Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Argentina

Argentina: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 0.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.2%
Change on year
down 25.6%
World rank
161st
of 187 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 1996
All-time low
0.2%
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Argentina, 1991–2025

0.250.50.7511.21991200820251991: 1.31992: 1.31993: 1.21994: 1.21995: 1.11996: 1.41997: 1.21998: 11999: 1.12000: 0.8622001: 0.82002: 0.8212003: 1.42004: 1.32005: 12006: 0.9912007: 0.9442008: 0.7192009: 0.7232010: 0.7842011: 0.7192012: 0.552013: 0.5392014: 0.582015: 0.5712016: 0.5822017: 0.5872018: 0.5462019: 0.5612020: 0.5882021: 0.542022: 0.4642023: 0.3322024: 0.2882025: 0.214

Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).

Analysis

In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Argentina stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 25.6% on the previous year and down 62.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Argentina peaked at 1.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2025.

That places Argentina 161st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Argentina, 1991 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1991 1.3%
1992 1.3% -3.3%
1993 1.2% -2.1%
1994 1.2% -5.9%
1995 1.1% -3.7%
1996 1.4% +22.7%
1997 1.2% -9.0%
1998 1.0% -17.3%
1999 1.1% +2.8%
2000 0.9% -18.9%
2001 0.8% -7.2%
2002 0.8% +2.7%
2003 1.4% +66.2%
2004 1.3% -4.2%
2005 1.0% -21.6%
2006 1.0% -3.5%
2007 0.9% -4.7%
2008 0.7% -23.9%
2009 0.7% +0.5%
2010 0.8% +8.5%
2011 0.7% -8.3%
2012 0.6% -23.5%
2013 0.5% -2.0%
2014 0.6% +7.6%
2015 0.6% -1.6%
2016 0.6% +1.9%
2017 0.6% +0.9%
2018 0.5% -7.0%
2019 0.6% +2.6%
2020 0.6% +4.8%
2021 0.5% -8.2%
2022 0.5% -14.1%
2023 0.3% -28.3%
2024 0.3% -13.3%
2025 0.2% -25.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.2% 1.0% 1.4% 9
2000s 1.0% 0.7% 1.4% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.4% 0.2% 0.6% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Argentina?
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Argentina was 0.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 1996.
What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2025.
How does Argentina rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
Argentina ranks 161st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
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Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.