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

Panama: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural was 0.3% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
down 32.7%
World rank
67th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2000
All-time low
0.3%
in 2021
Years of data
26
1989–2021

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

00.10.20.30.40.51989200520211989: 0.295 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241991: 0.361 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241995: 0.395 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241997: 0.422 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.448 % of rural employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.455 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.495 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.283 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.291 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.291 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.33 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.33 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.329 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.363 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.386 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.368 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.391 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.388 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.383 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.361 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.393 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.411 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.361 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.391 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.414 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242021: 0.278 % of rural employed youth aged 15-24

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

Analysis

Panama recorded 0.3% for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 32.7% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Panama peaked at 0.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.

Panama ranks 67th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24) in Panama, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1989 0.3%
1991 0.4% +22.2%
1995 0.4% +9.5%
1997 0.4% +6.8%
1998 0.4% +6.2%
1999 0.5% +1.6%
2000 0.5% +8.8%
2001 0.3% -42.9%
2002 0.3% +2.9%
2003 0.3% +0.0%
2004 0.3% +13.3%
2005 0.3% -0.0%
2006 0.3% -0.3%
2007 0.4% +10.5%
2008 0.4% +6.3%
2009 0.4% -4.8%
2010 0.4% +6.5%
2011 0.4% -1.0%
2012 0.4% -1.3%
2013 0.4% -5.6%
2014 0.4% +9.0%
2015 0.4% +4.4%
2016 0.4% -12.2%
2017 0.4% +8.4%
2018 0.4% +5.8%
2021 0.3% -32.7%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 30% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4%, 72% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural 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
2001 -42.9% 0.5% 0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 5
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 9
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 64 Rwanda 0.3% compare
  2. 65 Guatemala 0.3% compare
  3. 66 Uruguay 0.3% compare
  4. 68 Colombia 0.3% compare
  5. 69 Mongolia 0.2% compare
  6. 70 Georgia 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Panama?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Panama was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
How does Panama rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural?
Panama ranks 67th out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural 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, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of rural employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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