Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Panama

Panama: Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 was 42.82 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
42.82
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
27th
of 106 countries
All-time high
42.82
in 2021
All-time low
38.09
in 1995
Years of data
26
1989–2021

Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Panama, 1989–2021

0102030401989200520211989: 38.31991: 38.21995: 38.11997: 38.61998: 38.61999: 38.82000: 38.92001: 38.72002: 38.82003: 39.22004: 39.42005: 39.32006: 39.52007: 39.82008: 39.82009: 40.22010: 40.32011: 40.22012: 40.52013: 40.62014: 40.62015: 412016: 41.22017: 41.82018: 42.22021: 42.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Panama is 42.82, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Panama peaked at 42.82 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 38.09, in 1995.

Panama ranks 27th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Panama, 1989 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1989 38.25 —
1991 38.24 -0.0%
1995 38.09 -0.4%
1997 38.56 +1.2%
1998 38.56 -0.0%
1999 38.76 +0.5%
2000 38.86 +0.3%
2001 38.68 -0.5%
2002 38.75 +0.2%
2003 39.2 +1.2%
2004 39.41 +0.5%
2005 39.33 -0.2%
2006 39.53 +0.5%
2007 39.81 +0.7%
2008 39.75 -0.2%
2009 40.24 +1.2%
2010 40.33 +0.2%
2011 40.16 -0.4%
2012 40.48 +0.8%
2013 40.58 +0.3%
2014 40.59 +0.0%
2015 40.99 +1.0%
2016 41.25 +0.6%
2017 41.75 +1.2%
2018 42.16 +1.0%
2021 42.82 +1.6%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 42.82 is below the median for high income countries, which is 42.95, 100% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 42.82 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.83, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 38.25 38.25 38.25 1
1990s 38.44 38.09 38.76 5
2000s 39.36 38.68 40.24 10
2010s 40.92 40.16 42.16 9
2020s 42.82 42.82 42.82 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 24 Montenegro 42.98 compare
  2. 25 Armenia 42.95 compare
  3. 26 Czechia 42.95 compare
  4. 28 United Kingdom 42.79 compare
  5. 29 Slovenia 42.64 compare
  6. 30 Belarus 42.62 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Panama?
Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Panama was 42.82 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 42.82 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 38.09 in 1995.
How does Panama rank for average age of wage workers, aged 25-64?
Panama ranks 27th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,498 data points, 1970–2021
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