Labor force — all countries

Labor force — Argentina

Labor force in Argentina in 2025 — 22,422,031 people. Ranked 33 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 66.5%.

2025 22.42M people +1.18% vs 2024
World rank 33of 182
Period maximum 22.42M people2025
Period minimum 13.46M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Argentina, 1990–202512.5M15M17.5M20M22.5M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 13,464,669 people1991: 13,899,045 people1992: 14,312,489 people1993: 14,742,103 people1994: 15,116,295 people1995: 15,243,917 people1996: 15,613,030 people1997: 16,058,261 people1998: 16,382,407 people1999: 16,481,391 people2000: 16,658,086 people2001: 16,713,495 people2002: 16,535,085 people2003: 17,011,226 people2004: 17,502,349 people2005: 17,624,307 people2006: 17,955,872 people2007: 18,001,087 people2008: 18,041,663 people2009: 18,399,678 people2010: 18,468,692 people2011: 18,857,586 people2012: 19,006,986 people2013: 19,111,596 people2014: 19,177,885 people2015: 19,343,227 people2016: 19,497,873 people2017: 19,643,677 people2018: 20,125,838 people2019: 20,580,300 people2020: 19,317,784 people2021: 20,993,886 people2022: 21,566,906 people2023: 22,069,879 people2024: 22,161,435 people2025: 22,422,031 people
Change over the period: +8.96M (+66.52%) Average annual rate: 1.47 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Argentina 22.42M people
World 3.74B people
South America computed 220M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.38B people
Labor force — Argentina, by year Argentina All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 22.42M +260,596 +1.18%
2024 22.16M +91,556 +0.41%
2023 22.07M +502,973 +2.33%
2022 21.57M +573,020 +2.73%
2021 20.99M +1.68M +8.68%
2020 19.32M −1.26M −6.13%
2019 20.58M +454,462 +2.26%
2018 20.13M +482,161 +2.45%
2017 19.64M +145,804 +0.75%
2016 19.5M +154,646 +0.8%
2015 19.34M +165,342 +0.86%
2014 19.18M +66,289 +0.35%
2013 19.11M +104,610 +0.55%
2012 19.01M +149,400 +0.79%
2011 18.86M +388,894 +2.11%
2010 18.47M +69,014 +0.38%
2009 18.4M +358,015 +1.98%
2008 18.04M +40,576 +0.23%
2007 18M +45,215 +0.25%
2006 17.96M +331,565 +1.88%
2005 17.62M +121,958 +0.7%
2004 17.5M +491,123 +2.89%
2003 17.01M +476,141 +2.88%
2002 16.54M −178,410 −1.07%
2001 16.71M +55,409 +0.33%
2000 16.66M +176,695 +1.07%
1999 16.48M +98,984 +0.6%
1998 16.38M +324,146 +2.02%
1997 16.06M +445,231 +2.85%
1996 15.61M +369,113 +2.42%
1995 15.24M +127,622 +0.84%
1994 15.12M +374,192 +2.54%
1993 14.74M +429,614 +3%
1992 14.31M +413,444 +2.97%
1991 13.9M +434,376 +3.23%
1990 13.46M

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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