Labour force participation in Argentina
The ILO estimates that 61.9% of people aged 15 and over in Argentina were in the labour force in 2025.
Argentina, 2025
61.9%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
61.7%
Position in 2025
90th of 181
Labour force participation in Argentina over time
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% of working-age population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Argentina | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61.9% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 61.9% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 62.3% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 61.5% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 60.4% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 56.0% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 58.8% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 59.0% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 61.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 59.2%, the figure has changed by +2.7 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Argentina has the 90th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Argentina
All statistics for Argentina
Women's labour force participation
52.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
57.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
7.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
19.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
7.0%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
21.2%
2025 · World Bank