Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Argentina

Vulnerable employment in Argentina in 2025 — 22.27%. Ranked 74 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 1.54 pp.

2025 22.27% −0.15 pp vs 2024
World rank 74of 182
Period maximum 24.07%2020
Period minimum 18.62%2011

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Argentina, 1991–2025182022242619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 23.8%1992: 23.76%1993: 23.64%1994: 23.42%1995: 23.29%1996: 23.68%1997: 22.8%1998: 22.43%1999: 22.22%2000: 21.97%2001: 22.91%2002: 23.7%2003: 21.7%2004: 21.6%2005: 21.28%2006: 20.26%2007: 19.18%2008: 19.1%2009: 19.59%2010: 19.05%2011: 18.62%2012: 19.03%2013: 19.69%2014: 20.18%2015: 20.6%2016: 21.08%2017: 21.51%2018: 21.62%2019: 22.71%2020: 24.07%2021: 24.02%2022: 23.28%2023: 22.44%2024: 22.42%2025: 22.27%
Change over the period: −1.54 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Argentina 22.27%
World 42.38%
South America computed 32.24%
Vulnerable employment — Argentina, by year Argentina All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 22.27 −0.15 pp
2024 22.42 −0.02 pp
2023 22.44 −0.84 pp
2022 23.28 −0.74 pp
2021 24.02 −0.05 pp
2020 24.07 +1.35 pp
2019 22.71 +1.1 pp
2018 21.62 +0.11 pp
2017 21.51 +0.42 pp
2016 21.08 +0.48 pp
2015 20.6 +0.43 pp
2014 20.18 +0.49 pp
2013 19.69 +0.66 pp
2012 19.03 +0.41 pp
2011 18.62 −0.43 pp
2010 19.05 −0.54 pp
2009 19.59 +0.49 pp
2008 19.1 −0.08 pp
2007 19.18 −1.08 pp
2006 20.26 −1.02 pp
2005 21.28 −0.32 pp
2004 21.6 −0.1 pp
2003 21.7 −2 pp
2002 23.7 +0.79 pp
2001 22.91 +0.94 pp
2000 21.97 −0.24 pp
1999 22.22 −0.22 pp
1998 22.43 −0.37 pp
1997 22.8 −0.88 pp
1996 23.68 +0.4 pp
1995 23.29 −0.13 pp
1994 23.42 −0.22 pp
1993 23.64 −0.12 pp
1992 23.76 −0.05 pp
1991 23.8

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

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