Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Panama
Panama: Employment rate, aged 15-64, total was 0.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
73rd
of 111 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2012
All-time low
0.8%
in 1989
Years of data
26
1989–2021
Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Panama, 1989–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total labor force in working age.
Analysis
In 2021, employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Panama stood at 0.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Panama peaked at 1.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1989.
Panama ranks 73rd of 111 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, total in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.8% | — |
| 1991 | 0.9% | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
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More reference data data for Panama
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1553 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Panama?
- Employment rate, aged 15-64, total in Panama was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1989.
- How does Panama rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, total?
- Panama ranks 73rd out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is employment rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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, total (% of total labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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