Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Argentina
Argentina: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS was 1.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Argentina, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Argentina is 1.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 72.5% on the previous year and down 76.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Argentina peaked at 19.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2024.
Argentina ranks 171st of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.0% | — |
| 2001 | 17.3% | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | -21.4% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -14.9% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -22.2% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -72.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 7.8% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.1% | 9.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 1.7% | 11.5% | 5 |
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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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Argentina?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Argentina was 1.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2024.
- How does Argentina rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Argentina ranks 171st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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