What is the population of Rosario?
Rosario has a city population of 948,312. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Rosario
Rosario is a city in Santa Fe, Argentina with a population of 948,312. It is the 3rd largest of the 314 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Argentina, and the 585th largest worldwide. It lies 279 km from Buenos Aires.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 28
Coordinates
-32.947, -60.639
Record updated
16 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 314 in ArgentinaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Rosario | 948K |
Rosario Population FAQ
Where is Rosario?
Rosario is in Santa Fe, Argentina, 279 km from the capital, Buenos Aires. Its coordinates are -32.947, -60.639.
How big is Rosario compared with other cities in Argentina?
It is the 3rd largest of the 314 cities listed in Argentina, holding 2.1% of the national population.