Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Argentina

Argentina: Wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
54th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2012
All-time low
0.7%
in 1993
Years of data
36
1974–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81974199720211974: 0.764 % of total employed population in working age1980: 0.715 % of total employed population in working age1982: 0.711 % of total employed population in working age1987: 0.716 % of total employed population in working age1988: 0.714 % of total employed population in working age1991: 0.712 % of total employed population in working age1992: 0.708 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.696 % of total employed population in working age1994: 0.707 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.717 % of total employed population in working age1996: 0.731 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.735 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.732 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.735 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.732 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.721 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.728 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.751 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.754 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.755 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.77 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.776 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.772 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.768 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.78 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.779 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.783 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.773 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.776 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.775 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.764 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.761 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.762 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.742 % of total employed population in working age2020: 0.721 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.738 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Argentina stood at 0.7%.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Argentina peaked at 0.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1993.

Argentina ranks 54th 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.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Wage 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 0.8%
1980 0.7% -6.4%
1982 0.7% -0.6%
1987 0.7% +0.7%
1988 0.7% -0.3%
1991 0.7% -0.2%
1992 0.7% -0.6%
1993 0.7% -1.7%
1994 0.7% +1.6%
1995 0.7% +1.5%
1996 0.7% +1.9%
1997 0.7% +0.6%
1998 0.7% -0.4%
1999 0.7% +0.4%
2000 0.7% -0.4%
2001 0.7% -1.6%
2002 0.7% +1.1%
2003 0.8% +3.0%
2004 0.8% +0.4%
2005 0.8% +0.1%
2006 0.8% +2.0%
2007 0.8% +0.8%
2008 0.8% -0.5%
2009 0.8% -0.6%
2010 0.8% +1.6%
2011 0.8% -0.1%
2012 0.8% +0.5%
2013 0.8% -1.2%
2014 0.8% +0.4%
2015 0.8% -0.1%
2016 0.8% -1.5%
2017 0.8% -0.3%
2018 0.8% +0.1%
2019 0.7% -2.7%
2020 0.7% -2.8%
2021 0.7% +2.3%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 51 Tunisia 0.8% compare
  2. 52 Rwanda 0.7% compare
  3. 53 Serbia 0.7% compare
  4. 55 Egypt 0.7% compare
  5. 56 Uruguay 0.7% compare
  6. 57 Kosovo 0.7% compare
  7. 57 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Argentina?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Argentina was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2012.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1993.
How does Argentina rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Argentina ranks 54th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 Wage 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
Wage 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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