Male unemployment — all countries

Male unemployment — Argentina

Male unemployment in Argentina in 2025 — 6.4%. Ranked 124 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 1.15 pp.

2025 6.4% −0.18 pp vs 2024
World rank 124of 182
Period maximum 20.12%2002
Period minimum 5.24%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of male labor force

Male unemployment — Argentina, 1991–2025010203019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 5.24%1992: 6.13%1993: 8.44%1994: 10.27%1995: 16.45%1996: 15.65%1997: 12.8%1998: 11.65%1999: 13.26%2000: 14.03%2001: 17.41%2002: 20.12%2003: 13.81%2004: 11.89%2005: 10.05%2006: 8.42%2007: 7.06%2008: 6.52%2009: 7.79%2010: 6.69%2011: 6.27%2012: 6.1%2013: 6.14%2014: 6.49%2015: 6.8%2016: 7.29%2017: 7.54%2018: 8.25%2019: 9.2%2020: 10.78%2021: 7.92%2022: 6.15%2023: 5.64%2024: 6.58%2025: 6.4%
Change over the period: +1.15 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Argentina 6.4%
World 4.69%
South America computed 5.28%
Male unemployment — Argentina, by year Argentina All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 6.4 −0.18 pp
2024 6.58 +0.94 pp
2023 5.64 −0.5 pp
2022 6.15 −1.77 pp
2021 7.92 −2.86 pp
2020 10.78 +1.58 pp
2019 9.2 +0.96 pp
2018 8.25 +0.7 pp
2017 7.54 +0.25 pp
2016 7.29 +0.5 pp
2015 6.8 +0.3 pp
2014 6.49 +0.36 pp
2013 6.14 +0.04 pp
2012 6.1 −0.17 pp
2011 6.27 −0.42 pp
2010 6.69 −1.1 pp
2009 7.79 +1.27 pp
2008 6.52 −0.54 pp
2007 7.06 −1.36 pp
2006 8.42 −1.63 pp
2005 10.05 −1.84 pp
2004 11.89 −1.91 pp
2003 13.81 −6.32 pp
2002 20.12 +2.71 pp
2001 17.41 +3.38 pp
2000 14.03 +0.77 pp
1999 13.26 +1.61 pp
1998 11.65 −1.15 pp
1997 12.8 −2.84 pp
1996 15.65 −0.8 pp
1995 16.45 +6.19 pp
1994 10.27 +1.83 pp
1993 8.44 +2.31 pp
1992 6.13 +0.89 pp
1991 5.24

About the indicator

The share of the male labor force that is unemployed. The gap between the sexes shows up only when this series is compared with the female one, and it is not universal — in Southern Europe and Latin America female unemployment is markedly higher, while in a number of countries of Eastern Europe and Africa male unemployment is higher, because men work in industries sensitive to a downturn.

Important: The denominator is the male labor force, not the whole male population: men who neither work nor look for work are not in it.

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