Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Argentina

Youth unemployment in Argentina in 2025 — 19.19%. Ranked 130 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 7.55 pp.

2025 19.19% −0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank 130of 182
Period maximum 41.35%2002
Period minimum 11.64%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Argentina, 1991–2025020406019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 11.64%1992: 13.81%1993: 22.21%1994: 25.81%1995: 40.71%1996: 37.02%1997: 32.27%1998: 27.74%1999: 30.52%2000: 32.35%2001: 37.03%2002: 41.35%2003: 32.92%2004: 29.54%2005: 26.21%2006: 23.78%2007: 20.24%2008: 18.93%2009: 21.18%2010: 19.38%2011: 18.71%2012: 18.34%2013: 19.56%2014: 19.14%2015: 20.27%2016: 21.8%2017: 22.84%2018: 23.85%2019: 25.84%2020: 30.43%2021: 23.37%2022: 19%2023: 17.95%2024: 19.23%2025: 19.19%
Change over the period: +7.55 pp Annual average: 0.22 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Argentina

Argentina 19.19%
World 13.41%
South America computed 14.31%
Youth unemployment — Argentina, by year Argentina All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 19.19 −0.04 pp
2024 19.23 +1.28 pp
2023 17.95 −1.06 pp
2022 19 −4.37 pp
2021 23.37 −7.06 pp
2020 30.43 +4.59 pp
2019 25.84 +2 pp
2018 23.85 +1 pp
2017 22.84 +1.04 pp
2016 21.8 +1.53 pp
2015 20.27 +1.13 pp
2014 19.14 −0.42 pp
2013 19.56 +1.22 pp
2012 18.34 −0.37 pp
2011 18.71 −0.67 pp
2010 19.38 −1.8 pp
2009 21.18 +2.26 pp
2008 18.93 −1.32 pp
2007 20.24 −3.54 pp
2006 23.78 −2.43 pp
2005 26.21 −3.34 pp
2004 29.54 −3.38 pp
2003 32.92 −8.43 pp
2002 41.35 +4.33 pp
2001 37.03 +4.68 pp
2000 32.35 +1.83 pp
1999 30.52 +2.78 pp
1998 27.74 −4.53 pp
1997 32.27 −4.75 pp
1996 37.02 −3.68 pp
1995 40.71 +14.9 pp
1994 25.81 +3.59 pp
1993 22.21 +8.41 pp
1992 13.81 +2.17 pp
1991 11.64 —

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.