Argentina Labour Force Participation Rate

1990 - 2025 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Argentina Labour Force Participation Rate

  • Argentina Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 61.9 % in Dec 2025, compared with 61.9 % in the previous year.
  • Argentina Labour Force Participation Rate is updated yearly, available from Dec 1990 to Dec 2025, with an average rate of 61.1 % .
  • The data reached the an all-time high of 63.1 % in Dec 1998 and a record low of 56.0 % in Dec 2020.
  • Argentina Labour Force Participation Rate is reported by reported by CEIC Data.
  • In the latest reports, Argentina Population reached 46.4 million people in Dec 2025.
  • Unemployment Rate of Argentina dropped to 7.6 % in Jun 2025.

View Argentina's Labour Force Participation Rate from 1990 to 2025 in the chart:

Argentina Labour Force Participation Rate

What was Argentina's Labour Force Participation Rate in 2025?

Argentina Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 61.9 % in Dec 2025, compared with 61.9 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
61.9 2025 61.9 2024 56.0 2020 63.1 1998 % yearly 1990 - 2025

Labour Force Participation Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 64.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Algeria (%) 41.7 2018 yearly 2003 - 2018
Argentina (%) 61.9 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Armenia (%) 59.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 67.1 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 1978 - Dec 2025
Austria (%) 77.1 Jun 2022 quarterly Mar 2021 - Jun 2022
Azerbaijan (%) 63.3 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Bahrain (%) 70.4 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Bangladesh (%) 58.8 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Belarus (%) 86.7 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Belgium (%) 72.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (%) 79.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 49.1 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Botswana (%) 68.8 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Brazil (%) 62.1 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Brunei (%) 64.2 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Bulgaria (%) 54.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (%) 84.2 2023 yearly 2020 - 2023
Canada (%) 64.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2026
Chile (%) 62.1 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
China (%) 64.6 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Colombia (%) 64.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Croatia (%) 54.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Cyprus (%) 65.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 61.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Denmark (%) 73.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2025
Ecuador (%) 64.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2025
Egypt (%) 44.2 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Estonia (%) 65.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
European Union (%) 76.8 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Finland (%) 67.7 Jan 2026 monthly May 2004 - Jan 2026
France (%) 75.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
Georgia (%) 54.5 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Germany (%) 57.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Ghana (%) 58.5 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Greece (%) 60.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 56.7 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1981 - Jan 2026
Hungary (%) 68.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
Iceland (%) 79.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
India (%) 45.1 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Indonesia (%) 70.6 Aug 2025 semiannually Feb 2005 - Aug 2025
Iran (%) 41.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2018 - Dec 2022
Ireland (%) 65.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Israel (%) 63.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2025
Italy (%) 66.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 67.1 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Japan (%) 63.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1968 - Dec 2025
Jordan (%) 40.1 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 67.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2001 - Sep 2025
Kenya (%) 67.4 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
South Korea (%) 63.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1999 - Jan 2026
Kosovo (%) 43.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (%) 73.4 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 59.3 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Laos (%) 66.1 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Latvia (%) 69.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (%) 43.4 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 62.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1998 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (%) 54.7 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) 67.2 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1996 - Nov 2025
North Macedonia (%) 52.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2021 - Sep 2025
Malawi (%) 62.6 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Malaysia (%) 70.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2025
Malta (%) 84.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 59.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) 59.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Moldova (%) 44.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (%) 62.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2006 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (%) 61.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 43.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Mozambique (%) 78.7 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Myanmar (%) 61.1 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Nepal (%) 39.2 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Netherlands (%) 72.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
New Zealand (%) 70.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (%) 82.5 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Norway (%) 65.0 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024
Oman (%) 68.4 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Pakistan (%) 32.3 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Palestinian Territory (%) 45.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2002 - Dec 2025
Panama (%) 63.3 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 72.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Peru (%) 72.4 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Philippines (%) 63.6 Oct 2025 quarterly Jul 2003 - Oct 2025
Poland (%) 59.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
Portugal (%) 61.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Qatar (%) 87.7 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Romania (%) 51.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 69.5 Nov 2025 monthly Aug 2009 - Nov 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 67.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2016 - Jun 2025
Serbia (%) 55.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 61.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2021 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (%) 58.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
South Africa (%) 59.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Spain (%) 58.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 49.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Sudan (%) 47.6 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Sweden (%) 74.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Switzerland (%) 67.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
Syria (%) 36.9 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025

