Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Panama

Panama: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
69th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2012
All-time low
0.6%
in 1989
Years of data
26
1989–2021

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Panama, 1989–2021

00.20.40.60.81989200520211989: 0.573 % of female youth labor force1991: 0.726 % of female youth labor force1995: 0.789 % of female youth labor force1997: 0.775 % of female youth labor force1998: 0.711 % of female youth labor force1999: 0.769 % of female youth labor force2000: 0.751 % of female youth labor force2001: 0.757 % of female youth labor force2002: 0.761 % of female youth labor force2003: 0.726 % of female youth labor force2004: 0.77 % of female youth labor force2005: 0.736 % of female youth labor force2006: 0.748 % of female youth labor force2007: 0.805 % of female youth labor force2008: 0.819 % of female youth labor force2009: 0.797 % of female youth labor force2010: 0.805 % of female youth labor force2011: 0.864 % of female youth labor force2012: 0.872 % of female youth labor force2013: 0.865 % of female youth labor force2014: 0.855 % of female youth labor force2015: 0.827 % of female youth labor force2016: 0.826 % of female youth labor force2017: 0.793 % of female youth labor force2018: 0.788 % of female youth labor force2021: 0.725 % of female youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female youth labor force.

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.7% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in 2021.

The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Panama peaked at 0.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1989.

Panama ranks 69th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force) in Panama, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of female youth labor force Change
1989 0.6%
1991 0.7% +26.7%
1995 0.8% +8.8%
1997 0.8% -1.9%
1998 0.7% -8.2%
1999 0.8% +8.1%
2000 0.8% -2.3%
2001 0.8% +0.8%
2002 0.8% +0.6%
2003 0.7% -4.6%
2004 0.8% +6.0%
2005 0.7% -4.4%
2006 0.7% +1.6%
2007 0.8% +7.6%
2008 0.8% +1.8%
2009 0.8% -2.7%
2010 0.8% +1.0%
2011 0.9% +7.4%
2012 0.9% +0.8%
2013 0.9% -0.8%
2014 0.9% -1.1%
2015 0.8% -3.3%
2016 0.8% -0.1%
2017 0.8% -4.0%
2018 0.8% -0.7%
2021 0.7% -8.0%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 92% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 0.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8%, 92% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1991 +26.7% 0.6% 0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
1990s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 5
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 9
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 66 Slovakia 0.7% compare
  2. 67 Czechia 0.7% compare
  3. 68 Hungary 0.7% compare
  4. 70 Ukraine 0.7% compare
  5. 71 Zambia 0.7% compare
  6. 72 Uruguay 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Panama?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Panama was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2012.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1989.
How does Panama rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female?
Panama ranks 69th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. 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 Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force)
Unit
% of female youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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