Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Argentina
Argentina: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 55.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, female in Argentina, 2004–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 55.1% for part time employment, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Argentina peaked at 63.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 50.9%, in 2011.
That places Argentina 10th out of 115 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 55.9% | — |
| 2005 | 54.8% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 54.4% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 51.5% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 52.5% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 52.1% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 50.9% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 52.6% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 52.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 53.7% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 54.9% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 55.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 57.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 63.5% | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 57.5% | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 55.7% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 55.3% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 55.6% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 55.1% | -1.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 55.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.4%, 1.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 55.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.9%, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.8% | 51.5% | 55.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 53.7% | 50.9% | 57.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 55.1% | 63.5% | 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 part time employment, female in Argentina?
- Part time employment, female in Argentina was 55.1% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9% in 2011.
- How does Argentina rank for part time employment, female?
- Argentina ranks 10th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.