Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Argentina

Youth unemployment in Argentina in 2025 — 19.19%. Ranked 130 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 7.55 pp.

2025 19.19% −0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank 130of 182
Period maximum 41.35%2002
Period minimum 11.64%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Argentina, 1991–2025020406019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 11.64%1992: 13.81%1993: 22.21%1994: 25.81%1995: 40.71%1996: 37.02%1997: 32.27%1998: 27.74%1999: 30.52%2000: 32.35%2001: 37.03%2002: 41.35%2003: 32.92%2004: 29.54%2005: 26.21%2006: 23.78%2007: 20.24%2008: 18.93%2009: 21.18%2010: 19.38%2011: 18.71%2012: 18.34%2013: 19.56%2014: 19.14%2015: 20.27%2016: 21.8%2017: 22.84%2018: 23.85%2019: 25.84%2020: 30.43%2021: 23.37%2022: 19%2023: 17.95%2024: 19.23%2025: 19.19%
Change over the period: +7.55 pp Annual average: 0.22 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Argentina 19.19%
World 13.41%
South America computed 14.31%
Youth unemployment — Argentina, by year Argentina All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 19.19 −0.04 pp
2024 19.23 +1.28 pp
2023 17.95 −1.06 pp
2022 19 −4.37 pp
2021 23.37 −7.06 pp
2020 30.43 +4.59 pp
2019 25.84 +2 pp
2018 23.85 +1 pp
2017 22.84 +1.04 pp
2016 21.8 +1.53 pp
2015 20.27 +1.13 pp
2014 19.14 −0.42 pp
2013 19.56 +1.22 pp
2012 18.34 −0.37 pp
2011 18.71 −0.67 pp
2010 19.38 −1.8 pp
2009 21.18 +2.26 pp
2008 18.93 −1.32 pp
2007 20.24 −3.54 pp
2006 23.78 −2.43 pp
2005 26.21 −3.34 pp
2004 29.54 −3.38 pp
2003 32.92 −8.43 pp
2002 41.35 +4.33 pp
2001 37.03 +4.68 pp
2000 32.35 +1.83 pp
1999 30.52 +2.78 pp
1998 27.74 −4.53 pp
1997 32.27 −4.75 pp
1996 37.02 −3.68 pp
1995 40.71 +14.9 pp
1994 25.81 +3.59 pp
1993 22.21 +8.41 pp
1992 13.81 +2.17 pp
1991 11.64

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

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