Argentina Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2023

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Argentina youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 18.57%, a 4.8% decline from 2021.
  • Argentina youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 23.37%, a 7.04% decline from 2020.
  • Argentina youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 30.41%, a 4.6% increase from 2019.
  • Argentina youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 25.81%, a 1.98% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
New Caledonia 38.02%
French Polynesia 36.37%
Greece 30.05%
Spain 28.34%
Uruguay 27.58%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 27.20%
Barbados 24.49%
Italy 23.93%
Brunei 23.89%
Bahamas 23.85%
Saudi Arabia 23.77%
Sweden 20.68%
Panama 20.19%
Estonia 20.15%
Slovak Republic 19.30%
Cyprus 18.69%
Argentina 18.57%
Portugal 17.80%
France 17.75%
Croatia 17.56%
Luxembourg 17.54%
Chile 17.25%
Belgium 16.27%
Kuwait 15.38%
Channel Islands 14.79%
Finland 14.47%
Guam 13.64%
Latvia 13.20%
Puerto Rico 13.11%
Hong Kong 12.96%
Trinidad and Tobago 11.57%
Slovenia 11.09%
Lithuania 11.05%
Iceland 10.73%
Hungary 10.22%
Canada 10.01%
United Kingdom 9.94%
Norway 9.64%
Austria 9.40%
UAE 9.29%
New Zealand 9.23%
Ireland 9.15%
Denmark 8.78%
Poland 8.71%
Australia 8.29%
Malta 8.27%
United States 7.89%
Netherlands 7.79%
Oman 7.47%
Switzerland 7.37%
Czech Republic 7.08%
Macao 7.05%
South Korea 6.88%
Bahrain 6.63%
Singapore 6.12%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.75%
Japan 4.23%
Qatar 0.30%
Argentina Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 18.57% -4.80%
2021 23.37% -7.04%
2020 30.41% 4.60%
2019 25.81% 1.98%
2018 23.83% 1.00%
2017 22.83% 1.00%
2016 21.83% 1.68%
2015 20.15% 1.02%
2014 19.13% -0.42%
2013 19.56% 1.21%
2012 18.34% -0.37%
2011 18.72% -0.65%
2010 19.37% -1.83%
2009 21.20% 2.27%
2008 18.93% -1.34%
2007 20.28% -3.51%
2006 23.79% -2.43%
2005 26.22% -3.33%
2004 29.55% -3.71%
2003 33.26% -7.82%
2002 41.09% 4.36%
2001 36.73% 4.82%
2000 31.91% 2.19%
1999 29.72% 2.73%
1998 27.00% -4.68%
1997 31.67% -4.60%
1996 36.27% -3.04%
1995 39.30% 14.39%
1994 24.92% 3.49%
1993 21.43% 8.01%
1992 13.42% 1.97%
1991 11.45% 1.97%