Uruguay vs Argentina

Unemployment, total (% of labor force)

Compare historical data and trends between these two countries

Uruguay

8.4 percent

Latest data: 2024

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Argentina

7.9 percent

Latest data: 2024

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Historical Comparison

Detailed Data

Year Uruguay Argentina Difference
2024 8.4 percent 7.9 percent +0.5 percent
2023 8.4 percent 6.1 percent +2.2 percent
2022 7.9 percent 6.8 percent +1.1 percent
2021 9.3 percent 8.7 percent +0.6 percent
2020 10.4 percent 11.5 percent -1.0 percent
2019 8.8 percent 9.8 percent -1.0 percent
2018 8.3 percent 9.2 percent -0.9 percent
2017 7.9 percent 8.3 percent -0.5 percent
2016 7.8 percent 8.1 percent -0.2 percent
2015 7.5 percent 7.6 percent -0.1 percent
2014 6.5 percent 7.3 percent -0.7 percent
2013 6.4 percent 7.1 percent -0.7 percent
2012 6.5 percent 7.2 percent -0.8 percent
2011 6.3 percent 7.2 percent -0.9 percent
2010 7.2 percent 7.7 percent -0.6 percent
2009 7.7 percent 8.6 percent -0.9 percent
2008 8.0 percent 7.8 percent +0.2 percent
2007 9.4 percent 8.5 percent +0.9 percent
2006 10.8 percent 10.1 percent +0.8 percent
2005 12.0 percent 11.5 percent +0.5 percent
2004 13.0 percent 13.5 percent -0.5 percent
2003 16.7 percent 15.4 percent +1.3 percent
2002 16.6 percent 19.6 percent -2.9 percent
2001 15.1 percent 17.3 percent -2.3 percent
2000 12.6 percent 15.0 percent -2.4 percent
1999 10.5 percent 14.1 percent -3.6 percent
1998 9.4 percent 12.7 percent -3.3 percent
1997 11.4 percent 14.8 percent -3.4 percent
1996 11.9 percent 17.1 percent -5.2 percent
1995 10.0 percent 18.8 percent -8.8 percent
1994 9.0 percent 11.8 percent -2.7 percent
1993 8.4 percent 10.1 percent -1.8 percent
1992 9.0 percent 6.4 percent +2.6 percent
1991 9.0 percent 5.4 percent +3.5 percent

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Compare Unemployment, total (% of labor force) data between Uruguay and Argentina. Data is sourced from reliable international organizations and updated regularly.

Data sources: World Bank, IMF, OECD, Transparency International