Argentina vs Colombia
Argentina vs Colombia: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 92.4% in Argentina and 78.8% in Colombia, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Argentina, by 13.6 percentage points, or 1.17 times that in Colombia.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Argentina has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2025, Argentina ranked 27 and Colombia ranked 72 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Argentina at 93.4% and Colombia at 90% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Argentina | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 92.4 | 78.8 |
| 2024 | 92.3 | 78.5 |
| 2023 | 92.2 | 78.3 |
| 2022 | 92.1 | 78.1 |
| 2021 | 92 | 77.8 |
| 2020 | 91.9 | 77.6 |
| 2019 | 91.9 | 77.5 |
| 2018 | 91.8 | 77.3 |
| 2017 | 91.7 | 77.2 |
| 2016 | 91.6 | 77.2 |
| 2015 | 91.5 | 77.2 |
| 2014 | 91.4 | 77.1 |
| 2013 | 91.3 | 77 |
| 2012 | 91.2 | 76.9 |
| 2011 | 91.1 | 76.8 |
| 2010 | 91 | 76.7 |
| 2009 | 90.8 | 76.6 |
| 2008 | 90.7 | 76.5 |
| 2007 | 90.5 | 76.3 |
| 2006 | 90.3 | 76.2 |
| 2005 | 90.1 | 76 |
| 2004 | 89.9 | 75.8 |
| 2003 | 89.8 | 75.5 |
| 2002 | 89.6 | 75.2 |
| 2001 | 89.4 | 74.8 |
| 2000 | 89.2 | 74.4 |
| 1999 | 89 | 73.9 |
| 1998 | 88.8 | 73.4 |
| 1997 | 88.6 | 72.9 |
| 1996 | 88.4 | 72.3 |
| 1995 | 88.2 | 71.8 |
| 1994 | 88 | 71.3 |
| 1993 | 87.7 | 70.9 |
| 1992 | 87.5 | 70.4 |
| 1991 | 87.2 | 70 |
| 1990 | 86.9 | 69.5 |
| 1989 | 86.6 | 69 |
| 1988 | 86.2 | 68.5 |
| 1987 | 85.8 | 68.1 |
| 1986 | 85.4 | 67.6 |
| 1985 | 85 | 67.1 |
| 1984 | 84.6 | 66.6 |
| 1983 | 84.1 | 66.1 |
| 1982 | 83.7 | 65.7 |
| 1981 | 83.3 | 65.2 |
| 1980 | 82.9 | 64.7 |
| 1979 | 82.5 | 64.3 |
| 1978 | 82.1 | 63.8 |
| 1977 | 81.7 | 63.2 |
| 1976 | 81.4 | 62.7 |
| 1975 | 81 | 62.1 |
| 1974 | 80.6 | 61.5 |
| 1973 | 80.2 | 60.8 |
| 1972 | 79.7 | 60 |
| 1971 | 79.3 | 59.1 |
| 1970 | 78.8 | 58.2 |
| 1969 | 78.2 | 57.2 |
| 1968 | 77.6 | 56.1 |
| 1967 | 76.9 | 55 |
| 1966 | 76.2 | 54 |
| 1965 | 75.4 | 53 |
| 1964 | 74.7 | 52 |
| 1963 | 73.9 | 51 |
| 1962 | 73.2 | 50.1 |
| 1961 | 72.4 | 49.1 |
| 1960 | 71.7 | 48.1 |
| 1959 | 71 | 47.2 |
| 1958 | 70.3 | 46.2 |
| 1957 | 69.6 | 45.3 |
| 1956 | 68.9 | 44.4 |
| 1955 | 68.2 | 43.4 |
| 1954 | 67.5 | 42.5 |
| 1953 | 66.8 | 41.5 |
| 1952 | 66.1 | 40.6 |
| 1951 | 65.4 | 39.6 |
| 1950 | 64.7 | 38.7 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Argentina | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 92.4 | 79.1 |
| 2027 | 92.5 | 79.4 |
| 2028 | 92.6 | 79.7 |
| 2029 | 92.6 | 80 |
| 2030 | 92.7 | 80.3 |
| 2031 | 92.8 | 80.7 |
| 2032 | 92.8 | 81.1 |
| 2033 | 92.9 | 81.4 |
| 2034 | 93 | 81.8 |
| 2035 | 93 | 82.3 |
| 2036 | 93.1 | 82.7 |
| 2037 | 93.1 | 83.1 |
| 2038 | 93.2 | 83.6 |
| 2039 | 93.2 | 84 |
| 2040 | 93.2 | 84.5 |
| 2041 | 93.3 | 85 |
| 2042 | 93.3 | 85.5 |
| 2043 | 93.3 | 86 |
| 2044 | 93.4 | 86.6 |
| 2045 | 93.4 | 87.1 |
| 2046 | 93.4 | 87.7 |
| 2047 | 93.4 | 88.2 |
| 2048 | 93.4 | 88.8 |
| 2049 | 93.4 | 89.4 |
| 2050 | 93.4 | 90 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Argentina vs Colombia
Health
- Life expectancyArgentina: 77.4 years in 2023Colombia: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArgentina: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Colombia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArgentina: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Colombia: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionArgentina: 3.67% in 2017Colombia: 2.2% in 2017
- Suicide rateArgentina: 10.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Colombia: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArgentina: 45.5 million people in 2023Colombia: 52.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthArgentina: 0.35% a year in 2023Colombia: 1.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArgentina: 1.5 births per woman in 2023Colombia: 1.65 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageArgentina: 32.1 years in 2023Colombia: 31.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArgentina: 12.2% in 2023Colombia: 9.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateArgentina: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Colombia: 3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArgentina: 0.56% of GDP in 2025Colombia: 3.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsArgentina: $3.73B in 2025Colombia: $13.7B in 2025
- Military spending per personArgentina: $85 in 2025Colombia: $273 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingArgentina: 1.8% of government spending in 2025Colombia: 9.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelArgentina: 103,000 people in 2020Colombia: 428,000 people in 2020
- National powerArgentina: 0.45% of world capability in 2022Colombia: 0.57% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArgentina: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020Colombia: 1.7% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArgentina: 108 million TIV in 2025Colombia: 22 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsArgentina: 1 million TIV in 2011Colombia: 4 million TIV in 2020