Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Panama

Panama: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural was 0.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.5%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
9th
of 21 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2011
All-time low
0.4%
in 2006
Years of data
16
2001–2018

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Panama, 2001–2018

00.10.20.30.40.52001200920182001: 0.468 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.429 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.405 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.427 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.433 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.397 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.425 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.429 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.425 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.455 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.498 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.48 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.474 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.475 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.49 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.482 % of rural employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed population in working age.

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.5% for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in 2018.

The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Panama peaked at 0.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2006.

Panama ranks 9th of 21 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Panama, 2001 to 2018.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
2001 0.5%
2002 0.4% -8.3%
2003 0.4% -5.7%
2004 0.4% +5.4%
2005 0.4% +1.6%
2006 0.4% -8.4%
2007 0.4% +7.3%
2008 0.4% +0.9%
2009 0.4% -1.0%
2010 0.5% +7.1%
2011 0.5% +9.3%
2012 0.5% -3.5%
2015 0.5% -1.3%
2016 0.5% +0.2%
2017 0.5% +3.2%
2018 0.5% -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 9
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 7

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 6 Kyrgyzstan 0.7% compare
  2. 7 Dominican Republic 0.5% compare
  3. 8 Ecuador 0.5% compare
  4. 10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare
  5. 11 Ghana 0.4% compare
  6. 12 Mexico 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Panama?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in Panama was 0.5% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2011.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2006.
How does Panama rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural?
Panama ranks 9th out of 21 countries with data for 2018.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
21 places, 255 data points, 1981–2021
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