Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Panama

Panama: Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural was 0.4% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
64th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2000
All-time low
0.4%
in 2001
Years of data
26
1989–2021

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

00.20.40.61989200520211989: 0.428 % of rural employed population in working age1991: 0.458 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.508 % of rural employed population in working age1997: 0.492 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.506 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.505 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.521 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.42 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.429 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.428 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.437 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.429 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.45 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.482 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.49 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.476 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.488 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.473 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.488 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.49 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.482 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.485 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.462 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.478 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.46 % of rural employed population in working age2021: 0.435 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Panama stood at 0.4%.

The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Panama peaked at 0.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2001.

Panama ranks 64th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Panama, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1989 0.4%
1991 0.5% +6.9%
1995 0.5% +11.0%
1997 0.5% -3.2%
1998 0.5% +2.9%
1999 0.5% -0.2%
2000 0.5% +3.0%
2001 0.4% -19.3%
2002 0.4% +2.1%
2003 0.4% -0.3%
2004 0.4% +2.1%
2005 0.4% -1.8%
2006 0.5% +4.9%
2007 0.5% +7.2%
2008 0.5% +1.6%
2009 0.5% -3.0%
2010 0.5% +2.6%
2011 0.5% -3.1%
2012 0.5% +3.1%
2013 0.5% +0.4%
2014 0.5% -1.5%
2015 0.5% +0.5%
2016 0.5% -4.7%
2017 0.5% +3.3%
2018 0.5% -3.7%
2021 0.4% -5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 5
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 9
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Panama?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Panama was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
How does Panama rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Panama ranks 64th out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,284 data points, 1970–2021
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