Argentina vs Colombia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Argentina
20.28 million
in 2025
Colombia
23.80 million
in 2025
Argentina rank
19th
Colombia rank
16th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Argentina
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 23.80 million against 20.28 million in Argentina, a difference of 3.52 million.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 19th and Colombia ranks 16th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and Colombia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.30 million | 4.36 million | 4.93 million | Argentina |
| 1970s | 11.38 million | 7.01 million | 4.37 million | Argentina |
| 1980s | 13.25 million | 9.42 million | 3.83 million | Argentina |
| 1990s | 14.93 million | 12.25 million | 2.68 million | Argentina |
| 2000s | 16.77 million | 15.84 million | 928,580 | Argentina |
| 2010s | 18.65 million | 20.09 million | 1.44 million | Colombia |
| 2020s | 19.85 million | 23.14 million | 3.29 million | Colombia |
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 Colombia?
- Colombia, at 23.80 million against 20.28 million in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Argentina and Colombia?
- 3.52 million, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Colombia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Colombia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Argentina ranks 19th and Colombia ranks 16th 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.