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
Sitting at 38 m elevation, this city of 948,312 is Argentina's third-largest by population, accounting for 2.1% of the national total. It ranks first among 28 cities in Santa Fe Province and lies 279 km from Buenos Aires. Several smaller cities cluster nearby: Gobernador Gálvez at 9 km with 74,650 people, Granadero Baigorria at 12 km with 32,427, and three others within 26 km.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 28
Elevation
38 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Argentina/Cordoba
Coordinates
-32.947, -60.639
Record updated
2026-04-16
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 of 15,000 or more listed in Argentina, holding 2.1% of the national population.