Regions of Argentina: population and official figures
Argentina is divided into 24 regions. The largest by population is Buenos Aires Province with 17,523,996 people (38.2% of the total); the smallest is Tierra del Fuego with 185,732. Population, age, jobs and unmet basic needs come from INDEC's 2022 national census; poverty and unemployment come from INDEC's Permanent Household Survey, which covers 31 urban areas; provincial budgets come from the Ministry of Economy's provincial fiscal coordination office.
Who governs Argentina's regions?
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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All 24 regions, largest first
| # | Region | Population | Year | Growth (1 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buenos Aires Province | 17,523,996 | 2022 | +1.0% |
| 2 | Cordoba | 3,840,905 | 2022 | +1.3% |
| 3 | Santa Fe | 3,544,908 | 2022 | +0.9% |
| 4 | Buenos Aires City | 3,121,707 | 2022 | +0.6% |
| 5 | Mendoza | 2,043,540 | 2022 | +1.4% |
| 6 | Tucuman | 1,731,820 | 2022 | +1.5% |
| 7 | Salta | 1,441,351 | 2022 | +1.4% |
| 8 | Entre Rios | 1,425,578 | 2022 | +1.2% |
| 9 | Misiones | 1,278,873 | 2022 | +1.3% |
| 10 | Corrientes | 1,212,696 | 2022 | +1.7% |
| 11 | Chaco | 1,129,606 | 2022 | +0.6% |
| 12 | Santiago del Estero | 1,060,906 | 2022 | +1.6% |
| 13 | San Juan | 822,853 | 2022 | +1.6% |
| 14 | Jujuy | 811,611 | 2022 | +1.6% |
| 15 | Rio Negro | 750,768 | 2022 | +1.4% |
| 16 | Neuquen | 710,814 | 2022 | +2.1% |
| 17 | Formosa | 607,419 | 2022 | +1.1% |
| 18 | Chubut | 592,621 | 2022 | +1.3% |
| 19 | San Luis | 542,069 | 2022 | +1.9% |
| 20 | Catamarca | 429,562 | 2022 | +1.3% |
| 21 | La Rioja | 383,865 | 2022 | +1.2% |
| 22 | La Pampa | 361,859 | 2022 | +1.1% |
| 23 | Santa Cruz | 337,226 | 2022 | +1.8% |
| 24 | Tierra del Fuego | 185,732 | 2022 | +3.2% |
Cities: the largest cities of Argentina.
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (INDEC): Censo Nacional de Poblacion, Hogares y Viviendas 2022, resultados definitivos: Cuadro 2, total population and density by surface area and jurisdiction, 2010 and 2022, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c7e707ff84a6…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (INDEC): Censo 2022, resultados definitivos: Cuadro 7, percentage of the population aged 65 and over by jurisdiction, censuses 1970-2022, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d4a9b4b4fe07…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (INDEC): Censo 2022, resultados definitivos: Cuadro 1, population aged 14 and over in private dwellings by economic activity status and jurisdiction, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fa4f85e28dc7…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (INDEC): Necesidades Basicas Insatisfechas (NBI): households and people with unmet basic needs by province, censuses 1980-2022 (Cuadros 1-5), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7b03432b63f7…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (INDEC): Incidencia de la pobreza y la indigencia en 31 aglomerados urbanos, primer semestre de 2026: Cuadros 4.1-4.4 (poverty and indigence by urban area, with coefficients of variation, and the series from the second half of 2016), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d6fe78610628…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (INDEC): Mercado de trabajo: tasas e indicadores socioeconomicos (EPH), segundo trimestre de 2026: Cuadros 1.2-1.4 and 1.8 (labour-market rates by urban area, reference population, unemployment coefficients of variation, unemployment series 2016-2026), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1e66ffc84c08…)
- Ministerio de Economia, Secretaria de Hacienda: Subsecretaria de Coordinacion Fiscal Provincial (Direccion Nacional de Asuntos Provinciales): Ejecucion presupuestaria provisoria, consolidado Administracion Publica No Financiera, IV trimestre 2025 (full year 2025, millions of pesos, by province), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b75e07833b28…)
- Ministerio de Economia, Secretaria de Hacienda: Subsecretaria de Coordinacion Fiscal Provincial (Direccion Nacional de Asuntos Provinciales): Ejecucion presupuestaria provisoria, consolidado Administracion Publica No Financiera, II trimestre 2026 (January-June 2026, millions of pesos, by province), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 071e891773b5…)
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