Argentina — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Argentina, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Argentina was 7.14% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 19.59% in 2002. The lowest was 5.44% in 1991 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.81% per year.
Argentina ranks 60 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 32%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 5.99%, so Argentina sits above it. It peaked in 2002 and has fallen 64% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 6%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 13 of 31 economies; Costa Rica (6.84%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 60% in 1995. That is 13% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1991 level: doubled by 1994. Doubling roughly every 86 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 97th of 187 in 1991 → 27th of 187 in 2000 → 81st of 187 in 2010 → 47th of 187 in 2020 → 55th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.15% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 7.15% | +1.0 pp |
| 2023 | 6.14% | -0.7 pp |
| 2022 | 6.81% | -1.9 pp |
| 2021 | 8.74% | -2.7 pp |
| 2020 | 11.46% | +1.6 pp |
| 2019 | 9.84% | +0.6 pp |
| 2018 | 9.22% | +0.9 pp |
| 2017 | 8.35% | +0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 8.09% | +0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 7.58% | +0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 7.27% | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 7.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 7.18% | -0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 7.71% | -0.9 pp |
| 2009 | 8.65% | +0.8 pp |
| 2008 | 7.84% | -0.6 pp |
| 2007 | 8.47% | -1.6 pp |
| 2006 | 10.08% | -1.4 pp |
| 2005 | 11.51% | -2.0 pp |
| 2004 | 13.52% | -1.8 pp |
| 2003 | 15.36% | -4.2 pp |
| 2002 | 19.59% | +2.3 pp |
| 2001 | 17.32% | +2.3 pp |
| 2000 | 15% | +0.9 pp |
| 1999 | 14.05% | +1.4 pp |
| 1998 | 12.65% | -2.2 pp |
| 1997 | 14.82% | -2.3 pp |
| 1996 | 17.11% | -1.7 pp |
| 1995 | 18.8% | +7.0 pp |
| 1994 | 11.76% | +1.7 pp |
| 1993 | 10.1% | +3.7 pp |
| 1992 | 6.36% | +0.9 pp |
| 1991 | 5.44% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Argentina’s Unemployment in 1992?
6.36% (1992). 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 total labor force, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Argentina’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +31.3% in total — about 0.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.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: 7.15%; 2024: 7.15%; 2023: 6.14%; 2022: 6.81%; 2021: 8.74%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment 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.