Migration trends in Argentina
Latin America
1.8M people from around the world have made Argentina their home. That's 3.9% of the country population, arriving from 72 different countries
45.7M
Population
1.8M
Immigrants
1.2M
Emigrants
+594.5K
Inflow
1 in every 26 people in Argentina was born abroad
The #39 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Argentina
Where people come from
Where people move to
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
1.6M immigrants · 406.5K emigrants
1995
- Paraguay overtook Italy as the largest source of new arrivals
2000
- The diaspora abroad passed 500K people
2005
- Spain replaced United States as the main destination for those leaving
- An accelerating exodus — the diaspora abroad grew by 44%
- Surge of departures to Spain — 150.2K people left
2020
- The diaspora abroad passed 1M people
Today
- Since 1990: 149.4K more foreign-born residents and 776.9K more citizens living abroad