Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Panama

Panama: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
down 12.9%
World rank
56th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2000
All-time low
0.3%
in 2001
Years of data
26
1989–2021

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Panama, 1989–2021

00.10.20.30.41989200520211989: 0.288 % of rural employed population in working age1991: 0.326 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.342 % of rural employed population in working age1997: 0.355 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.367 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.358 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.39 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.279 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.279 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.286 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.298 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.295 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.31 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.339 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.342 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.333 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.35 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.335 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.344 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.355 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.356 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.36 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.349 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.361 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.358 % of rural employed population in working age2021: 0.312 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.3% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in 2021.

The figure is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Panama peaked at 0.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2001.

Panama ranks 56th of 91 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.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Panama, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1989 0.3%
1991 0.3% +13.2%
1995 0.3% +4.9%
1997 0.4% +3.6%
1998 0.4% +3.6%
1999 0.4% -2.6%
2000 0.4% +9.0%
2001 0.3% -28.5%
2002 0.3% +0.0%
2003 0.3% +2.6%
2004 0.3% +4.1%
2005 0.3% -1.1%
2006 0.3% +5.2%
2007 0.3% +9.1%
2008 0.3% +0.9%
2009 0.3% -2.5%
2010 0.3% +4.9%
2011 0.3% -4.1%
2012 0.3% +2.5%
2013 0.4% +3.2%
2014 0.4% +0.4%
2015 0.4% +1.1%
2016 0.3% -2.9%
2017 0.4% +3.3%
2018 0.4% -0.9%
2021 0.3% -12.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 5
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 9
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Panama?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural in Panama was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2001.
How does Panama rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural?
Panama ranks 56th out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, 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
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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