Employers, total (% of total employment) in Argentina
Argentina: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 3.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Argentina, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, total (% of total employment) in Argentina is 3.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Argentina peaked at 5.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2020.
Argentina ranks 102nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.5% | — |
| 1992 | 5.5% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 5.5% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 5.5% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 4.8% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | -13.8% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -22.7% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +21.7% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 3.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 4.7% | 5.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Argentina
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7783 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7715 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7851 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.514 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 52,564 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,664 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,145 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 19,111 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 38,256 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Argentina?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Argentina was 3.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2020.
- How does Argentina rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Argentina ranks 102nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).