Employers, male (% of male employment) in Panama
Panama: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 3.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Panama, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, male (% of male employment) in Panama is 3.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Panama peaked at 4.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2022.
That places Panama 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.7% | — |
| 1992 | 3.7% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 3.8% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 3.8% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 3.8% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -22.7% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -30.1% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +35.6% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 3.5% | +0.5% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 3.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 73% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Panama's 3.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.9%, 71% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, male (% of male employment) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +35.6% | 2.6% | 3.5% |
| 2022 | -30.1% | 3.7% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.6% | 3.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More work & labour data for Panama
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.192 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1956 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1888 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,652 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,175 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,950 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,955 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,905 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, male (% of male employment) in Panama?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Panama was 3.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2022.
- How does Panama rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Panama ranks 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).