Argentina — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Argentina, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Argentina was 61.91% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 63.08% in 1998. The lowest was 56.02% in 2020 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.13% per year.
Argentina ranks 91 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 49%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 63.14%, so Argentina sits below it. It peaked in 1998 and has fallen 2% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 5%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 19 of 31 economies; Mexico (61.61%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 8% in 2021. That is 3% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 111th of 187 in 1990 → 82nd of 187 in 2000 → 102nd of 187 in 2010 → 124th of 187 in 2020 → 90th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61.91% | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 61.86% | -0.4 pp |
| 2023 | 62.29% | +0.8 pp |
| 2022 | 61.48% | +1.1 pp |
| 2021 | 60.36% | +4.3 pp |
| 2020 | 56.02% | -4.3 pp |
| 2019 | 60.29% | +0.7 pp |
| 2018 | 59.6% | +0.8 pp |
| 2017 | 58.81% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 59.02% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 59.23% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 59.44% | -0.5 pp |
| 2013 | 59.96% | -0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 60.36% | -0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 60.65% | +0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 60.19% | -0.6 pp |
| 2009 | 60.78% | +0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 60.43% | -0.7 pp |
| 2007 | 61.11% | -0.7 pp |
| 2006 | 61.8% | +0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 61.51% | -0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 61.94% | +0.9 pp |
| 2003 | 61.04% | +0.9 pp |
| 2002 | 60.15% | -1.5 pp |
| 2001 | 61.65% | -0.7 pp |
| 2000 | 62.32% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 62.54% | -0.5 pp |
| 1998 | 63.08% | +0.3 pp |
| 1997 | 62.78% | +0.8 pp |
| 1996 | 62% | +0.5 pp |
| 1995 | 61.51% | -0.5 pp |
| 1994 | 62.01% | +0.5 pp |
| 1993 | 61.5% | +0.8 pp |
| 1992 | 60.72% | +0.7 pp |
| 1991 | 59.97% | +0.9 pp |
| 1990 | 59.09% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Argentina’s Labor participation in 1991?
59.97% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Argentina’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +4.8% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 61.91%; 2024: 61.86%; 2023: 62.29%; 2022: 61.48%; 2021: 60.36%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.