Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Argentina
Argentina: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 22.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Argentina, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Argentina is 22.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Argentina peaked at 25.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2011.
That places Argentina 116th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 25.9% | — |
| 1992 | 25.7% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 25.5% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 25.2% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 24.9% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 25.5% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 24.8% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 24.3% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 24.0% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 23.4% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 23.7% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 21.1% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 21.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 22.5% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 23.8% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 22.9% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 22.9% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 22.8% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.1% | 24.0% | 25.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 19.1% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 18.7% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 22.8% | 25.0% | 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)
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- 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 self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Argentina?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Argentina was 22.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2011.
- How does Argentina rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Argentina ranks 116th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.