Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Panama
Panama: Female share of employment in senior and middle management was 50.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Panama, 2003–2025
Source: Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, female share of employment in senior and middle management in Panama stood at 50.0%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of employment in senior and middle management in Panama peaked at 50.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 2008.
That places Panama 6th out of 100 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 44.0% | — |
| 2008 | 39.8% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 45.8% | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 46.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 40.6% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 43.5% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 47.0% | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 46.1% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 50.0% | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.9% | 39.8% | 44.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 40.6% | 46.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 47.7% | 46.1% | 50.0% | 3 |
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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 female share of employment in senior and middle management in Panama?
- Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Panama was 50.0% in 2025, according to Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 2008.
- How does Panama rank for female share of employment in senior and middle management?
- Panama ranks 6th out of 100 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female share of employment in senior and middle management rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The female share of employment in senior and middle management conveys the number of women in management as a percentage of employment in management. Employment in management is defined based on the International Standard Classification of Occupations. This series refers to senior and middle management only, thus excluding junior management (category 1 in both ISCO-08 and ISCO-88 minus category 14 in ISCO-08 and minus category 13 in ISCO-88).