Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Argentina
Argentina: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 86.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Argentina, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Argentina stood at 86.7%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Argentina peaked at 87.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 1991.
Argentina ranks 46th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 76.5% | — |
| 1992 | 77.3% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 80.1% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 81.6% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 81.4% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 81.7% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 82.7% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 83.6% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 83.7% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 84.3% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 84.3% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 85.2% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 83.8% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 84.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 84.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 84.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 85.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 85.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 86.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 86.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 85.9% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 86.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 87.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 87.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 87.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 86.9% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 86.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 86.1% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 86.5% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 86.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 86.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.8%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.0% | 76.5% | 83.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 84.8% | 83.8% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.1% | 85.9% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 86.0% | 86.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 43 Montenegro 88.3% compare
- 44 Brunei Darussalam 88.0% compare
- 45 Uruguay 87.7% compare
- 47 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 86.6% compare
- 48 Germany 86.4% compare
- 49 New Zealand 86.4% compare
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 employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Argentina?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Argentina was 86.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 1991.
- How does Argentina rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Argentina ranks 46th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).