Urban agglomeration
15M
Growth (20 yrs)
+22%
Peak population
17.1M
Projected 2035
17.1M
Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects 2018
| Year | Population | Change | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5,166,140 | — | Estimate |
| 1960 | 6,761,837 | +31% | Estimate |
| 1970 | 8,416,170 | +24% | Estimate |
| 1980 |
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Source: World Bank
Source: World Bank
| 9,919,781 |
| +18% |
| Estimate |
| 1985 | 10,523,442 | +6% | Estimate |
| 1990 | 11,147,566 | +6% | Estimate |
| 2000 | 12,503,871 | +12% | Estimate |
| 2010 | 14,245,871 | +14% | Estimate |
| 2015 | 14,705,533 | +3% | Estimate |
| 2018 | 14,966,530 | +2% | Estimate |
| 2025 | 15,752,275 | +5% | UN projection |
| 2035 | 17,127,741 | +9% | UN projection |
Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects 2018. Values are for the urban agglomeration, not the administrative city boundary.
Since 1990, Buenos Aires’s urban agglomeration grew from 11.1M to 15M (+34%). The UN projects 17.1M by 2035.
Estimates run through 2018; later years are UN projections. Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects 2018.
