Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Argentina

Argentina: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.2694 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.2694 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
161st
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.2694 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1933 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Argentina, 2005–2023

00.10.20.32005201420232005: 0.219 units per square kilometre2006: 0.227 units per square kilometre2007: 0.233 units per square kilometre2008: 0.237 units per square kilometre2009: 0.233 units per square kilometre2010: 0.238 units per square kilometre2011: 0.245 units per square kilometre2012: 0.243 units per square kilometre2013: 0.243 units per square kilometre2014: 0.241 units per square kilometre2015: 0.24 units per square kilometre2016: 0.238 units per square kilometre2017: 0.237 units per square kilometre2018: 0.239 units per square kilometre2019: 0.238 units per square kilometre2020: 0.193 units per square kilometre2021: 0.242 units per square kilometre2022: 0.26 units per square kilometre2023: 0.269 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Argentina stood at 0.2694 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Argentina peaked at 0.2694 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1933 units per square kilometre, in 2020.

Argentina ranks 161st of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Argentina, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.219 units per square kilometre
2006 0.227 units per square kilometre +3.7%
2007 0.2331 units per square kilometre +2.7%
2008 0.2366 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2009 0.2331 units per square kilometre -1.4%
2010 0.2385 units per square kilometre +2.3%
2011 0.2454 units per square kilometre +2.9%
2012 0.2433 units per square kilometre -0.9%
2013 0.2432 units per square kilometre -0.0%
2014 0.2407 units per square kilometre -1.0%
2015 0.24 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2016 0.2383 units per square kilometre -0.7%
2017 0.2375 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2018 0.2392 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2019 0.2382 units per square kilometre -0.4%
2020 0.1933 units per square kilometre -18.9%
2021 0.2419 units per square kilometre +25.1%
2022 0.2599 units per square kilometre +7.5%
2023 0.2694 units per square kilometre +3.6%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 0.2694 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.25 units per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 0.2694 units per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.25 units per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 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.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +25.1% 0.1933 units per square kilometre 0.2419 units per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2298 units per square kilometre 0.219 units per square kilometre 0.2366 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.2404 units per square kilometre 0.2375 units per square kilometre 0.2454 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.2411 units per square kilometre 0.1933 units per square kilometre 0.2694 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 158 Congo 0.2842 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 159 Belize 0.279 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 160 Sudan 0.2751 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 162 South Sudan 0.2644 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 163 Vanuatu 0.2536 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 164 Finland 0.2534 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Argentina?
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Argentina was 0.2694 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.2694 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1933 units per square kilometre in 2020.
How does Argentina rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Argentina ranks 161st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.