Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Panama

Panama: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 22.6%
World rank
64th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2000
All-time low
0.5%
in 2021
Years of data
26
1989–2021

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Panama, 1989–2021

00.20.40.61989200520211989: 0.486 % of employed population aged 15-241991: 0.529 % of employed population aged 15-241995: 0.623 % of employed population aged 15-241997: 0.631 % of employed population aged 15-241998: 0.67 % of employed population aged 15-241999: 0.676 % of employed population aged 15-242000: 0.677 % of employed population aged 15-242001: 0.544 % of employed population aged 15-242002: 0.552 % of employed population aged 15-242003: 0.546 % of employed population aged 15-242004: 0.577 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.575 % of employed population aged 15-242006: 0.592 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.615 % of employed population aged 15-242008: 0.643 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.625 % of employed population aged 15-242010: 0.648 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.667 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.644 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.648 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.652 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.658 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.604 % of employed population aged 15-242017: 0.625 % of employed population aged 15-242018: 0.614 % of employed population aged 15-242021: 0.475 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.5% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.6% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Panama peaked at 0.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2021.

That places Panama 64th out of 106 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Panama, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1989 0.5%
1991 0.5% +8.9%
1995 0.6% +17.7%
1997 0.6% +1.4%
1998 0.7% +6.2%
1999 0.7% +0.8%
2000 0.7% +0.2%
2001 0.5% -19.7%
2002 0.6% +1.5%
2003 0.5% -1.0%
2004 0.6% +5.6%
2005 0.6% -0.4%
2006 0.6% +2.9%
2007 0.6% +4.0%
2008 0.6% +4.6%
2009 0.6% -2.9%
2010 0.6% +3.7%
2011 0.7% +3.0%
2012 0.6% -3.4%
2013 0.6% +0.5%
2014 0.7% +0.6%
2015 0.7% +1.0%
2016 0.6% -8.2%
2017 0.6% +3.5%
2018 0.6% -1.8%
2021 0.5% -22.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 5
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 9
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Panama?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 in Panama was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
How does Panama rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24?
Panama ranks 64th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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