Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24 … female ages national in Panama
Panama: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24 … female ages national was 25.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Panama, 1990–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Panama stood at 25.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Panama peaked at 29.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 1990.
Panama ranks 94th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24 … female ages national in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.8% | — |
| 2009 | 26.9% | +42.9% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 27.9% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 27.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | -23.9% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | +21.7% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 26.9% | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 25.6% | -4.9% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 25.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.3%, 84% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Panama's 25.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.6%, 84% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24 … female ages national 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +42.9% | 18.8% | 26.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.9% | 26.9% | 26.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 25.0% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 20.9% | 26.9% | 6 |
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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 employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Panama?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Panama was 25.6% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 1990.
- How does Panama rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Panama ranks 94th out of 154 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.