Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Argentina
Argentina: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 74.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Argentina, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Argentina recorded 74.1% for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Argentina peaked at 74.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 1960.
Argentina ranks 121st of 196 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.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.6% | — |
| 1970 | 32.7% | +18.6% |
| 1977 | 37.1% | +13.6% |
| 1978 | 37.8% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 38.5% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 35.8% | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 34.7% | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 35.2% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 35.4% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 36.9% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 37.0% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 52.7% | +42.6% |
| 1992 | 52.5% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 56.3% | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 54.4% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 54.3% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 58.3% | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 58.6% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 59.6% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 61.5% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 60.1% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 59.5% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 63.2% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 66.8% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 65.8% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 66.7% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 65.3% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 65.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 66.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 64.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 65.6% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 65.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 65.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 67.7% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 69.7% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 70.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 70.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 71.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 72.6% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 73.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 73.7% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 74.1% | +0.5% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 74.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.1%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 74.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.9%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 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 | +42.6% | 37.0% | 52.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.6% | 27.6% | 27.6% | 1 |
| 1970s | 36.5% | 32.7% | 38.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 35.6% | 34.7% | 36.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 54.5% | 37.0% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.6% | 59.5% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 64.8% | 70.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 72.6% | 70.5% | 74.1% | 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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Argentina?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Argentina was 74.1% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 74.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 1960.
- How does Argentina rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Argentina ranks 121st out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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 Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.