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

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

Latest (2018)
0.3%
Change on year
up 8.2%
World rank
23rd
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2018
All-time low
0.2%
in 1991
Years of data
23
1989–2018

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

00.10.20.31989200320181989: 0.164 % of total employed population in working age1991: 0.159 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.174 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.164 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.183 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.181 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.172 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.198 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.232 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.231 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.245 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.27 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.256 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.245 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.242 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.24 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.231 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.204 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.232 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.223 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.243 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.25 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.271 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

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

The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Panama peaked at 0.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1991.

Panama ranks 23rd of 84 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, total in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Panama, 1989 to 2018.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1989 0.2%
1991 0.2% -3.0%
1995 0.2% +9.4%
1997 0.2% -6.1%
1998 0.2% +12.1%
1999 0.2% -1.2%
2000 0.2% -5.2%
2001 0.2% +15.3%
2002 0.2% +17.1%
2003 0.2% -0.5%
2004 0.2% +6.4%
2005 0.3% +10.1%
2006 0.3% -5.2%
2007 0.2% -4.3%
2008 0.2% -1.2%
2009 0.2% -0.8%
2010 0.2% -3.9%
2011 0.2% -11.7%
2012 0.2% +13.6%
2015 0.2% -3.9%
2016 0.2% +9.4%
2017 0.3% +2.8%
2018 0.3% +8.2%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3% compare
  2. 21 Guatemala 0.3% compare
  3. 22 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.3% compare
  4. 24 Belgium 0.3% compare
  5. 25 Nicaragua 0.3% compare
  6. 26 Philippines 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Panama?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total 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, total 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, total recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1991.
How does Panama rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total?
Panama ranks 23rd out of 84 countries with data for 2018.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,253 data points, 1970–2021
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