Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Argentina

Labor force participation rate in Argentina in 2025 — 61.91%. Ranked 90 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 2.82 pp.

2025 61.91% +0.05 pp vs 2024
World rank 90of 182
Period maximum 63.08%1998
Period minimum 56.02%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Argentina, 1990–2025565860626419901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 59.09%1991: 59.97%1992: 60.72%1993: 61.5%1994: 62.01%1995: 61.51%1996: 62%1997: 62.78%1998: 63.08%1999: 62.54%2000: 62.32%2001: 61.65%2002: 60.15%2003: 61.04%2004: 61.94%2005: 61.51%2006: 61.8%2007: 61.11%2008: 60.43%2009: 60.78%2010: 60.19%2011: 60.65%2012: 60.36%2013: 59.96%2014: 59.44%2015: 59.23%2016: 59.02%2017: 58.81%2018: 59.6%2019: 60.29%2020: 56.02%2021: 60.36%2022: 61.48%2023: 62.29%2024: 61.86%2025: 61.91%
Change over the period: +2.82 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Argentina

Argentina 61.91%
World 60.98%
South America computed 63.64%
Labor force participation rate — Argentina, by year Argentina All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 61.91 +0.05 pp
2024 61.86 −0.42 pp
2023 62.29 +0.8 pp
2022 61.48 +1.13 pp
2021 60.36 +4.33 pp
2020 56.02 −4.27 pp
2019 60.29 +0.69 pp
2018 59.6 +0.79 pp
2017 58.81 −0.21 pp
2016 59.02 −0.21 pp
2015 59.23 −0.21 pp
2014 59.44 −0.52 pp
2013 59.96 −0.4 pp
2012 60.36 −0.29 pp
2011 60.65 +0.46 pp
2010 60.19 −0.59 pp
2009 60.78 +0.35 pp
2008 60.43 −0.69 pp
2007 61.11 −0.68 pp
2006 61.8 +0.28 pp
2005 61.51 −0.43 pp
2004 61.94 +0.91 pp
2003 61.04 +0.89 pp
2002 60.15 −1.5 pp
2001 61.65 −0.66 pp
2000 62.32 −0.23 pp
1999 62.54 −0.54 pp
1998 63.08 +0.31 pp
1997 62.78 +0.78 pp
1996 62 +0.49 pp
1995 61.51 −0.5 pp
1994 62.01 +0.51 pp
1993 61.5 +0.78 pp
1992 60.72 +0.75 pp
1991 59.97 +0.88 pp
1990 59.09

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.