Annual working hours per worker in Argentina
Argentina: Annual working hours per worker was 1,612 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Argentina, 1972–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual working hours per worker in Argentina is 1,612 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Argentina peaked at 1,999 hours per worker in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1,529 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Argentina 104th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,988 hours per worker | 1,977 hours per worker | 1,999 hours per worker | 8 |
| 1980s | 1,918 hours per worker | 1,862 hours per worker | 1,974 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,870 hours per worker | 1,826 hours per worker | 1,903 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,772 hours per worker | 1,710 hours per worker | 1,862 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,694 hours per worker | 1,612 hours per worker | 1,760 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,570 hours per worker | 1,529 hours per worker | 1,612 hours per worker | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Argentina
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 73.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 52.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 70.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Argentina?
- Annual working hours per worker in Argentina was 1,612 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1,999 hours per worker in 1972.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,529 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Argentina rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Argentina ranks 104th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.