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Argentina Population by Provinces

Argentina has twenty-three federated states called provinces and one autonomous city (ciudad autónoma) of Buenos Aires, which is the federal capital of the republic as decided by the Argentine Congress. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions and exist under a federal system. 

Province Population wise

Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous Argentine province. It does not include the population of the city of Buenos Aires, the capital of the country, In spite of bearing the same name, the province does not include Buenos Aires proper, though it does include all other parts of the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area.

Next comes the Córdoba with 4 million inhabitants, and the fifth by size, at about 165,321 km2 (63,831 sq mi). Almost 41% of its inhabitants reside in the capital city, Córdoba, and its surroundings, making it Argentina’s second most populous metro area. In third place comes the province of Santa Fe with a population of 3.5 million

Let’s look at the Province wise Populations 

#ProvincePopulation 2022
1Buenos Aires17,569,053
2Córdoba3,978,984
3Santa Fe3,556,522
4Autonomous City of Buenos Aires3,120,612
5Mendoza2,014,533
6Tucumán1,703,186
7Salta1,440,672
8Entre Ríos1,426,426
9Misiones1,280,960
10Corrientes1,197,553
11Chaco1,142,963
12Santiago del Estero1,054,028
13San Juan818,234
14Jujuy797,955
15Río Negro762,067
16Neuquén726,590
17Formosa606,941
18Chubut603,120
19San Luis540,905
20Catamarca429,556
21La Rioja384,607
22La Pampa366,022
23Santa Cruz333,473
24Tierra del Fuego190,641

 Source: National Census of Population 

Argentina's Provinces by Area

Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous Argentine province. Next comes the provinces of Santa Cruz, Chubut, and Rio Negro. In terms of the Density City of Buenos Area has the highest density followed by the province of Tucumán.

Let’s look at the Province by Area and Density

#ProvinceArea (sq. km)Density (people per sq. km)
1Buenos Aires307,571 57.12
2Santa Cruz243,943 1.36
3Chubut224,686 2.68
4Río Negro203,013 3.75
5Córdoba165,321 24.06
6Salta155,488 9.26
7Mendoza148,827 13.53
8La Pampa143,440 2.55
9Santiagodel Estero136,351 7.73
10Santa Fe133,007 26.73
11Catamarca102,602 4.18
12Chaco99,633 11.47
13Neuquén94,078 7.72
14LaRioja89,680 4.28
15San Juan89,651 9.12
16Corrientes88,199 13.57
17Entre Ríos78,781 18.1
18San Luis76,748 7.04
19Formosa72,066 8.42
20Jujuy53,219 14.99
21Misiones29,801 42.98
22Tucumán22,524 75.61
23Tierradel Fuego21,263 8.96
24City of Buenos Aires203 15372.47

 Source: National Census of Population 

Top Cities in Argentina by Population

#CityRegionPopulation
1Buenos Aires(Autonomous city)30,54,000
2CórdobaCórdoba15,19,000
3RosarioSanta Fe14,29,000
4MendozaMendoza10,82,000
5San Miguel de TucumánTucumán8,68,000
6La PlataBuenos Aires8,36,000
7Mar del PlataBuenos Aires6,33,000
8SaltaSalta6,25,000
9Santa FeSanta Fe5,30,000
10San JuanSan Juan5,13,000
11ResistenciaChaco4,09,000
12Santiago del EsteroSantiago del Estero4,06,000
13CorrientesCorrientes3,83,000
14PosadasMisiones3,55,000
15San Salvador de JujuyJujuy3,38,000
16NeuquénNeuquén3,09,000
17Bahía BlancaBuenos Aires3,07,000
18ParanáEntre Ríos2,74,000
19FormosaFormosa2,58,000
20San LuisSan Luis2,18,000

Source: Census 2015

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