Employment in agri vs urban pop in Panama

Panama: Employment in agri vs urban pop was 14.71 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
14.71
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
94th
of 186 countries
All-time high
27.3
in 1991
All-time low
14.06
in 2020
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Employment in agri vs urban pop in Panama, 1991–2023

01020301991200720231991: 27.31992: 251993: 23.11994: 19.91995: 20.81996: 20.21997: 18.61998: 17.81999: 17.42000: 172001: 18.12002: 17.42003: 17.52004: 162005: 15.72006: 15.92007: 14.72008: 17.92009: 182010: 17.42011: 16.52012: 16.72013: 16.42014: 15.72015: 14.72016: 15.42017: 14.52018: 14.22019: 14.42020: 14.12021: 15.72022: 15.32023: 14.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Panama recorded 14.71 for employment in agri vs urban pop in 2023.

That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in agri vs urban pop in Panama peaked at 27.3 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 14.06, in 2020.

That places Panama 94th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21.12 17.44 27.3 9
2000s 16.82 14.74 18.06 10
2010s 15.59 14.21 17.42 10
2020s 14.93 14.06 15.66 4

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 91 Belize 15.62 compare
  2. 92 Syrian Arab Republic 15.04 compare
  3. 93 El Salvador 14.75 compare
  4. 95 Türkiye 14.64 compare
  5. 96 Jamaica 14.61 compare
  6. 97 Colombia 14.44 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

More work & labour data for Panama

All data for Panama →

Frequently asked questions

What is employment in agri vs urban pop in Panama?
Employment in agri vs urban pop in Panama was 14.71 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest employment in agri vs urban pop recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 27.3 in 1991.
What is the lowest employment in agri vs urban pop recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 14.06 in 2020.
How does Panama rank for employment in agri vs urban pop?
Panama ranks 94th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is employment in agri vs urban pop rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Employment in agri vs urban pop. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Employment in agri vs urban pop in Panama. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 22 August 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/employment-in-agri-vs-urban-pop/panama/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/employment-in-agri-vs-urban-pop/panama/">Employment in agri vs urban pop in Panama</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Employment in agri vs urban pop
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,134 data points, 1991–2023
Last refreshed