Low pay rate in Argentina
Argentina: Low pay rate was 21.8 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Low pay rate in Argentina, 1996–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 21.8 for low pay rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.0% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low pay rate in Argentina peaked at 32.5 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 19.5, in 1996.
Argentina ranks 32nd of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Low pay rate in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 19.5 | — |
| 1997 | 21.3 | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 28 | +31.5% |
| 1999 | 21.5 | -23.2% |
| 2000 | 23.3 | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 24.3 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 32.5 | +33.7% |
| 2003 | 29.8 | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 24.65 | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 26.79 | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 26.34 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 30 | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 25.88 | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 24.26 | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 23.85 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 25.6 | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 24 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 23.14 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 24.33 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 25.28 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 23.91 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 25.19 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 24.02 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 23.85 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 23.89 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 26.75 | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 27.6 | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 21.8 | -21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.57 | 19.5 | 28 | 4 |
| 2000s | 26.78 | 23.3 | 32.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.41 | 23.14 | 25.6 | 8 |
| 2020s | 24.65 | 21.8 | 27.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 29 Dominican Republic 22 compare
- 30 Peru 21.96 compare
- 31 United States 21.84 compare
- 33 Uruguay 21.78 compare
- 34 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 21.51 compare
- 35 Jamaica 20.85 compare
More gender data for Argentina
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 8,443 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.87 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 245,599 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 257,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 244,280 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 256,467 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 241,665 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 253,659 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 247,660 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 260,027 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low pay rate in Argentina?
- Low pay rate in Argentina was 21.8 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest low pay rate recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5 in 2002.
- What is the lowest low pay rate recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5 in 1996.
- How does Argentina rank for low pay rate?
- Argentina ranks 32nd out of 84 countries with data for 2025.
- Is low pay rate rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Low pay rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the proportion of employees whose hourly earnings at all jobs were less than two-thirds of median hourly earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.