Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Panama

Panama: Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees was 0.2162 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2162
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
40th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.2828
in 2000
All-time low
0.2055
in 2019
Years of data
19
2000–2021

Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Panama, 2000–2021

00.10.20.32000201020212000: 0.2832001: 0.2472002: 0.2492003: 0.2512004: 0.2422005: 0.242006: 0.2422007: 0.2562008: 0.2472009: 0.2492010: 0.2462011: 0.2092012: 0.2172015: 0.2162016: 0.2092017: 0.2062018: 0.2082019: 0.2062021: 0.216

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Panama stood at 0.2162.

That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Panama peaked at 0.2828 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2055, in 2019.

That places Panama 40th out of 63 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Panama, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2828
2001 0.2466 -12.8%
2002 0.2487 +0.8%
2003 0.2506 +0.8%
2004 0.2422 -3.4%
2005 0.2405 -0.7%
2006 0.2423 +0.8%
2007 0.2561 +5.7%
2008 0.247 -3.6%
2009 0.2491 +0.9%
2010 0.2463 -1.1%
2011 0.2093 -15.0%
2012 0.2175 +3.9%
2015 0.2159 -0.7%
2016 0.2087 -3.3%
2017 0.2058 -1.4%
2018 0.2076 +0.8%
2019 0.2055 -1.0%
2021 0.2162 +5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2506 0.2405 0.2828 10
2010s 0.2146 0.2055 0.2463 8
2020s 0.2162 0.2162 0.2162 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 37 Spain 0.2301 compare
  2. 38 Portugal 0.2282 compare
  3. 39 South Africa 0.2222 compare
  4. 41 Palestine 0.2153 compare
  5. 42 Ukraine 0.2104 compare
  6. 43 Greece 0.2009 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Panama?
Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees in Panama was 0.2162 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of private paid employees recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.2828 in 2000.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of private paid employees recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2055 in 2019.
How does Panama rank for rural residents, as a share of private paid employees?
Panama ranks 40th out of 63 countries with data for 2021.
Is rural residents, as a share of private paid employees rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rural residents, as a share of private paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 771 data points, 2000–2022
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