Largest cities in Argentina by population
The 30 cities the United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2024 lists for Argentina: the capital and every city of 100,000 or more, with the latest figure the country reported. The largest is Buenos Aires with 16,270,000 people.
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Provinces (23) + Autonomous City of Buenos Aires: Governor and provincial legislature directly elected; Buenos Aires City elects its own head of government (jefe de gobierno) and legislature. Write their own constitutions, run police, schools, hospitals, courts and set the rules for their municipalities.
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| # | City | Population | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buenos Aires (capital) | 16,270,000 | second quarter 2026 (INDEC EPH reference population) |
| 2 | Córdoba | 1,618,000 | second quarter 2026 (INDEC EPH reference population) |
| 3 | Rosario | 1,368,000 | second quarter 2026 (INDEC EPH reference population) |
| 4 | Mendoza | 1,071,000 | second quarter 2026 (INDEC EPH reference population) |
| 5 | La Plata | 952,000 | second quarter 2026 (INDEC EPH reference population) |
| 6 | Tucumán-Tafí Viejo | 934,000 | second quarter 2026 (INDEC EPH reference population) |
| 7 | Salta | 679,000 | second quarter 2026 (INDEC EPH reference population) |
| 8 | Mar del Plata-Batán | 674,000 | second quarter 2026 (INDEC EPH reference population) |
| 9 | San Juan | 563,000 | second quarter 2026 (INDEC EPH reference population) |
| 10 | Santa Fé | 558,000 | second quarter 2026 (INDEC EPH reference population) |
| 11 | Resistencia | 430,000 | second quarter 2026 (INDEC EPH reference population) |
| 12 | Santiago del Estero-La Banda | 423,000 | second quarter 2026 (INDEC EPH reference population) |
| 13 | Corrientes | 397,000 | second quarter 2026 (INDEC EPH reference population) |
| 14 | Posadas | 397,000 | second quarter 2026 (INDEC EPH reference population) |
| 15 | San Salvador de Jujuy-Palpalá | 366,000 | second quarter 2026 (INDEC EPH reference population) |
| 16 | Neuquén-Plottier | 330,000 | second quarter 2026 (INDEC EPH reference population) |
| 17 | Bahía Blanca-Cerri | 324,000 | second quarter 2026 (INDEC EPH reference population) |
| 18 | Paraná | 289,000 | second quarter 2026 (INDEC EPH reference population) |
| 19 | Formosa | 268,000 | second quarter 2026 (INDEC EPH reference population) |
| 20 | Comodoro Rivadavia-Rada Tilly | 263,000 | second quarter 2026 (INDEC EPH reference population) |
| 21 | San Luis - El Chorrillo | 256,000 | second quarter 2026 (INDEC EPH reference population) |
| 22 | La Rioja | 243,000 | second quarter 2026 (INDEC EPH reference population) |
| 23 | Catamarca | 237,000 | second quarter 2026 (INDEC EPH reference population) |
| 24 | San Nicolás-Villa Constitución | 201,000 | second quarter 2026 (INDEC EPH reference population) |
| 25 | Río Cuarto | 185,000 | second quarter 2026 (INDEC EPH reference population) |
| 26 | Ushuaia-Río Grande | 184,000 | second quarter 2026 (INDEC EPH reference population) |
| 27 | Concordia | 167,000 | second quarter 2026 (INDEC EPH reference population) |
| 28 | Rawson-Trelew-Playa Unión | 154,000 | second quarter 2026 (INDEC EPH reference population) |
| 29 | Santa Rosa-Toay | 135,000 | second quarter 2026 (INDEC EPH reference population) |
| 30 | Rio Gallegos | 135,000 | second quarter 2026 (INDEC EPH reference population) |
Countries define a city in different ways (the city proper, or the wider urban area) and report in different years, so cities in different countries are not always comparable.
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Sources
- United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 8: Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants, latest available year, 2005-2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c6784df022e…)
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