Argentina vs Pakistan
Argentina vs Pakistan: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 92.4% in Argentina and 39.5% in Pakistan, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Argentina, by 52.8 percentage points, or 2.34 times that in Pakistan.
% 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 Pakistan ranked 181 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Argentina at 93.4% and Pakistan at 47.1% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Argentina | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 92.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024 | 92.3 | 39.2 |
| 2023 | 92.2 | 38.8 |
| 2022 | 92.1 | 38.4 |
| 2021 | 92 | 37.9 |
| 2020 | 91.9 | 37.5 |
| 2019 | 91.9 | 37.1 |
| 2018 | 91.8 | 36.8 |
| 2017 | 91.7 | 36.4 |
| 2016 | 91.6 | 36.2 |
| 2015 | 91.5 | 35.9 |
| 2014 | 91.4 | 35.7 |
| 2013 | 91.3 | 35.4 |
| 2012 | 91.2 | 35.2 |
| 2011 | 91.1 | 35 |
| 2010 | 91 | 34.8 |
| 2009 | 90.8 | 34.6 |
| 2008 | 90.7 | 34.5 |
| 2007 | 90.5 | 34.3 |
| 2006 | 90.3 | 34.1 |
| 2005 | 90.1 | 33.9 |
| 2004 | 89.9 | 33.7 |
| 2003 | 89.8 | 33.6 |
| 2002 | 89.6 | 33.4 |
| 2001 | 89.4 | 33.2 |
| 2000 | 89.2 | 33 |
| 1999 | 89 | 32.8 |
| 1998 | 88.8 | 32.6 |
| 1997 | 88.6 | 32.4 |
| 1996 | 88.4 | 32.1 |
| 1995 | 88.2 | 31.9 |
| 1994 | 88 | 31.7 |
| 1993 | 87.7 | 31.5 |
| 1992 | 87.5 | 31.2 |
| 1991 | 87.2 | 31 |
| 1990 | 86.9 | 30.8 |
| 1989 | 86.6 | 30.5 |
| 1988 | 86.2 | 30.3 |
| 1987 | 85.8 | 30 |
| 1986 | 85.4 | 29.8 |
| 1985 | 85 | 29.5 |
| 1984 | 84.6 | 29.2 |
| 1983 | 84.1 | 29 |
| 1982 | 83.7 | 28.7 |
| 1981 | 83.3 | 28.4 |
| 1980 | 82.9 | 28.1 |
| 1979 | 82.5 | 27.8 |
| 1978 | 82.1 | 27.4 |
| 1977 | 81.7 | 27.1 |
| 1976 | 81.4 | 26.7 |
| 1975 | 81 | 26.3 |
| 1974 | 80.6 | 26 |
| 1973 | 80.2 | 25.7 |
| 1972 | 79.7 | 25.4 |
| 1971 | 79.3 | 25.1 |
| 1970 | 78.8 | 24.8 |
| 1969 | 78.2 | 24.6 |
| 1968 | 77.6 | 24.4 |
| 1967 | 76.9 | 24.1 |
| 1966 | 76.2 | 23.9 |
| 1965 | 75.4 | 23.7 |
| 1964 | 74.7 | 23.5 |
| 1963 | 73.9 | 23.2 |
| 1962 | 73.2 | 22.9 |
| 1961 | 72.4 | 22.6 |
| 1960 | 71.7 | 22.3 |
| 1959 | 71 | 21.9 |
| 1958 | 70.3 | 21.5 |
| 1957 | 69.6 | 21.1 |
| 1956 | 68.9 | 20.6 |
| 1955 | 68.2 | 20.2 |
| 1954 | 67.5 | 19.6 |
| 1953 | 66.8 | 19.1 |
| 1952 | 66.1 | 18.6 |
| 1951 | 65.4 | 18 |
| 1950 | 64.7 | 17.4 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Argentina | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 92.4 | 39.9 |
| 2027 | 92.5 | 40.2 |
| 2028 | 92.6 | 40.6 |
| 2029 | 92.6 | 40.9 |
| 2030 | 92.7 | 41.3 |
| 2031 | 92.8 | 41.6 |
| 2032 | 92.8 | 41.9 |
| 2033 | 92.9 | 42.3 |
| 2034 | 93 | 42.6 |
| 2035 | 93 | 42.9 |
| 2036 | 93.1 | 43.2 |
| 2037 | 93.1 | 43.5 |
| 2038 | 93.2 | 43.8 |
| 2039 | 93.2 | 44.1 |
| 2040 | 93.2 | 44.4 |
| 2041 | 93.3 | 44.7 |
| 2042 | 93.3 | 45 |
| 2043 | 93.3 | 45.3 |
| 2044 | 93.4 | 45.6 |
| 2045 | 93.4 | 45.8 |
| 2046 | 93.4 | 46.1 |
| 2047 | 93.4 | 46.4 |
| 2048 | 93.4 | 46.6 |
| 2049 | 93.4 | 46.9 |
| 2050 | 93.4 | 47.1 |
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 Pakistan
Health
- Life expectancyArgentina: 77.4 years in 2023Pakistan: 67.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArgentina: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Pakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArgentina: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Pakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionArgentina: 3.67% in 2017Pakistan: 3.33% in 2017
- Suicide rateArgentina: 10.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Pakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArgentina: 45.5 million people in 2023Pakistan: 248 million people in 2023
- Population growthArgentina: 0.35% a year in 2023Pakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArgentina: 1.5 births per woman in 2023Pakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageArgentina: 32.1 years in 2023Pakistan: 20.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArgentina: 12.2% in 2023Pakistan: 4.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateArgentina: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Pakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArgentina: 0.56% of GDP in 2025Pakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsArgentina: $3.73B in 2025Pakistan: $11.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personArgentina: $85 in 2025Pakistan: $47 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingArgentina: 1.8% of government spending in 2025Pakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelArgentina: 103,000 people in 2020Pakistan: 943,000 people in 2020
- National powerArgentina: 0.45% of world capability in 2022Pakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArgentina: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020Pakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArgentina: 108 million TIV in 2025Pakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsArgentina: 1 million TIV in 2011Pakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025