{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ar-youth-unemployment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ar-youth-unemployment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ar-youth-unemployment-rate/","title":"Argentina Youth Unemployment Rate (2025)","description":"Argentina's Youth Unemployment Rate: 19.2 % of labor force ages 15–24 in 2025, unchanged YoY. World Bank (SL.UEM.1524.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Argentina","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Argentina","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of labor force ages 15–24","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Argentina Youth Unemployment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.1524.ZS?locations=AR"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Argentina"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Argentina (2025)","value":"19.2","unit":"% of labor force ages 15–24","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Argentina Youth Unemployment Rate"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":11.639},{"period":"1992","value":13.805},{"period":"1993","value":22.213},{"period":"1994","value":25.805},{"period":"1995","value":40.705},{"period":"1996","value":37.024},{"period":"1997","value":32.271},{"period":"1998","value":27.741},{"period":"1999","value":30.518},{"period":"2000","value":32.346},{"period":"2001","value":37.025},{"period":"2002","value":41.353},{"period":"2003","value":32.924},{"period":"2004","value":29.544},{"period":"2005","value":26.207},{"period":"2006","value":23.777},{"period":"2007","value":20.242},{"period":"2008","value":18.927},{"period":"2009","value":21.184},{"period":"2010","value":19.381},{"period":"2011","value":18.71},{"period":"2012","value":18.34},{"period":"2013","value":19.555},{"period":"2014","value":19.137},{"period":"2015","value":20.267},{"period":"2016","value":21.799},{"period":"2017","value":22.843},{"period":"2018","value":23.845},{"period":"2019","value":25.842},{"period":"2020","value":30.429},{"period":"2021","value":23.373},{"period":"2022","value":19.004},{"period":"2023","value":17.946},{"period":"2024","value":19.228},{"period":"2025","value":19.188}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of labor force ages 15–24"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"19.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2024","value":"19.2","yoyChange":"+1.3pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"17.9","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"19.0","yoyChange":"-4.4pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"23.4","yoyChange":"-7pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"30.4","yoyChange":"+4.6pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"25.8","yoyChange":"+2.0pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"23.8","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"22.8","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"21.8","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"20.3","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"19.1","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"19.6","yoyChange":"+1.3pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"18.3","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"18.7","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"19.4","yoyChange":"-1.8pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"21.2","yoyChange":"+2.3pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"18.9","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"20.2","yoyChange":"-3.6pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"23.8","yoyChange":"-2.4pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of 15–24 year-olds in the labor force who are unemployed in Argentina from 2000 to present. Compare to the total adult unemployment rate. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 41.4 % of labor force ages 15–24 in 2002 and reached its lowest recorded value of 11.6 in 1991. The latest reading of 19.2 in 2025 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}