Female labor force participation rates slopes in Argentina
Argentina: Female labor force participation rates slopes was 53.29 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rates slopes in Argentina, 1960–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 53.29 for female labor force participation rates slopes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rates slopes in Argentina peaked at 53.29 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 23.2, in 1960.
That places Argentina 109th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 rates slopes in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.2 | — |
| 1970 | 26.49 | +14.2% |
| 1977 | 29 | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 29.39 | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 29.75 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 27.36 | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 27.85 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 28.04 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 28.18 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 29.07 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 29.11 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 39.6 | +36.1% |
| 1992 | 35.2 | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 37.9 | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 36.8 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 41.33 | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 44.5 | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 44.5 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 45.5 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 46.8 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 44.11 | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 43.2 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 45.6 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 48.97 | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 50.31 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 49.48 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 50.1 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 48.9 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 48.42 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 49.13 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 48.05 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 48.24 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 48.38 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 47.96 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 47.71 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 48.01 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 49.52 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 50.3 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 46.81 | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 50.48 | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 52.08 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 53.16 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 50.4 | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 53.29 | +5.7% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 53.29 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.18, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 53.29 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.67, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female labor force participation rates slopes 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% | 29.11 | 39.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.2 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 1 |
| 1970s | 28.66 | 26.49 | 29.75 | 4 |
| 1980s | 28.1 | 27.36 | 29.07 | 5 |
| 1990s | 40.12 | 29.11 | 46.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.82 | 43.2 | 50.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.52 | 47.71 | 50.3 | 8 |
| 2020s | 51.04 | 46.81 | 53.29 | 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 rates slopes in Argentina?
- Female labor force participation rates slopes in Argentina was 53.29 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rates slopes recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 53.29 in 2025.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rates slopes recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2 in 1960.
- How does Argentina rank for female labor force participation rates slopes?
- Argentina ranks 109th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rates slopes 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rates slopes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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