Subscribe to the
Source RSS feed
What is RSS?

Join Us!
Sign up to receive our monthly Source update.

Login
Login to update your account settings

Advertise in the Source
e-newsletter:
• Rate card
• Request form



  • Population......................................................................40,301,927 (July 2007 est.)  
  • Population growth rate .............................................................0.938% (2007 est.)
  • Birth rate....................................................16.53 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)  
  • Death rate...................................................7.55 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)  
  • Net migration rate..................................0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
  • Ethnic groups................white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry), Amerindian, or other non-white groups 3%

Argentina: A New Era of Migration and Migration Policy
Despite high levels of skilled emigration, Argentina consistently attracts new economic migrants from its neighbors in the southern cone of Latin America. Maia Jachimowicz of Princeton University reports.

Argentina's Economic Woes Spur Emigration

Argentina page on the World Migration Map
Related Articles

Latin American Immigration to Southern Europe

Causes of South-South Migration and Its Socioeconomic Effects

Counting Immigrants in Cities across the Globe

Remittances, the Rural Sector, and Policy Options in Latin America

Skilled Migration Abroad or Human Capital Flight?

Shaping Brazil: The Role of International Migration

Chile: Moving Towards a Migration Policy

Spain: Forging an Immigration Policy

Immigrants and EU Labor Markets

Detailed Characteristics of the South American Born in the United States

Neighboring Countries
Brazil
Chile
Bolivia
Paraguay
Uruguay

Other Resources

National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Spanish and English)
http://www.indec.mecon.ar

National Directorate for Migrations
http://www.migraciones.gov.ar

US Census Bureau International Data Base
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/
Press Room
Need an interview?
Go straight to The Source. 		Archives
Missed a story?
Find it here.		 Links
External resources
and data sites.		 Site Map
Find your way to the news you need.

Copyright @ 2008 Migration Policy Institute. All rights reserved.
MPI · 1400 16th St. NW, Suite 300 · Washington, DC 20036
ph: (001) 202-266-1940 · fax: (001) 202-266-1900
source@migrationpolicy.org