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Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Panama

Panama: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female was 0.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.3%
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
33rd
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2018
All-time low
0.2%
in 1989
Years of data
23
1989–2018

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Panama, 1989–2018

00.10.20.31989200320181989: 0.179 % of female employed population in working age1991: 0.179 % of female employed population in working age1995: 0.204 % of female employed population in working age1997: 0.196 % of female employed population in working age1998: 0.216 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.225 % of female employed population in working age2000: 0.21 % of female employed population in working age2001: 0.21 % of female employed population in working age2002: 0.265 % of female employed population in working age2003: 0.256 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.283 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.306 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.309 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.292 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.296 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.294 % of female employed population in working age2010: 0.271 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.242 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.27 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.261 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.291 % of female employed population in working age2017: 0.297 % of female employed population in working age2018: 0.315 % of female employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2018, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Panama stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Panama peaked at 0.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1989.

Panama ranks 33rd of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Panama, year by year

Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1989 0.2% —
1991 0.2% +0.1%
1995 0.2% +13.9%
1997 0.2% -3.8%
1998 0.2% +9.9%
1999 0.2% +4.4%
2000 0.2% -6.8%
2001 0.2% +0.1%
2002 0.3% +26.1%
2003 0.3% -3.2%
2004 0.3% +10.5%
2005 0.3% +8.2%
2006 0.3% +0.7%
2007 0.3% -5.4%
2008 0.3% +1.3%
2009 0.3% -0.6%
2010 0.3% -7.8%
2011 0.2% -10.7%
2012 0.3% +11.8%
2015 0.3% -3.3%
2016 0.3% +11.3%
2017 0.3% +2.1%
2018 0.3% +6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 5
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 7

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 30 Mexico 0.3% compare
  2. 31 Luxembourg 0.3% compare
  3. 32 Denmark 0.3% compare
  4. 34 Kyrgyzstan 0.3% compare
  5. 35 Dominican Republic 0.3% compare
  6. 36 Brazil 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Panama?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female in Panama was 0.3% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1989.
How does Panama rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female?
Panama ranks 33rd out of 82 countries with data for 2018.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,165 data points, 1970–2021
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