Number of employed individuals in Panama

Panama: Number of employed individuals was 16,461 in 2021. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2021)
16,461
Change on year
down 14.5%
World rank
37th
of 80 countries
All-time high
20,599
in 2009
All-time low
14,315
in 2000
Years of data
19
2000–2021

Number of employed individuals in Panama, 2000–2021

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2000201020212000: 14.3k2001: 19.5k2002: 19.9k2003: 20.0k2004: 20.2k2005: 19.0k2006: 19.2k2007: 20.0k2008: 20.3k2009: 20.6k2010: 20.3k2011: 18.8k2012: 19.2k2015: 18.5k2016: 18.5k2017: 17.6k2018: 17.9k2019: 19.2k2021: 16.5k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of employed individuals in Panama is 16,461, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 14.5% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of employed individuals in Panama peaked at 20,599 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 14,315, in 2000.

Panama ranks 37th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19,310 14,315 20,599 10
2010s 18,759 17,650 20,283 8
2020s 16,461 16,461 16,461 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 34 Italy 17,758 compare
  2. 35 Cameroon 17,234 compare
  3. 36 Rwanda 17,085 compare
  4. 38 Armenia 16,192 compare
  5. 39 Spain 14,532 compare
  6. 40 Mongolia 13,536 compare

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More reference data data for Panama

All data for Panama β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is number of employed individuals in Panama?
Number of employed individuals in Panama was 16,461 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of employed individuals recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 20,599 in 2009.
What is the lowest number of employed individuals recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 14,315 in 2000.
How does Panama rank for number of employed individuals?
Panama ranks 37th out of 80 countries with data for 2021.
Is number of employed individuals rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Number of employed individuals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of employed individuals
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,012 data points, 2000–2022
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