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Rosario: population

Rosario, Argentina: 1.15 million people in 2025, by the UN estimate.

Rank among the cities of the country: 3 of 77.

In 1975 it had 705,000 people.

In 2000 it had 981,000 people, so it has grown by 17% since then.

For 2050 the UN projects 1.2 million people.

A city here is a dense area of at least 1,500 people per km² with at least 50,000 people, drawn on a population grid by the UN degree of urbanisation. It can differ from the city’s administrative borders and from national statistics. Years from 2026 on are projections.

Population, 1975 to 2050Projected from 20260200K400K600K800K1M1.2M19801990200020102020203020402050
2025 Rosario: 1.2M

Largest cities: Argentina

City20252050, projected
Buenos Aires14,017,73614,235,648
Cordoba1,460,4911,527,233
Rosario1,151,7171,198,684
Mendoza1,027,8491,088,561
San Miguel de Tucumán959,5651,016,902
La Plata742,952779,453
Mar del Plata614,979633,768
Salta613,956664,262
San Juan464,466502,548
Resistencia406,337425,333

Argentina: population and ages

Sources: World Urbanization Prospects 2025, UN DESA Population Division (CC BY 3.0 IGO).

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