Argentina vs Canada: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Argentina
20.28 million
in 2025
Canada
18.32 million
in 2025
Argentina rank
19th
Canada rank
22nd
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Argentina
- Canada
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 20.28 million against 18.32 million in Canada, a difference of 1.96 million.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 19th and Canada ranks 22nd of 121 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.30 million | 6.40 million | 2.90 million | Argentina |
| 1970s | 11.38 million | 8.33 million | 3.05 million | Argentina |
| 1980s | 13.25 million | 9.79 million | 3.45 million | Argentina |
| 1990s | 14.93 million | 11.87 million | 3.06 million | Argentina |
| 2000s | 16.77 million | 13.90 million | 2.87 million | Argentina |
| 2010s | 18.65 million | 16.23 million | 2.42 million | Argentina |
| 2020s | 19.85 million | 17.86 million | 1.98 million | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Argentina or Canada?
- Argentina, at 20.28 million against 18.32 million in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Argentina and Canada?
- 1.96 million, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Canada?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Canada rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Argentina ranks 19th and Canada ranks 22nd of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.