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Argentina Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -2,275.026 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 8,187.460 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 14.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 454,037.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 73.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (ARS bn) 527,411.583 2030 yearly 1993 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (ARS bn) 935,916.833 2030 yearly 1992 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (ARS bn) 540,015.956 2030 yearly 1993 - 2030
Government Revenue: Social Security (ARS mn) 5,499,301.212 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
Government Revenue: Taxes: Net Vat (ARS mn) 6,213,245.208 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
Public Debt: Medium & Long Term (USD mn) 411,082.876 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2025
NFPS 2017: Current Revenue (ARS mn) 12,056,372.100 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Dec 2025
NFPS 2017: Current Expenditure (ARS mn) 14,894,861.700 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Dec 2025
NFPS 2017: Capital Expenditure (ARS mn) 464,310.900 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Dec 2025
NFPS 2017: Total Revenue (ARS mn) 12,068,870.700 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Dec 2025
NFPS 2017: Total Expenditure (ARS mn) 15,359,172.600 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Dec 2025
Non Financial Public Sector (NFPS) 2017: Total Balance (ARS mn) -3,290,301.900 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Dec 2025
Government Revenue: Taxes (ARS mn) 187,540.45 Jul 2018 monthly Jan 1997 - Jul 2018
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 4.933 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 2,569.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 8,188.8 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 9.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Oct 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 2,077.905 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 468,925.080 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 58,673.181 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 5,619.8 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) -9.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,250,723.052 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 1,428,643.832 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 938.996 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1995 - Jan 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 467.139 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1995 - Jan 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 401.350 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,435.348 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1983 - Jan 2026
Exports: ytd: America: United States (USD mn) 938.996 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2026
Exports: ytd: Asia: China (USD mn) 401.350 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2026
Motor Vehicle Export (Unit) 19,908.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2025
Imports: ytd: America: United States (USD mn) 467.139 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2026
Imports: ytd: Asia: China (USD mn) 1,435.348 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2026
Exports: fob: Agricultural: Residues & Waste from Food Industry (USD mn) 9,022.071 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023
Exports: fob: Industrial: Transport Material (USD mn) 8,350.345 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023
Exports: fob: Industrial: Chemicals & Related Products (USD mn) 4,286.131 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023
Exports: fob: Primary Products: Cereals (USD mn) 8,705.911 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023
Exports: fob: Agricultural: Fats and Oils (USD mn) 5,821.010 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023
Export Value Index (2015=100) 137.248 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 104.950 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 637.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -1,580.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -1.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 4,248.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -2,654.552 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -209.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -2,445.476 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 305,042.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 43.5 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 91,514.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 13.1 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 2.531 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 30,322.646 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Invt: NIL: Equity Investments & Investment Fund S... (USD mn) 1,242.361 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investments (USD mn) -2,097.655 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) -26.385 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) -8.156 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Services: Import (USD mn) 5,998.348 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Invt: NIL: Debt Securities (USD mn) 658.550 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Wholesale, Retail Trade & Repair of Motor Vehicles & ... (USD mn) 197.715 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Mining & Quarrying (USD mn) 336.125 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Manufacturing (USD mn) 2,774.108 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Deposit-taking Corporations, except Central Bank (USD mn) 326.305 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 4,248.043 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
AR: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -4,468.784 2024 yearly 1976 - 2024
AR: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (USD mn) 4,689.510 2024 yearly 1976 - 2024
AR: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 569.567 2024 yearly 1978 - 2024
AR: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn) 1,044.365 2024 yearly 1978 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.2 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 6.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 42,566.746 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 95,288.996 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
M2 Growth (%) 36.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 39.6 Jul 2025 monthly Apr 1985 - Jul 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 33,903.7 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 4.714 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 9,644.600 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 91,182.329 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2002 - Jan 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 33.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2003 - Jan 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 227,327.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 59.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 33.083 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 153.388 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Jun 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 39,707.1 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 241,568.482 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 52.28 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 13.08 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2025
Money Supply: Month End: M2 (ARS th) 138,645,489,246.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
Money Supply: Month End: M3 (ARS th) 220,359,068,703.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
Money Supply: Month End: M1 (ARS th) 61,934,615,574.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves (FCR) (USD mn) 33,903.740 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2006 - Jan 2026
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 44,503.120 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1999 - Jan 2026
ORA: Gold Incl Gold Deposits & Gold Swapped (USD mn) 9,644.600 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1999 - Jan 2026
Deposits: ARS (ARS mn) 131,940,830.710 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2002 - Jan 2026
Loans: ARS: Non Financial: Private: Mortgages (ARS mn) 6,627,889.161 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2002 - Jan 2026
Loans (ARS mn) 5,759,914.20 Jun 2018 monthly Jan 1990 - Jun 2018
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Geopolitical Risk Index (%) 0.146 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1985 - Jan 2026

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