,165,900
198110,049,400
19809,919,780
19799,759,190
19789,601,410
19779,446,180
19769,293,680
19759,143,220
19748,995,400
19738,849,970
19728,707,090
19718,566,130
19708,416,170
19698,235,000
19688,057,980
19677,884,290
19667,714,570
19657,548,510
19647,386,240
19637,227,030
19627,071,460
19616,919,240
19606,761,840
19596,582,040
19586,407,260
19576,237,120
19566,071,720
19555,910,270
19545,753,330
19535,600,550
19525,452,040
19515,307,060
19505,166,140

86 Rows

Year
Population
Change
Growth
19505,166,1400%0
19515,307,0602.73%140,920
19525,452,0402.73%144,980
19535,600,5502.72%148,510
19545,753,3302.73%152,780
19555,910,2702.73%156,940
19566,071,7202.73%161,450
19576,237,1202.72%165,400
19586,407,2602.73%170,140
19596,582,0402.73%174,780
19606,761,8402.73%179,800
19616,919,2402.33%157,400
19627,071,4602.2%152,220
19637,227,0302.2%155,570
19647,386,2402.2%159,210
19657,548,5102.2%162,270
19667,714,5702.2%166,060
19677,884,2902.2%169,720
19688,057,9802.2%173,690
19698,235,0002.2%177,020
19708,416,1702.2%181,170
19718,566,1301.78%149,960
19728,707,0901.65%140,960
19738,849,9701.64%142,880
19748,995,4001.64%145,430
19759,143,2201.64%147,820
19769,293,6801.65%150,460
19779,446,1801.64%152,500
19789,601,4101.64%155,230
19799,759,1901.64%157,780
19809,919,7801.65%160,590
198110,049,4001.31%129,620
198210,165,9001.16%116,500
198310,283,7001.16%117,800
198410,403,0001.16%119,300
198510,523,4001.16%120,400
198610,645,4001.16%122,000
198710,768,8001.16%123,400
198810,893,8001.16%125,000
198911,019,8001.16%126,000
199011,147,6001.16%127,800
199111,276,7001.16%129,100
199211,407,0001.16%130,300
199311,538,5001.15%131,500
199411,671,7001.15%133,200
199511,806,4001.15%134,700
199611,942,9001.16%136,500
199712,080,5001.15%137,600
199812,220,0001.15%139,500
199912,361,0001.15%141,000
200012,503,9001.16%142,900
200112,648,0001.15%144,100
200212,808,3001.27%160,300
200312,979,7001.34%171,400
200413,153,7001.34%174,000
200513,329,5001.34%175,800
200613,508,0001.34%178,500
200713,688,8001.34%180,800
200813,872,3001.34%183,500
200914,057,7001.34%185,400
201014,245,9001.34%188,200
201114,364,4000.83%118,500
201214,449,1000.59%84,700
201314,534,0000.59%84,900
201414,619,5000.59%85,500
201514,705,5000.59%86,000
201614,792,2000.59%86,700
201714,879,1000.59%86,900
201814,966,5000.59%87,400
201915,057,3000.61%90,800
202015,153,7000.64%96,400
202115,257,7000.69%104,000
202215,369,9000.74%112,200
202315,490,4000.78%120,500
202415,618,3000.83%127,900
202515,752,3000.86%134,000
202615,890,6000.88%138,300
202716,031,6000.89%141,000
202816,173,7000.89%142,100
202916,315,8000.88%142,100
203016,456,1000.86%140,300
203116,593,9000.84%137,800
203216,730,2000.82%136,300
203316,864,6000.8%134,400
203416,997,2000.79%132,600
203517,127,7000.77%130,500

Buenos Aires Population Data (Urban Area)

Name
2024 Pop.
2024 Growth
Buenos Aires15,618,3000.83%
Cordoba1,625,9400.89%
Rosario1,613,0401.19%
Mendoza1,242,3201.3%
San Miguel De Tucuman1,039,2301.21%
La Plata923,7151.06%
Salta728,4681.37%
Mar Del Plata691,8310.97%
Santa Fe590,1721.12%
San Juan555,7580.9%
Santiago Del Estero458,9481.2%
Resistencia451,7411.06%
Neuquen Plottier Cipolletti434,0531.34%
Corrientes427,9041.13%
Posadas414,6601.41%
San Salvador De Jujuy379,3611.15%
Bahia Blanca324,6160.79%

Other Cities in Argentina

  1. Buenos Aires Province - Province of Buenos Aires records and information

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