Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Panama

Panama: Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
63rd
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1989
All-time low
0.7%
in 2021
Years of data
26
1989–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81989200520211989: 0.797 % of urban employed population in working age1991: 0.796 % of urban employed population in working age1995: 0.797 % of urban employed population in working age1997: 0.781 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.782 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.778 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.773 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.768 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.754 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.743 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.749 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.744 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.752 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.77 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.772 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.762 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.772 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.791 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.79 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.787 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.779 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.764 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.743 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.75 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.725 % of urban employed population in working age2021: 0.68 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Panama stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Panama peaked at 0.8% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2021.

Panama ranks 63rd of 94 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, urban in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Panama, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1989 0.8%
1991 0.8% -0.1%
1995 0.8% +0.1%
1997 0.8% -2.0%
1998 0.8% +0.2%
1999 0.8% -0.6%
2000 0.8% -0.6%
2001 0.8% -0.6%
2002 0.8% -1.9%
2003 0.7% -1.5%
2004 0.7% +0.9%
2005 0.7% -0.8%
2006 0.8% +1.1%
2007 0.8% +2.4%
2008 0.8% +0.3%
2009 0.8% -1.4%
2010 0.8% +1.4%
2011 0.8% +2.4%
2012 0.8% -0.1%
2013 0.8% -0.4%
2014 0.8% -1.0%
2015 0.8% -1.8%
2016 0.7% -2.7%
2017 0.7% +0.9%
2018 0.7% -3.3%
2021 0.7% -6.2%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 60 Belize 0.7% compare
  2. 61 Brazil 0.7% compare
  3. 62 Guatemala 0.7% compare
  4. 64 Rwanda 0.7% compare
  5. 65 Morocco 0.7% compare
  6. 66 Paraguay 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Panama?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Panama was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1989.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
How does Panama rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Panama ranks 63rd out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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