Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Argentina

Argentina: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
down 10.5%
World rank
47th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2020
All-time low
0.2%
in 2010
Years of data
36
1974–2021

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Argentina, 1974–2021

00.050.10.150.20.251974199720211974: 0.178 % of total employed population in working age1980: 0.222 % of total employed population in working age1982: 0.228 % of total employed population in working age1987: 0.23 % of total employed population in working age1988: 0.231 % of total employed population in working age1991: 0.233 % of total employed population in working age1992: 0.23 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.239 % of total employed population in working age1994: 0.235 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.222 % of total employed population in working age1996: 0.212 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.207 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.21 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.209 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.212 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.228 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.224 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.201 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.195 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.194 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.181 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.173 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.177 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.183 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.17 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.173 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.173 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.183 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.186 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.188 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.199 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.199 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.197 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.218 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.248 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.222 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Argentina stood at 0.2%.

That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Argentina peaked at 0.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2010.

Argentina ranks 47th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Argentina, 1974 to 2021.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1974 0.2%
1980 0.2% +25.2%
1982 0.2% +2.6%
1987 0.2% +0.7%
1988 0.2% +0.5%
1991 0.2% +0.9%
1992 0.2% -1.1%
1993 0.2% +3.7%
1994 0.2% -1.7%
1995 0.2% -5.5%
1996 0.2% -4.5%
1997 0.2% -2.5%
1998 0.2% +1.6%
1999 0.2% -0.6%
2000 0.2% +1.8%
2001 0.2% +7.5%
2002 0.2% -1.8%
2003 0.2% -10.5%
2004 0.2% -2.8%
2005 0.2% -0.6%
2006 0.2% -6.9%
2007 0.2% -4.1%
2008 0.2% +2.1%
2009 0.2% +3.6%
2010 0.2% -7.1%
2011 0.2% +1.9%
2012 0.2% -0.5%
2013 0.2% +6.0%
2014 0.2% +1.5%
2015 0.2% +1.1%
2016 0.2% +6.2%
2017 0.2% -0.0%
2018 0.2% -1.0%
2019 0.2% +10.5%
2020 0.2% +14.0%
2021 0.2% -10.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 4
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 9
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 45 Rwanda 0.2% compare
  2. 46 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.2% compare
  3. 48 Greece 0.2% compare
  4. 49 Guatemala 0.2% compare
  5. 50 Belize 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Argentina?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Argentina was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
How does Argentina rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total?
Argentina ranks 47th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, 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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