Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Argentina
Argentina: Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 was 53.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Argentina, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Argentina stood at 53.3%. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Argentina peaked at 53.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 1960.
Argentina ranks 109th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.2% | — |
| 1970 | 26.5% | +14.2% |
| 1977 | 29.0% | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 29.4% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 29.7% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 27.4% | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 27.8% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 28.0% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 28.2% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 29.1% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 29.1% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 39.6% | +36.1% |
| 1992 | 35.2% | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 37.9% | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 36.8% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 41.3% | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 44.5% | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 44.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 45.5% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 46.8% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 44.1% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 43.2% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 45.6% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 49.0% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 50.3% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 49.5% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 50.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 48.9% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 48.4% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 49.1% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 48.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 48.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 48.0% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 47.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 49.5% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 50.3% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 46.8% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 50.5% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 52.1% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 53.2% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 50.4% | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 53.3% | +5.7% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 53.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.2%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 53.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.7%, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +36.1% | 29.1% | 39.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.2% | 23.2% | 23.2% | 1 |
| 1970s | 28.7% | 26.5% | 29.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 28.1% | 27.4% | 29.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 40.1% | 29.1% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.8% | 43.2% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 47.7% | 50.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 46.8% | 53.3% | 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 female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Argentina?
- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Argentina was 53.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 1960.
- How does Argentina rank for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025?
- Argentina ranks 109th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.