Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Panama

Panama: Wage workers, aged 15-64, female was 0.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
68th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1991
All-time low
0.6%
in 2021
Years of data
26
1989–2021

Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Panama, 1989–2021

00.20.40.60.81989200520211989: 0.812 % of female employed population in working age1991: 0.834 % of female employed population in working age1995: 0.815 % of female employed population in working age1997: 0.799 % of female employed population in working age1998: 0.787 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.78 % of female employed population in working age2000: 0.804 % of female employed population in working age2001: 0.763 % of female employed population in working age2002: 0.734 % of female employed population in working age2003: 0.725 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.714 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.691 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.7 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.712 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.709 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.686 % of female employed population in working age2010: 0.715 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.756 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.728 % of female employed population in working age2013: 0.716 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.718 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.71 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.683 % of female employed population in working age2017: 0.699 % of female employed population in working age2018: 0.665 % of female employed population in working age2021: 0.637 % of female employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Panama stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Panama peaked at 0.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2021.

Panama ranks 68th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Panama, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1989 0.8%
1991 0.8% +2.6%
1995 0.8% -2.3%
1997 0.8% -2.0%
1998 0.8% -1.4%
1999 0.8% -0.9%
2000 0.8% +3.1%
2001 0.8% -5.1%
2002 0.7% -3.8%
2003 0.7% -1.3%
2004 0.7% -1.4%
2005 0.7% -3.3%
2006 0.7% +1.3%
2007 0.7% +1.7%
2008 0.7% -0.5%
2009 0.7% -3.3%
2010 0.7% +4.4%
2011 0.8% +5.6%
2012 0.7% -3.7%
2013 0.7% -1.6%
2014 0.7% +0.3%
2015 0.7% -1.1%
2016 0.7% -3.9%
2017 0.7% +2.4%
2018 0.7% -4.9%
2021 0.6% -4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 5
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 9
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Panama?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Panama was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1991.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
How does Panama rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, female?
Panama ranks 68th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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 Wage workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, 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
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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