Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts in Argentina

Argentina: Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts was 6.18 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6.18 million
Change on year
up 34.5%
World rank
2nd
of 90 countries
All-time high
12.39 million
in 2000
All-time low
651,555
in 1974
Years of data
22
1974–2024

Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts in Argentina, 1974–2024

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M1974199920241974: 651.6k1999: 6.2M2000: 12.4M2006: 6.3M2007: 8.4M2008: 8.3M2009: 8.9M2010: 6.7M2011: 4.1M2012: 8.2M2013: 7.6M2014: 11.0M2015: 5.0M2016: 10.4M2017: 10.6M2018: 12.3M2019: 6.2M2020: 6.9M2021: 3.7M2022: 4.6M2023: 4.6M2024: 6.2M

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2024, days not worked due to strikes and lockouts in Argentina stood at 6.18 million.

That represents a change of up 34.5% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, days not worked due to strikes and lockouts in Argentina peaked at 12.39 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 651,555, in 1974.

That places Argentina 2nd out of 90 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts in Argentina, 1974 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1974 651,555
1999 6.25 million +859.1%
2000 12.39 million +98.3%
2006 6.33 million -48.9%
2007 8.40 million +32.6%
2008 8.30 million -1.1%
2009 8.93 million +7.6%
2010 6.67 million -25.3%
2011 4.13 million -38.1%
2012 8.19 million +98.2%
2013 7.64 million -6.7%
2014 11.04 million +44.4%
2015 4.96 million -55.1%
2016 10.39 million +109.6%
2017 10.65 million +2.5%
2018 12.27 million +15.3%
2019 6.16 million -49.8%
2020 6.88 million +11.6%
2021 3.71 million -46.1%
2022 4.56 million +23.0%
2023 4.60 million +0.7%
2024 6.18 million +34.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 651,555 651,555 651,555 1
1990s 6.25 million 6.25 million 6.25 million 1
2000s 8.87 million 6.33 million 12.39 million 5
2010s 8.21 million 4.13 million 12.27 million 10
2020s 5.19 million 3.71 million 6.88 million 5

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 1 Canada 6.58 million compare
  2. 3 Nigeria 4.31 million compare
  3. 4 United States of America 3.36 million compare
  4. 5 Peru 2.30 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is days not worked due to strikes and lockouts in Argentina?
Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts in Argentina was 6.18 million in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest days not worked due to strikes and lockouts recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 12.39 million in 2000.
What is the lowest days not worked due to strikes and lockouts recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 651,555 in 1974.
How does Argentina rank for days not worked due to strikes and lockouts?
Argentina ranks 2nd out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
Is days not worked due to strikes and lockouts rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
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Coverage
90 places, 2,247 data points, 1969–2024
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Days not worked as a result of strikes and lockouts represent the total number of working days not worked as a result of strikes and lockouts in progress during the year. It is measured in terms of the sum of the actual working days during which work would normally have been carried out by each worker involved had there been no stoppage. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Industrial Relations data (IRdata) database description.