Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Argentina
Argentina: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 74.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Argentina, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Argentina stood at 74.4%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Argentina peaked at 77.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 70.7%, in 1991.
Argentina ranks 72nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 70.7% | — |
| 1992 | 70.7% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 70.9% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 71.1% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 71.3% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 71.4% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 72.3% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 72.7% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 73.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 73.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 72.4% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 72.3% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 74.3% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 74.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 74.7% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 75.6% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 76.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 76.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 76.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 76.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 76.5% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 76.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 75.8% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 75.2% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 74.7% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 74.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 73.5% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 72.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 73.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 74.2% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 74.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 74.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.6% | 70.7% | 73.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 74.5% | 72.3% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 73.5% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.6% | 72.4% | 74.4% | 6 |
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- 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 38,256 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Argentina?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Argentina was 74.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7% in 1991.
- How does Argentina rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Argentina ranks 72nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.