ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Panama
Panama: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 21.57 % 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
Panama recorded 21.57 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Panama peaked at 23.63 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.38 %, in 2011.
That places Panama 17th out of 76 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 16.96 % | — |
| 2011 | 13.38 % | -21.1% |
| 2012 | 16.02 % | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 19.59 % | +22.3% |
| 2014 | 20.11 % | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 19.19 % | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 20.56 % | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 21.28 % | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 23.63 % | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 22.8 % | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 18.61 % | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 22.03 % | +18.4% |
| 2024 | 21.57 % | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.35 % | 13.38 % | 23.63 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.74 % | 18.61 % | 22.03 % | 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate -8.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,365 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.124 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 2,377 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.124 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
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 21.57 % 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 23.63 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.38 % in 2011.
- How does Panama rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Panama ranks 17th out of 76 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 7.3%. 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, 65+, 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.