Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural in Panama

Panama: Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural was 0.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.2%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
28th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2012
All-time low
0.1%
in 1995
Years of data
22
1989–2018

Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural in Panama, 1989–2018

00.10.20.31989200320181989: 0.142 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.099 % of rural employed population in working age1997: 0.105 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.103 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.1 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.11 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.167 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.179 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.173 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.182 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.183 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.181 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.197 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.194 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.19 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.191 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.263 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.269 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.258 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.238 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.241 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.234 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural in Panama is 0.2%, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural in Panama peaked at 0.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1995.

Panama ranks 28th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Panama, 1989 to 2018.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1989 0.1%
1995 0.1% -29.9%
1997 0.1% +5.6%
1998 0.1% -2.1%
1999 0.1% -2.9%
2000 0.1% +10.0%
2001 0.2% +52.2%
2002 0.2% +6.9%
2003 0.2% -3.2%
2004 0.2% +5.4%
2005 0.2% +0.6%
2006 0.2% -1.3%
2007 0.2% +8.8%
2008 0.2% -1.4%
2009 0.2% -1.8%
2010 0.2% +0.5%
2011 0.3% +37.8%
2012 0.3% +2.0%
2015 0.3% -4.0%
2016 0.2% -7.9%
2017 0.2% +1.5%
2018 0.2% -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 4
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural in Panama?
Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural in Panama was 0.2% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
What is the lowest employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1995.
How does Panama rank for employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural?
Panama ranks 28th out of 80 countries with data for 2018.
Is employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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 Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the elementary occupation group, 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
80 places, 1,017 data points, 1970–2021
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