Informal employment, male in Panama
Panama: Informal employment, male was 90.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Informal employment, male in Panama, 2014–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male agricultural employment.
Analysis
In 2025, informal employment, male in Panama stood at 90.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment, male in Panama peaked at 90.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 84.3%, in 2014.
Panama ranks 11th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Informal employment, male in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of total male agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 84.3% | — |
| 2015 | 84.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 87.4% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 87.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 86.5% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 86.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 86.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 90.5% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 90.3% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 90.9% | +0.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 90.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.7%, 5.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Panama's 90.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.5%, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.2% | 84.3% | 87.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 89.3% | 86.9% | 90.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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 informal employment, male in Panama?
- Informal employment, male in Panama was 90.9% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest informal employment, male recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest informal employment, male recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.3% in 2014.
- How does Panama rank for informal employment, male?
- Panama ranks 11th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is informal employment, male rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 Informal employment, male (% of total male agricultural employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator shows the share of workers at working age in informal employment in agricultural activities out of total employment in agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises persons whose main or secondary jobs are informal. For own-account workers and employers, informality is determined by enterprise characteristics (unincorporated, market-based, and unregistered); for contributing family workers, it is determined by the absence of written contracts and lack of coverage under labor legislation; and for employees, it is determined by whether the employment relationship is not subject to national labor legislation, income taxation, or social protection. The data are based on the statistical standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS).