Part time employment, total in Argentina
Argentina: Part time employment, total was 41.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Argentina, 2004–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
In 2025, part time employment, total in Argentina stood at 41.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Argentina peaked at 50.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34.8%, in 2011.
Argentina ranks 18th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Part time employment, total in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 39.8% | — |
| 2005 | 38.0% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 37.2% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 36.2% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 35.4% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 34.8% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 35.9% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 35.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 36.7% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 40.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 42.4% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 50.8% | +19.8% |
| 2021 | 43.2% | -14.8% |
| 2022 | 41.3% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 40.8% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 41.9% | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 41.5% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.2% | 34.9% | 39.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 34.8% | 42.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 43.2% | 40.8% | 50.8% | 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 part time employment, total in Argentina?
- Part time employment, total in Argentina was 41.5% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.8% in 2011.
- How does Argentina rank for part time employment, total?
- Argentina ranks 18th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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, total (% of total 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.