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Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Argentina

Argentina: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
37th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2012
All-time low
0.0%
in 1974
Years of data
36
1974–2021

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Argentina, 1974–2021

00.20.40.60.81974199720211974: 0 % of total employed population in working age1980: 0.699 % of total employed population in working age1982: 0.681 % of total employed population in working age1987: 0.707 % of total employed population in working age1988: 0.707 % of total employed population in working age1991: 0.701 % of total employed population in working age1992: 0.695 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.683 % of total employed population in working age1994: 0.694 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.703 % of total employed population in working age1996: 0.715 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.718 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.717 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.721 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.718 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.706 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.712 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.74 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.757 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.762 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.758 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.749 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.765 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.767 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.773 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.763 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.764 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.762 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.748 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.744 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.743 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.728 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.705 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.722 % of total employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Argentina is 0.7%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Argentina peaked at 0.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1974.

Argentina ranks 37th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Argentina, year by year

Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1974 0.0% —
1980 0.7% —
1982 0.7% -2.6%
1987 0.7% +3.8%
1988 0.7% +0.0%
1991 0.7% -0.8%
1992 0.7% -0.9%
1993 0.7% -1.6%
1994 0.7% +1.6%
1995 0.7% +1.2%
1996 0.7% +1.8%
1997 0.7% +0.3%
1998 0.7% -0.1%
1999 0.7% +0.5%
2000 0.7% -0.4%
2001 0.7% -1.6%
2002 0.7% +0.8%
2003 0.0% -100.0%
2004 0.0% —
2005 0.7% —
2006 0.8% +2.3%
2007 0.8% +0.6%
2008 0.8% -0.5%
2009 0.7% -1.1%
2010 0.8% +2.1%
2011 0.8% +0.2%
2012 0.8% +0.8%
2013 0.8% -1.3%
2014 0.8% +0.1%
2015 0.8% -0.2%
2016 0.7% -1.9%
2017 0.7% -0.5%
2018 0.7% -0.2%
2019 0.7% -2.0%
2020 0.7% -3.2%
2021 0.7% +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 4
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 9
2000s 0.6% 0.0% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2

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  5. 39 Kosovo 0.7% compare
  6. 39 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Argentina?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Argentina was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2012.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1974.
How does Argentina rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total?
Argentina ranks 37th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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