Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Argentina
Argentina: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 62.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Argentina, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Argentina recorded 62.2% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in 2025.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Argentina peaked at 62.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.3%, in 1992.
That places Argentina 107th out of 199 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.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 53.5% | — |
| 1970 | 53.4% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 53.4% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 53.4% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 53.3% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 51.2% | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 53.7% | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 53.4% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 53.4% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 53.4% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 53.4% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 56.7% | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 50.3% | -11.3% |
| 1993 | 51.8% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 51.3% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 58.2% | +13.4% |
| 1996 | 59.5% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 59.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 59.9% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 60.4% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 57.7% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 56.8% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 57.9% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 60.3% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 61.9% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 61.5% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 61.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 61.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 60.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 60.2% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 60.7% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 60.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 59.4% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 58.8% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 56.0% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 60.4% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 61.5% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 62.3% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 62.2% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.5% | 53.5% | 53.5% | 1 |
| 1970s | 53.4% | 53.3% | 53.4% | 4 |
| 1980s | 53.0% | 51.2% | 53.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 56.1% | 50.3% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.0% | 56.8% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.9% | 58.8% | 60.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 60.2% | 56.0% | 62.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Argentina?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Argentina was 62.2% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 62.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 1992.
- How does Argentina rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Argentina ranks 107th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.