Census 2022: which are the provinces that grew the most in population

258 days after the 2022 Census, the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses published the first results.

These

, but INDEC clarified that this was not possible due to problems in the loading and collection of information, which is why they were postponed for five months. In this way, not only the number of people living in Argentina was known , but also

.

The Province of Buenos Aires

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Córdoba has 3,978,984 and Santa Fe, 3,556,522.

The City of Buenos Aires, meanwhile, showed a record of 3,120,612 inhabitants.

But, which are the provinces that increased their population the most compared to the 2010 Census?

, followed by Neuquén, with 31.80% and further away in third place is San Luis, with 25.11%.

From Tierra del Fuego, it should be added that it was the province with the

: more than 15,600 families completed the process (20.5%).

Other jurisdictions that showed a

are Santa Cruz, with 21.72%, followed by Corrientes, Santiago del Estero, San Juan and Córdoba, just over 20%.

, with a rise of 7.97%, followed by Chaco (8.31%).

In the province of Buenos Aires, the growth was 12.44%, with a lower rate in the 24 games of the GBA (9.59%) against those in the interior of Buenos Aires (17.43%).

​Explanations

Pablo Paolasso, a graduate and doctor in Geography, spoke of one of the districts that contributed the most population to the country.

between 2010 and 2022. "It had a significant increase in the growth rate that was due to the

, which was above the national average: 15.5 per thousand between 2010 and 2022 against 8.5 per thousand between 2001 and 2010," he said.

Neuquén also increased its growth significantly: 23.3 per thousand against 16.9 respectively,

.

In fact, Lavagna highlighted in the press conference the great population growth that occurred in

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"Significant changes can also be found in the Patagonian provinces, "especially in Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego, which, between 2001 and 2010, had already had the highest growth rates in the country," Paolasso remarks.

For Eduardo Chávez Molina, PhD in Social Sciences, at FLACSO, "

with comparative data to confirm if the movement that occurred between 2001-2010 continues to occur. That is, if migration to cities considered small and suitable for internal migration, due to their geographical beauty and their link with tourism".

"Selecting some departments - continues Chávez Molina - said population growth can be seen

), which maintain the trend in relation to the previous census".

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