Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Argentina
Argentina: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 7.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Argentina, 1970–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Argentina is 7.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 327.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Argentina peaked at 19.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2024.
Argentina ranks 60th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.8% | — |
| 1971 | 6.0% | +25.0% |
| 1972 | 6.6% | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 5.6% | -15.2% |
| 1974 | 3.4% | -39.3% |
| 1975 | 2.3% | -32.4% |
| 1976 | 4.5% | +95.7% |
| 1977 | 2.8% | -37.8% |
| 1978 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.0% | -28.6% |
| 1980 | 2.3% | +15.0% |
| 1981 | 4.5% | +95.7% |
| 1982 | 4.7% | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 4.2% | -11.8% |
| 1984 | 3.7% | -12.4% |
| 1985 | 5.3% | +45.0% |
| 1986 | 4.4% | -17.0% |
| 1987 | 5.3% | +20.5% |
| 1988 | 6.0% | +13.2% |
| 1989 | 7.3% | +21.7% |
| 1990 | 7.1% | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 5.4% | -23.0% |
| 1992 | 6.4% | +17.0% |
| 1993 | 10.1% | +58.8% |
| 1994 | 11.8% | +16.4% |
| 1995 | 18.8% | +59.9% |
| 1996 | 17.1% | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 14.8% | -13.4% |
| 1998 | 12.6% | -14.6% |
| 1999 | 14.1% | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 15.0% | +6.8% |
| 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% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -23.8% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -22.1% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -71.9% |
| 2025 | 7.4% | +327.7% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 7.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 7.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.3%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +327.7% | 1.7% | 7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.1% | 2.0% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 2.3% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 5.4% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 7.8% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.1% | 9.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 1.7% | 11.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More reference data data for Argentina
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 37.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 37.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 111.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 187.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 31.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Argentina?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Argentina was 7.4% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2024.
- How does Argentina rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Argentina ranks 60th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.