Unemployment rate — all countries

Unemployment rate — Argentina

Unemployment rate in Argentina in 2025 — 7.15%. Ranked 128 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 1.71 pp.

2025 7.15% −0.01 pp vs 2024
World rank 128of 182
Period maximum 19.59%2002
Period minimum 5.44%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force

Unemployment rate — Argentina, 1991–20250510152019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 5.44%1992: 6.36%1993: 10.1%1994: 11.76%1995: 18.8%1996: 17.11%1997: 14.82%1998: 12.65%1999: 14.05%2000: 15%2001: 17.32%2002: 19.59%2003: 15.36%2004: 13.52%2005: 11.51%2006: 10.08%2007: 8.47%2008: 7.84%2009: 8.65%2010: 7.71%2011: 7.18%2012: 7.22%2013: 7.1%2014: 7.27%2015: 7.58%2016: 8.09%2017: 8.35%2018: 9.22%2019: 9.84%2020: 11.46%2021: 8.74%2022: 6.81%2023: 6.14%2024: 7.15%2025: 7.15%
Change over the period: +1.71 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Argentina 7.15%
World 4.79%
South America computed 6.21%
Unemployment rate — Argentina, by year Argentina All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 7.15 −0.01 pp
2024 7.15 +1.01 pp
2023 6.14 −0.67 pp
2022 6.81 −1.93 pp
2021 8.74 −2.73 pp
2020 11.46 +1.62 pp
2019 9.84 +0.62 pp
2018 9.22 +0.87 pp
2017 8.35 +0.26 pp
2016 8.09 +0.51 pp
2015 7.58 +0.31 pp
2014 7.27 +0.17 pp
2013 7.1 −0.12 pp
2012 7.22 +0.04 pp
2011 7.18 −0.53 pp
2010 7.71 −0.93 pp
2009 8.65 +0.81 pp
2008 7.84 −0.63 pp
2007 8.47 −1.61 pp
2006 10.08 −1.43 pp
2005 11.51 −2.02 pp
2004 13.52 −1.84 pp
2003 15.36 −4.23 pp
2002 19.59 +2.27 pp
2001 17.32 +2.32 pp
2000 15 +0.95 pp
1999 14.05 +1.4 pp
1998 12.65 −2.17 pp
1997 14.82 −2.29 pp
1996 17.11 −1.69 pp
1995 18.8 +7.04 pp
1994 11.76 +1.66 pp
1993 10.1 +3.74 pp
1992 6.36 +0.92 pp
1991 5.44

About the indicator

The share of the labor force that is unemployed, on the ILO definition: a person counts as unemployed if they held no job in the reference period, actively looked for one and were available to start work. People who are not looking for work are not part of the labor force, so in countries with mass withdrawal from the labor force low unemployment does not mean high employment; the employment ratio and labor force participation fill in the rest of the picture.

Important: The data are ILO modeled estimates harmonized to a common definition; they can differ from the national figures of employment services.

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