Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled in Panama
Panama: Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled was 52.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled in Panama, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled in Panama is 52.1, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled in Panama peaked at 54.54 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.72, in 1960.
Panama ranks 116th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 24.72 | — |
| 1970 | 30.28 | +22.5% |
| 1979 | 34.88 | +15.2% |
| 1980 | 29.08 | -16.6% |
| 1981 | 30.56 | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 32.04 | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 33.52 | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 34.09 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 35.62 | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 34.74 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 35.32 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 35.9 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 37.92 | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 32.24 | -15.0% |
| 1991 | 38.23 | +18.6% |
| 1992 | 39.42 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 40.62 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 41.44 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 42.54 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 42.84 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 43.13 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 42.52 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 43.21 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 40.9 | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 39.4 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 45.85 | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 46.36 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 46.47 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 47.25 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 45.64 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 46.17 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 47.28 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 47.18 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 47.07 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 45.57 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 47.87 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 49.16 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 49.63 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 50.3 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 50.65 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 50.73 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 52.36 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 54.54 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 53.18 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 46.71 | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 49.71 | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 50.37 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 51.8 | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 52.1 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.72 | 24.72 | 24.72 | 1 |
| 1970s | 32.58 | 30.28 | 34.88 | 2 |
| 1980s | 33.88 | 29.08 | 37.92 | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.62 | 32.24 | 43.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.25 | 39.4 | 47.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.79 | 45.57 | 54.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.65 | 46.71 | 53.18 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled in Panama?
- Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled in Panama was 52.1 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 54.54 in 2019.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.72 in 1960.
- How does Panama rank for female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled?
- Panama ranks 116th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980 with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980 with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.