Argentina vs Russia

Argentina vs Russia: Urban population

Urban population in 2025: 92.4% in Argentina and 75.3% in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Argentina, by 17.1 percentage points, or 1.23 times that in Russia.

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% of people · UN

Argentina vs Russia: Urban populationUrban population in 2025: 92.4% in Argentina and 75.3% in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Argentina, by 17.1 percentage points, or 1.23 times that in Russia.
ArgentinaRussiaUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

  • Argentina has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2025, Argentina ranked 27 and Russia ranked 80 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Argentina at 93.4% and Russia at 81% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearArgentinaRussia
202592.475.3
202492.375.1
202392.275
202292.174.9
20219274.8
202091.974.7
201991.974.6
201891.874.5
201791.774.5
201691.674.4
201591.574.3
201491.474.2
201391.374.1
201291.274
201191.173.9
20109173.7
200990.873.5
200890.773.5
200790.573.4
200690.373.2
200590.173.2
200489.973.3
200389.873.4
200289.673.3
200189.473.2
200089.273.2
19998973
199888.873.2
199788.673.1
199688.473.1
199588.272.9
19948873
199387.773.1
199287.573.4
199187.273.7
199086.973.7
198986.673.6
198886.273.2
198785.872.9
198685.472.5
19858572
198484.671.6
198384.171.3
198283.770.9
198183.370.3
198082.969.9
197982.569.3
197882.168.8
197781.768.2
197681.467.7
19758166.9
197480.666.1
197380.265.1
197279.764.2
197179.363.2
197078.862.6
196978.261.8
196877.660.9
196776.960.1
196676.259.2
196575.458.3
196474.757.6
196373.956.8
196273.255.9
196172.455.1
196071.754.1
19597153
195870.351.8
195769.650.8
195668.949.9
195568.248.9
195467.548.1
195366.847.2
195266.146.4
195165.445.6
195064.744.7
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
YearArgentinaRussia
202692.475.4
202792.575.6
202892.675.7
202992.675.9
203092.776.1
203192.876.2
203292.876.4
203392.976.6
20349376.8
20359377
203693.177.3
203793.177.5
203893.277.7
203993.278
204093.278.2
204193.378.5
204293.378.7
204393.379
204493.479.3
204593.479.5
204693.479.8
204793.480.1
204893.480.4
204993.480.7
205093.481

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.

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