Employment in Panama
Panama: Employment was 1,969 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
1,969
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
103rd
of 174 countries
All-time high
1,969
in 2025
All-time low
420.3
in 1969
Years of data
53
1969β2025
Employment in Panama, 1969β2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Panama recorded 1,969 for employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in Panama peaked at 1,969 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 420.3, in 1969.
Panama ranks 103rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 420.3 | 420.3 | 420.3 | 1 |
| 1970s | 472 | 434.3 | 527 | 9 |
| 1980s | 632.78 | 561.08 | 686.33 | 8 |
| 1990s | 853.88 | 715.14 | 961.4 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,171 | 940.11 | 1,441 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,706 | 1,456 | 1,920 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,862 | 1,632 | 1,969 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Panama
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 4,652 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 1,175 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 2,950 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 2,955 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 5,905 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, per capita 0.0003 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in Panama?
- Employment in Panama was 1,969 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 1,969 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 420.3 in 1969.
- How does Panama rank for employment?
- Panama ranks 103rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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