ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Panama
Panama: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 65.02 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Panama, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Panama is 65.02 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Panama peaked at 65.95 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 45.8 %, in 2011.
Panama ranks 54th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 52.07 % | — |
| 2011 | 45.8 % | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 52.31 % | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 55.04 % | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 55.4 % | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 57.53 % | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 58.19 % | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 58.37 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 62.45 % | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 65.95 % | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 57.09 % | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 61.4 % | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 65.02 % | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.31 % | 45.8 % | 65.95 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.17 % | 57.09 % | 65.02 % | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Panama
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -870.79 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -190.5 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 938.47 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -55.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 205.3 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -8.97 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Panama?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Panama was 65.02 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 65.95 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8 % in 2011.
- How does Panama rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Panama ranks 54th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.