Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Panama

Panama: Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural was 0.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
41st
of 94 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2011
All-time low
0.9%
in 1989
Years of data
26
1989–2021

Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Panama, 1989–2021

00.20.40.60.811989200520211989: 0.886 % of rural labor force in working age1991: 0.939 % of rural labor force in working age1995: 0.935 % of rural labor force in working age1997: 0.931 % of rural labor force in working age1998: 0.929 % of rural labor force in working age1999: 0.942 % of rural labor force in working age2000: 0.933 % of rural labor force in working age2001: 0.947 % of rural labor force in working age2002: 0.953 % of rural labor force in working age2003: 0.947 % of rural labor force in working age2004: 0.947 % of rural labor force in working age2005: 0.952 % of rural labor force in working age2006: 0.951 % of rural labor force in working age2007: 0.966 % of rural labor force in working age2008: 0.965 % of rural labor force in working age2009: 0.961 % of rural labor force in working age2010: 0.96 % of rural labor force in working age2011: 0.979 % of rural labor force in working age2012: 0.977 % of rural labor force in working age2013: 0.973 % of rural labor force in working age2014: 0.968 % of rural labor force in working age2015: 0.967 % of rural labor force in working age2016: 0.967 % of rural labor force in working age2017: 0.957 % of rural labor force in working age2018: 0.968 % of rural labor force in working age2021: 0.945 % of rural labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural labor force in working age.

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.9% for employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Panama peaked at 1.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1989.

Panama ranks 41st of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age) in Panama, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of rural labor force in working age Change
1989 0.9%
1991 0.9% +5.9%
1995 0.9% -0.4%
1997 0.9% -0.4%
1998 0.9% -0.2%
1999 0.9% +1.4%
2000 0.9% -1.0%
2001 0.9% +1.5%
2002 1.0% +0.6%
2003 0.9% -0.6%
2004 0.9% +0.0%
2005 1.0% +0.5%
2006 1.0% -0.0%
2007 1.0% +1.5%
2008 1.0% -0.1%
2009 1.0% -0.4%
2010 1.0% -0.1%
2011 1.0% +1.9%
2012 1.0% -0.1%
2013 1.0% -0.4%
2014 1.0% -0.5%
2015 1.0% -0.1%
2016 1.0% +0.0%
2017 1.0% -1.0%
2018 1.0% +1.2%
2021 0.9% -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 5
2000s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 10
2010s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 9
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Panama?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural in Panama was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2011.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1989.
How does Panama rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, rural?
Panama ranks 41st out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age)
Unit
% of rural labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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