Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Panama

Panama: Wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.6% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
70th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2012
All-time low
0.6%
in 2021
Years of data
26
1989–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81989200520211989: 0.633 % of total employed population in working age1991: 0.65 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.692 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.68 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.687 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.684 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.686 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.647 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.642 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.635 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.645 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.637 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.651 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.674 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.682 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.669 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.682 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.7 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.701 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.698 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.693 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.685 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.664 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.675 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.651 % of total employed population in working age2021: 0.611 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Panama is 0.6%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Panama peaked at 0.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2021.

That places Panama 70th out of 107 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Panama, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1989 0.6%
1991 0.6% +2.7%
1995 0.7% +6.5%
1997 0.7% -1.8%
1998 0.7% +1.1%
1999 0.7% -0.4%
2000 0.7% +0.3%
2001 0.6% -5.7%
2002 0.6% -0.8%
2003 0.6% -1.1%
2004 0.6% +1.6%
2005 0.6% -1.3%
2006 0.7% +2.2%
2007 0.7% +3.6%
2008 0.7% +1.1%
2009 0.7% -1.9%
2010 0.7% +1.9%
2011 0.7% +2.7%
2012 0.7% +0.2%
2013 0.7% -0.5%
2014 0.7% -0.8%
2015 0.7% -1.1%
2016 0.7% -3.0%
2017 0.7% +1.6%
2018 0.7% -3.6%
2021 0.6% -6.2%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Panama?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Panama was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2012.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
How does Panama rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Panama ranks 70th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. 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, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, 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
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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