ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Panama

Panama: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 42.8 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
42.8 %
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
56th
of 72 countries
All-time high
46.5 %
in 2012
All-time low
40.6 %
in 2021
Years of data
13
2010–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Panama, 2010–2024

010203040502010201720242010: 45.8 %2011: 44.6 %2012: 46.5 %2013: 45.8 %2014: 45.3 %2015: 45.5 %2016: 43 %2017: 44 %2018: 42.5 %2019: 41.4 %2021: 40.6 %2023: 42 %2024: 42.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Panama recorded 42.8 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Panama peaked at 46.5 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 40.6 %, in 2021.

Panama ranks 56th of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Panama, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Panama, 2010 to 2024.
Year % Change
2010 45.8 %
2011 44.6 % -2.6%
2012 46.5 % +4.3%
2013 45.8 % -1.5%
2014 45.3 % -1.1%
2015 45.5 % +0.4%
2016 43 % -5.5%
2017 44 % +2.3%
2018 42.5 % -3.4%
2019 41.4 % -2.6%
2021 40.6 % -1.9%
2023 42 % +3.4%
2024 42.8 % +1.9%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 42.8 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.45 %, 51% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 42.8 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.4 %, 79% of the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 44.44 % 41.4 % 46.5 % 10
2020s 41.8 % 40.6 % 42.8 % 3

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 53 Dominican Republic 49.3 % compare
  2. 54 Namibia 46 % compare
  3. 55 Greece 43.2 % compare
  4. 57 Thailand 40.5 % compare
  5. 58 Pakistan 38.1 % compare
  6. 59 Colombia 37.9 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Panama?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Panama was 42.8 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 46.5 % in 2012.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 40.6 % in 2021.
How does Panama rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Panama ranks 56th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 data points, 1987–2025
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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.