Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Argentina
Argentina: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 19.51 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Argentina, 2011–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 19.51 % for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in 2024.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Argentina peaked at 52.45 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17.98 %, in 2023.
That places Argentina 58th out of 65 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 42.17 % | — |
| 2012 | 46.97 % | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 41.57 % | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 25.21 % | -39.4% |
| 2017 | 51.69 % | +105.0% |
| 2018 | 52.45 % | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 24.9 % | -52.5% |
| 2020 | 23.4 % | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 34.77 % | +48.6% |
| 2022 | 27.54 % | -20.8% |
| 2023 | 17.98 % | -34.7% |
| 2024 | 19.51 % | +8.5% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 19.51 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.61 %, 27% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 19.51 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.34 %, 33% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.71 % | 24.9 % | 52.45 % | 7 |
| 2020s | 24.64 % | 17.98 % | 34.77 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More agriculture & rural data for Argentina
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 824.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6693 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0765 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Argentina?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Argentina was 19.51 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 52.45 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.98 % in 2023.
- How does Argentina rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Argentina ranks 58th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Agricultural employment — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.