Employment outside the formal sector in Argentina
Argentina: Employment outside the formal sector was 6,913 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment outside the formal sector in Argentina, 2004–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment outside the formal sector in Argentina is 6,913, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment outside the formal sector in Argentina peaked at 6,913 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,991, in 2020.
That places Argentina 17th out of 81 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Employment outside the formal sector in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5,054 | — |
| 2005 | 5,169 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 5,221 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 5,088 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 5,093 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 5,025 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 5,051 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 5,094 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 5,117 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 5,102 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 5,484 | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 5,567 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 5,848 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 4,991 | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 5,834 | +16.9% |
| 2022 | 6,397 | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 6,481 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 6,680 | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 6,913 | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,125 | 5,054 | 5,221 | 5 |
| 2010s | 5,286 | 5,025 | 5,848 | 8 |
| 2020s | 6,216 | 4,991 | 6,913 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
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 outside the formal sector in Argentina?
- Employment outside the formal sector in Argentina was 6,913 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment outside the formal sector recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 6,913 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment outside the formal sector recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,991 in 2020.
- How does Argentina rank for employment outside the formal sector?
- Argentina ranks 17th out of 81 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment outside the formal sector rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. 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 Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This harmonized series for employment outside the formal sector is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.