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

Panama: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 57.2 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
57.2 %
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
16th
of 72 countries
All-time high
59.4 %
in 2021
All-time low
53.5 %
in 2012
Years of data
13
2010–2024

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

02040602010201720242010: 54.2 %2011: 55.4 %2012: 53.5 %2013: 54.2 %2014: 54.7 %2015: 54.5 %2016: 57 %2017: 56 %2018: 57.5 %2019: 58.6 %2021: 59.4 %2023: 58 %2024: 57.2 %

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

Analysis

Panama recorded 57.2 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Panama peaked at 59.4 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 53.5 %, in 2012.

Panama ranks 16th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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, self-employed, rural areas — Value in Panama, 2010 to 2024.
Year % Change
2010 54.2 %
2011 55.4 % +2.2%
2012 53.5 % -3.4%
2013 54.2 % +1.3%
2014 54.7 % +0.9%
2015 54.5 % -0.4%
2016 57 % +4.6%
2017 56 % -1.8%
2018 57.5 % +2.7%
2019 58.6 % +1.9%
2021 59.4 % +1.4%
2023 58 % -2.4%
2024 57.2 % -1.4%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 57.2 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 16 %, 3.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 57.2 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.5 %, 1.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 55.56 % 53.5 % 58.6 % 10
2020s 58.2 % 57.2 % 59.4 % 3

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 13 Colombia 62.1 % compare
  2. 14 Thailand 59.5 % compare
  3. 15 Pakistan 58.1 % compare
  4. 17 Greece 56.8 % compare
  5. 18 Namibia 54 % compare
  6. 19 Dominican Republic 50.7 % 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 57.2 % 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 59.4 % in 2021.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 53.5 % in 2012.
How does Panama rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Panama ranks 16th 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 up 4.6%. 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, 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, self-employed, 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, 1,460 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.