Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Panama

Panama: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 17.2%
World rank
65th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2015
All-time low
0.4%
in 1989
Years of data
26
1989–2021

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Panama, 1989–2021

00.20.40.60.81989200520211989: 0.414 % of male employed youth aged 15-241991: 0.467 % of male employed youth aged 15-241995: 0.608 % of male employed youth aged 15-241997: 0.643 % of male employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.686 % of male employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.696 % of male employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.7 % of male employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.56 % of male employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.585 % of male employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.579 % of male employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.634 % of male employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.628 % of male employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.626 % of male employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.67 % of male employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.701 % of male employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.685 % of male employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.695 % of male employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.719 % of male employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.711 % of male employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.727 % of male employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.711 % of male employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.743 % of male employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.703 % of male employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.725 % of male employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.734 % of male employed youth aged 15-242021: 0.608 % of male employed youth aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male employed youth aged 15-24.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Panama is 0.6%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 17.2% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Panama peaked at 0.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1989.

Panama ranks 65th of 90 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 in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24) in Panama, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of male employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1989 0.4%
1991 0.5% +13.0%
1995 0.6% +30.2%
1997 0.6% +5.7%
1998 0.7% +6.7%
1999 0.7% +1.3%
2000 0.7% +0.6%
2001 0.6% -19.9%
2002 0.6% +4.4%
2003 0.6% -1.1%
2004 0.6% +9.6%
2005 0.6% -1.0%
2006 0.6% -0.4%
2007 0.7% +7.0%
2008 0.7% +4.7%
2009 0.7% -2.3%
2010 0.7% +1.5%
2011 0.7% +3.5%
2012 0.7% -1.1%
2013 0.7% +2.4%
2014 0.7% -2.2%
2015 0.7% +4.5%
2016 0.7% -5.5%
2017 0.7% +3.2%
2018 0.7% +1.3%
2021 0.6% -17.2%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 63% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 82% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male 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
1995 +30.2% 0.5% 0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 5
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 9
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 62 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% compare
  2. 63 Colombia 0.6% compare
  3. 64 Pakistan 0.6% compare
  4. 66 El Salvador 0.6% compare
  5. 67 India 0.6% compare
  6. 68 Thailand 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Panama?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Panama was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1989.
How does Panama rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male?
Panama ranks 65th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. 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 in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of male employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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